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Show Trends and Overview 
Despite not having any strong ‘Star of the Show’ contender, this year’s Geneva show was notable for the emergence of some key trends in European design and the emergence of subtle shifts in the importance of new ‘crossover’ models. More...




Renault Wind - Design Review 
The Wind is a compact 2+1 roadster concept car based on the Renault ‘B-Platform’, and is ground-breaking in terms of future concepts for interiors, innovative seating and packaging. More...




Volvo YCC - Design Review 
The YCC (Your Car Concept) is an attempt to conceive and design a car by women for women – and men – the YCC team are convinced that their solution will appeal to everybody. More...




Fiat Trepiùno - Design Review 
The Trepiùno concept car by Fiat’s Advanced Design group shows a reinterpretation of an iconic post-war peoples’ car, and points the way to a future three occupant class typology. More...




SEAT Altea - Design Review 
The new SEAT Altea acts as a classic case study in how a new production model can be successfully developed from a concept series, to give it an extra ‘edge’ in the public’s perception. More...




Opel Trixx - Design Review 
The Trixx city car shows Opel’s revised thinking in the new ‘3 metre’ class and is notable for the application of truly fresh packaging ideas and interior versatility. More...




Rolls-Royce 100 EX - Design Review 
Celebrating 100 years of Design and Engineering, Rolls-Royce introduced a super-sized showstopper, the 100 EX Centenary Experimental Car, the first experimental Rolls-Royce model since 1957. More...




Peugeot 407 - Design Review 
The 407 is a bravely different design that aims to offer an alternative to the relatively standardised offerings from both mainstream and premium brands in the upper medium European car class. More...





More Geneva coverage:
Show Preview
Pre-show reports on the debut concept and production vehicles.
Show Highlights
Reports on all the major new concept and production vehicles from the show floor on both Press Days.
Photo Gallery
800 high resolution photos from the show floor, covering the new concept, production vehicles.

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