FRANKFURT MOTOR SHOW: In case you missed it...
Every reveal and all the news from Europe's premier motor show – right hereThe Geneva motor show in March might be remembered for its show of supercar strength, but this week’s Frankfurt show will go down as an international automotive extravaganza that presented more accessible metal that any show we can remember.
Sure, there was no shortage of futuristic concepts, led by Audi’s wacky Lamborghini-based Nanuk quattro super-crossover, Volvo’s not so adventurous Concept Coupe and, at the other end of the show car scale, Toyota’s too-wild-to-believe 300kW Yaris Hybrid-R.
And yes, there was also the obligatory quota of high-performance production models, led by Porsche’s gob-smackingly powerful yet efficient 918 Spyder, almost as amazing was BMW's i8 super-hybrid and the Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe, which is officially only a concept (yeah, right).
The usual Italian supercar suspects weren’t staying home either, of course, with Ferrari eking more power from its 458 Italia coupe to produce the 445kW ‘Speciale’ and Lamborghini launching its most extreme Gallardo ever, the LP 570-4 Squadra Corse.
Naturally, the global crossover boom was also reflected, but tempered with the fitment of super-frugal hybrid drivetrains to make them more socially acceptable. Two prime examples of production-intent SUV concepts were the Jaguar C-X17 and Lexus LF-NX.
Other SUVs headed for showrooms soon were also revealed for the first time, including all-new small crossovers in the Kia Niro, Suzuki iV-4 and Nissan X-TRAIL.
Mainstream production models from all the major manufacturers also debuted at the 65th Frankfurt show, including BMW’s new X5, Volkswagen Golf R and the new Mazda3.
But, to be honest, we’re tired of creating all these live links to previous stories, so see below for the full list of Frankfurt show debuts and click on the links at the bottom to go straight to our Frankfurt show coverage.
2013 Frankfurt motor show debuts:
Abarth 695 50th Anniversary Edition
Alfa Romeo Giulietta facelift, MiTo facelift
Audi Nanuk concept, Sport quattro concept, A8 facelift, S8, A3 Cabriolet
Bentley Continental GT V8 S
Bugatti Jean Bugatti Legend Edition Veyron
BMW i8, X5 eDrive concept
Caterham Seven 165
Citroen C4 Cactus concept
Ferrari 458 Speciale
Ford Mondeo Vignale, S-Max
Fiat Panda Antactica
Honda NSX concept
Hyundai i10
Infiniti Q30 concept
Jaguar C-X17 concept
Jeep Wrangler Polar
Kia Niro concept
Kia Soul
Kia Optima facelift
Lambo Gallardo LP 570-4 Squadra Corse
Land Rover Discovery facelift
Lexus LF-NX concept
Maserati Quattroporte Zegna Edition
Mazda3
Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe, GLA, S63 AMG, CLA Racing, S500 PHEV
Nissan X-TRAIL
Peugeot 308, 308 R, 208 hybrid, 3008 facelift, 5008 facelift
Porsche 918 Spyder
Range Rover Hybrid and SDV8
Renault Initiale Paris concept
Renault Megane facelift
Rolls-Royce Bespoke
Skoda Rapid Spaceback
Skoda Yeti facelift
Smart fourjoy concept
Suzuki iV-4 concept
Toyota Yaris Hybrid-R
Volvo Concept Coupe
Volkswagen Golf 7 R, Golf Sportsvan, e-Golf, e-up!, Caddy BlueMotion
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