Frankfurt Auto Show
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Perhaps no German prestige carmaker was more rattled than Porsche by the sudden appearance of electric-car startup Tesla Motors. With the sports-car brand having just launched its first sedan, the Panamera, the arrival of the Tesla Model S in 2012 offered an alternative take on a large luxury sedan: one offering stunning performance not from a huge V-8 but from electric power. Now we can see a first draft of how Porsche plans to fight back. DON'T MISS: Porsche's All-Electric Tesla Competitor Coming To Frankfurt As Concept: Report The sleek, mid-size four-door Mission E sedan concept looks as...
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Less Energy-Intensive Heating For Electric Cars Demonstrated At Frankfurt Auto Show
Researchers claim a heating system comprised of a thin film applied to interior panels could help improve the efficiency of electric cars.
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Jaguar Land Rover's Future Electric-Car, Efficiency Concepts Previewed
With European prestige-car makers scrambling to respond to the unexpected and disruptive arrival of electric-car company Tesla Motors, a host of luxury car brands have been showing off their electric concepts. The coming Frankfurt Motor Show will see design studies by Audi and Porsche, possibly...
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Green Cars At Frankfurt Auto Show: Production, Concept Cars Previewed
These are the green production and concept cars that will debut at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show.
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Dormant German Borgward Brand To Relaunch As Plug-In Hybrid SUV For China
Borgward will debut its plug-in hybrid SUV at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show.
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BMW's Next Two Plug-In Hybrids Officially Revealed, Only One For U.S.
BMW will unveil its 330e and 225xe plug-in hybrids at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show.
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Two years after the unveiling of a concept car that previewed it, the 2017 Infiniti Q30 compact luxury hatchback will launch at the Frankfurt Auto Show in September. Nissan's luxury brand confirmed the launch yesterday, for the same show where that concept--in reality a thinly-disguised version of the production car--appeared in 2013. [UPDATE: On July 21, Infiniti released its first official photo of the production Q30 compact hatchback, which it will officially launch at the Frankfurt show. We've added that to our photo gallery, above.] DON'T MISS: Infiniti QX30 Concept: Small Luxury SUV...
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2014 Mazda 3 Sedan Live Photo Gallery: 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show
The all-new 2014 Mazda 3 was revealed at the end of June, but only as a five-door hatchback--the model that will be the mainstay in Japan and Europe. Now we've had our first look at the 2014 Mazda3 four-door sedan in person; it was displayed at last week's Frankfurt Auto Show. The pictures show the...
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Toyota Yaris Hybrid-R Concept: 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show (Video)
See the Toyota Yaris Hybrid-R, the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show concept that packs the technology from Toyota's Le Mans prototype into an everyday hatchback body, in this video.
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Chevy Volt's Next Range Extender: New Opel 1.0-Liter Three-Cylinder Engine?
It's been rumored for a while that the next-generation Chevy Volt electric car would get a new, smaller, three-cylinder engine as a range extender. Now we've seen what that engine could be, in the guise of a 1.0-liter turbocharged three-cylinder engine unveiled by GM's German arm, Opel, at this...
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Volkswagen e-Up Electric Car Live Photo Gallery: 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show
Volkswagen's second electric car debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show was the e-Up, a plug-in version of its European-market Up micro machine.
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Volkswagen e-Golf Electric Car Live Gallery: 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show
The Volkswagen e-Golf is exactly what it sounds like: and electric version of VW's evergreen Golf hatchback. Debuting at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show, it brings the German carmaker into the electric car arena.
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Mercedes-Benz is adding a plug-in hybrid to its redesigned 2014 S-Class range. Unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show, the 2015 S500 Plug-In Hybrid should be an impressive blend of performance and efficiency.
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Porsche 918 Spyder Live Photo Gallery: 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show
The long-awaited Porsche 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid supercar debuted in production form at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show.
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Lexus LF-NX Concept Live Photo Gallery: 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show
Lexus today unveiled its LF-NX concept, a compact crossover utility vehicle with a hybrid powertrain, at the Frankfurt Auto Show. It previews an upcoming small crossover from Lexus, to be known as the NX in both conventional and hybrid versions. Dimensionally, the LF-NX is smaller than Lexus’...
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2014 Nissan Rogue Crossover: Full Details From Frankfurt Auto Show
This morning, Nissan pulled the covers off a pair of all-new compact crossovers at the Frankfurt Auto Show. Though they're sold under different names in Europe, the vehicles are what we'll come to know in North America as the 2014 Nissan Rogue. The new 2014 Rogue will arrive at dealers this...
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2015 BMW i8 Live Photo Gallery: 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show
The production version of BMW's i8 plug-in hybrid sports car was unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. Check out live images here.
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BMW Concept X5 eDrive Live Photos: 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show
BMW does very well with its sport utility vehicles in North America, which is why they're made in South Carolina. And with hybrid crossovers and sport utilities coming thick and fast, today saw the official unveiling of the BMW Concept X5 eDrive at the Frankfurt Auto Show. The company had released...
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At this morning's Frankfurt Auto Show, the wraps finally came off the production version of the 2015 BMW i8, the plug-in hybrid coupe that's the high-performance counterpart to the 2014 BMW i3 electric urban car. Among other details, BMW announced U.S. pricing for the car, which will go on sale next spring. The BMW i8 will start at $135,925 including destination--or roughly three times the cost of the smaller i3 battery-electric car. Both cars have strong but light bodies made of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) riding on an aluminum rolling platform that holds the running gear...
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2013 Frankfurt Auto Show Preview: Green Cars & Concepts (UPDATE)
The 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show is soon upon us, and it's set to be another big one for green vehicles. It's a big show in general, spread throughout several buildings in the manner of a small town. Most are occupied by huge displays of the German automakers' collective might, and those German firms...
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Smart FourJoy Concept For Frankfurt, Previews Next ForFour
Fans of the Smart Fortwo--and they are out there, if not necessarily in the United States--have been patiently waiting for what seems like an eternity for the next-generation car. But, like an enormous candy bar dangled just out of reach of a child, the company has instead churned out concept after...
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Not For Us: Toyota Yaris Hybrid-R Concept Fully Revealed For Frankfurt
Toyota has released more official images of its Yaris Hybrid-R Concept, a hotted-up hybrid Yaris due at the Frankfurt Auto Show next week. While it looks more or less like a Yaris, the powertrain is far removed from that you'll find in any existing Yaris--and indeed any existing Toyota hybrid...
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Lexus LF-NX Compact Crossover Concept Previews Production 2015 Lexus NX Hybrid Model
Toyota has promised an ever greater range of hybrids over the next few years, to add to its already significant range of 23 hybrid models worldwide. One of those will be the 2015 Lexus NX, a compact crossover showing off the latest in the company's L-finesse design language. This concept, the...
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Audi Sport Quattro Concept: Yet Another Plug-In Hybrid For Frankfurt
The rumors were correct--Audi's Sport Quattro Concept, due at the Frankfurt Auto Show next week, isn't just a gas-guzzling V-8 but a plug-in hybrid concept. Okay, it's actually both--at the heart of Audi's latest concept, you'll find a four-liter, twin-turbocharged gasoline V-8, with cylinder...
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