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Geneva International Motor Show 2017

The great strengths of the Geneva Show have always been neutrality, representativeness and annuality. This explains the quantity and quality of the worldwide premieres that are presented each year by the greatest manufacturers. Discover the greatest worldwide premieres that were presented in Geneva since 1905.

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Every new car revealed at the 2017 Geneva motor show: an A-Z review guide

ALPINE
New A110 sports car (above)  One of the most exciting comebacks – Alpine returns this spring 

ASTON MARTIN
Vanquish S  World motor show debut for the latest Aston sports car
Valkyrie  A name for the outrageous new Red Bull-Aston hypercar
Q by Aston Martin  Personalisation programme rolled out to DB11
AMR  Performance sub-brand rolled out to Vantage and Rapide

AUDI
RS3 Sportback  First look at the new 400-horsepower Audi hot hatch
RS5  It’s the top-dog go-faster A5, unveiled at the Geneva motor show
Q8 Concept  New sportier take on the Q8 crossover, coming soon

BENTLEY
EXP 12 Speed 6e  A convertible version of the coupe – this is the new Bentley
Continental Supersports  The most powerful Bentley to date blusters in to Geneva
Bentayga Mulliner  Bespoke, besuited Bentayga pushes the luxury curve in Switzerland

BMW
5-series Touring (below)  The most practical Five bows in at the Geneva motor show
4-series facelift  Minor nip ‘n’ tuck for BM’s big-selling two-door compact exec

BUGATTI
Chiron  Molsheim shows off first customer cars, confirms half of 500-strong run sold already

CITROEN
C-Aircross Concept  Here’s what’s replacing the C3 Picasso – a baby crossover 

DACIA
Summit special editions  Spruce-up time for Duster, Sandero Stepway and Logan MCV Stepway
Logan MCV Stepway  Tweaks to the more practical kind of Dacia

DS
7 Crossback  The French nudge upmarket with new DS7 rival to the Audi Q5

EUROPEAN CAR OF THE YEAR
Peugeot 3008 wins!  French win COTY at the Swiss car show

FERRARI
812 Superfast (below)  It’s the most powerful Ferrari road car – an 800hp V12 coupe
The tech boss speaks CAR interviews Ferrari’s chief technology officer Michael Hugo Leiters
Naturally aspirated V12s  Ferrari bigwig says nat-asp motors are here to stay

FIAT
500 60th anniversary  Exclusive limited-edition series due to be announced
500X and Tipo S-Design  New trim level for heartland Fiats
Fullback Cross  Not an angry rugby defender – a lifestyle version of Fiat’s pick-up
124 Spider Europa  Limited edition harks back to Pininfarina styled original roadster
Panda Natural Power  Natural-gas powered Panda is also on Fiat’s stand at Geneva

FITTIPALDI MOTORS
EF7 Vision Gran Turismo  Bonkers-sounding, roadgoing 600bhp+ supercar from His Chops 

FORD
Fiesta  Geneva hosts motor show premiere for new supermini, priced from £12,715
Fiesta ST  New 1.5-litre three-cylinder turbo hot hatch joins the Fiesta clan

HONDA
Civic Type R  World debut of new Civic hot hatch at the Geneva motor show
NeuV  European debut for fully electric concept car first shown at CES
Clarity  Fuel-cell pioneer makes another showing at Geneva, after first Euro sales began late 2016

HYUNDAI
i30 Tourer  Confirmed for Geneva: the new i30 estate will be shown
FE fuel-cell concept  A new hydrogen concept car from the Koreans

INFINITI
Infiniti Q60 Project Black S (above)  A revved-up, F1-style skunkworks project for the Q60

JAGUAR
F-Pace, XE and XF  New Ingenium engines, extra safety and comfort kit for heartland Jags
I-Pace  A new colour for the electric crossover’s European premiere

JEEP
Compass  European debut for the tough-mudder’s smaller crossover
Wrangler Rubicon Recon  Also shown for the first time in Europe

KIA
Picanto  The teeniest Kia is due to be replaced in Switzerland. Watch out city car class?

