Best cars of the two thousand seventeen Geneva Motor Showcase, Auto Express
Best cars of the two thousand seventeen Geneva Motor Showcase
The two thousand seventeen edition of the Geneva Motor Display was arguably better than ever, with manufacturers showcasing off a broad range of fresh production models that we’ll be watching on the road soon and a entire host of concept cars to showcase us their vision of the future. Of course, the Auto Express team was in Geneva to cover it all and we’ve picked out of our starlets of the demonstrate.
There were so many fresh models on display at the Palexpo convention centre, from puny city cars to powerful hypercars, including the Honda Civic Type R, Volvo XC60, Ford Fiesta ST, Audi RS5, Suzuki Swift, McLaren 720S, Ferrari eight hundred twelve Superfast and many more.
However, the Auto Express team has seen eveything that the two thousand seventeen Geneva Motor Demonstrate had to suggest and each member has exposed the car that stood out for them below. Take a look and tell us if you agree with the choices in the comments section at the bottom of the page.
McLaren 720S
By Steve Fowler, editor-in-chief
One of the last cars unveiled at the Geneva Motor Showcase was, in my eyes, the best – the fresh McLaren 720S. But it’s not the stunning looks that I find most titillating (albeit let’s be fair, it’s an incredible chunk of automotive art). It’s the story behind the car that’s most intriguing – from the fresh treatment to aerodynamics and cooling, the innovative assets structure and the ‘no stone left unturned’ treatment to make the car swifter with more feel and yet even more accessible – it’ll be an effortless car to live with. All that with a price hike of just 5%. Yes, it’s still a £208,000 supercar, but you’ve got to have desires, haven’t you?
Range Rover Velar
To some the very idea of a coupe-SUV is a travesty. And perhaps that’s not so surprising given some of the compromised designs we’ve seen in this growing area of the market. But Gerry McGovern has shown it’s a bodystyle that indeed can work with the gorgeous fresh Range Rover Velar. It’s a fantastically well executed design that manages to have a clear connection with the rest of the line-up while forging a unique identity of its own. It’s beautifully built, too, while inwards the glut of pioneering tech and the use of innovative materials create an environment that genuinely feels cutting-edge. Best of all? It’s a car designed and developed in Britain which will be manufactured here too. The Velar is truly a car for us all to be proud of.
Alpine A110
By James Batchelor, editor-at-large
With a seemingly endless stream of teasers, official pictures and snippets of gossip over the past two years, it was a ease to see the finished, productionalised Alpine A110 at Geneva. The very first car from the revived Renault-owned French sporting brand looked good – it was attractively retro but not a pastiche. And its details – 249bhp from a mid-mounted 1.8-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine – for circa £50k – sounds arousing. I can’t wait to drive this back-to-back with a Porsche seven hundred eighteen Cayman S.
Volvo XC60
By Richard Ingram, reviews editor
The XC60 will be Volvo’s latest licence to print money. Appearing in Geneva as scaled-down version of the already excellent XC90, the mid-sized SUV is trickling with style, comes packed with kit and should be among the safest cars in its class. Using the brand’s latest four-cylinder engines and plug-in hybrid powertrains will give it the edge when it comes to running costs, too.
Honda Civic Type R
By Jonathan Burn, news editor
The fresh Civic Type R will divide opinion on looks alone, but dig into the details and it sounds like Honda has eventually ravaged the hot hatch formula. Instantaneously the old car’s niggles have been rectified: the seating position is lower, the interior has received a much needed revamp, while a convenience driving mode should make it lighter to live with day today – in theory, anyway. Aside from that, it has 316bhp, a six-speed manual gearbox and has been designed form the outset to “deliver the most rewarding drive in the hot-hatch segment.” That’s what these cars are all about.
Porsche nine hundred eleven GT3
By James Disdale, chief reviewer
You might wonder why a facelifted model is my starlet, but look underneath the tweaked looks and you’ll find big switches. The rear mounted flat-six has been enlarged to Four.0-litres and revs to an ear-ringing 9,000rpm, while the suspension and steering have been revised using lessons learned from racing. Yet it’s the addition of a six-speed manual gearbox that’s the truly big news. Taken from last year’s limited run nine hundred eleven R, it promises to supply an extra level engagement to one of the most involving cars money can buy. Two thousand seventeen promises to be a bumper year of fresh metal, but it’ll be the GT3 that gets my heart striking fastest when I get behind the wheel.
