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PAGE 2 Hybrids take As environmental concerns be- Citroen’s Hypnos and ’s come increasingly important, au- Prologue concepts will show that Audi RS6 tomakers will showcase electric PSA/Peugeot-Citroen plans to be and hybrid powertrains at the a leader in introducing diesel- 2008 Paris auto show. electric hybrid powertrains. Audi Renault will unveil the Ondelios PSA aims to introduce hybrid Audi will debut a near-produc- will go on sale in Europe in concept, which is powered by a diesels on upper-medium tion concept for its new A1 March 2010. There are no plans 2.0-liter diesel and electric and crossovers in 2011. . The entry-premium to sell the A1 in other markets motors on the front and rear Other hybrids that are scheduled will compete with BMW’s such as the US. wheels. to be at the show include: 1 series and models. Audi likely will launch three- and Although there are no plans to  Honda’s Insight gasoline- Adding the A1 to its lineup is five-door A1 variants as well as build the futuristic SUV-styled electric hybrid hatchback part of Audi’s strategic goal to a . , Renault will continue  BMW’s mild-hybrid version of sell 1.5 million cars a year by The car could also get a mild hy- to develop its hybrid technology. the 7 series. 2015. brid that would use a Audi will aim the A1 mainly at small to give the young male buyers who want a engine a power boost. sportier-looking car than the The Paris concept will be a de- Mini. The A1 will cost about velopment of the Metroproject €20,000. Quattro plug-in hybrid concept About 100,000 A1s will be built that Audi unveiled at the Tokyo annually in Audi’s factory in auto show last autumn. Brussels, Belgium, starting at Unlike the three-door Tokyo the end of 2009. The car likely car, the Paris concept will have five doors. Audi also will show a new ver- sion of its most powerful A6 – BMW 7 series an RS6 powered by a twin-tur- bocharged, 580hp 5.0-liter V10 engine. RS cars are Audi’s ultimate high-performance BMW will unveil trim level, positioned above S models. The RS6 will go on sale in October priced at 7-series hybrid Audi Metroproject concept €105,550. BMW BMW will show a mild-hybrid offering lots of new technology on concept of its new 7-series flag- the car including an eight-speed Brilliance ship . , four-wheel , The concept will combine a in-car Internet access, and a night- 407hp gasoline engine with a 15 vision feature that warns drivers of Brilliance Jinbei Automotive will Brilliance has added safety and kilowatt electric motor to cut people near the roadway. show four cars in Paris. comfort features such as addi- CO2 emissions by 15 percent. The new 7 series has a smoother, The Chinese automaker will dis- tional , antilock brakes BMW needs its latest 7 series to more elegant look than the cur- play its lower-medium BS4 and and power windows. BS4 prices be a hit to lift spirits at the com- rent model. Critics said the cur- upper-medium BS6 sedans, BC3 start at about €8,160 in China. pany, which is undergoing a deep rent car’s flame-surfacing exteri- and BS2 small hatchback. Brilliance has not said when the restructuring. or design was ugly, although All four cars already are sold in BC3 and BS2 will be sold in Eu- BMW will target Mercedes-Benz many other carmakers are copy- China. ropean markets. S-class customers when the fifth- ing the styling. The BS4 will compete in the State-owned Brilliance is BMW’s generation 7 series goes on sale in The new 7 series “will contribute same segment as the Volkswa- joint venture partner in China. It Europe starting in November. a great deal” to achieving the car- gen Jetta and Skoda Octavia. is based in Shenyang, near Chi- BMW wants the 7 series to topple maker’s 2012 profit targets, ac- IIt will go on sale in Germany na’s border with North Korea. the S class from its position as cording to BMW CEO Norbert Re- shortly after the Paris show with world’s top-selling upper-premi- ithofer. prices starting at €15,990. Oth- um sedan. Last year, the 7 series BMW also will show a concept for er European markets will get the was No. 3 in the upper-premium its X1, a premium SUV that will be car later. An Octavia with the segment with global sales of the smallest and cheapest of the same-sized engine starts at 44,421 compared with S-class carmaker’s X range, which in- €16,340. The BS4 will be the sales of 85,000 and 71,760 sales cludes the X3, X5 and X6. carmaker’s second model of the Lexus LS. Based on the 1-series entry-pre- sold in Europe after the BS6. “We are aiming at conquest sales,” mium car, the X1 will go on sale in The BS4 will cost more in Eu- Philipp von Sahr, BMW’s head of the fourth quarter of 2009. Prices rope than in China because sales for Germany, told Automobil- are expected to start at €34,00 in Brilliance BS4 woche, Automotive News Europe’s Germany. The X1 will be built at sister publication. BMW’s plant in Leipzig, eastern To attract new customers, BMW is Germany. Paris auto show 2008 Sponsored by AN_080903_supp_1-5 PM.qxd 9/22/08 12:33 PM Page 3

