Audi A3 Audi has evolved the design of the compact A3 hatchback to be more in line with its current comprehensive product portfolio. So the exterior features a sharper, more focused front end - incorporating LED daytime running lights - and it retains the car's characteristic thick rear pillar. 'We kept the A3 strong architecture that includes a typical two-box design and a significant bonnet,' explains exterior designer Achim Badstübner. 'The new two-piece tail lamps that features in all Audi cars now gives the A3 a stronger identity in the rear.' It is inside that the A3 really delivers with the use of soft-touch plastics that almost have a bounce to them and don't seem to leave fingerprint marks, and a slim dashboard. When not in use, the infotainment screen - a touch pad like in the A8 - almost floats above. 'We wanted to bring the upscale technology of the A8 for the A3,' says Badstübner. On sale: September 2012 Price: Circa £19,000  

汽车世界是一个变化无常的世界。在过去的几年里，我们一直被戏弄，承诺未来城市将不再使用传统的汽车。我们被卖给了一张引人注目的图片，在这个无线连接的乌托邦中，无碳枢纽将我们自动地运送到了这里。

遗憾的是，在今年的日内瓦车展上，这种有远见的汽车明显短缺-这有点令人失望，因为这是唯一次积极鼓励概念性研究和未来思考的全球车展。相反，我们得到了一系列符合我们当前(不太理想)城市景观的实用汽车，以及一系列梦幻的性燃料跑车。

兰博基尼的展示车，阿文塔多J，是一个一次性跑车版本的旗舰汽车，承诺700马力从其6.5升的V12发动机。无可否认，即使只有一位顾客(据报道，他花了176万英镑买下了它)，它也是可取的。就像法拉利的F12 Berlinetta一样，它在日内瓦车展上吸引了最多的注意力-这辆火辣的红色汽车在媒体争夺战的看台上几乎看不见。

保时捷展示了全新的Boxster。设计以区别于旗舰911，新的门和微妙的尾灯集成到扰流板成功地给予这种入门级跑车更多的个人身份。

在实际方面，奥迪和梅赛德斯奔驰面对面地与他们各自的A3和A级重新设计的小型汽车领域。在真正的奥迪形式，A3是凿，几乎完美无缺的执行，如果缺乏一点灵魂。这并不是说它不是一个漂亮的产品，完全适合这个品牌。

相比之下，A级轿车则更加大胆-这张脸露出了近乎宝石般的格栅；雕塑层出不穷-这表明戴姆勒渴望摆脱其在设计部门的陈旧声誉，赶上德国竞争对手奥迪(Audi)和宝马(BMW)的成功潮流，这两家公司生产的相关汽车正与世界各地的客户产生共鸣。A级汽车是否会吸引更年轻的买家还有待观察，但这与前一位高大得令人尴尬的前任相比，是一个巨大的进步。

由于欧洲大部分地区的金融状况不尽如人意，汽车制造商自然会用鹰派的眼光盯着金砖四国市场。在慕尼黑、斯图加特、英戈尔斯塔特和考文垂，中国、印度和越来越多的巴西客户的需求和需求决定了正在设计和设计的产品。

例如，捷豹路虎(Jaguar Land Rover)在日内瓦发出的主要信息是，该公司即将与一家中国合作伙伴组建一家合资企业，此后他们宣布将与奇瑞(Chery)成立合资企业。塔塔旗下的捷豹路虎在日内瓦的表现非常出色，这让其他一些汽车制造商的信心和乐观情绪远没有那么明显。考虑到捷豹路虎最近的增长和丰厚的利润，这并不令人惊讶，这都要归功于一些智能的产品计划(今年承诺推出6款新产品)。

