The Geneva International Motor Show, a spectacular display of fascinating vehicles and exciting technologies, is scheduled to open its doors to the public from March 5 – 15, 2015.

Yesterday, only 3 days before the public opening, journalists gathered for the final election and presentation of the prestigious “Car of the Year 2015” award. On Tuesday and Wednesday, more than 10,000 media representatives from all over the world will have a preview of the new models being presented by the attending manufacturers.

Some 130 new models and concept cars will be presented to more than 700,000 visitors and will occupy every square metre of space in the exhibition halls of Palexpo. This year some 900 vehicles will be on exhibit, nearly a hundred of which already conform to the strict European Union emission norms that will come into effect in 2021.

Car of the Year Award 

The winner “Car of the Year” award 2015 is traditionally the first announcement made at the Geneva International Motor Show. The deciding vote was counted live in the presence of the international press representatives in Geneva this afternoon. 58 car journalists from 22 European countries submitted their votes and selected Volkswagen Passat as the winner of the “Car of the Year” award 2015. VW Passat beat six competitors in intense test drives and convinced the judging panel in the final selection for the world’s most renowned and sought after automotive award. The candidates that made it into the final selection included BMW 2 Series Active Tourer, Citroën C4 Cactus, Ford Mondeo, Mercedes-Benz C Class, Nissan Qashqai, Renault Twingo and Volkswagen Passat.

Takis Trakouselis from CAR+SPEED magazine has travelled to Geneva to attend the event and present all the new models and concept cars of 2015.

The cars are divided into two categories: Production models and Prototype models. Click on each photo or car name for more info (in Greek)

PRODUCTION MODELS

ABARTH 595 COMPETIZIONE	AUDI Q7 E-TRON

AUDI R8	AUDI RS3 SPORTBACK

ASTON MARTIN VULCAN	SKODA OCTAVIA RS 230

DS 5	FERRARI 488 GTB

FORD FOCUS RS	FORD GT

HONDA CIVIC TYPE R	KIA CEED GT LINE

MCLAREN P1 GTR	MCLAREN 675 LT

PEUGEOT 208 FL	RANGE ROVER EVOQUE FL

SKODA SUPERB	SSANGYONG TIVOLI

TOYOTA AURIS FL	VOLVO V60 D5 TWIN ENGINE

HYUNDAI TUCSON	BUGATTI VEYRON LA FINALE

LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR SUPER VELOCE	OPEL KARL

OPEL CORSA OPC	HONDA HR-V

RENAULT KADJAR	HONDA JAZZ

VW PASSAT ALLTRACK	RENAULT CLIO RS TROPHY

PORSCHE 911 GT3 RS

PROTOTYPES

AUDI PROLOGUE AVANT	BENTLEY EXP 10 SPEED 6

INFINITI QX30	MAGNA MILA PLUS

MITSUBISHI XR-PHEV II	SEAT 20V20

VW SPORT COUPE CONCEPT GTE	MERCEDES G500 4X4

SMART FORTWO BRABUS TAILOR MADE