Flights booked - £80 day trip from Liverpool. I'm going to the show and the wife is going shopping.

Anyone else planned it yet? Not sure what the highlights are supposed to be this year.

Flights booked - £80 day trip from Liverpool. I'm going to the show and the wife is going shopping.

Anyone else planned it yet? Not sure what the highlights are supposed to be this year.

Hopefully!

Fabia and Roomster facelifts, and Fabia RS should be there.

Hopefully!

Fabia and Roomster facelifts, and Fabia RS should be there.

BIG highlights?

BIG highlights?

Well I'd be going mainly for the Skoda stand :p

Fabia2 RS has been much anticipated by a fair few members on here.

When is it?

When is it?

4th to 14th March. I'mgoing on the 6th.

Always fancied getting to a motorshow abroad somewhere... how much is it to get in?

Always fancied getting to a motorshow abroad somewhere... how much is it to get in?

Around a tenner

I'll be there on the 8th and 9th.

Latest spy pics of new supercar from Lamborghini, which were made during testing it on the track in Nurburgring. It is expected that the novelty will be built on a completely new platform will be easier for the current Murcielago, but will also receive new engine V12, a capacity of about 700 hp

The official debut of all new Lamborghini will be held at the Auto Show in Geneva in 2010. Until that time the public will be presented new modifications of existing models.

The preparations for the 2010 Geneva Auto Show, arguably one of the most important on the automotive calendar, are well underway. Since all of the major automakers have already committed to being there, the entire exhibition surface at the Geneva Palexpo, where the event is held, has been booked out. Furthermore, there will also be several new marques from emerging markets, such as China and India.

Some of the major highlights planned for the event include the reveal of the next-generation 2011 Audi A8, 2011 BMW 5-Series, and the 2011 Porsche Cayenne.

It's been two long years since John Hennessey announced plans to build his very own supercar, and we were beginning to wonder if it was ever going to happen. Apparently, Hennessey's plans are still a go as the Texas tuner just announced through its newsletter that the Venom GT will make its official public debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show in March.

Since the initial press release, Hennessey has made a few changes to the car's proposed specs. Listed curb weight has dropped from 2700 to 2400 lbs and the engine is now a "Hennessey V8" rather than a twin-turbo Viper V10. Power rating is "up to 1,200 bhp" rather than the initially stated 1,000 and top speed has been listed as 272 mph. No matter what the final specifications, it sounds like the Venom GT will be sure to impress.

The green revolution in the automobile industry is making its impact on every manufacturer, every single one, including Ferrari. Possibly as a result of this, Ferrari’s first road-going hybrid is getting ready to be displayed next March at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. The report comes from a magazine ‘Quattroruote’ which belongs to the automaker’s homeland itself. According to them, the hybrid will be based on the 599 GTB Fiorano.

some of the bits I found

some of the bits I found

That is more like it

Looking forward to seeing the 458 in the flesh. Don't remember it being public last time. is it too early for a scuderia.

Hopefully no more milking the concept for all its worth Veyrons.

I'm trying to find some flights! Being in the midlands I have a good choice of airports - just a pain trying to find the right dates at a price I'm willing to pay...

As for the Veyron - I've not seen one in the flesh yet... :(

I'm hoping to go, been twice before but not since 2007. it makles the UK shows look silly. so convenieent to the airport, cheap to get in and Geneva is quite a pleasent little city!

This years website has just been launched http://www.salon-auto.ch/en/

Some more premiers announced, I missed out the wee cacky ones, E-Speedster, Mazda 5, Merc E Class.

Automotive fascination and high-tech at the highest level: the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, which is due to be launched in spring 2010. This Gullwing model captivates with a purist design, intelligent lightweight construction and superior handling dynamics, and is bound to cause a sensation in the super sports car segment. The new SLS AMG is nothing short of a masterpiece by Mercedes-AMG GmbH. As the first independently developed vehicle, the super sports car is the highlight in the company's more than 40-year history. It not only takes AMG, the performance brand within Mercedes-Benz Cars, into a new era, but also demonstrates development expertise of the very highest order.

The new super sports car from Mercedes-Benz and AMG makes for an alluring proposition with its unrivalled technology package: aluminium spaceframe body with Gullwing doors, AMG 6.3-litre V8 front-mid-engine developing 420 kW/ 571 hp peak output, 650 Nm of torque and dry sump lubrication, seven-speed double-declutch transmission in a transaxle configuration, sports suspension with aluminium double wishbones and a kerb weight of 1620 kilograms based on the DIN standard – this superlative combination guarantees driving dynamics of the highest order. The front/rear weight distribution of 47 to 53 percent and the vehicle's low centre of gravity are testimony to the uncompromising sports car concept. The 'Gullwing' accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds, before going on to a top speed of 317 km/h (electronically limited). The fuel consumption of 13.2 litres per 100 kilometres (combined) puts it at the front of the competitive lineup.

The Alfa Romeo Style Centre has produced a new Giulietta, a sports car capable of expressing both great agility on the most demanding routes and providing comfort on everyday roads.

Meet the new Alfa Romeo, a compact created to appeal to customers who seek top dynamic performance and those who are looking for a distinctive style and a high level of comfort.

