{"id":103845,"date":"2016-02-16T10:00:31","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T15:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=103845"},"modified":"2016-02-16T10:00:31","modified_gmt":"2016-02-16T15:00:31","slug":"2016-geneva-motor-show-whos-who","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2016\/02\/2016-geneva-motor-show-whos-who\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 Geneva Motor Show Who\u2019s Who"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The long-awaited Bugatti Chiron will finally make its debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Switzerland prides itself on being neutral ground, and that\u2019s something the auto industry appreciates, as well. That\u2019s why the annual Geneva Motor Show has grown from a small, backwater event into the first big car show in Europe each year \u2013 indeed one of the most important in the world.<\/p>\n

And this year will be no exception. With little more than two weeks to go before thousands of journalists and industry executives converge on the City by the Lake, the preliminary schedule for what is officially known Mondial de l\u2019Automobile is already a crowded one.<\/p>\n

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As neutral ground, expect to see all of the major European makers staging big debuts \u2013 from the Opel GT Concept to the Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe to the Volkswagen Golf facelift. Imports like Hyundai, Kia and Toyota will have a strong presence, as well. There\u2019ll be luxury makers \u2013 Bugatti debuting the new Chiron \u2013 as well as plenty of green machines.<\/p>\n

Geneva has earned a reputation for the many niche and specialty makers who display their wares at the PALExpo convention center, as well as consulting firms such as Volkswagen-owned Giugiaro and Pininfarina, both design houses set to reveal new concepts this year. And there\u2019s the ever-present Rinspeed, which has built a reputation for debuting unusual designs that explore new industry trends.<\/p>\n

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Alfa Romeo will talk about additional versions of its new Giulia sports coupe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here\u2019s a marque-by-marque look at some of the major debuts we\u2019re expecting at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show:<\/p>\n

Alfa Romeo<\/strong> will provide more details on the new Giulia line<\/strong><\/span><\/a> beyond the range-topping Quadrifoglio model unveiled last year.<\/p>\n

Aston Martin<\/strong> will debut the new DB11, the replacement for its long-lived DB9 sports coupe.<\/p>\n

Audi<\/strong> is expected to show off the new Q2 mini-SUV, as well as a sporty version of its slightly larger ute, the 362 hp RS Q3.<\/p>\n

BMW<\/strong> will also muscle up, focusing on its flagship 7-Series with both the Alpina B7<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and the new M760Li xDrive<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, the closest it\u2019s come to finally launching an M7.<\/p>\n

Bugatti<\/strong> ended production of the decade-old Veyron last year and is finally ready to reveal its successor, the Chiron<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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BMW pushes up the performance quotient of its flagship sedan with the new M760i.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Citroen<\/strong> will focus on the van segment of the European market with its oddly named SpaceTourer Hyphen.<\/p>\n

Ferrari<\/strong> is said to be readying a mid-cycle update \u2013 and a new name \u2013 for the wagon-like FF, which will now be known as the GTC4 Lusso.<\/p>\n

Fiat<\/strong> will focus its attention on the European version of the new 124 Spider<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, the Mazda Miata-based roadster first shown at the LA Auto Show last November.<\/p>\n

Ford<\/strong> hasn\u2019t confirmed plans but speculation focuses on both an even more powerful subcompact, the Fiesta ST \u201cPlus,\u201d as well as some SUV news.<\/p>\n

Honda<\/strong><\/span> will continue to expand its new Civic line-up with the Geneva debut of the hatchback version.<\/p>\n

Hyundai<\/strong> is ready to take direct aim at Toyota\u2019s ever-popular Prius with a dedicated green machine, and the Ioniq<\/strong><\/span><\/a> is expected to come in three green flavors: hybrid, plug-in and a pure battery-electric version.<\/p>\n

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The Infiniti QX30 -- first appeared in LA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Infiniti<\/strong> will stage the European debuts of its new Q60 coupe<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, as well as the QX30 Premium Active<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, a too-cool-to-categorize crossover.<\/p>\n

Jaguar<\/strong> keeps upping the performance quotient of the F-Type sports car, and the SVR<\/strong><\/span><\/a> model will be the first version to deliver a top speed of over 200 mph.<\/p>\n

Kia<\/strong>, Hyundai\u2019s Korean sibling, debuted its own, dedicated Prius-fighter, the Niro<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, in Chicago this month and will bring it to Geneva. It may announce more details about the plug-in version to follow the initial hybrid.<\/p>\n

