The PistonHeads Motoring Week

Everything you wanted to know about Geneva 2015 plus a whole lot more as well!

It didn't disappoint! Geneva 2015 was being hyped as one of the biggest Swiss shows in years with significant debuts from all the big players. From Civic Type R to Aventador SV, there was something for everyone into fast cars at the Palexpo. Catch up with everything here!

Well this was a surprise!

Brits abroad
Geneva was a big show for many British manufacturers this year. Over at McLaren the P1 GTR and 675 LT were on display, the latter being launched with a £259,500 price. AstonMartin had global debuts for both the Vantage GT3 and Vulcan, with the DBX pointing to a more sustainable future for Aston than just V12s. And if none of those appeal, the announcement of expanded production for the Lagonda could be just the thing.

Not wanting to be left out of the action, Morgan also showed a new Aero 8 and Bentley arrived at the show with a genuine surprise in the EXP10 Speed 6. Don't forget the Rolls-Royce Serenity concept too, plus Lotus's revised Evora. Now the Evora 400, it promises to improve on the current car with more performance plus an improved interior. You suspect the drive will be improved yet further still also. More on that soon!

Still a stunner in grey with beige

Part II
But of course there was so much more to grab the attention at Geneva. That new Longtail McLaren will have the Ferrari 488 GTB as a rival but full super/hypercar theatre was to be found elsewhere. Both the Lamborghini Aventador SV and Koenigsegg Regera promised wild performance backed up with suitably flamboyant styling. Isn't it amazing that a 750hp Lamborghini wasn't even close to being the most powerful car at the show?

There's also a particularly tasty hot hatch rivalry brewing. Honda used Geneva as the global debut for the long-awaited Civic Type R, with Ford showing the new Focus RS for the first time at a motor show just metres away. Now there's a twin-test to anticipate...

Those weren't the only significant hatches either, with Renault (hopefully) addressing the issues of the Renaultsport Clio 200 EDC with the 220 Trophy. Again one we hope to find out more about soon.

Oh, and there was also the small matter of a Porsche Cayman GT4, GT3 RS, Audi R8 and the Glickenhaus SCG003... Great show!

Not what you expected from a Brabus, right?

Team PH Speaks
There was understandably plenty to talk about during and following Geneva. See the liveblog for the PH view from the show, plus Dan's Defender history lesson from Land Rover legend Roger Crathorne. And if regular supercars aren't really your bag, do check out the PH mad and bad review from the show floor...

A couple of significant model announcements emerged over the past week too. The McLaren Sports Series tease continued but, finally, we have a name for Fiat's version of the new Mazda MX-5; welcome back the Fiat 124!

We all love a fast estate on PH so it was pleasing to see the Mercedes C450 deliver on its sub-AMG promise. An appreciation of the rapid wagon is also shared by our Carpooler and his BMW V8 Touring. From our regular features this week, there's a new £100K Garage, an Alfa legend for Shed and a beautiful Brabus in Pic Of The Week. No, really.

And as if that bumper week isn't enough to keep you entertained (or distracted), then we can end on some very big news: PHTV is here! There will be content straight from PH but we're also really keen to get readers involved too. See the link for how to submit your vid!

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