The Giulietta has brand-new architecture, designed to meet the expectations of the most demanding customers in terms of road holding, agility and safety. Its excellent dynamic performance and great comfort are the result of refined technical solutions implemented in the suspensions, a next-generation steering system, a rigid yet light structure made of aluminium and high-strength steel, and state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies.

Alfa DNA, a device which customises behaviour of the car according to different driving styles and road conditions, can adapt the new Alfa Romeo to the needs of each individual driver to enhance driving pleasure and comfort.

Combining sportiness and elegance, the Alfa Giulietta is the result of Alfa Romeo's new direction in style and technology - an approach that started with the 8C Competizione supercar and which recalls the brand's glorious past while projecting its traditional values of technology and emotion into the future.

The dimensions of the new car give a compact, dynamic shape combined with excellent roominess and a capacious boot (350 litres): the car is 4.35 metres long, 1.46 metre high and 1.80 metres wide with a wheelbase of 2.63 metres.

The Alfa Romeo Giulietta guarantees top level performance and next-generation technology in terms of technical solutions, performance and environmental friendliness. Four Turbo engines will be available at launch, all Euro 5 compliant and fitted with a standard “Start&Stop” system for reducing consumption and emissions: two petrol engines (1.4TB - 120 HP and 1.4TB MultiAir - 170 HP) and two diesel engines (1.6 JTDM - 105 HP - which will not be available in Switzerland and 2.0 JTDM - 170 HP, both belonging to the second generation of JTDM engines). Finally, the range is completed with the lively 1750 TBi - 235 HP with an exclusive Quadrifoglio Verde configuration.Alfa Romeo Giulietta was designed to obtain the maximum Euro NCAP rating in order to offer total protection to driver and passengers. Furthermore, suspension, steering and braking system are designed to be perfectly balanced even during extreme manoeuvres.

Finally, the Alfa Romeo Giulietta is fitted with the most sophisticated electronic devices for dynamic control as standard: VDC (Vehicle Dynamic Control), DST (Dynamic Steering Torque), Q2 electronic differential and Alfa DNA selector. All these systems guarantee driving safety, dynamism and performance in the best Alfa Romeo tradition.

The Pagani roadcar model range would not be complete without a Roadster version of the Zonda Cinque. As the name implies it is created in the Modenese Atelier in a limited production run of merely five exclusive pieces like its coupé sister.

All weight reduction measures adopted by Pagani to improve driving pleasure, performance and emission of the Zonda Cinque have found use in the Cinque Roadster as well. The Carbon-Titanium chassis has been redesigned for the compensation of a missing roof.

The Cinque experience is enhanced with the roof stored in the front bonnet, when the storm of air being fed to the 678hp Mercedes AMG V12 engine through the massive intake just inches over the passengers’ ears, accompanies the exhaust note of the bespoke Zonda Cinque Inconel and Titanium exhaust system.

Whether you opt for a relaxed country drive in Tuscany’s hills, visiting Florence and other centres of the Italian Renaissance, or a record hunt at the Nürburgring, this 1.3 milion Euro + taxes jewel will reward with every day driveability and ultimate performance thanks to the different drive modes of the sequential robostised gearbox and an adjustable suspension setup that feels at home as well at the racetrack as on bumpy roads.

The constant efforts of Horacio Pagani and his team shows once again how art and engineering can be combined in the Zonda Cinque Roadster.

Technical Specifications:

- Mercedes Benz AMG engine, Power: 678 hp, Torque: 780 Nm

- Carbon-titanium monocoque

- ECU, Traction control, ABS by Bosch Engineering

- Inconel/titanium exhaust system coated with ceramic

- Suspensions in magnesium and titanium

- Cima sequential gearbox (6 speed), robotized by Automac enginnering

- APP monolitic wheels forged in aluminium and magnesium

Size: front 9x19 – rear 12,5x20

- Pirelli PZero tyres. Size: front 255/35/19 - rear 335/30/20

- Pagani leather/carbon fibre racing seats

- Brembo brakes in carbo-ceramic self ventilated with hydraulic servo brake, Size: front 380x34 mm, monolitic 6 piston caliper; rear 380x34 mm, monolitic 4 piston caliper

- Dry weight 1.210 kg

- Weight distribution in driving condition: 47% front, 53% rear

- Acceleration: 0-100 Km in 3.4 sec., 0-200 in 9.6 sec.

- Braking: 100-0 km in 2.1 sec., 200-0 km 4.3 sec.

- Maximum side acceleration: 1,45 G (with road tyres)

- Downforce at 300 kph: 750 kg

Forgot about the SLS, I'm liking what I've seen of that in EVO.

Webcams are up for those sad enough to watch them build it

http://www.salon-auto.ch/scripts/webcam/webcam2.html

http://www.salon-auto.ch/scripts/webcam/webcam1.html

Opens tomorrow (public)

Do you think Shakira will be there on Saturday for me? :(

quite jealous - wont be there this year after all :(

I'm going to be there.

11th Easyjet flight? (6:50 I think from Gatwick)..... I *should* make it there Good old easyjet!

Last call folks. See you there?