The International Geneva Motor Show (French: Salon international de l'auto) is an annual auto show held in March in the Swiss city of Geneva. The show is hosted at the Geneva Palexpo, a convention center located next to the Geneva Cointrin International Airport. The Salon is organized by the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles, and is considered an important major international auto show.
First held in 1905, the Salon has hosted almost all major internal combustion engined models in the history of the automobile, along with benzene- and steam-powered cars from the beginning of the century. Exotic supercars often steal the spotlight during their debuts at the show. Prototypes, new equipment, technical breakthroughs, international partnerships, as well as political and social debates, have been announced at the exhibition. The show is regarded as a level playing field for the world's automakers, aided by the fact Switzerland lacks an auto industry of its own.
Cars introduced at the show appearing in Gran Turismo
- Jaguar E-TYPE Coupe '61
- Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 (C4) '90
- Aston Martin DB7 Coupe
- Aston Martin DB7 Volante
- Aston Martin DB7 Vantage Coupe '00
- Lancia DELTA HF Integrale
- Lancia DELTA HF Integrale Collezione
- Lancia DELTA HF Integrale Evoluzione '91
- Alfa Romeo GTV 2.0 TS 16V '98
- Alfa Romeo GTV 3.0 V6 24V '98
- Alfa Romeo GTV 3.0 V6 24V '01
- Alfa Romeo Spider 2.0 TS '98
- Alfa Romeo Spider 3.0i V6 24V '01
- Jaguar XKR Coupe '99
- Ford Focus RS '02
- Opel Speedster '00
- Honda CIVIC TYPE R (EP) '01
- Aston Martin Vanquish '04
- BMW M3 '04
- Clio Renault Sport V6 24V '00
- Peugeot 307 XSi '04
- Opel Vectra 3.2 V6 '03
- Audi A3 3.2 quattro '03
- Audi Nuvolari quattro '03
- Chrysler Crossfire '04
- Alfa Romeo Brera Sky Window 3.2 JTS Q4 '06
- Lexus IS F '07
- BMW Z4 M Coupe '08
- Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 '09
- Peugeot 207 GTi '07
- Toyota PRIUS G '09
- Megane Renault Sport '08
- Maserati GranTurismo S '08
- Jaguar XK Coupe Luxury '07
- Bugatti Veyron 16.4 '09
- Aston Martin One-77 '11
- Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SuperVeloce '09
- MINI COOPER S Countryman (R60) '11
- Ford Focus ST '13
- Lotus Elise '11
- Toyota FT-86II concept '11
- Tesla Motors Model S Signature Performance '12
- Ferrari California '08
- Toyota 86 GT '12
- Subaru BRZ S '12
- Nissan GT-R NISMO '14