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Hello BHPians

To cut the long story short, I had an excellent opportunity to visit the IAA on Sunday. I have been out of touch for a couple of months so pardon me if you have already seen some of the photos.

Rather than bore you with all the 1000 odd snaps, I think I will first put the technically relevant ones in this thread. The photos of the cars will go into the respective threads already floating around.

So here goes...

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The Audi RS7 Piloted Concept


Android HU in the Honda City


Hyundai Aluminium space cage with carbon fibre reinforced plastic


Merc 9G-Tronic Transmission


Bridgestone AirFree Concept


Bridgestone RTF Concept



Nissan Leaf Cutout




Jaguar Cutout



VW Tiguan Cutout

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Across the street from the Mercedes Benz Pavillion was Audi, placed at the Agora hall:

The RS7 featured Audi's piloted driving concept:

Unfortunately for me, Audi's launch events were yet to start and I had lot of ground to cover so I quickly took a few pictures and rushed out.

Sailing on the theme of the IAA, Audi did have a vast range of plug-in hybrids on display.

The Q7 etron quattro:

Facelifted Audi A4 in sedan and station wagon avatars:

Audi did have one of the most interestingly designed pavilion. The cars you see on the large display are actual cars and not a screen render:

A closer look:

The Le Mans R18 e-tron quattro:

So apt and thoughtful:

A Ducati monster amidst the Audis:

The Audi S8 Plus:

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The rest of the VW AG cars shared floor space in a massive hall. Most of their premium offerings barely had a model or two on show while VW went a step ahead and displayed almost all models on sale with all the possible variants. For example, there was a Golf R, GTI, GTD, GTE, Sportsvan, etc etc. If we still had a film roll camera, we'd have to carry a carton full of rolls to cover just this hall:

The Bentleys:

The Porsches:

An actual Porsche 919 hybrid bearing battle scars from the Le Mans:

The Porsche 911:

The Fabia in RS Combi overalls:

The Rapid with Skoda's new design language. Possibly the variant we can expect as a part of the Rapid facelift:

The Octavia RS:

The soon to be launched in India Superb:

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The Golf GTi Sport concept:

Drool worthy Polo rally car:

Engines!

The VW Panamericana looks like an ordinary parcel van from outside:

Until you walk over to the rear and realise you could do this with it:

The Passat Alltrack variant:

The VW UP:

The Polo, just how we get it barring some kit:

The Polo GTi:

The Scirocco R:

The Tiguan, again a possible entrant for our market:

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Lamborghini unveiled the Huracan Spyder at the IAA.

Giving company to the Huracan was the Aventador SV Roadster:

The Huracan Spyder:

The Bugatti Vision GT:

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BMW was placed on the other end of the Messe.

An i8 and i3 were put up outside the hall:

The "i" gallery:



BMW's range of Plug-in hybrids:

The X series of SUVs:



The all new BMW X1:

The X3

Cop car and bike:

Pedal power:

Almost the entire range 2,3,4,5:

Engines:

Ze Germans love their station wagons!

One of my favorites at the show. Clean lines and timeless:

The "M" section:

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The all new 7-series:

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The Mini Clubman. Mini, no longer remains a "Mini"

The newly launched Rolls Royce Dawn:

The current crop of Rolls Royce cars:

BMW F700 - GS

There was a track within the hall where a pair of Minis and a couple of BMWs kept driving around!!!

Outside the BMW hall:

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The Suzuki booth grabbed quite a few eyeballs due to the oncoming launch of their new offering: The Baleno. Suzuki motor corporation announced their new mid-term management plan termed the "Suzuki Next 100"; a five year plan that will help build the foundation of the next 100 years of the entire group that completes a 100 years of business in 2020. The global operations of Suzuki will unite under "team Suzuki" in order to undergo a structural reform and promote their brand globally:


The Vitara:

The Vitara S:

Suzuki Jimny:

Familiar S-Cross:

The Celerio:

Hot looking Suzuki Swift Sport:

Suzuki Swift:

One of the few manufacturers who had a good amount of bikes on display:

Apple Car Play info on the Baleno and Vitara:

Engines:

Structural modifications on the monocoque:

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Toshihiro Suzuki, the President of Suzuki Motor Corporation unveiled the Baleno hatchback. Based on an all new platform, the Baleno gets increased rigidity and reduced weight which aids in enhancing fuel efficiency, handling and stability without compromising on safety and NVH. An all new 1.0 Boosterjet engine with a higher torque output of 170Nm and pumping out 110bhp powers the Baleno. The car is also available with a 1.2 Dualjet petrol engine. Both engines can be coupled with a 5-speed manual transmission. The 1.0 Boosterjet can alternately be paired with a 6-speed AT whereas the 1.2 Dualjet has an optional CVT transmission option as well.

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Honda, Subaru and Toyota galleries:

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Mazda and Mitsubishi Displays:

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Italians at the IAA Frankfurt:

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Hyundai & Ford at exhibits:

The Jaguar F-Pace world premiere:

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Tesla, Mansory, Startech, Brabus and Alpina at the motor show: