British Motor Show 2008, Jul 22-Aug 3: full coverage

The British Motor Show 2008 has now come to an end - see you in 2010! (Image © Microsoft)British Motor Show 2008 has now finished

The show has now ended - but what an event it was! We here at MSN Cars enjoyed every minute of it and we hope you did too, either by visiting it yourself or by following it here online. Feel free to browse our stories, photos, videos and much more from the great event.

The girls of the British Motor Show (Image © Microsoft)The girls of the British Motor Show

A motor show wouldn't be a motor show without a bit of glamour - and the 2008 Show is no exception, though things have moved on somewhat since TVR plonked two naked girls on its latest model at Earls Court back in 1971...

Top 10: supercars at the British Motor Show, featuring the Brabus Bullit (Image © Microsoft)Top 10: supercars at the British Motor Show

Worried that the British Motor Show will be full of cars you see everyday on the street? Don't fret: there's plenty of supercar exotica, like this mad 720bhp Brabus Bullit.

Mini John Cooper Works at the British Motor Show 2008, one of our favourite British cars of the show (Image © Microsoft)Top 10: British cars at the Motor Show

As their home show there's a lot of pride at stake for UK manufacturers at the British International Motor Show. So it's great to see so many of them supporting the show with some like Mini even choosing it to unveil brand new models.

Cars battle it out on 2008 British Motor Show battles (image © Microsoft)Motor Show car battles!

Which are your favourite cars at the 2008 Motor Show? Well, now you can help all the top cars at the show battle it out to find which are the most popular cars among all our readers. Don't worry, it's easy - and addictive.

The hot new Ford Focus RS has been revealed at the British Motor Show 2008 (Image © Microsoft)Ford reveals Focus RS & Fiesta

Ford boasted one of the biggest debuts of the show, with the worldwide premiere of the rather bonkers new Focus RS, with 300hp through the front wheels…

Vauxhall launches new Insignia at British Motor Show (Image © Microsoft)Vauxhall unveils new Insignia

The new Vauxhall Insignia is one of the most important car launches anywhere in 2008 - and the reaction at ExCel to its sleek lines and classy interior has overall been positive.

Lotus unleashes new Evora (Image © Microsoft)Lotus unleashes new Evora

The crowd-wowing Evora stays true to the Lotus mantra of low weight and high technology, thanks to a clever adaptable, bonded aluminium chassis that will later spawn the new Esprit.

Play our British Motor Show quiz (Image © Microsoft)Play our British Motor Show quiz!

Reckon you know what's been going on at this year's Motor Show? Test your knowledge on our Great British Motor Show quiz - and find out which pop star fronted Ford's unveiling of the new Fiesta on the opening day…

Gumpert Apollo wallpaper photo from the British Motor Show (Image © Microsoft)Gorgeous Motor Show wallpaper

Our team of crack snappers has been hard at work, grabbing high-quality photos of the sexiest cars at the show to adorn your computer desktop - and we're offering all of them at 1024x768, 1280x1024, and 1280x800 screen resolutions.

What the newspapers are saying about British Motor Show 2008 (Image © PA Photos)BMS: What the papers are saying

We take a look at what the national newspapers had to say about the British Motor Show, with comment on Gordon Brown's visit to the Act on CO2 and Vauxhall stands taking centre stage.

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  1. Which new car has impressed you most at the 2008 British Motor Show?
    1. Ford Focus RS
      15%
    2. IFR Aspid
      2%
    3. Lightning GT
      25%
    4. Lotus Evora
      15%
    5. Mastretta MXT
      8%
    6. MINI John Cooper Works
      5%
    7. NICE E-oZ
      5%
    8. Subaru WRX STi 380 S
      6%
    9. Toyota Aygo Crazy
      8%
    10. Vauxhall Insignia
      11%
7068 responses,