Best Cars from the Geneva Show

While the Geneva Motor Show was unfortunately cancelled this year due to the coronavirus, the manufacturers (all of them but Toyota at least) revealed their cars anyway, most of them through livestreams. I haven't included concepts like the Hyundai Prophecy or the Renault Morphoz, however this list still includes a

Cupra Formentor

Cupra were among the first to release their car, with the Formentor crossover being revealed on the 2nd. It's a small performance SUV with a very edgy design and 306hp available. There is also a PHEV model with 241hp. Overall, a very solid start to the list.

Morgan Plus Four

The Morgan Plus 4 has been updated again. There isn't a lot that's new visually but the vehicle is 97% new. It has a new turbo 4-cylinder engine from BMW, new gearboxes, but the same performance figures.

Alpine A110 Legende

There's a brand new Alpine out now. It's a variant of the A110 which has a few subtle differences. It has a special new colour (Mercury Silver) as well as a bespoke interior.

Porsche 911 Turbo S

With the assistance of the brilliant Mark Webber, Porsche unveiled this, the quickest 992 Porsche yet. It has a 60hp increase over the outgoing 991 which gets it to 0-60 in 2.6 second and all the way to 205 miles per hour/330kmh. It also has some extra interior bits and handling upgrades. No duck tail spoiler though, which is disappointing.

BAC Mono

The second gen of what is the closes thing to driving a F1 car on the road (sorry Mercedes and Aston Martin) is here. It looks slightly different but what's most important is that the car has somehow got even more power and even lighter. It's 2.3L Mountune engine now develops 334hp, propelling it from 0-60 in 2.7 seconds.

Pininfarina Battista Anniversario

This will be the most exclusive car on the list most likely as only five will be built. It wears a special three-tone body that is pinstriped individually three times- once after each color goes on. In addition, it has special fins and wings as well as centre lock wheels. Asside from the wheels, nothing is different mechanically from the regular Battista.

Hispano-Suiza Carmen Boulougne

This car is also limited to five, and like the Battista Anniversario it is a special version of an electric hypercar, but it's different as it does have performance upgrades- 94 of them to be honest. It has 94kW over a regular Carmen and 132lb lighter, but it still has the same amount of divising styling and even more price.

Bentley Bacalar

The Bacalar has divided the internet, but I don't see anything wrong with it. All 12 are already called for, while the car is essentially a coachbuilt, two seat and roofless Continental. Only the door handle is from a Continental GTC, which is solely for the keyless entry system.

Jesko Absolut

The Jesko Absolut is the fastest car that Koenigsegg will ever produce and it's an absolute beast of a car. There's a good reason for this. It's suggested based on their simulations that it will be faster than the 305mph that the Chiron SS300 achieved. This means it could go 500kmh which would break that barrier. It produces 1280 horsepower from it's V12TT engine, as well it also had 8000 hours spent on the engineering of it. On top of the standard Jesko's development.

Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport

The Pur Sport is the cornering yin to the SS300's top speed yang. It has an emphasis on aerodnamics, weight reduction and power distribution. Bugatti's purest driving machine will only be made 16 times and will come with a very hefty pricetag of 3.2 million euros.

Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA and GTAm

The Giulia has always been pretty insane but it's now even harder. The GTA has shaved off 100kg and increased by 28 horsepower from the regular Giulia Quadrifoglio, meaning it goes from 0-60 in 3.6 seconds. Other changes include the track being widened, new suspension components and a active front bumper developed by Sauber, the brand's F1 partner. The GTAm is even more extreme, as it's a road legal race car with two seats, six point harnesses and a roll cage.

Koenigsegg Gemera

The headlines scream that the Gemera is Koenigsegg's first ever three-cylinder car. What they don't say is that it's mated to a hybrid system which produces 1700hp and gets it to 0-60 in 1.9 seconds and hits 400kmh in a 'world-record matching pace'. It also has four seats, so it really is a genre-crusher. To quote Christian Von Koenigsegg, “The Gemera is a completely new category of car where extreme megacar meets spacious interior and ultimate environmental consciousness. We call it a Mega-GT.” Exciting times indeed.

McLaren 765LT

Although a case could be made for either Koenigsegg, in my opinion the 765LT is the most hyped reveal of the entire show and it didn't disappoint at all. It makes 755 horsepower and goes from0-60 in 2.7 seconds. It also weighs a substantial amount less. But what's the most noticeable is the aero, which is very striking and much more potent. It als features brakes from the Senna.

Overall, it was a brilliant crop of cars this year which, despite the show's cancellation, will still be remembered for a long time. Let me know your favourites in the comments!