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2008 PARIS AUTO SHOW 19 ELECTRIC CARS

‘Green’ is the only colour that is visible at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. There are 19 mass-market electric cars on display and most of them are versions of the same system: well-insulated cars with electric batteries that can be plugged in for charging at homes or at charging stations, six h...
Sat, Jun 27 | from auto

Aston Martin V12 Vantage (2009-) Review

UK It did, and the car was shown as the V12 Vantage RS concept car at 2008 the Paris Motor Show. It took a little more fettling to make the engine application work for left-hand-drive configuration, but the engineers got round that too and now here is the ...
Fri, May 29 | from Channel 4 News

Citroen GT Likely to Enter Limited Production

The Citroen GT concept originally was designed only as a show car by Takumi Yamamoto and debuted at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. The concept used electric motors powered by a hydrogen fuel-cell to produce “646 digital hp.” If the Citroen GT is given the ...
Thu, May 28 | from rumors.automobilemag.com

BMW to unveil production 750hi hybrid in Frankfurt

CA Last October, BMW unveiled a thinly-veiled concept version called the 7-Series Active Hybrid at the Paris Motor Show. Though few details have been released, we'd expect to see BMW's twin-turbo V8 engine mated to an electric motor. ...
Thu, Apr 30 | from Leftlane

Audi Announces Q3 SUV for 2011

India The Q3 is set to bring in a new dimension to SUV's and will take on the likes of vehicles that are still yet to be launched such as the BMW X1 ( the concept was displayed at the Paris Motor Show). It is a new breed of SUV's that are small, downsized, ...
Fri, Apr 24 | from Zigwheels.com

The Newest Concept Cars from Paris, Part Deux

TX - So it seems only fitting that the 2008 Paris Motor Show is debuting some of the most inherently contradictory concept cars in recent memory. ...
Mon, Jan 19 | from KRIS-TV

Ssangyong says it's out of money, can't pay workers

Ssangyong, which recently attended the Paris Motor Show and showed off the C200 4-wheel-drive, is officially out of money. The company is more than $77 million (US) in debt, and no longer has the funds to pay its employees' salaries. Ssangyong is owned by Shanghai Automotive Industries Ch...
Mon, Dec 22 | from Autoblog

2008 Paris Motor Show Roundup

Auto Racing Daily - Oct 30, 2008 As the curtain falls on the Paris Motor Show for 2008 we take a look back at some of the biggest surprises and brightest innovations to emerge from this ... A Look At Renault’s Ondelios Flax Auto Racing Daily all 2 news articles
Thu, Oct 30 | from BusinessWeek

Spy shots: First prototype for Mini’s new crossover

MotorTrend Magazine - Oct 17, 2008 Mini unveiled a concept version of its upcoming crossover at the recent Paris Motor Show and we now have the first spy shots of a prototype caught while ... Spycam: 2010 Mini Crossover MotorTrend Magazine all 3 news articles
Fri, Oct 17 | from Motor Authority

The 14 Most Futuristic Dashboards On The 2008 Paris Show Floor

We’re not sure if Nissan’s designers meant to turn the Nuvu’s interior into the ultimate ride for midget strippers. But with a tiny stripper pole in the back seat and marital aids in place of a steering wheel (as well as the wipe-clean materials), that’s what they did. We’re not sure if it's be...
Mon, Oct 6 | from Jalopnik

Top Ten Reasons The Paris Auto Show Press Room Sucks

What's Wrong: If you have time to graze upon the offerings of the automakers, the Paris Auto Show is a magical place. Paris is known as a foodie kind of place, so to keep up appearances, everybody dishes up some of the best auto show food in the world (Honda, we're looking at you and your awesome...
Sun, Oct 5 | from Jalopnik

Paris 2008: Ford Ka

Ford's new Ka, unveiled at the Paris Motor Show, gets the same engines as the Fiat 500.
Thu, Oct 2 | from Channel 4 News

Honda seeks to use Insight hybrid to compete with Toyota

PARIS — Honda has unveiled a new hybrid family car at the Paris Motor Show to challenge the success of rival Toyota.
Thu, Oct 2 | from Freep.com

Renault Ondelios Concept Opens Huge Gullwing Doors Live

Renault just unveiled the bird of prey-like Ondelios concept at the Paris Motor Show. Like seemingly every other concept car ever made, it’s a luxury crossover vehicle that’s also green by way of a mysterious hybrid powertrain. No one cares about any of that though, because they’re just lo...
Thu, Oct 2 | from Jalopnik

Audi Introduces A1 Five-Door Concept with Plug-in Hybrid Drive at Paris Show

At the Paris Motor Show (opening to the media today), Audi is unveiling the A1 Sportback concept study. A follow-on from the Audi A1 project quattro three-door show car presented in 2007 (earlier post), this is a concept for a five-door four-seater for the sub-compact class with a plug-in...
Thu, Oct 2 | from Green Car Congress

Opinion: Pininfarina B0 Electric Car: 153 Mile Range, 80 MPH Top Speed! [Paris Motor Show]

Design house Pininfarina, still mourning the loss of CEO Andrea Pininfarina, showed a stiff upper lip and brought their Pininfarina B0 to the Paris Auto Show. In the process, they created quite the stir — and almost eclipsing the buzz surrounding the Honda Insight Hybrid. The B0, pronounc...
Wed, Oct 1 | from Jalopnik