Volkswagen Arteon
By Lawrence Allan, staff writer
With radical concepts, glitzy hypercars and – as usual – slew of SUVs, I was astonished by how much I was drawn to the fresh VW Arteon. It didn’t shock like some other debuts, but it’s a subtly classy and attractive saloon that is worth to win over buyers who might’ve otherwise spent more on an Audi A5. More importantly, it’s excellent to see Volkswagen making a strong committal to the D-segment saloon market – a sector that has been in decline for the last half-decade. I think this is a large mainstream saloon that is worth a place in the world.
Suzuki Swift
By Sam Naylor, staff writer
I haven’t picked the fresh Suzuki Swift as my demonstrate starlet because it blew me away on the showcase stands – albeit I do like the fresh design, with the big grille and sporty-looking front bumper. Instead, I’ve picked it because of the potential it has to be superb joy to drive. A kerb weight of just 890kg is very promising, and Suzuki’s engineers have also used British roads to help set up the chassis so it should be fine to drive in the UK. The addition of the characterful 1.0-litre BoosterJet engine to the range means all the ingredients are there for a fine supermini.
Ford Fiesta ST
By Stuart Milne, Carbuyer editor
I’m a meaty fan of Ford’s free-revving triples, so the prospect of one developing almost 200bhp in the fresh Fiesta ST is tantalising. We’re told Ford has “obsessed” over the ST’s steering, which was the most intoxicating part of the old car. The fresh car is thicker, looks more grown up and will suggest Ford’s excellent fresh SYNC three infotainment system, which should make it even lighter to live with. Interior quality shows up to be vastly improved, and we’re told there’s more space inwards too. Pragmatic stuff, but a hot hatch needs to be all things to all fellows. And it seems to be exactly that.
Italdesign Zerouno
By Pete Baiden, web producer
Okay, it’s not very practical and it’s going to be limited to just five models, but what else is not to like about the Italdesign Zerouno? The legendary design house has been part of the VW Group since 2010, and you can clearly see hints of Lamborghini. In fact it has the same Five.2-lite V10 engine as the Huracan, which propels it from 0-62mph in just Three.Two seconds and on to a top speed of 205mph. Each example is expected to cost in excess of £1million however, so I had better get saving!
Lamborghini Huracan Performante
By Jake Groves, content editor
The fresh Lambo Huracan Performante has to be the ultimate car for people who like to brag. Not only can you say “I’ve got a Lamborghini on my driveway”, but you can also say stuff like “I have the most xxx Huracan money can buy right now” and “it’s the fastest production car to lap the Nurburgring, don’t you know.” But, aside from the level of smugness on your face, the Huracan Performante denotes a comeback to crazy form for Lamborghini. If you’re in the market for an extreme supercar, it will be hard to say no to the Performante’s shrieking V10, race-spec technology and bombastic Italian charm.
What was your favourite car from the two thousand seventeen Geneva Motor Showcase?
Best cars of the two thousand seventeen Geneva Motor Showcase, Auto Express
Best cars of the two thousand seventeen Geneva Motor Display
The two thousand seventeen edition of the Geneva Motor Display was arguably better than ever, with manufacturers displaying off a broad range of fresh production models that we’ll be watching on the road soon and a entire host of concept cars to demonstrate us their vision of the future. Of course, the Auto Express team was in Geneva to cover it all and we’ve picked out of our starlets of the display.
There were so many fresh models on display at the Palexpo convention centre, from petite city cars to powerful hypercars, including the Honda Civic Type R, Volvo XC60, Ford Fiesta ST, Audi RS5, Suzuki Swift, McLaren 720S, Ferrari eight hundred twelve Superfast and many more.
However, the Auto Express team has seen eveything that the two thousand seventeen Geneva Motor Demonstrate had to suggest and each member has exposed the car that stood out for them below. Take a look and tell us if you agree with the choices in the comments section at the bottom of the page.
