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Yesterday we reported on just how poor a reaction the Bentley Exp 9F concept was receiving here in Geneva. But everyone you speak to adds a caveat to their exterior loathing, reporting that “the interior’s rather nice though”. We’d agree – and when the split tailgate opens up, while it’s become a bit of a cliche in the luxury car space, we couldn’t help notice the rather nice picnic set.

The Germans must think the British spend the few days of summer we get on the grey and rainy island in a perpetual picnicking adventure. We can add the set in the 9 F to what Rolls-Royce showed in the Phantom a year and a half ago, and the series of ones that adorned a Mini Clubman concept or two that were shown in 2005/6. All ‘British’ brands, now under the direction of German firms. Now where did I put my Pimms and lemonade?

There’s something endearing, romantic and entirely befitting of the ‘Italian way’ of crafting car design about a wooden buck. Fittingly then, Pininfarina will sell you a 10th scale one of either the Birdcage concept or a Dino for €500.

They sit alongside four of the coolest crash helmets we’ve seen recently.

Let’s just hope that when its Cambiano concept and the new Ferrari F12 are unveiled later on, they have the same ‘want one’ quality.

By Joe Simpson