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Cadillac

center stage will show the CTS station wagon, which could help boost will give a European Megane, and Ford will introduce the US luxury brand’s poor Euro- debut to the production Volt the second-generation Ka. pean sales. , which was first un- But don’t count out glamour Called the CTS Sport Wagon, the veiled September 16. entirely. Lamborghini’s coupe- car will have a 250hp, 2.9-liter Nissan’s Nuvu is an early look at a styled four-door concept will be turbocharged V-6 production-ready electric car set among the showstoppers. in Europe. The CTS wagon will go to launch in Japan and North on sale in European markets America in 2010. starting next summer. Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon Amid the hybrid and electric Want another copy? hype, carmakers will unveil new For a printer-friendly PDF generations of models that are version of the Paris auto big sellers. show preview, go to: Chevrolet Volkswagen will show its new autonews.com/paris08 Golf; Renault will debut the latest Chevrolet will unveil the Orlan- do and Cruze, two models that it hopes will attract more families to the Citroen to debut brand. It will also give a Euro- hybrid diesel pean debut to the pro- duction Volt plug-in electric Citroen car that was first unveiled Sep- Citroen will show its Hypnos hybrid tember 16 in Detroit. concept and the C3 Picasso small The new Chevrolet Camaro . coupe will have its European The Hypnos will debut a new debut. diesel-electric hybrid powertrain The Orlando concept previews that PSA/Peugeot-Citroen plans an SUV-styled seven-seat cross- to introduce in 2011, company over that could become a rival sources say. to cars such as the seven-seat Citroen said that with the Hypnos Nissan Qashqai+2. it aims to merge coupe-like per- Citroen C3 Picasso The boxy-styled Or- formance with sedan-like ele- lando combines the gance and SUV roominess. tures,” Citroen brand boss Gilles characteristics of an Its 200hp engine has fuel con- Michel said. “We will also target SUV, minivan and sumption of 4.5 liters per 100km the young, urban household,” he station wagon. and CO2 emissions of 120 grams added at a press event in Paris to Chevrolet has not dis- per kilometer. introduce the model. closed whether the Orlando will Citroen’s boxy-styled C3 Picasso The C3 Picasso will go on sale be built. But the concept shows medium sedan that will go on will compete with the Meriva, starting early next year. that the brand is getting ready sale in global markets starting Renault Modus and Nissan Note in Citroen will produce the minivan to expand into the multipur- next March. It will be one of the small minivan segment. in its Trnava, Slovakia, factory, pose family vehicle market us- Chevrolet’s core new models. Citroen sees senior citizens and starting with 93,000 units in ing an SUV design. In Europe, the Cruze which re- small urban families as potential 2009, rising to 110,000 in 2010. The Orlando is based on the places the Nubira, will be of- buyers for the C3 Picasso. The C3 Picasso’s vertical rear end lower-medium Delta architec- fered with 1.6- and 1.8-liter “We will target seniors who are means the minivan offers 500 ture from Chevrolet’s owner, gasoline and a 2.0-liter moving from a minivan or a sedan liters of luggage space, a large General Motors. The concept common-rail turbodiesel. down to something smaller, but amount for the segment. uses the same 150hp, 2.0-liter The Cruze will be built in multi- not necessarily in a lower price The C3 Picasso will have three diesel engine as the Cruze. ple locations around the world range because they still want the rear seats that can be adjusted which Chevrolet also will debut including St. Petersburg, Russia, same level of comfort and fea- individually. in Paris. Lordstown, Ohio, in the US, and The four-door Cruze is a lower- in Korea.

