Geneva Motor Show 2011: the heart beyond the obstacle

Here at the Geneva Motor Show the 260 exhibitors have thrown the heart beyond the obstacle, with their 170 previews. Setting off on a pole to pull the markets, Asia, Brazil and the U.S. and old Europe when the economy rebounds, tomorrow, this is the leitmotif. Thus, the Fiat group has as many as 8 new, including the sensational Alfa GTA 4C on Dallara chassis.

Then supercar galore: Pagar Huayra, Lamborghini Aventador, Koeingsegg Agera Rs 1,115 hp, the festival of exaggeration. Next to return to sports, such as Subaru Toyota-FT-86, or new, like the Hyundai Veloster. Then the German high-end luxury, the creativity of small MINI Rocketman ForSpeed smart and electricity, but the new cars from large circulation, such as Peugeot 308, Ford B-Max, Kia Picanto.

In short, a living room as we expected for some time. There is also a Cinderella? Yes, the area of hybrid / electric, but that news of the caliber of the final counting Ampera, the hybrid Toyota Yaris, Nissan Esflow the concept of the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid and even the first Rolls batteries, not yet really taken off.

What's missing? Incentives and support for general practice, we'll see.

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