page_title: Geneva Motor Show
section_title: Concept cars
hierarchical_section_title: Geneva Motor Show / 2000s / 2008 / Concept cars
caption_attribution_description: English: The Espace X80, a city car prototype shown at the 2008 Geneva Salon
context_page_description: The Geneva International Motor Show is an annual auto show held in March in the Swiss city of Geneva. The show is hosted at the Palexpo, a convention centre located next to the Geneva Cointrin International Airport. The Salon is organised 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.
context_section_description: Aston Martin V12 Vantage RS
  Audi R8 V12 TDI
  BYD F3DM
  Espace X80
  Fioravanti Hidra
  Giugiaro Quaranta
  Hyundai HED-5 i-Mode
  IED Maserati Chicane
  Kia Soul
  Land Rover LRX
  Mitsubishi Prototype-S
  Morgan LIFEcar
  Pininfarina Sintesi
  Renault Mégane Coupé Concept
   
  Rinspeed sQuba
  Saab 9-X Biohybrid
  Sbarro Alcador GTB
  SEAT Bocanegra
  Suzuki A-Star
  Opel Meriva
  Toyota 1/X
caption: the Espace X80
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