Frankfurt Auto Show

  • European-spec Honda Civic live photos

    We knew it was coming to the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, and following the show’s first press day yesterday we now have live images and official info for the European-spec Honda Civic. This is the ninth generation of the car, and once again it maintains a blend of sedan and hatchback styling. At the rear of the car is a combination light that also works as an aerodynamic spoiler, managing air flow over the top and sides of the car. In the markets where it will be sold, the European-spec Civic will come with the choice of a 1.8-liter gasoline engine or a 2.2-liter turbodiesel. The gas unit...

  • 2012 Lotus Evora GTE live photos
    2012 Lotus Evora GTE Live Photos: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    Lotus has already confirmed that it will build a road-going version of its Evora GTE race car based on the striking concept version we saw at the recent 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, and now, at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, the automaker has unveiled the production version...

  • Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale live photos
    Lamborghini LP 570-4 Super Trofeo Live Photos: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    Earlier this week we brought you the first official details and images of the limited-edition Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale, and now we have live images direct from its debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. The images show just what you'd expect: one mean-looking Gallardo. As...

  • Sebastian Vettel shows off personalized Infiniti FX50 Concept live photos
    Infiniti FX Sebastian Vettel Version Live Photos: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    Flanked by Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn and Nissan design boss Shiro Nakamura, Formula 1 ace Sebastian Vettel unveiled his personalized Infiniti FX at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show this week. Vettel’s personal car just so happens to be a white Infiniti FX50, which he regularly drives to F1...

  • 2012 Subaru XV live photos
    Subaru XV Live Photos: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    At the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show back in April, Subaru unveiled the sporty XV Concept based on its latest-generation 2012 Subaru Impreza Hatchback. With a toughened exterior look courtesy of flared wheel arches, roof racks, and lower body protection, the Subaru XV Concept hinted at a possible...

  • 2012 Lotus Exige S live photos
    2012 Lotus Exige S Live Photos: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    If you thought Lotus went a bit soft with the Evora, you’ll be pleased to know that the automaker from Hethel hasn’t forgotten how to combine raw performance, mind blowing agility and its trademark no nonsense design in a modern car. Take the latest 2012 Lotus Exige S, which was...

  • Subaru BRZ Prologue - BOXER Sports Car Architecture II live photos

    Subaru again rolled out its upcoming rear-wheel-drive sports car, now called the BRZ Prologue in conceptual-skeleton form at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show.

  • Audi Urban Concept launch, 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show
    Audi Urban Spyder Concept Mega-Gallery: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    The Audi Urban Concept is one of those cars we love and hate at the same time. Why? Because it's achingly cool in a futuristic, these-are-the-cars-we-were-promised-as-kids kind of way, but at the same time, still completely out of reach for the real world. The Spyder just adds to the discord with...

  • 2012 Mercedes DTM AMG C-Coupe
    2012 Mercedes DTM AMG C-Coupe: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    Like its recently-unveiled Audi and BMW counterparts, the 2012 Mercedes DTM AMG C-Coupe is built around a carbon fiber monocoque, finned like a mutant manta ray, and powered by a 500-horsepower 4.0-liter V-8 engine. We want one. Unfortunately, the roughly 2,300-pound (with driver) DTM AMG C-Coupe...

  • 2013 Lexus GS 450h live photos
    2013 Lexus GS 450h Live Photos: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    Revealed in detail yesterday ahead of its official unveiling in Frankfurt today, the 2013 Lexus GS 450h shows its hybrid mettle in a metallic silver paint job. Will it have the right stuff to take on the Infiniti M35h? It certainly looks the part. The 3.5-liter V-6's high compression ratio and...

  • 2011 Volkswagen Beetle R Concept live photos
    Volkswagen Beetle R Concept Preview, Live Photos: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    Sharing its core underpinnings with the Golf has raised some questions as to why one might prefer the Beetle, though the car's iconic aesthetics are the obvious reason. It turns out that sharing is a good thing for performance fans, though, as Volkswagen has unveiled a Beetle R Concept today in...

  • Volkswagen eco-up! live photos, 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show
    2012 Volkswagen Up! Live Photos: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    After years of Up! city-car concepts, Volkswagen has revealed a new production 2012 VW Up. And the vehicle it formally unveiled, at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, will be on sale in Europe early next year. During its various concept iterations, the Up went from a rear-engine layout to a more...