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Ford

Ferrari California

Ferrari

The California will be Ferrari’s convertible will cost about the Ford Ka first convertible with a re- same as the F430, which starts tractable . at €159,900 in Italy. The two-seat California will be The California will be the first similar in size to the F430 Scud- Ferrari to have a dual-clutch Ford unveils Ka, fast Focus eria coupe. It has a V-8 engine transmission, which debuts like the F430, but the Califor- with seven speeds and a gaso- and a low-CO2 Fiesta nia’s 460hp, 4.3-liter engine is line direct-injection engine. placed in the front behind the Both technologies help to re- wheel axle rather than the back. duce the California’s CO2 emis- Ford will unveil three models in rounded look of the current mod- California sales in Europe will sions to 310g/km from Paris: el. It also has Ford of Europe’s ki- begin by the end of the year. The 420g/km on the F430. 1. A replacement for the Ka netic design, already seen on the minicar S-Max, Mondeo, Fiesta and face- 2. The Focus RS, Ford’s fastest lifted Focus models. Fiat European-built model Since 1996, Ford has built 1.4 mil- 3. A fuel-efficient Fiesta. lion Ka models. The Ka currently is The new Ka will be unveiled produced in Ford’s factory in Va- 12 years after the original model lencia, Spain. Fiat will unveil its new was first shown at the same Ka prices will start at €9,750 in green label in Paris on venue. The second-generation Ka Germany when the model goes fuel-efficient versions of has a fresh design and will be on sale by the end of the year. the 500, Bravo and Cro- offered with a diesel engine for Ford also will debut the Focus RS, ma cars. the first time. which has a top speed of 260kph. Fiat uses measures such Ford will not build the Ka itself. The model uses a re-engineered as stop-start, longer gear The minicar will be produced at version of the turbocharged 2.5- ratios, lower ground Fiat’s plant in Tychy, Poland. liter gasoline engine from the Fo- clearance and low-resistance At 3550mm, the new Ka is 70mm cus ST with 300hp instead of tires to improve fuel economy Qubo shorter than the current model. 225hp. on the cars. The Ka shares its platform with The Fiesta ECOnetic is Ford’s CO2 emissions on the 500’s 1.2- ery . The Qubo has a more re- Fiat’s Panda and 500 minicars. most fuel-efficient Fiesta. It is liter gasoline version are reduced fined interior and sleeker look The Ka will use Fiat’s 75hp, 1.3- powered by a 90hp, 1.6-liter by 4g/km to 115g/km. CO2 than the Combi. liter diesel and 69hp, 1.2-liter diesel engine that has CO2 emis- emissions on the 1.6-liter diesel Fiat aims to sell 20,000 Qubos a gasoline engines. Both engines sions of 98g/km. The car’s CO2 Bravo are cut to 115g/km from year in Europe. Its prices start at have CO2 emissions of less than emisisons were reduced through 119g/km. The 120hp 1.9-liter €12,800 in Italy. 120g/km. measures such as improved aero- diesel Croma’s CO2 emissions are The Qubo is built at Fiat’s Tofas Ford’s designers have given the dynamics, longer gear ratios and reduced by 17g/km to 140g/km. joint venture factory in Bursa, new Ka a chunkier design than the tires with less rolling resistance. Fiat will also unveil the Fiorino Turkey, alongside Peugeot Bip- Qubo, a passenger version of its per and Citroen Nemo sister Fiorino Combi car-derived deliv- models.

