The2009 Frankfurt Motor Show came to an end couple of days back and we though it’s time we wrap it up with the exclusive pictures sent to us by our friend Anand Nair. Before that let’s jog our memories with what’s what of the 2009 Frankfurt motor show.
The trend at Frankfurt was evidently “Green” with almost every automaker showcasing an electric or a hybrid unless if you’re thinking of Brabus of course. The interesting ones of the lot were the 3000 Nm torqued electric version of the R8, the R8 e-Tron concept, the Merc-SLS electric, BMW’s Vision Dynamic concept, the groovy electrics from Renault and of course the twins from Reva.
Out of all the concepts unveiled, the exciting ones were the Mini coupe, Fiat 695 Tributo Ferrari and Citroen Revolte. The super car ring got a fair share of the pie with the unveiling of the SLS Gullwing, 458 Italia, the one of 20, Reventón roadster, R8 spider, Aston Martin’s 4-door sedan Rapide and Maserati GranTurismo spider. On the ultra-luxury end of the spectrum Bentley’s Mulsanne and Rolls-Royce’s 200Ex Ghost summoned up the Show.
The show saw some carbon-fiber craziness with Mansory blacking out the Vantage and Veyron. The already crazy Pagani showcased a complete carbon fibred Zonda R. Tuning legend Hamann has its entire arsenal at its disposal at Frankfurt.
The Mercedes show stand was stupendous with a Wall of classic and concepts and interactive displays. BMW had oval circuit thing going on, around which its cars took drives. The show also had motorcycles, choppers, classic cars and even drag cars.
We have posted 365 photos of everything from the show in our Picasa page. Our train leaves Frankfurt with this.
A piece from the Picasa page:
Santa Fe Facelift
This face lifted Santa Fe is awaiting its launch into the Indian market and we expect it to hit the showrooms by this November.
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Ix-35/ Tucson
This is the new Tucson which will be replacing its uglier older self in India and elsewhere.
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BRABUS E V12
Call it the Dark Knight or the Darth Vader or the Knight Rider none would do justice to the amount of menace that has be resurrected out of the New E-class. I don’t think there is any human who can pull this off. It’s more than a car, its pure evil with 800 dark horses prancing around frantically without a tamer.
E-Class estate
A wagon version of the new E-class which is going to be launched on the 23rd of this month in India.
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Reva launched its two new EVs at Frankfurt. We already brought you the info on the cars which you can read here. What’s new this time around is the meaning of the names NXR and NXG and the pricing. NXR means “NeXt Reva” and NXG stands for “NeXt Generation”.
Both the cars have two different battery choices Lithium-ion batteries or Lead-acid batteries. Reva also gives customers the choice of paying for both the car and the battery during purchase or just paying for the car during purchase and pay a monthly rent for the battery.
The NXR with Lithium-ion battery will cost 14,995 Euros which comes to an equivalent of Rs. 12 lakhs. The NXR with lead-acid battery costs 9,995 Euros which comes to an equivalent of Rs. 8Lakh. Both these prices don’t include the price of the batteries and the customer has to pay Reva a monthly rent for the battery.
The NXG will cost 23,000 Euro which comes to an equivalent of Rs. 18.4Lakh. NXG will be on sale from 2011 while the NXR will be available from 2010. We reckon both the cars will be a bit cheaper in India with reduced luxuries. Reva will announce the Indian prices in January 2010. The cars can be ordered at Reva’s new website www.revaglobal.com by paying a refundable fee of 500 Euros.
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Bond Daniel craig took a day out of office to check out his new family car at FMS
Michael Schumacher was seen in the Ferrari stand to promote the 458 Italia
Lewis Hamilton arrived at FMS well suited to click a few snaps with the SLS Gullwing
Fiat launched its re-hatched Punto in Frankfurt. The changes are deep with the Evo from the Grande Punto. It gets the new Multiair engine from fiat, which reduces fuel conception and increases power output with an intelligent system for varying the valve timing using solenoids.
The other visual changes are new bumpers and lights front and rear, a new grille, and a handful of modern touches. The change on the interior includes a new Blue&Me infotainment system developed with Microsoft and Tom Tom.
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