McLaren 720S
By Steve Fowler, editor-in-chief
One of the last cars unveiled at the Geneva Motor Display was, in my eyes, the best – the fresh McLaren 720S. But it’s not the stunning looks that I find most titillating (albeit let’s be fair, it’s an incredible chunk of automotive art). It’s the story behind the car that’s most intriguing – from the fresh treatment to aerodynamics and cooling, the innovative bod structure and the ‘no stone left unturned’ treatment to make the car swifter with more feel and yet even more accessible – it’ll be an effortless car to live with. All that with a price hike of just 5%. Yes, it’s still a £208,000 supercar, but you’ve got to have fantasies, haven’t you?
Range Rover Velar
To some the very idea of a coupe-SUV is a travesty. And perhaps that’s not so surprising given some of the compromised designs we’ve seen in this growing area of the market. But Gerry McGovern has shown it’s a bodystyle that truly can work with the gorgeous fresh Range Rover Velar. It’s a fantastically well executed design that manages to have a clear connection with the rest of the line-up while forging a unique identity of its own. It’s beautifully built, too, while inwards the glut of pioneering tech and the use of innovative materials create an environment that genuinely feels cutting-edge. Best of all? It’s a car designed and developed in Britain which will be manufactured here too. The Velar is truly a car for us all to be proud of.
Alpine A110
By James Batchelor, editor-at-large
With a seemingly endless stream of teasers, official pictures and snippets of gossip over the past two years, it was a ease to see the finished, productionalised Alpine A110 at Geneva. The very first car from the revived Renault-owned French sporting brand looked good – it was attractively retro but not a pastiche. And its details – 249bhp from a mid-mounted 1.8-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine – for circa £50k – sounds titillating. I can’t wait to drive this back-to-back with a Porsche seven hundred eighteen Cayman S.
Volvo XC60
By Richard Ingram, reviews editor
The XC60 will be Volvo’s latest licence to print money. Appearing in Geneva as scaled-down version of the already excellent XC90, the mid-sized SUV is trickling with style, comes packed with kit and should be among the safest cars in its class. Using the brand’s latest four-cylinder engines and plug-in hybrid powertrains will give it the edge when it comes to running costs, too.
Honda Civic Type R
By Jonathan Burn, news editor
The fresh Civic Type R will divide opinion on looks alone, but dig into the details and it sounds like Honda has ultimately drilled the hot hatch formula. Instantly the old car’s niggles have been rectified: the seating position is lower, the interior has received a much needed revamp, while a convenience driving mode should make it lighter to live with day today – in theory, anyway. Aside from that, it has 316bhp, a six-speed manual gearbox and has been designed form the outset to “deliver the most rewarding drive in the hot-hatch segment.” That’s what these cars are all about.
Porsche nine hundred eleven GT3
By James Disdale, chief reviewer
You might wonder why a facelifted model is my starlet, but look underneath the tweaked looks and you’ll find big switches. The rear mounted flat-six has been enlarged to Four.0-litres and revs to an ear-ringing 9,000rpm, while the suspension and steering have been revised using lessons learned from racing. Yet it’s the addition of a six-speed manual gearbox that’s the truly big news. Taken from last year’s limited run nine hundred eleven R, it promises to produce an extra level engagement to one of the most involving cars money can buy. Two thousand seventeen promises to be a bumper year of fresh metal, but it’ll be the GT3 that gets my heart hitting fastest when I get behind the wheel.
Volkswagen Arteon
By Lawrence Allan, staff writer
With radical concepts, glitzy hypercars and – as usual – slew of SUVs, I was astonished by how much I was drawn to the fresh VW Arteon. It didn’t shock like some other debuts, but it’s a subtly classy and attractive saloon that is worth to win over buyers who might’ve otherwise spent more on an Audi A5. More importantly, it’s excellent to see Volkswagen making a strong committal to the D-segment saloon market – a sector that has been in decline for the last half-decade. I think this is a large mainstream saloon that is worth a place in the world.