Lamborghini<\/strong> will mark the 100th<\/sup> birthday of founder Ferruccio Lamborghini with the reveal of a limited-edition supercar expected to be called, appropriately enough, the Centenario.<\/p>\n

Land Rover<\/strong> is pushing into rare territory with the Range Rover Evoque Cabriolet<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, one of the very few convertible SUVs ever introduced.<\/p>\n

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Range Rover goes topless with Evoque Cabrio.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lexus<\/strong> was a headliner in Detroit with the launch of its LC 500 coupe<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and it will be back in Geneva with the hybrid version, but the LC 500h<\/strong><\/span><\/a> is expected to push performance as much as fuel economy.<\/p>\n

Maserati<\/strong> is finally set to reveal its first-ever SUV, the Levante, which blends a Ferrari-made powerplant and a platform derived from the Jeep Grand Cherokee.<\/p>\n

Mazda<\/strong> will stage the European reveal of the RX-Vision concept<\/strong><\/span><\/a> first seen in Tokyo \u2013 signaling a likely rebirth of the RX-7 rotary sports car.<\/p>\n

Mercedes-Benz<\/strong> will expand the C-Class range with a new, soft-top convertible version of it C-Class<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mitsubishi<\/strong> will preview two new concept vehicles said to show its new design direction: the ASX passenger car and L200 pickup.<\/p>\n

Opel<\/strong> and British twin Vauxhall<\/strong> will debut the striking GT Concept. But it\u2019s far from certain the sports car prototype will ever make it into production. An updated Mokka crossover is also planned.<\/p>\n

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Mercedes-Benz teases its C-Class cabriolet, which will debut in Geneva.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pagani<\/strong> apparently thinks there\u2019s a market for an even faster version of the Huayra ultracar, so it\u2019s heading to debut with Huayra BC.<\/p>\n

Peugeot<\/strong> is set to reveal not only its Traveller shuttle bus\/limo, but the Traveller i-Lab, a concept take that explores mobility options.<\/p>\n

Porsche<\/strong> not only has an updated version of its little roadster, but a new 4-cylinder engine and a new name: the 718 Boxster.<\/p>\n

Renault<\/strong> will weigh in with a companion to its familiar (to Europeans) Megane people-mover, the new Scenic.<\/p>\n

Rinspeed<\/strong> took a tip from the artist once and again known as Prince. We\u2019ll simply the name of its autonomous concept to Etos<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Seat<\/strong> will target the family CUV market with the Ateca.<\/p>\n

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Rinspeed provides an early look at the new \u01a9tos concept it plans to bring to Geneva.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Skoda<\/strong> delivers a seven-seat SUV concept it is calling the Vision S, with a production model likely to follow.<\/p>\n

Ssanyong<\/strong>, the \u201cother\u201d Korean carmaker, has both the SIV-2 concept SUV and the stretched Tivoli XLV ute.<\/p>\n

Subaru<\/strong> keeps offering hints of its future direction with the XV, and a new version of the concept is bound for Geneva.<\/p>\n

Toyota<\/strong> is focusing on compact utility vehicles, offering up a facelifted version of the RAV-4, as well as what is reported to be a production version of the C-HR crossover<\/strong><\/span><\/a> concept (which was to be a Scion model in the U.S. before that brand was dropped).<\/p>\n

Volkswagen<\/strong> will show updated versions of two key models, the small Tiguan ute and the global best-seller, the Golf.<\/p>\n

Volvo<\/strong> will wrap things up \u2013 alphabetically speaking \u2013 with the debut of a third model sharing its new large-vehicle platform, the V90. The wagon also shares powertrains with the S90 sedan<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and XC90 ute<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Switzerland prides itself on being neutral ground, and that\u2019s something the auto industry appreciates, as well. That’s why the 2016 Geneva Motor Show will be one of the year’s biggest automotive events, and TheDetroitBureau.com has a complete round-up of the new cars, trucks and crossovers debuting there next month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":101520,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"make":[],"post-state":[],"category_old":[151],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103845"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103845\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103845"},{"taxonomy":"make","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/make?post=103845"},{"taxonomy":"post-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-state?post=103845"},{"taxonomy":"category_old","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_old?post=103845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}