After months of teasing the retarded press with a shadowy photo, Bugatti has finally revealed its new four-door sedan concept ahead of the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show at an event for Bugatti customers. Originally dubbed the Bordeaux, the super-sedan’s real name is Galibier, named after a difficult Alpine pass along the Tour de France route.
The entirely-predictable Audi R8 Spyder convertible will debut at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. Sporting a cloth folding top, the R8 Spyder will only come with a V10 engine.
Lexus is desperate to reduce the average age of its buyers, and the IS sedan isn’t cutting it. So in the vein of the BMW 1-Series and the Mercedes-Benz CLC-Class, Lexus is readying a smaller hatchback model, and the LF-Ch concept offers a first look at its design direction.
The Volvo C70 is a rather invisible vehicle, considering we haven’t seen one on the road. Ever. But as limited as its sales are, the C70 hardtop convertible has received a minor facelift for the 2010 model year, giving it the droopy new corporate nose that debuted with the XC60.
The official unveiling of the Ferrari 458 Italia will be held at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show on the 15th of September. Until then, Ferrari has released more details on the 458 Italia, including shots of the overly-complicated interior.
BMW is showing a Mini Coupe Concept at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show in September. It might head for production by next year, considering how “complete” it looks, but only if there is enough demand.
The Maserati GranCabrio convertible has debuted just before its public display at the upcoming 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show in September. Essentially nothing more than a GranTurismo with a chopped top, this is probably the most predictable car to be revealed at the auto show.
Seat, the VW-owned Spanish manufacturer, will use the Frankfurt Motor Show in September to unveil the new Seat León Cupra R, the most powerful model in the company’s history, outclassing even Audi and VW models.
Two years after showing off the 308 RCZ concept car at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show, Peugeot will present the production Peugeot RCZ coupé at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. Also debuting alongside the RCZ are the RCZ hybrid concept, the 3008 hybrid concept, the all-new 5008 minivan, and low-emission versions of existing models, namely the 207 ’99g’, 107 ‘106g’, 308 ‘120g’, 407 ‘129g’ and 3008 ‘130g.’
The most famous launch at the recent 2009 Shanghai Auto Show was the Geely GE, a car so blatantly derivative of its source material that Rolls Royce considered suing the Chinese company for copyright infringement.