Suzuki Swift
By Sam Naylor, staff writer
I haven’t picked the fresh Suzuki Swift as my showcase starlet because it blew me away on the display stands – albeit I do like the fresh design, with the big grille and sporty-looking front bumper. Instead, I’ve picked it because of the potential it has to be superb joy to drive. A kerb weight of just 890kg is very promising, and Suzuki’s engineers have also used British roads to help set up the chassis so it should be good to drive in the UK. The addition of the characterful 1.0-litre BoosterJet engine to the range means all the ingredients are there for a good supermini.
Ford Fiesta ST
By Stuart Milne, Carbuyer editor
I’m a enormous fan of Ford’s free-revving triples, so the prospect of one developing almost 200bhp in the fresh Fiesta ST is tantalising. We’re told Ford has “obsessed” over the ST’s steering, which was the most intoxicating part of the old car. The fresh car is thicker, looks more grown up and will suggest Ford’s excellent fresh SYNC three infotainment system, which should make it even lighter to live with. Interior quality shows up to be vastly improved, and we’re told there’s more space inwards too. Pragmatic stuff, but a hot hatch needs to be all things to all boys. And it seems to be exactly that.
Italdesign Zerouno
By Pete Baiden, web producer
Okay, it’s not very practical and it’s going to be limited to just five models, but what else is not to like about the Italdesign Zerouno? The legendary design house has been part of the VW Group since 2010, and you can clearly see hints of Lamborghini. In fact it has the same Five.2-lite V10 engine as the Huracan, which propels it from 0-62mph in just Three.Two seconds and on to a top speed of 205mph. Each example is expected to cost in excess of £1million tho’, so I had better get saving!
Lamborghini Huracan Performante
By Jake Groves, content editor
The fresh Lambo Huracan Performante has to be the ultimate car for people who like to brag. Not only can you say “I’ve got a Lamborghini on my driveway”, but you can also say stuff like “I have the most xxx Huracan money can buy right now” and “it’s the fastest production car to lap the Nurburgring, don’t you know.” But, aside from the level of smugness on your face, the Huracan Performante denotes a comeback to crazy form for Lamborghini. If you’re in the market for an extreme supercar, it will be hard to say no to the Performante’s shrieking V10, race-spec technology and bombastic Italian charm.
What was your favourite car from the two thousand seventeen Geneva Motor Display?
Best cars of the two thousand seventeen Geneva Motor Demonstrate, Auto Express
Best cars of the two thousand seventeen Geneva Motor Showcase
The two thousand seventeen edition of the Geneva Motor Showcase was arguably better than ever, with manufacturers showcasing off a broad range of fresh production models that we’ll be eyeing on the road soon and a entire host of concept cars to display us their vision of the future. Of course, the Auto Express team was in Geneva to cover it all and we’ve picked out of our starlets of the display.
There were so many fresh models on display at the Palexpo convention centre, from petite city cars to powerful hypercars, including the Honda Civic Type R, Volvo XC60, Ford Fiesta ST, Audi RS5, Suzuki Swift, McLaren 720S, Ferrari eight hundred twelve Superfast and many more.
However, the Auto Express team has seen eveything that the two thousand seventeen Geneva Motor Demonstrate had to suggest and each member has exposed the car that stood out for them below. Take a look and tell us if you agree with the choices in the comments section at the bottom of the page.
McLaren 720S
By Steve Fowler, editor-in-chief
One of the last cars unveiled at the Geneva Motor Demonstrate was, in my eyes, the best – the fresh McLaren 720S. But it’s not the stunning looks that I find most titillating (albeit let’s be fair, it’s an incredible lump of automotive art). It’s the story behind the car that’s most intriguing – from the fresh treatment to aerodynamics and cooling, the innovative bod structure and the ‘no stone left unturned’ treatment to make the car quicker with more feel and yet even more accessible – it’ll be an effortless car to live with. All that with a price hike of just 5%. Yes, it’s still a £208,000 supercar, but you’ve got to have wishes, haven’t you?
Range Rover Velar
To some the very idea of a coupe-SUV is a travesty. And perhaps that’s not so surprising given some of the compromised designs we’ve seen in this growing area of the market. But Gerry McGovern has shown it’s a bodystyle that truly can work with the gorgeous fresh Range Rover Velar. It’s a fantastically well executed design that manages to have a clear connection with the rest of the line-up while forging a unique identity of its own. It’s beautifully built, too, while inwards the glut of pioneering tech and the use of innovative materials create an environment that genuinely feels cutting-edge. Best of all? It’s a car designed and developed in Britain which will be manufactured here too. The Velar is truly a car for us all to be proud of.
