The Geneva Motor Show has kicked off and you can see tons of photos in my preview gallery. One of the most interesting appearances will be the Aston Martin V12 Zagato which makes noise that sounds so wrong feel so good.

There is an impressive arsenal of hardware from the likes of Ferrari and Lamborghini, and some even more exotic -like the Alfa Romeo based Carrozzeria pictured above. Greener motoring will also be a big theme in this years show with more hybrids and electric vehicles.
 

Recently I spent a Saturday night cruising through town in a convertible BMW. It was a good time, but had I watched "BMW: A Driving Obsession" (CNBC, 9 tonight), I would have appreciated it all the more.

Because what you learn in this report, hosted by Carl Quintanilla, is that the folks who make Bimmers approach the task with a slavish devotion to excellence that make the vehicles worth every penny.

Quintanilla takes us into the car maker's tech center where you see that the meticulous commitment made to ensuring that each BMW is the finest engineered car on the road. I mean, there's a sound engineer who spends hours finding just the right tone so that the pings from, like, the car's seat belt reminder doesn't annoy you.