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Frankfurt Motor Show 2001 - Review

Small Cars


Design Trends - The Grown Up Small Car
At the Frankfurt Motor Show several significant additions to the small car class made their debut, most significantly Volkswagen‘s new Polo and Ford‘s new Fiesta. Both illustrate the future trend for this sector... More...


Luxury Reductionism


Design Trends - Luxury Reductionism
There's a new trend in large expensive cars that rejects the traditional, overtly ostentatious automotive luxury interior. It focuses on fewer, more considered and cohesive interior elements. More...


Jaguar R Coupe


Commentary - Jaguar R Coupe
We take a closer look at arguably the star of the Frankfurt show, the sculptural R Coupe from Jaguar's Advanced Design studio. More...



Nissan Primera

Commentary - Nissan Primera
The new Primera is executed in a thorough way to achieve a unique visual place in the market. The design solution is clearly a calculated move by the designers to separate this car from all others by design. More...






Motor Show coverage:
Frankfurt main page

Show Highlights
Photo reports on the most significant concept and production vehicles

Photo Gallery 
Over 600 high resolution images from the show floor, covering the new concept, production vehicles and the show stands

Show Preview 
Pre-show reports on the concept and production vehicles to debut at the show



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Last updated: Thu, Jan 17, 2002