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2005 Geneva Motor Show
PREVIEW
Welcome to our coverage of what promises to be one of the most important motor shows this year in Europe. The Geneva Show is celebrating its 75th anniversary, but that celebration is likely to pale in comparison to the list of delectable machinery on display. Here's a brief list of the cars we know about before the show.
Alfa Romeo Brera - world debut of the Alfa GTV replacement
Alfa Romeo 159 - world debut of the Alfa 156 replacement
Aston Martin V8 Vantage - world debut of the production ready new baby Aston
Bentley Flying Spur - world debut of the first new Bentley saloon under VW
Bizzarrini concept - resurrection of the famous Italian brand
BMW Z4 2.0i - new entry-level roadster
BMW 130i - the most powerful 1-series yet announced
BMW 7-series - facelift
BMW 3-series - world show debut for BMW's most important model
Cadillac BLS - preview of Cadillac's first car designed specifically for Europe
Chevrolet Matiz - a significantly facelifted Daewoo Matiz
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 - European debut of Chevy's latest attack on Porsche
Citroen C1 - world debut of new city car
Citroen C6 - world debut of range-topping new luxury car
Dodge Caliber - a preview of what we can expect in Europe from Dodge
Ferrari F430 Spider - world debut of one of the sexiest cars on the planet
Fiat X 1/99 - a styling model inspired by the Fiat X-1/9
Fiat Croma - world debut of Fiat's largest car
Ford Focus 4-door - launch of an elegant saloon version of the new Focus
Ford Focus ST - world debut of one of the most promising hot hatches to date
Ford Ka - minor facelift
Ford Galaxy - minor facelift
Honda Civic - 'concept' previews next year's new Civic
Honda Legend - all-new range-topping saloon
Honda FRV diesel - Honda's six-seat MPV gets the diesel powerplant it needs
Hyundai HED1 - concept mini-MPV
Italdesign Mitsubishi SUV - styling exercise exploring a world-friendly SUV
Kia Rio - all-new 5-door model for Europe
Lamborghini Concept S - gorgeous open-topped concept based on the Gallardo
Fioravanti Lancia Musa Kandahar - styling exercise on the Musa MPV
Lexus IS - world debut of the BMW 3-series rival
Mazda 6 - facelift
Mazda MX-5 - world debut of an all-new roadster
Mercedes B-class - launch of the production version of this Compact Sports Tourer
Mitsubishi Colt Cabriolet - tagged a 'concept', but not really one
Mitsubishi Grandis diesel - Mitsubishi's large MPV finally gets a diesel option
Nissan Karoot - funky SUV concept car
Peugeot 407 Coupe Prologue - another concept car that isn't
Peugeot 107 - world debut of new city car
Pininfarina Maserati concept - sports car styling exercise
Renault City car concept - previews Renault's cool answer to the Pug 107 and Citroen C1
Renault Laguna - significant facelift, including new sporty GT models
Saab 9-3 SportWagon - new lifestyle estate
Subaru B9 Tribeca - potential BMW X5 rival from Subaru
Subaru R1 - new city car
Vauxhall Zafira - world debut of an all-new MPV
Vauxhall Astra VXR - a true rival for the new Ford Focus ST
Vauxhall Zafira VXR - surely not?!
VW Passat - European debut of VW's slick new saloon
Details will be added as we receive them. In the meantime feel free to browse the stories and image galleries below.
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2005 Alfa Romeo 159
Alfa Romeo showed the gorgeous new 159 saloon in Geneva. If the quality and dynamics are as good as its looks, BMW may have a serious contender for the 3-series.
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2005 Alfa Romeo Brera
Alfa's new Brera coupe promises to be a real driver's car. Just don't expect rear-wheel drive...
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2005 Alfa Romeo 159 Autodelta (preview)
Alfa Romeo tuner/coachbuilder Autodelta has released two teaser images of its plans for 2005. The car pictured is the Autodelta interpretation of Alfa Romeo's imminent 156 replacement (the 159 presumably), and draws its outrageous styling influences from '80s Alfa 75 racecars. The Autodelta 147 will place emphasis on sophistication rather than aggression, but will still pack a large V6 punch. Full details will be available at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show.
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2005 Alfa Romeo 159 (advanced preview)
Alfa's replacement for the 156 promises to be just as stylish, and will be badged 159.
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2005 Aston Martin V8 Vantage (photo gallery)
The new Aston Martin V8 Vantage, launched in production trim at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show is billed as being the one car that has a chance to tackle the evergreen Porsche 911 head on, though Aston Martin has played down this fact. There is no denying the Aston's beauty. Enjoy the photo gallery.
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2005 Audi TT Quattro Sport
The new TT Quattro Sport is a car Audi should have launched a long time ago. It debuted in Geneva this year.
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2005 Audi RS4 (price announcement)
We have it on good authority that the M-version of the new BMW 3-series is quite a way off. Not that there is much wrong with the current M3, but Audi's shiny new RS4 super saloon, shown in Geneva out punches it on paper. This week Audi has announced that deliveries start in October at an on-the-road price of 20 quid under £50,000. That may well be £8k more than the current M3, but is likely to be on a par with the replacement.
