Thursday, September 17, 2015

The 15 Must-See Debuts of the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show

-Although the Paris and Geneva shows may be more glamorous, neither can match Frankfurt for sheer size and scope. Known in Germany as the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA), the tone in Frankfurt can be a bit somber in comparison, and the feeling that serious business is being conducted in the shadows of the displays is always palpable.---Still, it wouldn’t be an international auto show without a cast of stars, and this year in Frankfurt the hardware ran the gamut from the very real Audi S4 and very practical VW Tiguan to the outrageous Brabus 850 6.0 Biturbo. Somewhat predictably, Citroën cornered the market on quirk with its Cactus M concept, and the Bugatti Vision GT hinted at a mega-hypercar to come. But that’s just a small sampling of the Frankfurt debuts that that made lasting impressions. Click through to see our picks for the most important reveals of Frankfurt 2015.-2017 Audi S4-2017 Audi S4-2017 Bentley Bentayga-2017 Bentley Bentayga-Brabus 850 6.0 Biturbo Widestar-Brabus 850 6.0 Biturbo Widestar-Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo Concept-Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo Concept-Citroën Cactus M Concept-Citroën Cactus M Concept-2016 Ferrari 488 Spider-2016 Ferrari 488 Spider-Honda 2&4 Concept-Honda 2&4 Concept-Hyundai N Vision 2025 Gran Turismo Concept-This is a car that will exist digitally and nowhere else, unless Hyundai has some top-secret plans to enter Le Mans sometime soon. Furthermore, the concept car’s 872-hp hydrogen-fuel-cell- and supercapacitor-fed electric powertrain (which uses individual hub electric motors at each corner) bears little resemblance to anything due out of Hyundai’s N division, a crop of vehicles with “new powertrains and lightweight materials derived from Hyundai Motor’s World Rally Championship (WRC) participation, as well as performance-focused handling and aerodynamics.” FULL STORY + MORE PHOTOS >>-2017 Jaguar F-Pace-2017 Jaguar F-Pace-2016 Lamborghini Huracán LP610-4 Spyder-2016 Lamborghini Huracán LP610-4 Spyder-Mercedes-Benz Concept IAA-Mercedes-Benz Concept IAA-Nissan Gripz Concept-Nissan Gripz Concept-Porsche Mission E Concept-Porsche Mission E Concept-2016 Toyota Prius-2016 Toyota Prius-2017 Volkswagen Tiguan (Euro-spec)-2017 Volkswagen Tiguan (Euro-spec)--
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