Wiesmann Spyder Concept Readied for Geneva

Probably one of the most eccentric presences at European auto shows in recent years, German car builder Wiesmann has no intention whatsoever to miss out on the 2011 Geneva Auto Show which opens at the beginning of next month. As autoevolution has already told you, Wiesmann will be bringing to Geneva the revised versions of the MF4 and MF5 model lines (or, as Wiesmann says, “its whole array of handcrafted sports cars”). But that's not all. The taste of new will be insured at the car builder's booth by the Wiesmann Spyder concept study, “an extremely downsized variation” of the existing models, purpose-built to “provide a maximum of driving enjoyment.” What does that mean, in words we can all understand? A BMW-powered wonder on wheels, designed to feature no doors or windscreen. The odd design on the concept study, the builder says, is to measure the reaction people might have when seeing such a vehicle. A possible production version (the car builder will wait until after Geneva to decide whether it will move forward or scrap the model) of what will be seen in Geneva won't hit the roads before 2012. "We want to test the marketability of such cars in Geneva," Friedhelm Wiesmann, the company's head said. "The feedback of customers, partners and experts has high influence on the consideration of advancing the Spyder model." autoevolution will be attending the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, so stay tuned for some real up close and personal shots of the vehicles, as well as first-hand details of the motorized contraptions presented at the event.