Alpine A110
By James Batchelor, editor-at-large
With a seemingly endless stream of teasers, official pictures and snippets of gossip over the past two years, it was a ease to see the finished, productionalised Alpine A110 at Geneva. The very first car from the revived Renault-owned French sporting brand looked good – it was attractively retro but not a pastiche. And its details – 249bhp from a mid-mounted 1.8-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine – for circa £50k – sounds arousing. I can’t wait to drive this back-to-back with a Porsche seven hundred eighteen Cayman S.
Volvo XC60
By Richard Ingram, reviews editor
The XC60 will be Volvo’s latest licence to print money. Appearing in Geneva as scaled-down version of the already excellent XC90, the mid-sized SUV is trickling with style, comes packed with kit and should be among the safest cars in its class. Using the brand’s latest four-cylinder engines and plug-in hybrid powertrains will give it the edge when it comes to running costs, too.
Honda Civic Type R
By Jonathan Burn, news editor
The fresh Civic Type R will divide opinion on looks alone, but dig into the details and it sounds like Honda has eventually poked the hot hatch formula. Instantly the old car’s niggles have been rectified: the seating position is lower, the interior has received a much needed revamp, while a convenience driving mode should make it lighter to live with day today – in theory, anyway. Aside from that, it has 316bhp, a six-speed manual gearbox and has been designed form the outset to “deliver the most rewarding drive in the hot-hatch segment.” That’s what these cars are all about.
Porsche nine hundred eleven GT3
By James Disdale, chief reviewer
You might wonder why a facelifted model is my starlet, but look underneath the tweaked looks and you’ll find big switches. The rear mounted flat-six has been enlarged to Four.0-litres and revs to an ear-ringing 9,000rpm, while the suspension and steering have been revised using lessons learned from racing. Yet it’s the addition of a six-speed manual gearbox that’s the indeed big news. Taken from last year’s limited run nine hundred eleven R, it promises to supply an extra level engagement to one of the most involving cars money can buy. Two thousand seventeen promises to be a bumper year of fresh metal, but it’ll be the GT3 that gets my heart hammering fastest when I get behind the wheel.
Volkswagen Arteon
By Lawrence Allan, staff writer
With radical concepts, glitzy hypercars and – as usual – slew of SUVs, I was astonished by how much I was drawn to the fresh VW Arteon. It didn’t shock like some other debuts, but it’s a subtly classy and attractive saloon that is worth to win over buyers who might’ve otherwise spent more on an Audi A5. More importantly, it’s fine to see Volkswagen making a strong committal to the D-segment saloon market – a sector that has been in decline for the last half-decade. I think this is a large mainstream saloon that is worth a place in the world.
Suzuki Swift
By Sam Naylor, staff writer
I haven’t picked the fresh Suzuki Swift as my showcase starlet because it blew me away on the demonstrate stands – albeit I do like the fresh design, with the big grille and sporty-looking front bumper. Instead, I’ve picked it because of the potential it has to be superb joy to drive. A kerb weight of just 890kg is very promising, and Suzuki’s engineers have also used British roads to help set up the chassis so it should be excellent to drive in the UK. The addition of the characterful 1.0-litre BoosterJet engine to the range means all the ingredients are there for a excellent supermini.
Ford Fiesta ST
By Stuart Milne, Carbuyer editor
I’m a gigantic fan of Ford’s free-revving triples, so the prospect of one developing almost 200bhp in the fresh Fiesta ST is tantalising. We’re told Ford has “obsessed” over the ST’s steering, which was the most intoxicating part of the old car. The fresh car is thicker, looks more grown up and will suggest Ford’s excellent fresh SYNC three infotainment system, which should make it even lighter to live with. Interior quality shows up to be vastly improved, and we’re told there’s more space inwards too. Pragmatic stuff, but a hot hatch needs to be all things to all guys. And it seems to be exactly that.
