As we come to the close of our coverage of the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, we look at some of the other unveilings not yet featured from this busiest of European motor events.
Hyundai’s much-trailled Ioniq range was unveiled at the show. As previously detailed on CarandVanNews (click here) the car is an important step forward for the Korean brand ? it will be offered in hybrid, plug-in hybrid and full electric versions with the hybrid going on sale very shortly.
Also making its European debut at Geneva is the G90 of Hyundai’s fledgling luxury brand, Genesis. Despite the car’s presence, however, there are no clues yet as to its European sales and it is unlikely to be seen in UK showrooms.
Lost from the UK market over the past year has been the Chevrolet brand. So buyers wanting to buy something as tempting as this, the new track-targeted Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport, will have to look to Europe. While not as potent as the Corvette ZO6, the Grand Sport benefits from chassis upgrades and a refined aerodynamics package to get the most from its 408bhp V8 engine. Almost forgotten among more recent releases from Renault is the Scenic, but the French brand intends to change all that with the all-new model which it has dubbed its “last chance for MPVs” ? Renault stopped selling the larger Espace in the UK some time ago. The new Scenic is said by its creators to sit between the traditional compact MPV market and the mushrooming crossover segment, which Re...