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Cupra Tavascan revealed as the pure-electric performance SUV of the future

Published 02 September 2019
By James Allen
SEAT's former performance arm Cupra has revealed its star car for next week's IAA Frankfurt Motor Show: the Cupra Tavascan pure-electric
Honda Urban EV concept car at 2017 Frankfurt IAA show

Image gallery: Frankfurt show concept cars

The 2017 Frankfurt motor show was a big one for interesting new road cars but if there was a theme to the plethora of futuristic concepts...
Published 13 September 2017
BMW X7 SUV concept at 2017 Frankfurt motor show

2017 Frankfurt motor show: see the star cars

It is the biggest motor show in Europe, often seen as a muscle-flexing exercise for the giant German car companies, where success is not only jud
Published 11 September 2017
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The big buzz: how electric cars took over the Frankfurt...

Not everyone loves electric cars: shortly before the Labour leadership election, the BBC invited Jeremy Corbyn to be interviewed in the back of an...
Published 21 September 2015
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It'll swallow you whole: 2015 Frankfurt show's humongous...

The Frankfurt motor show: so unfeasibly sprawling that you could walk across Australia in less time than it takes to navigate its 11 halls of automotive...
Published 17 September 2015
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Transformer: meet the shape-shifting Mercedes Concept...

When designing the car of the future, Mercedes’ stylists and engineers have turned to an unusual source for inspiration – Transformers
Published 17 September 2015
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Interview: Nissan's electric car chief on new Leaf...

If the Frankfurt motor show is anything to go by, plug-in cars are still very much part of car makers' plans for the near future. In fact, after Tesla...
Published 16 September 2015
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Mazda Koeru concept could hint at new crossover

Proving that the battle for SUV supremacy still rages, making its debut at the Frankfurt motor show this week is the Koeru, an intriguing crossover...
Published 16 September 2015
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Land Rover Defender pedal car: a snip at £10,000

This year’s Frankfurt Motor Show is not short of eccentricities. While sister company Jaguar debuted its first SUV, the F-Pace, Land Rover was quietly...
Published 16 September 2015
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Lamborghini Huracan drops its top for new Spyder version

As increasing numbers of car makers at the Frankfurt motor show revealed sensible new electric cars for a future in which vehicles are silent and...
Published 16 September 2015
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Softly-softly 2015 Audi S4 packs a big punch

Drivers who feel the need to proclaim their lust for life with go-faster stripes and huge spoilers may find that the latest, 2015 Audi S4 is not for...
Published 16 September 2015
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Topless 660bhp Ferrari 488 Spider details, pictures...

September seems an odd time to launch a Ferrari convertible, but the 488 Spider won’t reach the UK until next spring...
Published 15 September 2015
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Sounds good: Peugeot Fractal Concept is vision of French...

When the current-generation Peugeot 208 was launched, it unleashed onto the world a new layout for driving controls. Called i-Cockpit...
Published 15 September 2015