2005 Geneva Auto Show Coverage

One of the stars at Geneva was the stunning Citron C6 luxury sedan, which is based on the Lignage concept car shown back in 1999. This long, sleek sedan recalls the CX of the 1980s, and features a concave rear windshield and speed-sensitive trunklid spoiler.... more

The Zoe is the sort of whimsical concept that makes the Geneva Motor Show so much fun. The diminutive city car is based on the precept that, on average, cars carry only 1.4 people per trip, but that consumers are nonetheless put off by the perceived limitations of two-seat cars.... more

The replacement for the current XG350 is evidence that Kia and Hyundai are serious players in the global auto industry. The interior quality was stellar, with fits and finishes and materials that put the new BMW 3-series to shame (although the license plate fasteners could use a little work).... more

This was another of those concept cars that had a lot of grounding in reality, as it's aimed squarely at the B-segment MPVs that are currently at the heart of the European market.... more

See the eight most significant production cars from the 2005 Geneva Auto Salon right here.... more

Mercedes-Benz released an even more powerful version of its Maybach 57 at Geneva in an effort to jump-start sluggish sales of its ultraluxury brand. The 57S (the S stands for Special) has an AMG-tuned, 6.0-liter, twin-turbo V-12 engine that churns out 612 hp, which is 45 hp more than the "normal" 57... more

This concept could foretell a future version of Nissan's popular European-market X-trail SUV. Based on the Altima platform, it also could spawn a unibody, compact SUV for the U.S. market to compete with the Honda CR-V and the Toyota RAV4.... more

The Rolls-Royce Phantom has all the necessary ingredients of a plutocrat'scar, including that Parthenon-esque grille to shove plebeians to thesidewalk, a BMW-tuned chassis that delivers ride and handling that belie thecar's mass, a powerful V-12 engine, and a handcrafted interior that fairlyscreams ... more

If you are going to produce a concept car, the saying goes, make it look like a concept. Well, the Villa is never going to make it into production, but it shows the Italian design house's thinking about a future one-box luxury car.... more

Look beyond the concept car wheels and tires and the gussied-up interior, and this latest variation on the monospace theme that is so popular in Europe is a good indicator of a real vehicle coming to a Ford showrooms in the not-too-distant future.... more