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Fri
Oct 03 2008

Paris - am I seeing things?

Chas Hallett

Maybe I’m just tired from a 16-hour day at the Paris show yesterday. But looking at pics of the Audi A1 concept this motoring made me think of the Austin Maestro. And the last A1 concept was called the Metro – maybe someone at Audi has an obsession with...

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Fri
Oct 03 2008

Recession? What recession?

Ed Keohane

I had my teeth gritted as I walked into the sprawling halls of the Paris motor show. And it wasn't because I was lugging the hefty bag of cameras and other electronic equipment that has replaced what was once a journalist's jotterpad and biro...

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Fri
Oct 03 2008

Kia's rise continues in Paris

Chas Hallett

Amongst all the amazingly extravagant show cars at Paris this year there were also several significant new car launches.

It’s just a hunch but I think one of the most significant may end up being the Kia Soul.

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Thu
Oct 02 2008

Citroen wows the Paris show

Steve Cropley

You’d expect the French manufacturers to be full of beans at their home motor show. But in terms of creativity, there was only one winner – with Citroen the victor by a good five lengths. Interestingly, the Peugeot-Citroen home-team rivalry was conducted...

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Thu
Oct 02 2008

VW's show of strength

Dan Stevens

Motor shows feature a lot of corporate self-promotion, on a grand scale. VW dispensed with the usual round of press conferences for its 11 launches (that’s 11 launches from seven brands) and held them all in one place on the night before the show. It...

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Thu
Oct 02 2008

Finally, I'm in Paris

Ed Keohane

There's nothing quite like the thrill of the Paris motor show. Even as the show opens, there's already an atmosphere of anticipation across the hall: the dazzling lights, the hoards of car lovers and, of course, the cars. But the biggest excitement...

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