捷豹在中国只有1%的市场份额。
全球品牌总监AdrianHallmark告诉墙纸*：“这是99%的机会。
我们量身定做的中国方法帮助实现了2011年全球XJ增长45%。“美洲虎”展览提供，XFSportStop，正在生产准备。
就像XF一样，房地产的版本优雅而体贴，对美洲虎的遗产具有现代边缘的简单吸收。
设计总监伊恩·卡勒姆(IanCallumMuse)说，房地产汽车是欧洲的首选，由年轻的客户购买，这些客户将这些较小的房地产与运动生活方式联系在一起。
在这方面，很高兴看到捷豹也将注意力集中在欧洲，而不是完全屈从于其他市场。

路虎的日内瓦提供的范围罗孚埃沃克敞篷车的概念。Evoque于去年推出，这对公司来说是一个令人难以置信的成功故事，它将大量新客户带到了这个品牌。这款车的目的是吸引年轻的女性买家，并从品牌知名度较低的市场吸引顾客。敞篷车的设计是一种后天获得的口味，但根据LR的设计负责人格里麦戈文，他将修改它的生产取决于所收到的反应。毫无疑问，它将吸引更多的观众，即使是目前的形式。

更引人注目的是DC100概念车。这是第一次在日内瓦的棕榈博览会大厅，这是一个现代的捍卫者的品牌的设想-肯定是最困难的汽车重新设计鉴于其几乎崇拜的地位在其忠诚的客户，从女王到军队。DC100软化了正方形边框，给轻的图形增加了一点乐趣，但至关重要的是维护了守护神的功利主义白话。然而，与EvoCo敞篷车不同，这款车可以使更为成熟的路虎客户与众不同。

如果没有传统的意大利设计工作室Beronon，Pininfarina和意大利设计公司Giugiaro的一些令人眼花缭乱的概念车，汽车展就不太可能成功。在这三家汽车公司中，只有朱吉亚罗没有陷入财务担忧-它已将多数股权出售给大众汽车(Volkswagen)。另外两家历史悠久的设计公司仍与其他汽车制造商签订了利润丰厚的合同，但一旦这些合同到期，它们的债务就会使它们陷入脆弱境地。

撇开严酷的现实不说，这三辆卡洛泽里轿车都在日内瓦上演了一场精彩的演出，皮尼法里纳凭借其聪明的坎比亚诺概念引领了这场演出，这是一款诱人的三门房车，其特色是由回收的威尼斯帕里纳斯制作的木质内饰。伯顿提供的纽西奥更响亮一点的表演剧院-这个概念是基于20世纪70年代的Lancia StratosZero概念。

最后，正是本特利以其挑衅性的体育效用主张，在日内瓦引起了相当大的轰动。exp 9F是一个全轮驱动概念研究，检查一个潜在的第三产品加入Mulsanne和大陆。宾利(Bentley)的SUV当然有经济上的逻辑-顾客已经要求它了-但也许这不是这个问题的正确答案。这款外形粗俗的设计，有着巨大的格栅和23英寸的轮子，是这个品牌少有的失望之处。然而，在车内，这辆车表达了一个完全不同的信息，一个清脆的机舱设计暗示了宾利设计团队更有趣的一面。至于外观方面，新的设计主管大卫·希尔顿(David Hilton)并没有掩饰自己的担忧，他向我们保证，在9月的巴黎车展上，第二款(可能是最后一款)的外观还有工作要做，以使外观更加精致。

然而，这次展览最大的吸引力是由12缸发动机驱动的豪华汽车。日内瓦历来是奇幻设计和未来投机的最佳车展，但最近几年，它已经失去了法兰克福和东京的优势，成为真正的技术创新之地。2012年的节目强化了这种稳定的转变。

Lamborghini Aventador J Lamborghini's Aventador J is a two-seater production supercar without a roof or a windscreen - the idea being to have a free-spirited, almost motorbike-like, riding feel. Designed as a one-off for one of the Italian supercar maker's customers, this powerful roadster's 6.5-litre V12 engine promises around 700-horsepower and a top speed of 186mph-plus. Aventador J's design nods at the forthcoming Lamborghini convertible. It features a new carbon-fibre material called Carbonskin that has special epoxy resins to stabilise the fibres, but keep them soft enough to trim the seats with.   On sale: One off sold Price: £1.76m  

