Frankfurt Motor Show 2009

A new hybrid-electric concept car from PROTON featuring a Lotus Engineering drivetrain will debut in Geneva next month.

The new Brabus E V12 'one of ten' unveiled at IAA 2009 is the “world’s most powerful high-performance sedan” with its engine boasting a rated power output of 800hp (788bhp), to produce a top speed of more than 370kmh (230mph).

The Ferrari 458 Italia finally saw the light of day at the 63rd IAA Frankfurt Motor Show yesterday. An evolution of Maranello’s mid-rear engined V8 sports cars, the 458 Italia is an innovative concentration of the company’s racing expertise.

VW showed an all-new electric vehicle, the E-Up! Concept, at Frankfurt yesterday, indicating strongly that the car will be very close to the production model we’ll see in 2013. The 81 PS E-Up! has a top speed of 84 mph and a range of 80 miles.

One of the most visually distinctive cars on show at Frankfurt on the opening day of the world’s most important car show was Peugeot’s BB1 concept, a car just 2.5 metres long yet capable of seating four people

One of the highlights of IAA 2009 is Audi’s E-tron, an electric Quattro with 230 kW and a stunning 4,500 Nm of torque. The car’s lithium-ion battery holds 42.4 kilowatt hours, enough for 250 km.

Electric vehicles of small proportions are beginning to emerge as the theme of this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show. Renault showed a comprehensive range of electric vehicles dubbed the Z.E. range, which it will begin selling in 2010

VW rocked the first day of the Frankfurt Motor Show with a carbon fibre, half width, 1-litre hybrid electric diesel tandem named the L1. When it goes into production in 2013, it will have a consumption of 1.38 l/100 km.

Renault will show four new electric vehicle concepts at next week’s Frankfurt Motor Show, previewing its new Zero Emission product range. No details are available, but sketches indicate one concept will be a small and narrow single seat 4-wheeler

Indian electric car company REVA will unveil two new electric cars at IAA on September 16. The REVA NXR is a four-seater, three-door hatchback family car while REVA’s showcar, the NXG, is a sporty two-seater with a targa roof.

Due for its first public showing at the Frankfurt motor show is the new Rolls-Royce Ghost incorporates a plethora of complex electronic aids and safety systems designed to operate as one, imperceptibly to the driver.