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Frankfurt debuts for Renault, Saab and Suzuki
publication date: Aug 13, 2007
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author/source: Robin Roberts
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With no less than seven world premieres at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, including five new production cars and two concepts, Renault will push its unprecedented product revolution moves into overdrive.
Amongst those production cars making their world premiere at the Frankfurt Motor Show is the Clio Sport Tourer, which Renault has released exclusive pre-Show pictures of to give a taster of what’s to come in Frankfurt. Hatch and Sport Tourer versions of New Laguna will be among those making their first public forays before going on sale in the UK from October and January 2008 respectively.
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Joining the key models for Renault Commitment 2009 is this first-ever estate version of Renault’s hot-selling Clio supermini. The new model, Clio Sport Tourer, echoes many of the design cues from those of the Clio Grand Tour Concept, which was unveiled in Geneva earlier this year.
Clio Sport Tourer is firmly focused on leisure pursuits and strikes a perfect balance between sleek design, with its angled rear screen, and spaciousness, with the generous volumes of its luggage area (439 litres). At 4.2 metres in length, it is a compact vehicle that builds on the strengths of Clio III in terms of driving pleasure, interior space, comfort and safety.
Clio Sport Tourer goes on sale in the UK in Spring 2008.
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Saab will go ‘back to the future’ at next month’s Frankfurt International Motor Show with its classic ‘Black Turbo’ models.
The Swedish premium car maker will celebrate 30 years of leadership in turbocharging by unveiling the Saab Turbo X, a limited edition performance car that inherits the visual appeal of the Saab 99 and 900 ‘Black Turbos’ – while also introducing cutting-edge technology.
This ultimate expression of the new 9-3 range will deliver standard-setting levels of performance for the brand.
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Suzuki will be unveiling a number of world premieres at September’s Frankfurt Motor Show.
The first is the all-new compact car, the Splash, the company’s fourth all-new, world strategic model within three years.
Like the Swift, Grand Vitara and SX4, Splash incorporates strong European design and styling themes which continue to lead Suzuki’s worldwide new product development strategy.
A further highpoint at the Show is the debut of the Kizashi concept car, an all-new proposal for Suzuki’s first contender in the D-segment and a significant step for the world’s twelfth largest automobile producer.
There is also likely to be considerable interest in the World Rally Championship version of the SX4,
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| which will make an appearance in Frankfurt before facing its first competitive test in mid October at the Rallye de France in Corsica. |
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