Ferrari's F12 Berlinetta The F12 Berlinetta is the fastest road car Ferrari has produced. Replacing the 599, its 740-horsepower V12 engine sprints to 60mph in just 3.1 second. Weight has been significantly shed and structural rigidity improved with the use of lightweight metal like aluminium, as well as working with technologies from the aeronautics industry. The sculpture is short and low and highly aerodynamic; the new hood channels air away from the top of the car, thus reducing downforce and drag. All this means fuel consumption has been lowered and CO2 reduced to 350g/km, relatively low for such a super car. On sale: Early 2013 Price: Circa £250,000  

Porsche Boxster The new Porsche Boxster production car has been redesigned in order to gain its own character rather than play second fiddle to the 911. The new car is longer and wider, but lighter and therefore more economical than the previous model. It's still recognisably a Boxster, but the headlights are now more vertically stacked, the doors are scalloped to flow into the bigger side intakes, a strong crease runs between the tail lamps and integrates with the pop-up rear spoiler, and every line and angle is just a little bit sharper and more dynamic. Head of Porsche design Michael Mauer agrees that the main target was to have a bigger differentiation from the 911. 'When the Boxster story started 16 years ago, it was the smaller brother of the 911,' he says, 'and then over the second, and now this generation, it has become more of a car on its own with its character and design features.' The team worked the proportions so the car would look more adult, or 'more of a serious roadster,' as Mauer puts it. 'The Boxster is the right product to introduce new design elements into the brand as it doesn't have such a long history as the 911. It can be more progressive when it comes to the design approach. The 911 is a different story.' This is the only mid-engine roadster in this segment, 'so we wanted to emphasise on this layout and make this more visible,' Mauer continues. 'We have this bigger air intake that starts at the front of the door and so it visualises this mid-engine layout.' The folding fabric roof no longer has a panel to drop behind; instead the roof itself now doubles as the cover when the hood is stowed. The interior is a continuation of new design strategy seen on the 911 with the raising centre console. On sale: May 2012 Price: From £37,589  

Mercedes-Benz A-Class This is the new A-Class, a completely redesigned entry-level car for Mercedes-Benz. The marque has done away with the awkward one-box mini van architecture of the former model, instead opting for a sportier compact hatch to rival the Audi A3 and BMW 1-Series. 'This is a radical change,' admits design director Gorden Wagener. The design is bold and brave, featuring a great deal of surface movement and sculpting coupled with a rather daring 'diamond grille' design - on the sports version - translated directly from Concept A shown at the Shanghai show last year. 'We tried to maintain the flavour of the original sketch with the narrow greenhouse and wide shoulders that give the car a wider stance,' says the chief designer. 'The surfacing is the interesting side of the car - we created a lot of sculpture to give it sensual surfaces, which is crucial to our design philosophy.' Crucially the A-Class is the first car in its class to be iPhone compatible - you can slot your smartphone in and connect your personal, work and mobile life seamlessly on the flat screen free floating screen. 'So this car is on-line all the time,' says Wagener. 'It's an iPhone on wheels.' On sale: December 2012 Price: Not confirmed  

Mercedes-Benz A-Class

BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe BMW is expanding the 6 Series range to three models with the introduction of the 6 Series Gran Coupe, the marque's first four-door coupe. On sale: June 2012 Price: From £61,380  

Range Rover Evoque Convertible Land Rover has taken the roof off the Range Rover Evoque. Only a concept car at this stage, the Evoque convertible has been created to test press and public opinion. If feedback is positive, Land Rover will build a car based on this prototype. Wallpaper* caught up with Land Rover design director Gerry McGovern at the Geneva Motor Show: 'This is a natural progression for Evoque,' he says, admitting that there is still some refinement to be done. 'I would look to simplifying it a little. This feature line that is there for the hood mechanism, I'd like to see that hidden, more integrated. It will take some clever packaging but we can do that.' Range Rover doesn't have a convertible option. There is open-top driving in Land Rovers but as McGovern notes, it is more in a functional sense. 'This is not an ordinary convertible, it is a 4x4 for a start, it is also a Range Rover, so a luxury vehicle.' Land Rover is in the process of designing a whole new generation of vehicles and this includes replacing the ones that are at the end of their cycles. 'We are looking at where there are opportunities, like with the Evoque, to stretch the brand.'  