Italdesign Zerouno
By Pete Baiden, web producer
Okay, it’s not very practical and it’s going to be limited to just five models, but what else is not to like about the Italdesign Zerouno? The legendary design house has been part of the VW Group since 2010, and you can clearly see hints of Lamborghini. In fact it has the same Five.2-lite V10 engine as the Huracan, which propels it from 0-62mph in just Trio.Two seconds and on to a top speed of 205mph. Each example is expected to cost in excess of £1million however, so I had better get saving!
Lamborghini Huracan Performante
By Jake Groves, content editor
The fresh Lambo Huracan Performante has to be the ultimate car for people who like to brag. Not only can you say “I’ve got a Lamborghini on my driveway”, but you can also say stuff like “I have the most xxx Huracan money can buy right now” and “it’s the fastest production car to lap the Nurburgring, don’t you know.” But, aside from the level of smugness on your face, the Huracan Performante denotes a come back to crazy form for Lamborghini. If you’re in the market for an extreme supercar, it will be hard to say no to the Performante’s shrieking V10, race-spec technology and bombastic Italian charm.
What was your favourite car from the two thousand seventeen Geneva Motor Showcase?
Best cars of the two thousand seventeen Geneva Motor Demonstrate, Auto Express
Best cars of the two thousand seventeen Geneva Motor Demonstrate
The two thousand seventeen edition of the Geneva Motor Showcase was arguably better than ever, with manufacturers displaying off a broad range of fresh production models that we’ll be observing on the road soon and a entire host of concept cars to display us their vision of the future. Of course, the Auto Express team was in Geneva to cover it all and we’ve picked out of our starlets of the display.
There were so many fresh models on display at the Palexpo convention centre, from puny city cars to powerful hypercars, including the Honda Civic Type R, Volvo XC60, Ford Fiesta ST, Audi RS5, Suzuki Swift, McLaren 720S, Ferrari eight hundred twelve Superfast and many more.
However, the Auto Express team has seen eveything that the two thousand seventeen Geneva Motor Demonstrate had to suggest and each member has exposed the car that stood out for them below. Take a look and tell us if you agree with the choices in the comments section at the bottom of the page.
McLaren 720S
By Steve Fowler, editor-in-chief
One of the last cars unveiled at the Geneva Motor Showcase was, in my eyes, the best – the fresh McLaren 720S. But it’s not the stunning looks that I find most arousing (albeit let’s be fair, it’s an incredible lump of automotive art). It’s the story behind the car that’s most intriguing – from the fresh treatment to aerodynamics and cooling, the innovative figure structure and the ‘no stone left unturned’ treatment to make the car swifter with more feel and yet even more accessible – it’ll be an effortless car to live with. All that with a price hike of just 5%. Yes, it’s still a £208,000 supercar, but you’ve got to have wishes, haven’t you?
Range Rover Velar
To some the very idea of a coupe-SUV is a travesty. And perhaps that’s not so surprising given some of the compromised designs we’ve seen in this growing area of the market. But Gerry McGovern has shown it’s a bodystyle that indeed can work with the gorgeous fresh Range Rover Velar. It’s a fantastically well executed design that manages to have a clear connection with the rest of the line-up while forging a unique identity of its own. It’s beautifully built, too, while inwards the glut of pioneering tech and the use of innovative materials create an environment that genuinely feels cutting-edge. Best of all? It’s a car designed and developed in Britain which will be manufactured here too. The Velar is truly a car for us all to be proud of.
Alpine A110
By James Batchelor, editor-at-large
With a seemingly endless stream of teasers, official pictures and snippets of gossip over the past two years, it was a ease to see the finished, productionalised Alpine A110 at Geneva. The very first car from the revived Renault-owned French sporting brand looked good – it was attractively retro but not a pastiche. And its details – 249bhp from a mid-mounted 1.8-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine – for circa £50k – sounds arousing. I can’t wait to drive this back-to-back with a Porsche seven hundred eighteen Cayman S.
Volvo XC60
By Richard Ingram, reviews editor
The XC60 will be Volvo’s latest licence to print money. Appearing in Geneva as scaled-down version of the already excellent XC90, the mid-sized SUV is trickling with style, comes packed with kit and should be among the safest cars in its class. Using the brand’s latest four-cylinder engines and plug-in hybrid powertrains will give it the edge when it comes to running costs, too.
