Frankfurt Motor Show 2011

AlphaKilo · 18th September 2011, 18:33

hi all, I am just back from IAA2011. Well one good feature for all those who are visiting and who have time. Please take your Indian driving licence(original) along with you, as every manufacturer is offering test drives. I managed to test drive VW Touran Bluemotion(Review coming up seperately). Between Hall 8 and 11, there is a seperate hall for "Probefahrt(Test drives)", just take your licence and passport original and book for test for any car, any manufacturer! Enjoy, happy motoring. My IAA pics coming up soon.

Fortuner71 · 18th September 2011, 23:14

Just back from the Auto show here in Frankfurt an amazing event well organized . Pictures from my end

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Fortuner71 · 18th September 2011, 23:27

some more pictures .

Fortuner71 · 18th September 2011, 23:49

More pictures and thats it for today . I shall some videos tomorrow .

Fortuner71 · 19th September 2011, 00:33

2 Videos from Mercedes and Honda .

asimo.MOV - YouTube

- Asimo Robot
IMG_0714 (3).MOV - YouTube

- Mercedes ML

suhaas307 · 19th September 2011, 00:36

More than the exotics and Supercars in the Show, I'm quite interested in the cars that will have great significance in India, not far away in the future. SOme of these cars are slated for an Indian launch soon.

The VW Up! is one of them. It still looks like it's in 'concept-stage', but it could be justa dress-up, and the watered-down version isn't far away. The car looks great, and oddly, very similar to the Fiat Panda, when viewed from the front.

Ironically, the Panda may also make it to the Indian market. It's superior ground-clearance and frugal diesel engine should make it a hit in India. There is a 4X4 variant of the same, with beefed up tyres and bumpers, but I doubt that would come to India anytime soon.

The Hyundai i40, is theoretically, the new Sonata I guess. It looks great and should drive well too. Wonder what's stopping Hyundai from getting it down to India. The D+ segment is hotting up, right from the Cruze to the more expensive Passat and Jetta. The i40 would massacre them in terms of sales, if brought to India and priced correctly.

AlphaKilo · 20th September 2011, 02:10

Frankfurt special in NDTV car and bike show! Nice to see some interviews and some new news.
1. Talk with Audi head
2. Talk with Peugeot CEO
3. Mini India launch/debut January

Car and Bike Show visits Frankfurt Motor Show 2011

P.S: I am not putting up my IAA pictures here because it would then become too repetitive.

AlphaKilo · 20th September 2011, 13:20

I see that no one has put detailed pictures about Audi A2 or Audi in general, so here it goes.

A2 Concept:

Kartik Krishnan · 20th September 2011, 17:22

The pictures looks great! The event showcased a host of marvelous cars, but the Lamborghini Aventador and the Mercedes A-Class were my personal picks.

Whereas, the F125 concept, also seems to have turned many heads!

18th September 2011, 18:33	#16
AlphaKilo Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: VOMM-EDDW-EDDM Posts: 1,162 Thanked: 1,188 Times View My Garage	Re: Frankfurt Motor Show 2011 hi all, I am just back from IAA2011. Well one good feature for all those who are visiting and who have time. Please take your Indian driving licence(original) along with you, as every manufacturer is offering test drives. I managed to test drive VW Touran Bluemotion(Review coming up seperately). Between Hall 8 and 11, there is a seperate hall for "Probefahrt(Test drives)", just take your licence and passport original and book for test for any car, any manufacturer! Enjoy, happy motoring. My IAA pics coming up soon. Last edited by AlphaKilo : 18th September 2011 at 18:35.
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18th September 2011, 23:14	#17
Fortuner71 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mysore Posts: 401 Thanked: 344 Times	Re: Frankfurt Motor Show 2011 Just back from the Auto show here in Frankfurt an amazing event well organized . Pictures from my end . Attached Thumbnails Attached Images
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18th September 2011, 23:27	#18
Fortuner71 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mysore Posts: 401 Thanked: 344 Times	Re: Frankfurt Motor Show 2011 some more pictures . Attached Thumbnails
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Fortuner71 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mysore Posts: 401 Thanked: 344 Times	Re: Frankfurt Motor Show 2011 More pictures and thats it for today . I shall some videos tomorrow . Attached Thumbnails Attached Images Last edited by Fortuner71 : 18th September 2011 at 23:56. Reason: corrections
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19th September 2011, 00:36	#21
suhaas307 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 8,830 Thanked: 12,255 Times	Re: Frankfurt Motor Show 2011 More than the exotics and Supercars in the Show, I'm quite interested in the cars that will have great significance in India, not far away in the future. SOme of these cars are slated for an Indian launch soon. The VW Up! is one of them. It still looks like it's in 'concept-stage', but it could be justa dress-up, and the watered-down version isn't far away. The car looks great, and oddly, very similar to the Fiat Panda, when viewed from the front. Ironically, the Panda may also make it to the Indian market. It's superior ground-clearance and frugal diesel engine should make it a hit in India. There is a 4X4 variant of the same, with beefed up tyres and bumpers, but I doubt that would come to India anytime soon. The Hyundai i40, is theoretically, the new Sonata I guess. It looks great and should drive well too. Wonder what's stopping Hyundai from getting it down to India. The D+ segment is hotting up, right from the Cruze to the more expensive Passat and Jetta. The i40 would massacre them in terms of sales, if brought to India and priced correctly.
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20th September 2011, 02:10	#22
AlphaKilo Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: VOMM-EDDW-EDDM Posts: 1,162 Thanked: 1,188 Times View My Garage	Re: Frankfurt Motor Show 2011 Frankfurt special in NDTV car and bike show! Nice to see some interviews and some new news. 1. Talk with Audi head 2. Talk with Peugeot CEO 3. Mini India launch/debut January Car and Bike Show visits Frankfurt Motor Show 2011 P.S: I am not putting up my IAA pictures here because it would then become too repetitive.
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20th September 2011, 13:20	#23
AlphaKilo Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: VOMM-EDDW-EDDM Posts: 1,162 Thanked: 1,188 Times View My Garage	Re: Frankfurt Motor Show 2011 I see that no one has put detailed pictures about Audi A2 or Audi in general, so here it goes. A2 Concept: Attached Thumbnails Last edited by AlphaKilo : 20th September 2011 at 13:21.
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20th September 2011, 17:22	#24
Kartik Krishnan BHPian Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Mumbai Posts: 101 Thanked: 15 Times	Re: Frankfurt Motor Show 2011 The pictures looks great! The event showcased a host of marvelous cars, but the Lamborghini Aventador and the Mercedes A-Class were my personal picks. Whereas, the F125 concept, also seems to have turned many heads!
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