Range Rover Evoque Convertible

Land Rover DC100 Defender Concept The Defender is arguably Land Rover's most iconic model. This is a real-life off-roader and its design to date has heavily reflected the car's functionality. Yet the marque feels that the model needs a makeover to bring it in line with the other cars in the family. Besides, the Defender needs to adhere to stringent safety regulations. Redesigning the Defender, though, is complicated - its owners have a very specific idea of what this car should look like and may not necessarily embrace change. 'We haven't done a Defender for 60 years, so why on earth would we try to replicate a vehicle that looks 60 years old,' says Gerry McGovern. 'The traditionalists would say we've gone far too far but the manufacturing techniques for creating this vehicle are outmoded and it is not a modern package so it is not legal in certain markets.' McGovern admits that the Defender's looks are a pure consequence of manufacturing and tooling at the time. 'The world has moved on,' he says adding: 'Our design DNA is simple but to develop a modern day version is very complex.' The inside utilises durable, functional material - you can literally hose it out. It has floating seats and a centre foldable one for the dog. 'This vehicle has to be very capable - you can kick the hell out of it and it'll get up for more,' says McGovern. 'There is still more work to be done and on this particular design we will look at alternatives but the essence of what we have here is the right positioning to start.'  

Jaguar XF Sportbrake Jaguar returns to the estate segment with the XF Sportbrake - its first estate model since the X-type, which was conceived under Ford ownership and based on the Mondeo platform. Elegant in the metal, the Sportbrake is essentially an elongated XF saloon with a generous 1675l boot. Wallpaper* caught up with design director Ian Callum at the show who had this to say: 'The main thing for me was not to do something that looked ultra functional and therefore static. As it is a Jaguar, it has to look sporty and more interesting than the average estate.' The car, which is production ready, features two essential lines. 'One is the roof line and it is great fun having a line of this length, stretching it as far as you can, exaggerating it almost,' says Callum. 'The other is the window graphic that is expressive and gives the whole car a natural visual speed. The roof sweeps towards the back like it is floating in air.' Estate cars, notes Callum, are cool in Europe; they are about sporty lifestyles and seem to appeal to a younger generation of motorists. 'It is for the active generation.' On sale: Late 2012 Price: Not confirmed  

Jaguar XF Sportbrake

Bertone Nuccio concept Nuccio is a mid-engine show car, created to celebrate Bertone's100th anniversary. It is very much a show car in that it is theatrical - its low profile, wedge shape design features some interesting air intakes at the front, the metal bumper strip leading the eye to the Bertone badge.  

Pininfarina Cambiano Cambiano, by Italian design house Pininfarina is a seductive, part-electric design study featuring an unusual asymmetrical door arrangement inspired by founder Pinin Farina's personal car in the 1950s. Wallpaper* caught up with head of design Fabio Filippini at the show. 'The whole concept for the car is one that is very clean, the car speaks softly and is faithful to Pininfarina's traditional values that include elegance, purity and innovation,' he notes. 'By purity, we are talking not just of the design, but the engine and the use of materials.' The wood used on the flat interior floor, for instance, is of the briccole, the 12m poles of European oak used to indicate the navigation channels and moorings inside the Venice lagoon. 'We took the discarded material and give it a new life,' Filippini enthuses. 'You get a piece of Venice in your car.' Plus the natural pattern of the wood adds character to the cabin. Working with Italian producer of solid wood furniture Riva1920, the material was milled digitally, ensuring the natural holes in the wood didn't appear on the edges. 'When you mill it, you discover new holes - it is an old fashioned process but great fun,' says the designer. The same wood has been used on the finishing of the watch manufactured in limited edition by the Swiss watchmaker Bovet 1822. The one in the car is called Cambian and is designed by Pininfarina so that it can be removed from the dashboard and worn as a wristwatch, or used as a sports timer and even a table clock. The driver's side is higher tech and driving/driver focused, and the passenger side has two doors that open in accommodating carriage style where the interior materials used are softer, and there is less onboard functionality to clutter up the living space. 'If we adjusted it a little it would be a beautiful Maserati,' Filippini teases.  