LAMBORGHINI
Huracan Performante  Sant’Agata cooks up an even faster Huracan this spring

LAND ROVER
Range Rover Velar (below)  Sleeker Range Rover plugs gap between Evoque and Range Sport
Discovery Hero  One-off Disco with drone to cope in the rough on charity missions

LEXUS
RC F GT3 car Tweaked-up race RC makes Euro debut at Geneva motor show ahead of 2017 races 

MAZDA
CX-5  European debut for the big-selling family crossover

McLAREN
720S  The replacement for the 650S family line is here – and it looks sensational
BP23  Fresh details emerge in Geneva of the new 2019 three-seater hypercar

MERCEDES-BENZ
AMG GT concept car  New Panamera rival makes world debut on 7 March
E63 4Matic+ Estate  All-wheel drive and ballistic pace for new E-class hotshot
E-class Cabriolet  They’ve chopped the top off the E-class. Meet the new convertible
Maybach G650 Landaulet  A chop-top G-wagen with Maybach pimp and AMG muscle!
AMG hypercar  Briefly flashed up in Geneva: it’s the £2m F1-engined hypercar

MINI
DNS  Not at the 2017 Geneva motor show

MITSUBISHI
Eclipse Cross  It’s the Japanese firm’s new Qashqai rival, fitting between ASX and Outlander

NISSAN
Qashqai  Mid-life facelift for the best-selling Nissan family crossover

PAGANI
Huayra Roadster  They’re chopping the top off the sublime Huayra. See it here first

PEUGEOT
Instinct concept car (above)  An elegant, very French shooting brake styling exercise

PININFARINA
H600  Is this what a Tesla from Italy would look like? We think so…

PORSCHE
Panamera Sport Turismo  Fancy a Panam estate? You’re in luck! New shooting brake is here
Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid  The fastest Panamera is also a plug-in? You bet
GT3 991.2   Hotter, faster GT3 lined up for Geneva – with 500bhp and manual box

RENAULT
Captur  Mid-life facelift time for La Regie’s smallest crossover
Zoe e-Sport  Madcap Formula E inspired race version of the teeny EV

ROLLS-ROYCE
Ghost Elegance  New personalisation option covers limo in diamond-encrusted paintwork. Really

RUF
CTR  911 not special enough? New Ruf makes a case for Porsche fans

SEAT
Ibiza (above)  New supermini arrives at Geneva – and beats the Polo to its own platform! 

SKODA
Citigo refresh  Modest facelift for the smallest Skoda city car
Kodiaq Scout  Burly crossover dons the Allroad-spec look for more rugged appearance
Octavia vRS 245  More power and a modest refresh for popular Czech hot hatch

SSANGYONG
XAVL  First look at the next seven-seater crossover from Korea
Future product plans Our man finds out all about next models

SUBARU
XV  Scooby’s oddball is-it-an-estate-is-it-a-crossover is replaced at Swiss show

SUZUKI
Swift (below)  New supermini is here – with evolved looks and five doors only this time

TATA
Tamo Racemo  A new connected car project for the domestic Indian market 

TECHART
718 Cayman  What happens when you turn Porsche’s coupe up to 11 

TECHRULES
Ren supercar  Chinese R&D company will show its new supercar at Palexpo

TOYOTA
Yaris GRMN  Hot hatch will join refreshed Yaris range at Geneva. WRC pedigree too!
i-TRIL Concept  Toyota’s vision for urban mobility in 2030. The future is nearly here…
Toyota Gazoo Racing cars  Motorsport Toyotas aplenty: Yaris WRC, TS050 Hybrid, Dakar Hilux

VANDA ELECTRICS
Dendrobium supercar  New electric hypercar from Singapore lined up for Geneva debut

VAUXHALL
Crossland X  World premiere for the first in a new line of SUVs from GM Europe
Insignia Sports Tourer  New estate version of slicker, bigger new ‘Sig
Insignia Grand Sport  It’s the new Insignia’s world debut – prices confirmed from £17,115
Post PSA plans CAR interviews Vauxhall MD; will he spill the beans?

VOLKSWAGEN
Arteon (below)  A new name for a new kind of VW, sitting above Passat and replacing CC
Sedric  New concept for an autonomous transport pod. It’s all gone a bit Tokyo c.2030
Tiguan Allspace  A bigger kind of three-row Tiguan for the full seven-seater experience

VOLVO
XC60  Another confirmed Geneva debutant – it’s the mini XC90 crossover Mk2

ZENVO
TS1 GT anniversary spec  To mark a decade in business, the Danes plan a 250mph hypercar

 

Practical information about the Geneva motor show

Where is it: Route François-Peyrot 30, 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex, Geneva, Switzerland
When is the Geneva motor show? 9-19 March 2017 (public days)
Opening times: Monday to Friday 10.00am to 8.00pm, Saturday and Sunday 9.00am to 7.00pm
How much are Geneva motor show tickets? Adults CHF 16, children (6 to 16), pensioners and disabled CHF 9
Telephone: +41 22 761 11 11
Official website: http://www.gims.swiss/en/