My pictures from Geneva 2010
I won't do a extensive write-up since Turbolite and Kreso amongst others have covered the show in great detail, so I'll show you some of the pictures I took instead. Please forgive the sometimes crappy iPhone qualiity.
Two things though, as Turbolite said green was the big thing at the show, with Ferrari showing a green hybrid car. But BMW was probably the "worst" offender, with only one M car on display, a M3 literally hidden in the back. And no X5/6M or Z4 35is
The star of the show for me was the 918 Spyder, which I got to take a good look at after a nice lunch at Porsche courtesy of Eric and Marc (thank you guys). The 918 looked fantastic, much better than the CGT, and I hope they build it
Anyway, on to the pics..
The sunset on approach to Geneva:
The Ferrari 458:
The Lamborghini LP570-4 Superleggera (yes the show was pretty packed on Sunday, but don't worry I went back on Tuesday as well, so more of the Lambo later):
The (disappointing) RS5:
The very nice R8 Spyder, not my color choice though:
The fantastic Paganis:
As mentioned, it was pretty packed on Sunday:
The Aston Rapide, nice looking car, but weird color:
The facelifed 3-coupe with M-styling:
Eric (Gnil) trying on the SLS for size. Nice looking car, but as you can see, not much headroom for us tall guys:
Now THAT'S what I call a racing seat, the whole car moves hydraulically:
911 Turbo in dazzling (to the iPhone at least) black:
The GT3 RS engine:
The new paddle steering wheel, here in the Turbo S:
The Panamera in the best color and with best wheels IMO, the more I see this car, the more I like it:
And the star of the show, the fantastic 918 Spyder:
As promised, some Lambo pics:
And for good measure, and to show that Switzerland is more than car shows, a few more from my trip.
The dramatic valley in Lauterbrunnen, you don't see this in Iowa or Kansas:
The famous north wall of Eiger (3970 m ASL) from Kleine Scheidegg:
And finally, the view towards Wetterhorn (3692 m ASL) from Kleine Scheidegg:
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