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Geneva 2010: One final thank-you
Dan Trent writes:So, back at my desk after a hectic few days pounding the Geneva show and I realised I hadn’t credited where credit was due, namely Volvo and its wired internet. Where WiFi systems across the show creaked, wobbled, crashed and generally failed to deliver the little press room upstairs on the Volvo […]
Posted: March 4th, 2010 under Motor Show.
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Geneva 2010: One final thank-you
Dan Trent writes:So, back at my desk after a hectic few days pounding the Geneva show and I realised I hadn’t credited where credit was due, namely Volvo and its wired internet. Where WiFi systems across the show creaked, wobbled, crashed and generally failed to deliver the little press room upstairs on the Volvo […]
Posted: March 4th, 2010 under Motor Show.
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Geneva 2010: Dacia comes highly recommended
Richard Aucock writes:
There wasn’t a huge amount of interest from the UK corps yesterday over at the Dacia stand. Why would there be - after all, we don’t get the brand here. That changed today. See, it’s been announced Dacia is coming to the UK, in 2012.
Daci-what? Makers of cool stuff like this:
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Posted: March 3rd, 2010 under Motor Show.
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Geneva 2010: Key to Chevrolet solution
Richard Aucock writes:
Budget cars such as the Chevrolet Spark often lack a boot release button to save cash. At this level, every penny counts. How to let the press in at Motor Show day, though? Well, you leave the key in:
Are they mad, I thought, when I saw it? I genuinely felt […]
Posted: March 3rd, 2010 under Motor Show.
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Jaguar seduces at Geneva
Richard Aucock writes:
CJ kindly picked me up from Geneva last night, with the help of our wonderful Audi driver Tim. But the passes to the show main entrance weren’t valid! How would I find them? CJ to the rescue: he came to guide me to the secret car hiding spot. And how to […]
Posted: March 3rd, 2010 under Motor Show.
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Geneva 2010: Dan’s random highlights
Dan Trent writes:
So, we’ve just landed from Geneva and I thought I’d just share some random highlights I spotted on my last lap of the show before heading for the airport – conveniently right next door as it happens. Anyway, first up – predictably – is a Porsche. None of that hybrid nonsense, a proper, […]
Posted: March 3rd, 2010 under Motor Show.
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Geneva 2010: Bentley and Rooney?
Richard Aucock writes:
What does a £20k paint job look like? This:
What does Coleen Rooney’s next car (maybe) look like? This:
The former, Bentley’s matt paint finish, gets the big thumbs up in the MSN Cars camp. Despite its barely believable price tag (we dread to think how […]
Posted: March 3rd, 2010 under Motor Show.
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Geneva 2010: Aston boss mocks whining hacks
Dan Trent writes:Aston Martin Boss Ulrich Bez is a bit of a dude. His 10-year tenure at the helm of Aston Martin has seen the company’s fortunes turned around and resulted in them turning a profit last year. Yes, that last year, the one where car companies were supposed to be having a hard […]
Posted: March 2nd, 2010 under Motor Show.
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Geneva 2010: Schumacher looks shifty
Dan Trent writes:First car out onto the Mercedes stand at today’s Geneva press conference was the new F1 Safety Car - the Merc SLS. But of course we already knew about this because its driver Bernd Mayländer had told me about it a few weeks back on the AMG Winter Sporting event. No sign […]
Posted: March 2nd, 2010 under Motor Show.
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Geneva 2010: Super cool Ford Focus press pack
Dan Trent writes:Another press conference, another pitched battle for the press pack and inevitable USB stick containing the relevant info, this time at Ford. But, hey, it was worth the ruck for this one - check out the mini Ford Focus USB stick!Given the amount of info I’ve just had to plough through on […]
Posted: March 2nd, 2010 under Motor Show.
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