Paris Motor Show 2006 - Preview

The 2006 Paris Mondial de L'Automobile opens its doors with the media preview days starting September 28th and features a wealth of new concept and production cars. With around 1.4 million visitors expected, it remains the most popular automobile show in Europe and this year's major production releases will include the Nissan Qashqai, Volvo C30, new Mini, Mercedes CL and BMW X5. There's also a strong showing of concepts, especially from the French makers Peugeot, Citroen and Renault.

We will have all the highlights from the show floor starting on the press days, with in-depth design reviews and extensive photo galleries to follow. Public days are September 30th - October 15th.

World debuts include:

Concept:
Chevrolet WTCC Ultra
Citroen C-Metisse
Daihatsu D-Compact X-Over
Hyundai Arnejs
Lancia Delta HPE
Peugeot 207 Epure
Peugeot 908 RC
Renault Nepta
Suzuki Splash
Volkswagen Iroc

Production:
Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione
Audi S3
BMW 3 Series Coupe
Citroen C4 Picasso
Ford Mondeo
Honda CR-V
Kia cee'd
Mercedes-Benz CL-Class
Mini
Mitsubishi Pajero
Opel Antara
SEAT Altea XL
Skoda Octavia Scout
Volkswagen Touran
Volvo C3

Read more about the concept and production vehicles to debut in Paris

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