Pininfarina Cambiano

Italdesign Guigiario Brivido Brivido is a four-seat gran turismo with a plug-in hybrid powertrain - the green engine promising supercar performance. The supercharged 3-litre V6 engine is capable of 360-horspower, zero to 60mph in 5.8 seconds and a top speed of 171mph.  

Bentley EXP 9F concept Bentley customers want the marque to produce an SUV - this is clear but the EXP 9F concept car at the Geneva show is an early design study to gauge opinion.   Based on the more sober Mulsanne, the show car's loud exterior with giant 23-inch wheels is in complete contrast to a very intelligent and fun cabin where the design team lead by Robin Page have teamed chunks of thick tan leather, hand stitched of course, with soft padded leather, floor mats with sheep skin on one side and durable leather on the other, and air vents inspired by the interior of rifles. It is a brilliant, almost ironical, play on old and new. New head of design, David Hilton, who has only been at the firm for a month, did not hide his concerns for the exterior, reassuring Wallpaper* that there will be significant changes when we get to see the second and final version. 'The design is bold - I'll give you that,' he says, with a smile. 'What we're hearing is that it should be more agile, more SUV in quality and with a little less bling. The size and product positioning will be close. But yes there is work to be done on the exterior to get it more refined.' Certain elements will remain; for instance the expansive panoramic roof, advanced exterior light design and grille with Hilton noting that this could be executed to be more refined so it wouldn't look so huge. 'My job now is to come up with an individual face for this car that is new to Bentley. This guy is in his teenage phase right now and is trying to find himself. The next one will be a true adult. The next one you see will be the car.'  

Bentley EXP 9F concept

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse The 8l, 16-cylinder, 1,200-horsepower Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse supercar is capable of 255mph, making it possibly the world's fastest convertible supercar. Price: Circa £1.5m  

Honda NSX concept Geneva saw the European debut for the NSX concept that heralds Honda's new supercar. Designed simultaneously at the California and Tokyo studios, this hybrid car has a very Japanese aesthetic. It features a V6 mid-mounted engine and will employ a range of new technologies including the Sport Hybrid SH-AWD (as in super handling all wheel drive) hybrid system. On sale: Next three years Price: Not confirmed  

Infiniti Emerg-e concept Infiniti completes its trio of conceptual design studies with the Emerg-e at Geneva. It joins 2009 Essence and 2011 Etherea, which together hint at what's ahead for Nissan's premium arm. 'Emerg-e has classic sports car proportions in a compact package that shows our future design direction,' says global design director Shiro Nakamura. Designed in London at the Nissan Design Europe, Emerg-e represents a new package for Infiniti. It is also a fully engineered prototype, featuring a range-extender drivetrain mounted mid-ship. 'We are looking at how we can apply the Infiniti design vocabulary to this kind of car,' explains Francoise Bancon who leads the advanced design studio. This is a performance car with zero noise: 'It is a combination of an exclusive car that is perfectly quite, with zero emission but having the highest level of performance you would want.' Nakamura explains that the face is very intense and that the eyes are inspired by Japan. The crescent motif is an Infiniti design feature reminiscent of the neck of the kimono. The air vents on the side are both a stylistic addition and an aero efficient feature. The cabin has been divided into two distinct areas - Carbon Black leather on the driver and Shark Grey on the passenger side - to visually separate these two areas. With the ignition on, a stream of violet light floods from front to rear into the energy source - the battery pack.  

MINI Clubvan Concept The Clubvan concept takes the Mini family into even broader segments, in this case the compact van for business and leisure  

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