Citroen is taking the Chinese market very seriously and has unveiled the hot DS 5LS R concept car, ahead of its debut later this month at the Beijing Motor Show.
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Another motor show, another one-off porcelain Veyron…yes, porcelain
Bugatti has turned up at another motor show with anotherspecial edition of the Veyron. It’s almost as if it doesn’t have anything new to show anyone. This time it’s the Beijing Motor Show, and in fairness to Bugatti, it probably should have a presence there because the Chinese, all of a sudden, have shedloads of money to spend on flash motors.So, after a meeting at Bugatti HQ in which employees competed to dream up the tackiest thing that could be done to a Veyron, it was decided that filling one with porcelain was the winner.
Peugeot shows Nissan Juke rival
Peugeot has shown its forthcoming Nissan Juke rival at the Beijing Motor Show. Expected to be called the 2008 (Peugeot uses four figure names for its niche vehicles), it is, unsurprisingly, based on the new 208 hatchback. Peugeot is very keen to try and push its brand upmarket and sees the new model as part of that process.
SEAT shows hot Ibiza Cupra Concept
The Beijing Motor Show has seen the debut of the latest hot little SEAT – the Ibiza Cupra. A concept by name, it’s actually production ready and will be in the shops very shortly. It follows the introduction of the facelifted Ibiza, which gets a sharper front end, now including a set of LED daytime running lights. It went on sale in the UK this weekend.
Audi ultimate wannabe WAG rocket: the RS Q3
Audi has given the RS treatment to its smallest SUV, creating the ultimate junior WAG rocket. It’s fast and that. It’s the first time the RS badge< has been applied to an SUV, in fact – though it comes some time after BMW’s M Division broke this particular taboo by making the X5 M and X6 M. And, of course, AMG has been at it for ages, with its versions of the GL-Class and G-Wagen.In a brilliant fit of corporate management speak, Audi is calling the RS Q3 a “conceptual interpretation”, which uses two long words where “concept” will do.
