For me, Geneva has always been a show for exotics ever since I saw the Lamborghini Marzal there. These show cars are ones that the manufacturers build ‘because they can’. I put cars like the new Aventador in that category (featured this week), along with Bugatti Veyron, Pagani Zonda and Koenigsegg and the like. This year there was even an electric Rolls Royce Phantom, as if any roller owner needs to worry about greenhouse gas emissions.
However, there are many vehicles which went on show in Geneva, ostensibly as concept cars, but will most likely be made if the response to the vehicle design is favorable.
The first to catch my eye is the Ssanyong SUT1, a double cab pick-up, which is no longer so ugly you would only drive it with a paper bag over your head, as is the case with the current Ssanyong offerings.
Ssanyong SUT 1
Another is the Suzuki S, which looks like a three door version of the current five door B-segment hatch. Which it really is. These Suzuki B-segment cars are real head-turners and will more than rival BMW’s Mini variants.
The Ford B-Max on display in Geneva will be the pointer towards an MPV based on the Fiesta underpinnings, and should be one of the models that could be built here in the new Ford factory on the Eastern Seaboard, along with the Focus and its derivatives.
Suzuki S