Infiniti

Nissan’s luxury brand Paris. Infiniti cars will go on sale will give its FX37 high-perform- in France, Italy, Spain, Poland ance crossover a global debut in and other European markets for the first time starting in Octo- ber. Powered by a 320hp, 3.7- liter V-6 engine, the FX37 will cost €55,950 in France. In- finiti also will sell the G35 lower-premium sedan, G37 coupe and FX50 premium SUV Infiniti FX 37 in Europe. RS

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Honda

Insight is first of four Kia is targeting the Soul at design and roomy interior will young buyers who live in cities appeal to “active people with or metropolitan areas. busy lives.” new Honda hybrids The carmaker describes the The Soul will go on sale in Eu- five-door Soul as an “urban rope next February with a choice Honda has revived the Insight crossover.” of 126hp diesel or gasoline en- name for a gasoline-electric Paul Philpott, head of Kia’s UK gines based on the engines al- hybrid car that will operations, said the Soul’s chic ready fitted to Kia’s Cee’d lower- take on the Toyota medium car. Prius. The Soul will be produced in Like the Prius, the Kia’s factory in Gwangju, new Insight will be . a five-door, five- The model was first passenger hatchback. shown as a concept A concept version will debut in at the Detroit auto Paris. A production version will show in 2006. Three go on sale in the spring. exported to North America. more concepts ap- With its new Insight, Honda aims The first-generation Insight was peared at the Geneva to attract buyers who have never the first production hybrid car to auto show in March. considered a hybrid car before. be sold in Europe when it was Honda says the Insight will have a launched in 1999. It was not a price that is significantly lower sales success and Honda stopped than any other hybrid car on the making it in 2006. Lamborghini market. The second-generation Insight The Insight will have a new plat- will be the first of four new form in which the battery and hybrids planned by Honda. Lamborghini plans to launch a The four-door car will have its control unit are located beneath The carmaker will build a small four-door car to compete engine in the front and will the cargo space. hybrid based on the against the forthcoming Aston come with four-wheel drive. A gasoline engine will serve as the CR-Z concept that will be shown in Martin Rapide, Panam- Lamborghini’s V-10 Gallardo main power source. An electric Paris. The other new hybrids will era and . coupe and the V-12 Murcielago motor will give the engine a be a new generation of the Civic Lamborghini wants to build a have rear engines. boost when extra power is need- hybrid sedan and a hybrid version coupe-styled, four-door model Lamborghini sources said the ed, for example during start up, of the Jazz small-segment car. to appeal to a broader range of four-door car could be an all- passing and acceleration. Also on Honda’s stand will be luxury sports car buyers. aluminum vehicle based on the Honda expects to sell about face-lifted versions of Civic hybrid The sports car maker will unveil platform of the next Audi A8. 200,000 Insights globally. About and Jazz models, and the FCX a near-production concept for Volkswagen group’s Audi owns half of the Japan-built cars will be Clarity car. the model in Paris. Lamborghini.

Hyundai’s i20 will Hyundai be a bigger Getz Land Rover will show its Free- diesel Freelanders with manual Hyundai will unveil its new i20 lander SUV with a stop-start transmissions and will cut CO2 small car as well as a number of system. The fuel-saving tech- emissions to less than 180g/km fuel-efficient technologies. nology will be standard on all from 194g/km. The five-door i20 hatchback will replace the Korean automaker’s 6-year-old Getz when it goes on sale in European markets in Decem- ber. Designed at Hyundai’s Euro- Lexus pean design center in Rüsselsheim, Hyundai i20 the i20 will be built in India. The i20 will have a longer wheel- 30-kilowatt electric motor. Its Lexus will unveil a convertible units sold in the first eight base and roomier interior than CO2 emissions are 148g/km. version of its IS lower-premi- months, down nearly 22 per- the Getz. Hyundai said the i20 has The seven-seat iX55 SUV will also um sedan. Called the IS 250 C, cent from the year before. a more dynamic design that the make its debut. Based on the Ve- the car will be the first four- The revamped IS includes car it replaces. racruz already on sale in the US, seat convertible from Lexus, refreshed interior and exterior A fuel-efficient version of the i20 the ix55 has been re-styled and Toyota’s luxury brand. styling, and modifications to also will be shown. It will use a re-tuned to match European re- Currently Lexus only sells a the suspension, steering and 1.4-liter diesel engine that has quirements and driving styles. 2+2-seat convertible called paddle-shift technology. CO2 emissions of 99g/km. Hyundai also will show its new the SC430. Lexus will also show the Hyundai also will display a gaso- Genesis sedan and Genesis Coupe Lexus also will unveil a face-lift LF-Xh hybrid concept in Paris line-electric hybrid car based on concept. for its IS sedan in Paris. The IS and the permanent four- its Santa Fe large SUV. The rear-wheel-drive Genesis will is the brand’s best-selling wheel-drive version of its The hybrid is powered by a be the carmaker’s flagship car, but model in Europe with 11,241 flagship LS46. 2.4-liter gasoline engine and a will not be sold in Europe. Paris auto show 2008 Sponsored by AN_080903_supp_6-7.qxd 9/22/08 12:44 PM Page 6

