Bonjour, all.
As I've mentioned before in my various observation postings, Paris is not always the best place for a traveller to oogle cars. They do, however, put on one of the best auto shows in the world. Here are a few of my favourite shots from the first pavilion... more to come.
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The Ford Focus is right at the front door, featured here in tangerine scream.
It's not the sort of thing you can get in North America, I'm afraid. |
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Poor Mazda. They just can't make a cool car.
So they brought this relic from a museum.
It was a crowd pleaser. |
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Jaguar had a nice shiny display for their C-X75,
a twin-turbine-equipped, electrically powered, four-wheel-drive,
boasting a 205-mph top speed. Only one problem, you can't
buy one for any price. Bad Jaguar! |
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| More SFX showing off this concept car you can never own. |
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Ford Fiesta had this here RS WRC and you'll actually be able to buy one.
It has a 1.6-liter EcoBoost turbocharged four-cylinder engine pushing
out like 400 horsepower or something sick. I want! |
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Alfa Romeo shows off its Brera Spider. You can buy one of these,
but I'm not convinced of a reason why. :) |
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| The Ferrari California. Pure sweet sickness. Low Emissions. What'ev. |
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Maserati showing off the same ol' GranTurismo. Snore. Actually I love
this car and here it is with a flat blue exterior! Woot! |
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| Here's the same Maserati, ready for the track. |
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For a mere 300,000 Euros you could drive away this Venturi Fetish.
It's all electric and if you take a driving course you'll keep up to me
in my Porsche. Good luck on passing me. :) |
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Venturi is also making this 300hp electric dune buggy called the America.
I don't know if you'll ever actually be able to buy one. |
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| The 300 HP Citroen Survolt. Plug me in! Woot! |
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| This car was just pretty from every angle. |
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| Peugeot BB1 Electric Concept Car. Kinda cool, but not for me. |
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Peugeot SR1 concept car. All electric. All fantasy.
Just for show and never for the showroom. |
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Who doesn't need a Mercedes with gullwing doors?
All the Mercedes entries were featuring flat white paint. |
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| Smart Cars on the walls. |
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| Smart Cars on the rooftops! |
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| Rolls Royce: A nice vehicle for extremely rich people to go tailgating. |
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| Rolls Royce. Nom! |
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BMW came out with this nifty electric bike. I'll be we see these like...
everywhere in the next 2 years. |
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| Bimmer also showed up with a 100% electric Mini. |
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| This Honda 3-RC Concept trike is one vehicle... |
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... that is probably incredibly easy to get killed on. Every engineer
in the world knows that 3 wheeled vehicles tip. Bad Honda! |
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| Dawn tries on the latest Nissan Z for size. |
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