Honda Civic Type R
By Jonathan Burn, news editor
The fresh Civic Type R will divide opinion on looks alone, but dig into the details and it sounds like Honda has eventually poked the hot hatch formula. Instantly the old car’s niggles have been rectified: the seating position is lower, the interior has received a much needed revamp, while a convenience driving mode should make it lighter to live with day today – in theory, anyway. Aside from that, it has 316bhp, a six-speed manual gearbox and has been designed form the outset to “deliver the most rewarding drive in the hot-hatch segment.” That’s what these cars are all about.
Porsche nine hundred eleven GT3
By James Disdale, chief reviewer
You might wonder why a facelifted model is my starlet, but look underneath the tweaked looks and you’ll find big switches. The rear mounted flat-six has been enlarged to Four.0-litres and revs to an ear-ringing 9,000rpm, while the suspension and steering have been revised using lessons learned from racing. Yet it’s the addition of a six-speed manual gearbox that’s the truly big news. Taken from last year’s limited run nine hundred eleven R, it promises to produce an extra level engagement to one of the most involving cars money can buy. Two thousand seventeen promises to be a bumper year of fresh metal, but it’ll be the GT3 that gets my heart hitting fastest when I get behind the wheel.
Volkswagen Arteon
By Lawrence Allan, staff writer
With radical concepts, glitzy hypercars and – as usual – slew of SUVs, I was astonished by how much I was drawn to the fresh VW Arteon. It didn’t shock like some other debuts, but it’s a subtly classy and attractive saloon that is worth to win over buyers who might’ve otherwise spent more on an Audi A5. More importantly, it’s excellent to see Volkswagen making a strong committal to the D-segment saloon market – a sector that has been in decline for the last half-decade. I think this is a large mainstream saloon that is worth a place in the world.
Suzuki Swift
By Sam Naylor, staff writer
I haven’t picked the fresh Suzuki Swift as my showcase starlet because it blew me away on the display stands – albeit I do like the fresh design, with the big grille and sporty-looking front bumper. Instead, I’ve picked it because of the potential it has to be good joy to drive. A kerb weight of just 890kg is very promising, and Suzuki’s engineers have also used British roads to help set up the chassis so it should be fine to drive in the UK. The addition of the characterful 1.0-litre BoosterJet engine to the range means all the ingredients are there for a fine supermini.
Ford Fiesta ST
By Stuart Milne, Carbuyer editor
I’m a ample fan of Ford’s free-revving triples, so the prospect of one developing almost 200bhp in the fresh Fiesta ST is tantalising. We’re told Ford has “obsessed” over the ST’s steering, which was the most intoxicating part of the old car. The fresh car is thicker, looks more grown up and will suggest Ford’s excellent fresh SYNC three infotainment system, which should make it even lighter to live with. Interior quality emerges to be vastly improved, and we’re told there’s more space inwards too. Pragmatic stuff, but a hot hatch needs to be all things to all fellows. And it seems to be exactly that.
Italdesign Zerouno
By Pete Baiden, web producer
Okay, it’s not very practical and it’s going to be limited to just five models, but what else is not to like about the Italdesign Zerouno? The legendary design house has been part of the VW Group since 2010, and you can clearly see hints of Lamborghini. In fact it has the same Five.2-lite V10 engine as the Huracan, which propels it from 0-62mph in just Trio.Two seconds and on to a top speed of 205mph. Each example is expected to cost in excess of £1million however, so I had better get saving!
Lamborghini Huracan Performante
By Jake Groves, content editor
The fresh Lambo Huracan Performante has to be the ultimate car for people who like to brag. Not only can you say “I’ve got a Lamborghini on my driveway”, but you can also say stuff like “I have the most xxx Huracan money can buy right now” and “it’s the fastest production car to lap the Nurburgring, don’t you know.” But, aside from the level of smugness on your face, the Huracan Performante denotes a come back to crazy form for Lamborghini. If you’re in the market for an extreme supercar, it will be hard to say no to the Performante’s shrieking V10, race-spec technology and bombastic Italian charm.
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