PAGE 6 Finding your way around the

Hall 4: Volkswagen, Hall 7.1 Toyota can be found here Ha

Hall 4 Hall 8

Hall 8: Special exhibition: “Taxis of the world”

Hall 5.2

Hall 5.1: Hall Subaru, Lotus, Tesla 5.1 are among exhibitors in this hall

Hall 5.2: Opel, Chevrolet, Saab, Kia and Brilliance will have displays here

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show Hall 3: Asian carmakers including Honda and Hyundai. Also supplier stands and China Automobile France

Hall 7.1: Sport and leisure vehicles,all wheel drive and second-hand cars

all 3 Hall 2.1: Electronics, navigation systems, light commercial vehicles Hall 2.1 2.3

Hall 2.2 Hall 1: The Paris auto show’s biggest hall with Hall 1 nearly 40 exhibitors, including Renault, Peugeot, Citroen, Ford, Mercedes and BMW

Hall 2.2/2.3: Finance/insurance, alternative powertrains, press center

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Peugeot showcases Peugeot hybrid concepts

Peugeot will show the Prologue diesel-electric and RC gasoline- electric hybrid concept cars. The five-door Prologue is a near-production con- cept for an SUV-styled Mazda Kiyora crossover that will com- pete against models such as the Nissan Qashqai when it goes on Mazda sale starting in April 2009. The RC previews a four-door car Peugeot Prologue that Peugeot is considering Mazda’s Kiyora concept will give economy and reduces CO2 launching to replace the slow- A production version of the Pro- clues to the Japanese carmaker’s emissions. selling 407 coupe. It would com- logue will be shown at the Gene- new city car that could be The Kiyora was styled in Mazda’s pete against cars such as Volks- va auto show in March 2009. The labeled the Mazda1. European design center in wagen’s Passat CC. car will likely be called the 3008. Neil Warrior, spokesman for Maz- Oberursel, near . The Prologue is powered by a The RC concept’s full name will be da Europe, said: “This is a first look Kiyora means clean and pure in diesel-electric hybrid powertrain revealed at the Paris show. at our sub-b segment concept.” Japanese. Warrior said no name that emits 109g/km of CO2. The four-door, four-seat concept If the Kiyora goes into produc- had been decided for a potential Running only in electric mode, has a gasoline-electric powertrain tion, the car would compete production version. the Prologue has zero emissions. that emits 109g/km of CO2 when with the Toyota iQ, Nissan Pixo Mazda will also show a face-lift- The concept is based on the same running on gasoline. and Alto minicars that ed version of the Mazda MX-5 platform as the In electric mode, its CO2 emis- will also be shown in Paris. roadster and its upper- lower-medium car. sions are zero. The concept has bold, futuristic medium car equipped with a styling and is powered by a four- new 2.2-liter turbocharged cylinder gasoline direct-injec- diesel engine. There will also be tion engine. It has a stop-start a version of the Mazda2 with a system, which improves fuel 1.6-liter diesel engine.

