Porsche pumps more 911 DNA into the Cayenne
Porsche has decided to;bolt on;more of its sports car DNA into the Cayenne in the form of a new performance-oriented variant called the GTS. Based on the Cayenne S, the GTS sits nearly an inch lower...
View ArticleAston Martin bringing special edition models to Frankfurt
In addition to;its much-anticipated;DBS, Aston Martin will be unveiling a pair of special edition models next week at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The vehicles celebrate the automaker’s recent on-track...
View ArticleMercedes Benz adds pair of hybrids to its Frankfurt mix
In addition to the F700, DiesOtto-powered concept and eight Bluetec models, Mercedes-Benz will be presenting a pair of hybrid vehicles next week at the Frankfurt Auto Show — the S 300 Bluetec Hybrid...
View ArticleOff To Frankfurt
And away we go.; Frankfurt is the largest and one of the most significant auto shows in the world.; Like Paris and Tokyo, it takes place every other year.; So when it happens, it’s really a big deal....
View ArticleVolkswagen debuts Up! in Frankfurt, ponders four door model
Volkswagen has unveiled their Up! two-door, rear-engined, city car concept at Frankfurt just hours ago, but according to an Automobilewoche report, the German automaker is considering a four-door...
View ArticleCulminating in VWs World Car
FRANKFURT, GERMANY – Eight divisions, eight concepts. Granted, most were special paint packages, but each of Volkswagen Group’s units previewed a new car that goes public at the IAA Frankfurt auto...
View ArticleCool, green Frankfurt
FRANKFURT, GERMANY – "It’s going to be 25 degrees on Wednesday," our hotel’s doorman cheerfully told me the other day, meaning, it’s going to be 77 Fahrenheit. I cringed. The Messe at Frankfurt is an...
View ArticleDay One: My Frankfurt top three
Day One of Frankfurt ’07 is over and I’m back in my hotel room, feet aching from pounding around the massive 142 acre Messe and its nine halls – the third largest exhibition center in the world,...
View ArticleFrankfurt wrap up: Up! with tiny white cars
FRANKFURT – Best car at the 2007 IAA? No question, hands-down, regardless of concept or production. It’s the Volkswagen Up! Hate the name, since you have to punctuate any sentence that mentions it. The...
View ArticleAsk Dr W: Volkswagen CEO outlines future US plans
Volkswagen CEO Dr. Martin Winterkorn took some time at Frankfurt today to pow wow with a small group of U.S. journalists (including yours truly). Winterkorn and his fellow VW associates in the room...
View ArticleQuestions from Frankfurt
After a couple days on the floor at Frankfurt, you begin to look past the cars and try to figure out what it all means. This show has raised some interesting questions… 1. If Ford can do it in Europe,...
View ArticleFord thinks US doesnt want Verve hatchback, right move?
The noticeable differences between the Verve hatchback concept shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show and the sedan concept seen at the Detroit Auto Show are largely due to Ford considering the hatchback to...
View ArticleRemembering Bob Sinclair
Auto exec Bob Sinclair passed away last week. This marked the loss of another suit who “got it.” Sinclair joined Saab in 1958, went to Volvo in 1961, then rejoined Saab’s American importer in 1979...
View ArticleFrankfurt Show: Light at the End of the Tunnel?
As BMW’s North American boss Jim O’Donnell reminded me over dinner, this year’s Frankfurt Show opened exactly one year – to the day – after Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, laying bare the toxic...
View ArticleFrankfurt 09: One Of The All Time Greats?
Frankfurt’s IAA was the most exciting, compelling, intriguing and bewildering car show of 2009. It’s an easy pick after the depression of the Detroit show, the uncertainty at Geneva and before the...
View Article2011 Frankfurt: Upstairs at the IAA – Just Say Yo, Yo
Because most of the A-list cars at the 2011 Frankfurt show are sprawled out on the first floors of nine halls spread out on about as many acres, most journos never venture up to see what’s upstairs....
View Article2011 Frankfurt: State of the Audi Union
Inside the spectacular Audi Ring temporary hall at the IAA I sat down with Peter Schwarzenbauer, Member of the Board of Management of AUDI AG Marketing and Sales, Sebastian Mackensen, Head of Sales and...
View ArticleMarching Through Frankfurt: Design Thoughts on the 2011 Frankfurt Show
The 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show is without question the biggest auto show in the world, in terms of distance hiked. We’re talking more than 2,000,000 square feet of convention floor space spread out in...
View ArticleAchieving Singularity: One Ford on Display in Frankfurt
On December 2, 2008, at the height of intense government scrutiny, Ford submitted a business plan to the Senate Banking Committee in charge of investigating the troubled financial situation surrounding...
View ArticlePillars of Salt: Inflatable Roof Pillars Could Aid Future Design
It’s a pity the retro design craze seems to be petering out, because an enabler is just now emerging that would allow designers of the next generation of Camaro, Mustang, Challenger, T-Bird, Beetle,...
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