All Frankfurt 2007 articles
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Volkswagen Tiguan
The Tiguan is conceptually very close to the Ford Kuga that also made its debut at this year's Frankfurt show: a compact SUV crossover based on a European lower medium tall hatchback, in this case the Golf Plus and not the Ford C-Max.
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Citroen C5 Airscape
Citroen's second concept shown at Frankfurt couldn't be more different from the C-Cactus shown alongside.
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BMW 1 Series Coupe
In an age of ever-more complex BMWs, there's a simplicity to this car that's attractive.
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Mini Clubman
It's a five-door Mini, but not as you might expect. This long-awaited version of the Mini, previewed in Frankfurt two years ago, has asymmetric doors, plus a split-door at the rear. It's a stylish version of this baby BMW and the unique bodystyle will definitely add to its premium positioning ...
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Renault Laguna
Although quite conventionally proportioned, the new Laguna has some interesting and unique design features: a full width lower grille with floating bar; a front bumper that lifts up at the sides to then create a shut line that slopes downwards into the wheelarch; door handles set on the flowing side ...
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Honda Accord Tourer
With a new European Honda Accord due to be announced soon, the Accord Tourer Concept presented at Frankfurt demonstrates in core theme and form the exterior design of the production estate car.
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Hyundai i-Blue
Designed at Hyundai's Japanese studio, the i-Blue is a large crossover SUV concept not dissimilar to the German-designed Hyundai HED-2 Genus SUV shown in Geneva last year.
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Peugeot 308 RCZ
This coupe version of the new 308 has been somewhat dismissed in the press as 'Peugeot's TT', but seen in the flesh there's more here than expected.
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Mistubishi CX
Remember the Shogun Pinin that Mitsubishi sold until 2005? This concept is a preview of the successor to that car, which could go on sale in a couple of years' time.
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Peugeot 308
This is the first model of Peugeot's new '08' generation that will compete in Europe's largest car sector against the Golf and Focus.
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Renault Kangoo
The first-generation Kangoo redefined the car-derived van/multi-van market in Europe ten years ago.
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Renault Kangoo Compact
It's a little hard to understand the thinking behind this concept, given that Renault are launching the production Kangoo on the same stand, directly adjacent.
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Opel Agila / Suzuki Splash
This is the second time Suzuki and GM have teamed up to offer an entry-level model in Europe, although the outgoing box-shaped Agila/Wagon-R was woefully unsuccessful and appealed solely to pensioners on a very tight budget.
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Nissan Mixim
The Mixim has compact electric motors powering both axles which helps it adopt the unconventional package of central driving position flanked by two passengers set slightly rearward - similar to the BMW Z13 of 1994 and McLaren F1 except for there also being a small rear seat behind the driver.
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Ford Verve
Like the Kuga, this is not so much a concept as a near-production-ready preview of the next Fiesta.
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Citroen C-Cactus
For CDN, this was the star of the show, in terms of creativity of ideas and genuinely new thinking about an approach to car design.