Mercedes-Benz Peugeot RC

The Fascination design study body style that combines from Mercedes-Benz shows the the sleek looks of a coupe with Crossover previews front-end styling for the next the extended rear of a station E-class, which is due in 2010. wagon. The concept also previews an The 4810mm-long concept is Mini first awd Mini E-class coupe that will replace powered by a new, fuel-efficient the CLK class. The coupe will ex- Bluetec diesel engine. Mercedes Mini’s Crossover Concept hints pand the E-class range to three says the 204hp, 2.2-liter engine at the BMW-owned brand’s by adding another variant to the has the same power output as planned sports activity vehicle. sedan and station wagon mod- its current 3.0-liter CDI diesel The SUV-styled car will be the els that are already on sale. powerplant. The engine uses first Mini to have all-wheel drive. The two-door, four-seat Fasci- 7.2 liters of diesel per 100km It is also the first Mini to meas- nation has a shooting-brake and will go into the new E-class. ure more than 4000mm in length and the first Mini with four passenger doors. The production version is due in 2010 and could be called the Crossman. Contract manufactur- Mini Crossover Concept er Magna Steyr will build the car. The concept’s high ground clear- to load items such as skis, snow- ance and black rocker panels and boards and surfboards. wheelarch moldings give it a Inside the concept a small globe rugged look. houses the car’s dashboard com- The concept has three conven- munications, navigation and en- tional doors and a rear sliding tertainment functions. door on the driver’s side. The concept’s exterior design fea- Mercedes-Benz Fascination The car’s one-piece tailgate tures a grille and headlights with opens sideways to make it easier exaggerated proportions. Paris auto show 2008 Sponsored by AN_080903_supp_8-9.qxd 9/22/08 12:38 PM Page 9

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Nissan

Nissan will unveil its new Pixo Delhi, India, alongside Suzuki’s production minicar alongside new Alto minicar. The 3565mm the Nuvu concept for an electric long Pixo will go on sale starting minicar. in the spring. The Pixo five-door hatchback The Nuvu is Nissan’s vision for a will be Nissan’s new entry-level car that city dwellers will be driv- car in Europe. Nissan will add the ing by about 2015. Renault Ondelios car to meet the growing de- The concept contains some of mand for fuel-efficient, low- the technology that will feature priced minicars. in a production-ready electric Renault to debut The Pixo will be positioned model that Nissan says it will below the Micra, the smallest unveil at the 2009 Tokyo auto car that Nissan currently sells in show and launch in showrooms Megane and hybrid Europe. in Japan and North America in Powered by a three-cylinder 2010. Renault 1.0-liter gasoline engine, the Nissan says the Nuvu’s size – at Pixo will be built by Suzuki in 3000mm long, 1700mm tall Renault’s Paris stars will be the with two electric motors on the and 1550mm wide – gives the production version of its key front and rear wheels. Each motor car a large and airy cabin and Megane car and the futuristic delivers 20 kilowatts.The electric enough space for a supermarket Ondelios diesel hybrid concept. motors boost acceleration and shopping trip. The five-door Megane launches add rear-wheel drive when loss of The concept has two regu- across Europe immediately after traction is detected by the stabil- lar seats and a fold-down the Paris show. ity control system. third seat. The latest Megane features a clas- Brake-energy regeneration and a Nissan also will show a sic design that is unlikely to spark 4kW lithium-ion battery are oth- face-lifted version of its the same debate that followed er elements of the system. Note small minivan. the arrival of the more quirky cur- Weighing 1452kg, the Ondelios Nissan Pixo rent Megane in 2002. uses 4.5 liters of fuel per 100 kilo- The Megane family is crucial to meters and emits 120g/km of CO2. Renault’s performance. The car- The Ondelios seats six people, in maker sold 651,000 Meganes last three rows of two. It features Opel year, which is about one-third of roof-hinged doors that swing up- the brand’s worldwide sales. ward for easy access, as seen on Opel will debut the station wag- four months after the Novem- Renault has invested €1.8 billion the Renault Megane coupe con- on version of its new Insignia ber sales launch of the sedan and in the design and engineering of cept, which debuted at the Gene- upper-medium car. Called the hatchback variants. six new Megane body types. va auto show in March. Sports Tourer, the wagon will go The Insignia model range re- After the hatchback, the carmak- Renault does not mention any on sale in Europe in the spring, places Opel’s Vectra/Signum er will quickly launch station wag- production plans for the concept models in Europe. At 4910mm, on, coupe, and convertible ver- but the company will continue to the wagon is 80mm longer than sions of the new Megane. develop its hybrid system. the sedan and hatchback but has Filling out the model line will be Renault also will show a produc- the same (2737mm). new five- and seven-seat versions tion version of its new Laguna An EcoFLEX Sports Tourer with of the Megane-based Scenic coupe, which was first shown low fuel consumption also will medium minivan, which are due as a concept at the 2007 IAA in wagon debut in Paris. in 2009. Frankfurt. The Ondelios concept shows the The car will be the first in the La- French carmaker’s vision for a guna range to be offered with Re- Mitsubishi large SUV-styled crossover vehi- nault’s new V-6 diesel engine. cle with fuel-saving technology. The Laguna coupe will go on sale The concept is powered by a shortly after the show with prices Mitsubishi will unveil a hatch- the end of last year.The Lancer 205hp 2.0-liter diesel engine, starting at €31,900 in France. back version of its new Lancer Sportback will go on sale shortly lower-medium car and a face- after the Paris show. lift for its Colt small car. At 4585mm, the Lancer hatch- Mitsubishi expects the five-door back is 15mm longer than the Lancer Sportback to account for sedan. Both versions have Mit- 70 percent of Lancer sales in Eu- subishi’s new sportier design rope. The Lancer four-door with an aggressive-looking sedan was launched in Europe at front end.

