Attendance down at Frankfurt motor show
While waning attendance at the Australian motor shows may have forced Sydney and Melbourne to alternate hosting duties each year, it appears even the headlining Frankfurt motor show is suffering similar decline according to official numbers released today.
Around 850,000 people attended the 10-day exhibition, down some 150,000 on 2007 which...
MINI Coupe Concept at Frankfurt Motor Show
Believe it or not, the iconic MINI has been around for 50 years, and things have never looked better for the brand, if their presence at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show is any indication.
Here’s a number to think about, more than 1.5 million new generation MINI’s have been produced since production got under way in 2001. That...
Hyundai i30 CRDi Sport at Frankfurt Motor Show
With all the action on Hyundai’s stand this year, I very nearly walked past what looked like a nice clean, but stock i30 CRDi, until I noticed a subtle “Sport” badge on the tailgate.
On closer inspection I also noticed the stylish dual exhaust tips, rear diffuser and superb carbon look, sports wheels. The car also had a lowe...
Hyundai ix-Metro at Frankfurt Motor Show
If you like Sci-Fi movies such as Star Trek and I, Robot and you’re a young European urbanite, then here’s a car for you.
Hyundai call it, the ix-Metro and Rogelio J. Flores, Chief designer on the project, would have you believe that this is something …out of this world” and I reckon he’s spot on.
Inspired by NASA a...
Some nice specs…
The Coupe concept features a six-speed Proactive automatic gearbox and an all-new 3.0-litre V6 dCi diesel engine that delivers up to 265bhp and 406lb ft of torque; this is both ‘high-performance and refined’, says Renault, and sets ‘a new standard in terms of acoustic comfort.’ Acceleration 0-60mph in seven seconds is promised; the engine will also be offered in 230bhp/332lb ft form.
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The frameless, scissor-opening doors won’t make it to the production version, however – they’re just there to attract attention, and to open wide to reveal the show car’s cabin.
You’ll have to wait a while longer yet. The production version will be shown at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show, finally rolling into showrooms at the end of 2008.