The 2008 Paris Motor Show took place from 4 October to 19 October 2008, in Paris expo Porte de Versailles.
This edition of the Paris Motor Show featured a high number of hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs), that led a blogger with The New York Times to ask, "Who killed the non-electric cars?".
Concept cars
Audi A1 Sportback BMW X1 (E84) BMW 7 Series ActiveHybrid Chevrolet Orlando GT by Citroën Citroën C-Cactus Hybrid Citroën Hypnos Honda Insight Lada Revolution III Lamborghini Estoque Lexus LF-Xh Maserati GranTurismo MC
Mazda Kiyora Mercedes-Benz ConceptFASCINATION MINI Crossover Nissan Nuvu Optimal Energy Joule Peugeot Prologue Peugeot RC Pininfarina B0 Renault Ondelios Renault Z.E. Saab 9-X Air BioHybrid SsangYong C200
Production cars
Aston Martin One-77 Audi RS6 Audi S4 Bentley Arnage Final Edition BMW 3 Series E90 mid-life refresh BMW 7 Series F01 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon Chevrolet Cruze Chevrolet Volt (European, auto show introduction) Citroën C3 Picasso (introduced as the "Drooneel" concept car) Dacia Logan MCV facelift Dacia Logan eco2 Dacia Sandero Ferrari California Fiat 500 Abarth SS Ford Fiesta Panel Van Ford Ka Mk II Ford Kuga Individual Hyundai i20 Infiniti EX37 Infiniti FX37 Kia Soul Lexus IS 250C/350C convertible Lumeneo SMERA (battery electric quadricycle) Mazda MX-5 mid-life facelift
Mercedes-Benz S400 BlueHybrid Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Nissan Note Nissan Pixo Opel Insignia Peugeot 308 CC Peugeot 407 restyle PGO Hemera Porsche 911 Targa (update) Porsche Boxster S Porsche Design Edition 2 Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia Porsche Cayman S Sport Renault Kangoo II Be Bop Renault Laguna III Coupe Renault Mégane Mk III SEAT Exeo Smart Fortwo ED (Electric Drive) Subaru Forester (European diesel introduction) Suzuki Alto Suzuki SX4 FCV Škoda Octavia, Mk II restyle Toyota Avensis Toyota iQ Toyota Urban Cruiser Volkswagen Golf 6 Volvo C30/S40/V50 1.6D DRIVe
Motorsport cars
Citroën C4 WRC Hymotion 4 (Eco-Concept) Peugeot 207 WRC Suzuki SX4 WRC
Taxis du Monde
As usual, Hall 8 hosted a special exhibition. In this edition, the subject was "Taxis du Monde" (Taxis from around the world), and it featured a variety of taxi vehicles from different cities and eras, such as a New York checker cab, a Chicago yellow cab, London black cabs, a Manila Jeepney, a Bangkok Tuk Tuk, etc., as well as several Parisian taxis, starting with the classic Renault Taxi de la Marne and ending with the proposed future taxi Peugeot Expert Tepee.
See also Paris Motor Show
References
http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/enn.cfm#id_12040
External links
Official web site 9 Sexiest Electric Cars from the Paris Auto Show .