Mitsubishi Lancer Renault Megane Sportback

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Toyota Seat Computer Illustration: Christian Schulte

Seat will unveil the Exeo, which Barcelona. The car’s name will be the Spanish brand’s rival comes from the Latin word to the , Renault exire, which means to go be- Laguna and . The yond or to go further in English. Toyota Urban Cruiser Exeo will go on sale early next The Exeo will have sedan and year. station wagon versions. It Based on an platform, will be Seat’s top-range car, the Exeo will be built in Seat’s positioned above the brand’s factory in Martorell, near Toledo lower-medium car. New Avensis and city cars are Toyota’s Paris debuts

SsangYong Three new Toyotas will debut in Paris: the Avensis, iQ and Ur- ban Cruiser. SsangYong says the C200 con- first model to have a unibody The carmaker has cept is a step toward strength- construction, rather than a given the third- ening the Korean automaker’s body-on-frame chassis. generation Aven- lineup. The C200 is powered by a sis, its European SsangYong calls the C200 an 175hp 2.0-liter diesel engine flagship model, “urban compact SUV.” The four- mated to a six-speed automatic a sleeker, more wheel-drive C200 is the brand’s transmission. dynamic design that resembles the IS and GS from sister brand Lexus. Toyota iQ The new Avensis is based on a stretched version of the Toyota the smallest four-seat car on the Auris lower-medium car. market at just less than 2985mm The Avensis and Auris are built in long. Its CO2 emissions start at Toyota’s factory in Burnaston, 99g/km. It will go on sale in De- England. cember priced at about €13,000. The Avensis will go on sale during The rugged-looking Urban Cruis- the first quarter of 2009. er will be shown with all-wheel Last year, Toyota sold 106,886 drive and a 1.4-liter diesel engine. Avensis cars in Europe, down Its CO2 emissions are 133g/km. 11.5 percent from 2006, accord- The Yaris-based SUV will be posi- ing to a market researchers JATO tioned below the RAV4 medium Dynamics. SUV. The Urban Cruiser will go on SsangYong C200 Toyota says its iQ minicar will be sale in early 2009.

Subaru

Subaru will display two electric electric minicar that Subaru cars in Paris. It will also unveil its plans to launch in 2010. The R1e Forester SUV and Impreza uses a lithium-ion battery that hatchback with the carmaker’s can be recharged to 80 percent new 2.0-liter four-cylinder capacity in 15 minutes using a diesel engine. special rapid charger. Currently, The diesel already is offered in 40 cars are being tested in the Outback and Legacy range. Tokyo. Subaru will also show its The Forester diesel has CO2 G4e four-door hatchback con- emissions of 167g/km. cept, which has a range of Also on display will be the R1e 200km using electric power.

