So I finally uploaded the photos. Please excuse my terrible photography skills and my POS camera.
Some of the shots may be framed weird, and it's usually because I'm trying to avoid having people in the shot.
We spent a total of 8 or so hours at the show. The total floorspace was over 820,000 sq-ft, placing it somewhere around three-times the size of the Calgary auto show.
The hall was just massive, three main areas, multiple food venues, a longer Hall 7 that housed SEMA-like industry booths. I think you'd want to spend at least two days here if you want to actually sit in more than a handful of cars. A lot of the cars I wanted to sit in were fenced off or locked (*cough* Focus RS, Golf R400, Levorg, exotics). On the plus side, it seemed like the public was allowed into the Porsche and Ferrari booths to sit in the cars! Unfortunately, the lineups for these were ridiculous.
Each major manufacturer had their own coffee bar (some with booze!). I think anybody could go in to these bars, with the exception of Maserati which needed some kind of black membership card to gain access.
It was hot as hell in there with all the people and the lighting (some of the booth girls said 35C+ on some days). The Tesla booth was my favourite because the Model S (P85D) could still pump out full-power air-con since it's fully electric.
To start the show off, some generous locals handed us free tickets! +$42 CAD
This thing is in another thread on here somewhere...
There were a lot of tuner shops with large booths. They typically modded up exotics or higher end luxury cars.
911 GT3 RS
Cayman GT4, lineup is in the background.
I wouldn't mind having this. I'm a coupe hatch sporty car kinda guy.
And to end the night, the only Subaru I spotted on the entire trip:
A GD with a scoop!?
Wait a minute...
A 1.6TS turbo? huh?
That pretty much summed the trip for Japanese imports. There were barely any. I did spot a really flashy Orange BRZ in London, but it was behind a gated area.
Since it's getting late I'll put in a bit of commentary for pictures tomorrow, but the link to the full album is here:
http://s2.photobucket.com/user/Mitnek/slideshow/Geneva%20Motor%20ShowBe sure to click through the album, as there will be cars that I won't bother commenting on, but you may be interested in nonetheless.
If you have any questions about certain cars for interior or build quality, feel free to ask and I will try to regurgitate what I can remember.
Other interesting stats...
Amount of obese people spotted: zero until the Haagen Dazs store at Paris that housed three, and then zero from thereon in.
Predominant makes in France/Belgium: Domestics (Peugeot, Renault, Citroen)
Predominant makes in Switzerland: Domestics (Peugeot, Renault, Citroen), Imports (VW, Mercedes, BMW)
Predominant makes in Germany: Domestics (BMW, Mercedes/Smart, VW, Porsche), Imports (Ford, Peugeot, Renault, Citroen)
Predominant makes in the UK: A good mix of everything. I saw mostly cabbies in my area though.
Total trucks spotted: One F150 in Berlin