As is now traditional, CAR gathered together three writers for a video debrief at the end of the first press day at the 2012 Geneva motor show.

Listen to executive editor Gavin Green, contributing ed Ben Oliver and associate ed Tim Pollard debate the themes of the Geneva auto show in our video clip. We make no excuses for the production values – this is literally a handycam stuck on the dashboard of an ancient Land Rover Defender. But hopefully what we discuss is more interesting than the video glitz.

Don't forget to follow CAR's Live Blog from the Geneva motor show 2012 andread our A-Z of all the new cars launched at the show.