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Volkswagen

Suzuki Alto

Volkswagen Golf Suzuki

Suzuki’s new Alto will debut in engine with CO2 emissions low- VW Golf will be key to Paris. The minicar will be built in er than 109g/km. the carmaker’s factory in India Suzuki will also display its two meeting growth targets alongside a Nissan version hydrogen fuel-cell models in called the Pixo. Paris. The SX4-FCV, which Volkswagen will debut the sixth stead of in two parts. The five-door Alto will go on uses a fuel cell stack from Gen- generation of Europe’s best-sell- The new Golf has just six engine sale in Europe in December. eral Motors, and the Crosscage ing car, the Golf, in Paris. options, down from 20 in the cur- The car will have a Euro 5-com- fuel-cell powered electric mo- The Golf is sold in 180 markets. rent model. pliant 65hp, 1.0-liter gasoline torcycle. Last year, VW sold 763,491 Golfs The new Golf uses the same plat- globally including 548,942 units form as the current model but 60 in Europe, according to market percent of its components are researcher JATO Dynamics. new, including the doors and Volvo The success of the Golf is key to many interior parts. CEO Martin Winterkorn’s ambi- For the new Golf, VW has a dual- Volvo will launch fuel-efficient ratios, improved aerodynamics tious profitability and unit sales pricing strategy in Europe. versions of its C30, S40 and V50 and tires with low roll resistance. targets for VW group. To keep the car competitive cars. All three versions have The cars will be sold under the Winterkorn aims to sell 6.6 million against established lower-medi- been tweaked to cut their CO2 DRIVe badge. The C30 1.6 DRI- VW brand cars by 2018 and he um rivals such as the Opel/Vaux- emissions to less than 120g/km. Ve has CO2 emissions 115g/km. wants VW to be one of the most hall Astra and new entries such as Changes include a modified 1.6- Emissions of the S40 and V50 profitable carmakers with a return the Kia Cee’d, VW will offer an en- liter diesel engine, longer gear DRIVe cars are 118g/km. on investment of 21 percent. try-level model priced at €16,500 VW has taken a number of meas- in Germany. That is just €200 ures to make the Golf more prof- more than the current car. CIRCULATION itable. These include cutting the But VW also aims to make money Lauren Cialella: Circulation Manager time it takes to build the model. by broadening the number of PARIS A-Z EDITORIAL: Tel: (1) 313 446-0490 By the end of the year, VW expects high-margin optional extras that Fax: (1) 313 446-6795 Argelsrieder Feld 13 E-mail: [email protected] the Golf’s production cycle at its customers can order. The Golf will 82234 Oberpfaffenhofen Wolfsburg factory to be 20.6 offer for Tel: (49) 8153 907509 / Fax: (49) 8153 907510 hours. In 2003, VW workers need- €1,100; adaptive chassis control Crain Communications GmbH: e-mail: [email protected] Helmut Kluger: Managing Director ed 40 hours to produce a Golf. for €1,000; and a parking assist VW has also reduced production system for €700. Paul McVeigh: Editor Printed in Germany by Augsburger Druck- und Georgia Chapman: Production Editor Verlagshaus, Aindlinger Str. 17-19, 86167 complexity by simplifying and VW also will show a GTI version of Claudia Freiwah: Layout Augsburg, Germany. standardizing components and the new Golf with 210hp. The CONTRIBUTING REPORTERS: © 2008 Crain Communications GmbH. No reducing the number of engine Golf GTI will go on sale in the mid- Luca Ciferri, Bettina Mayer, John Revill, part of this publication may be reproduced, options. In the new Golf, the dle of next year priced at €26,400 Lawrence J. Speer, Wim Oude Weernink, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in doors are built as one piece in- in Germany. Tony Lewin any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, photocopying, recording or FRENCH TRANSLATION: Michel Blossier otherwise without the permission of the publisher. All rights reserved. Jason Stein: Publisher and Editorial Director Tel: (49) 8153 907522 SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR: e-mail: [email protected] Europe: €99/$117; Outside Europe: $164

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