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2005 Audi A6 Avant (photo gallery)
Audi's new A6 Avant debuted at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show. Here's our photo gallery.
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2005 Audi RS4
BMW's next M3 had better be good if it is to impress next to Audi's stonking new RS4.
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2005 Bentley Flying Spur
Bentley has released the first details of its all-new saloon, the Flying Spur. It will debut in Geneva.
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2005 Bertone Villa (photo gallery)
Italian design house, Bertone, showed the bizarre building architecture inspired Villa concept car. Take a look at the photo gallery and decide for yourself what you think. Spanish villa or Hunstanton caravan?
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2005 Bizzarrini GT (photo gallery)
The Bizzarrini name may flounder on if its Alpina V8-powered GT car gets off the ground. It is certainly distinctive, but performance claims a little on the optimistic side... Take a look at our image gallery.
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2005 BMW Z4 2.0i
The 2.0i will be fourth model in the Z4 range when BMW launches it at this year's Geneva Show.
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2005 BMW 130i
The most exciting 1-series yet makes its debut in Geneva, powered by BMW's fabulous new lightweight straight-six.
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2005 Bugatti Veyron (photo gallery)
After what seems like a drawn out development period, Bugatti is finally ready to sell the Veyron to prospective buyers. We took a close look at Geneva. What you essentially have here is a 1000bhp Audi TT...
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2005 Cadillac BLS show car
The BLS show car previews a new car from Cadillac designed for the European market. Front-wheel drive and diesel? In a Cadillac?!
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2005 Chevrolet Matiz
To coincide with the changeover to the Chevrolet badge, the Matiz receives a major facelift this summer.
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2005 Chrysler Crossfire SRT-6
Chrysler's Crossfire gets some fire in its belly when it arrives in Europe as the SRT-6.
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2005 Citroen C1
Citroen's new C1 city car shares a lot with its Peugeot and Toyota cousins.
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2005 Dodge Caliber concept
Dodge hopes to break into the lucrative C-segment in Europe with its new Caliber crossover vehicle, shown for the first time in Geneva.
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2005 Ferrari F430 Spider
Ferrari has released the first photographs of the mouth watering F430 Spider to be shown in Geneva.
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2005 Ferrari F430 Spider (sneak preview)
Ferrari will unveil the F430 Spider at the Geneva Show. We managed to get some first shots of the car thanks to a mobile phone camera.
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2005 Fiat Croma
Fiat has released early details of its new Croma ahead of a Geneva launch in March.
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2005 Ford SAV concept
The SAV is supposed to be a revolutionary new type of MPV from Ford. We don't see it.
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2005 Ford Focus ST
Fast Ford fans will be celebrating the debut of the Focus ST after this year's Geneva Show. It looks very promising indeed.
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2005 Lamborghini Concept S
Lamborghini gives us the Concept S in Geneva - an extreme open-top Gallardo, not due for production sadly.
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2005 Lotus Exige 240R
This is the new 240bhp Lotus Exige, but you probably can't have one as Lotus is only going to make 50. The car was displayed in Geneva. We were there.
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2005 Mazda MX-5 (preview)
Mazda has announced that they intend to give the third generation MX-5 its world premiere at the Geneva show. The styling of the popular roadster has been beefed up in the hope of shedding its slightly girly image once and for all. It has always been a cracking drive, so here's hoping that the latest version continues the lineage! Mazda will also show an updated Mazda6 at the show.
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2005 Nissan Zaroot concept
Nissan's Zaroot concept car enhances the Japanese company's image as an SUV maker, with six 4x4 vehicles in its UK range alone.
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2005 Peugeot 407 Prologue
The 407 Prologue concept car previews Peugeot's 407 Coupe, due on sale in 2006.
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2005 Renault Zoe concept
Renault previewed its next new car at Geneva - an innovative city car to replace the much-loved Twingo.
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2005 Saab 9-3 SportWagon
Saab has wisely decided to produce a lifestyle estate based on its capable 9-3 saloon.
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2005 Subaru B9 Tribeca (preview)
Subaru is set to unveil two new models at the Geneva show this year: the R1 and the Tribeca. The R1 mini-car has just begun sales in Japan in the K-class (sub 660cc) and features an intelligent CVT and even 4wd. The Tribeca is a large 7-seater SUV powered by a 3-litre, 6-cylinder boxer unit. Currently the plan is for sales in the USA, Canada and Chile only. More details will be released at the show, which we will be attending.
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2005 Vauxhall Astra VXR
The new Vauxhall Astra VXR debuted alongside the Sport Hatch in Geneva. It goes on sale this year.
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2005 Vauxhall Zafira
Vauxhall has replaced the Zafira with an all-new, larger car. The range will include a turbocharged VXR version.
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2005 Volkswagen Passat
The new VW Passat may as well be an Audi, with high quality interior and good specification. VW's new design language is seen for the first time.
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