  • Bentley Mulsanne Executive Interior Concept

    If your wallet is too small for all your crisp new $100 bills and your seventh home in Monaco is starting to feel a bit claustrophobic, perhaps you need to upgrade your Bentley Mulsanne to the new Executive Interior Concept unveiled today in Frankfurt and go for a drive. That's right: if your Bentley Mulsanne just doesn't quite feel luxurious enough for you, or it doesn't quite meet your needs for on-the-road connectivity, Bentley has the answer with its new executive-focuses technology showcase. Offered as a concept, but surely available for those with the cash, Bentley's bespoke array of...

  • 2011 Alfa Romeo 4C Concept live photos
    Alfa Romeo 4C Concept Live Photos: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    First shown at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, the original Alfa Romeo 4C Concept grabbed us by the throat and got our attention with its stunning looks, light weight, and high performance. The revised concept unveiled today in Frankfurt keeps that aggressive attraction going. Still weighing in at a...

  • Audi A2 Concept, Frankfurt Motor Show, September 2011
    Audi A2 electric car concept at the 2011 Frankfurt auto show

    With just 114 horsepower and 199 pound-feet of torque from its electric motor, you might think the Audi A2 concept is a bit weak--but it weighs just 2,535 pounds and, hey, it's electric. Those figures are actually pretty close to the standard MINI Cooper's, and it's a fun-to-drive car. Getting the...

  • 2011 Jaguar C-X16 Concept
    2011 Jaguar C-X16 Concept: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    We've gone from teasers to previews to mega-galleries, and we're still not tired of showing you the stunning Jaguar C-X16 concept, on the floor this week at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show and hopefully, on a winding, kinky piece of tarmac within the next 18 months. The C-X16 makes chief designer Ian...

  • 2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series
    2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe Black Series Live Photos: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    When we took the wheel of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe on the Circuito Monteblanco in Spain earlier this year, we knew AMG had something special on its hands. Far more focused and capable on track, it is a true competitor to the BMW M3. The Black Series takes the car to yet another level of...

  • 2011 Land Rover DC100 Concept
    Land Rover DC100 Concept Goes Sport: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    With so much of the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show revealed online in the week before the gates actually opened at the city's Messe, the Land Rover DC100 concept could have been one of that pre-seen crowd. Land Rover had shown the hardtop Defender replacement on the Web as well--but it saved a cut-down...

  • Volvo Concept You

    Billed as an evolution of the Concept Universe, the latest forward-looking design out of Volvo is the Concept You, unveiled today in Frankfurt. Taking the full-size sedan conceptualization to the next level might hint that plans for a futuristic Volvo flagship might not be as dead as previously reported. In fact, in direct contradiction to reports of the Concept Universe's lack of production plans, Volvo CEO Stefan Jacoby told press today, "Concept You gives a good indication of what you can expect from our next large sedan." So what does that entail? The Concept You features a coupe-like...

  • 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster
    2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster Live Photos: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    Though the 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster has already made its North American debut at Laguna Seca, complete with a video walkaround from product manager Rob Moran, we can't skip the opportunity to bring you these live images from the floor of the Frankfurt show. The Frankfurt showing is...

  • Subaru XV (European spec)
    Subaru XV Preview: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    Revealed in concept form at this year's Shanghai Auto Show and teased in production trim last month, the Subaru XV crossover is on the floor of the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. American Subaru fans will note (very strong) similarities to what we call the Outback Sport, but Subaru is billing the XV as...

  • Ford Fiesta ST Concept live photos
    Ford Fiesta ST Concept Live Photos: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    Unveiled this morning to the web's salivating hordes of hot-hatch mongers, the Fiesta ST Concept is a tantalizing piece of small-footprint sportiness. And it looks just as good in person as it does in the official images. Dressed in a sharp shade of red with some nice five-spoke alloy wheels and...

  • 2013 Fisker Surf
    2013 Fisker Surf Preview: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    Shooting brake, n.: (1) A sports car, generally a two-door coupe, with an elongated roof and hatchback-like rear cargo area; (2) completely awesome. The 2013 Fisker Surf, though it's a five-door and perhaps more accurately categorized as a sports hatchback or as a member of the funky new breed of...

  • 2015 Infiniti electric luxury sedan teaser sketch
    2015 Infiniti Electric Sedan Sketch: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    Infiniti's mainstream sister brand, Nissan, has been selling the LEAF electric vehicle just about as quickly as it can build it, but so far, there's been no luxury version for the premium marque. That's going to change in 2014 according to a speech given by Shiro Nakamura, Infiniti's chief creative...

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