Frankfurt motor show 2017: all the cars to look forward to

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8 September 2017

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The 2017 Frankfurt motor show kicks on off on Tuesday September 12th.

One of the biggest car events of the year, it’s shaping up nicely with some very interesting new models being revealed for the first time. Here’s our choice of the best.
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Audi A7

The new 2018 A8 has already been revealed. Next up is the turn of its smaller, coupé sibling - the A7. It is expected to debut at Frankfurt and inherit much of the A8's cutting-edge autonomous tech, and a crisp new look to boot.
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Audi A8

The new 2018 A8 makes its formal motor show debut at Frankfurt. It is the first car to feature Level 3 autonomy.
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Bentley Continental GT

Bentley's long-awaited next-generation Continental GT is expected to be officially revealed at the Frankfurt motor show, and will be the company’s most technologically advanced car yet.
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BMW M5

This will be the first time we get to see the new M5 in the flesh, and it is BMW's first four-wheel-drive M5. Don’t worry purists: you can switch off drive to the front-wheels if you want to.
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BMW 6 Series GT

The replacement for the BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo gets new badging in the shape of the BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo. More conventionally styled than its predecessor, but it's still splitting opinions.
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BMW i3S

BMW becomes officially the first major manufacturer to produce the hot electric hatch. Renault may have pipped it to the concept with the Zoe e-sport, but the i3S will definitely go on sale. It will show the facelifted i3 range too.
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BMW X7 concept

Pictures of this car have already leaked out. BMW’s new rival to the Range Rover arrives in concept form; we expect the production version to look pretty similar and be on the roads by the end of 2018.
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Borgward sports car concept

The old German brand of Borgward has been revived, now under Chinese ownership. We expect a new sports car concept, which could eventually make production as a halo model, like MG's E-Motion concept.
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Chery SUV concept

Will Chinese car-making come of age with this arrival of a new China-built yet European brand? We expect a hybrid or electric SUV, to be revealed in pre-production form.
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Citroën C3 Aircross

Citroën's answer to the Nissan Juke will make its first public outing at the Frankfurt motor show. The quirky French small SUV arrives in European markets late in 2017.
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Dacia Duster

Renault-Nissan’s European discount brand Dacia will unveil its replacement for the Duster small SUV.
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Ferrari Portofino

The new Ferrari Portofino is the firm’s new entry-level model, replacing the California T. The folding hard-top convertible is powered by a 3.9-litre 592bhp V8 engine that the Italian firm says can accelerate it from 0-62mph in 3.5sec.
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Honda CR-V hybrid

The mainstream Honda hybrid returns. Honda's first hybrid in its electrification strategy will probably be a CR-V, with other models following suit after that.
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Hyundai i30N

Hyundai's first hot hatch makes its bow at Frankfurt. The car has up to 271bhp on tap, pumped-up looks and - we hope - some crisp handling.
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Hyundai Kona

Yet another SUV from Hyundai will be at Frankfurt in the shape of the compact Kona - its answer to the Nissan Juke.
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Jaguar E-Pace

Formally unveiled recently at an event in London, the new compact SUV from Jaguar makes its motor show debut. It should be available to buy in most markets later in 2017.
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Kia Proceed shooting brake concept

Continuing its upward trajectory into posher segments, Kia is following Mercedes' lead by creating a shooting brake. It's likely to replace the slower-selling Pro'Ceed three-door in the Ceed range, although Kia's tight-lipped on the details. It looks great and let's hope we’ll be able to buy it one day.
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Kia Stonic

Kia's new small SUV was revealed recently, but we'll see it for the first time in the flesh at Frankfurt.
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Mercedes-AMG Project One hypercar

Perhaps the headline car of the Frankfurt motor show will be Mercedes-AMG's as-yet-unnamed hypercar, codenamed Project One. Armed with an Formula 1-derived engine, it's set to fight the new Aston Martin Valkyrie and usher in a new generation of hypercars when it arrives late next year.
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Mercedes-Benz GLC F-Cell EQ Power

Mercedes will show a new hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered SUV concept at Frankfurt, Apart from hydrogen-power, it's also a hybrid, with another electric engine providing additional go, with a claimed a range of 500km (311 miles).
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Mercedes-Benz EQ hatchback

Mercedes is following VW’s lead with an electric vehicle concept assault; it's now preparing its reply to the Volkswagen ID hatchback concept.
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Mercedes-Benz X-Class

Mercedes posh new pick-up truck gets its motor show debut. Most markets will get this car in 2018 – although not North America, where import tariffs make it unviable.
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Electric Mini concept

Mini's first fully electric model, a variant on the three-door hatch, will arrive as a preview concept, before going into production at the brand's UK plant in Oxford.
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Porsche Cayenne

Porsche's first SUV, the Cayenne enters its third generation. Porsche has revealed the car ahead of Frankfurt so we know what it looks like, but we’ll now get to see it in the flesh.
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Seat Arona

Frankfurt sees the arrival of many compact SUVs, including this new Seat Arona. We love the larger Seat Ateca, so fingers-crossed for this model.
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Seat Leon Cupra R

Seat's performance flagship moves arrives into its third generation with the Leon Cupra R. This copper-trimmed, 306bhp hot hatch featured upgraded aerodynamics, exhausts and interior over the standard Leon Cupra, and just 799 will be made.
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Smart Vision EQ concept

The new Smart Vision EQ concept will preview the brand’s future in the Daimler-Mercedes group, with connected and autonomous technology a highlight on this car.
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Subaru Impreza

The next Subaru Impreza breaks cover at Frankfurt, as the firm refreshes its line-up with all-new architecture, first seen on the new XV.
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Suzuki Swift Sport

Suzuki's latest hot hatch gets a full reveal at Frankfurt.
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Toyota C-HR Hy-Power concept

The Toyota Hy-Power concept explores a sportier element to its hybrid crossover, the C-HR. If it reaches production the model will be the first hot hybrid SUV on the market.
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Vauxhall/Opel Grandland X

Vauxhall/Opel’s handsome-looking entry into the SUV space currently filled by the Seat Ateca and Nissan Qashqai.
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Volkswagen ID saloon concept

Volkswagen's next electric ID concept will be a saloon variant on the theme, and is expected to make its first appearance at the Frankfurt motor show. The ID concepts have all shared a similar look, so it's not hard to guess what the ID saloon will look like.
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Volkswagen Polo

Volkswagen's new Polo compact hatchback goes into its sixth generation. At Frankfurt, we'll get another look, as well as its hot-hatch iteration, the Polo GTI.
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Continental's wireless electric vehicle charging

Tyre and tech company Continental will showcase its latest inductive charging tech in Frankfurt. The road charges the car while stationary, and data is sent to the driver's phone via a smartphone app.
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Event information

Dates

Trade: 14-15 September 2017; Public: 16-24 September 2017

Location: Trade fair grounds, Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1, D-60327 Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Opening times: 9am-7pm, daily

For ticket information, visit the official website.

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