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2008 Paris Motor Show

International auto show

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name	2008 Paris Motor Show
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genre	Auto show
venue	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles
location	Paris
country	France
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The 2008 Paris Motor Show took place from 4 October to 19 October 2008, in Paris expo Porte de Versailles.

This edition of the Paris Motor Show featured a high number of hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs), that led a blogger with The New York Times to ask, "Who killed the non-electric cars?".

Concept cars

Audi A1 Sportback
BMW X1 (E84)
BMW 7 Series ActiveHybrid
Chevrolet Orlando
GT by Citroën
Citroën C-Cactus Hybrid
Citroën Hypnos
Honda Insight
Lada Revolution III
Lamborghini Estoque
Lexus LF-Xh
Maserati GranTurismo MC
Mazda Kiyora
Mercedes-Benz ConceptFASCINATION
MINI Crossover
Nissan Nuvu
Optimal Energy Joule
Peugeot Prologue
Peugeot RC
Pininfarina B0
Renault Ondelios
Renault Z.E.
Saab 9-X Air BioHybrid
SsangYong C200

Production cars

Aston Martin One-77
Audi RS6
Audi S4
Bentley Arnage Final Edition
BMW 3 Series E90 mid-life refresh
BMW 7 Series F01
Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon
Chevrolet Cruze
Chevrolet Volt (European, auto show introduction)
Citroën C3 Picasso (introduced as the "Drooneel" concept car)
Dacia Logan MCV facelift
Dacia Logan eco2
Dacia Sandero
Ferrari California
Fiat 500 Abarth SS
Ford Fiesta Panel Van
Ford Ka Mk II
Ford Kuga Individual
Hyundai i20
Infiniti EX37
Infiniti FX37
Kia Soul
Lexus IS 250C/350C convertible
Lumeneo SMERA (battery electric quadricycle)
Mazda MX-5 mid-life facelift
Mercedes-Benz S400 BlueHybrid
Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback
Nissan Note
Nissan Pixo
Opel Insignia
Peugeot 308 CC
Peugeot 407 restyle
PGO Hemera
Porsche 911 Targa (update)
Porsche Boxster S Porsche Design Edition 2
Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia
Porsche Cayman S Sport
Renault Kangoo II Be Bop
Renault Laguna III Coupe
Renault Mégane Mk III
SEAT Exeo
Smart Fortwo ED (Electric Drive)
Subaru Forester (European diesel introduction)
Suzuki Alto
Suzuki SX4 FCV
Škoda Octavia, Mk II restyle
Toyota Avensis
Toyota iQ
Toyota Urban Cruiser
Volkswagen Golf 6
Volvo C30/S40/V50 1.6D DRIVe

Motorsport cars

Citroën C4 WRC Hymotion 4 (Eco-Concept)
Peugeot 207 WRC
Suzuki SX4 WRC

Taxis du Monde

As usual, Hall 8 hosted a special exhibition. In this edition, the subject was "Taxis du Monde" (Taxis from around the world), and it featured a variety of taxi vehicles from different cities and eras, such as a New York checker cab, a Chicago yellow cab, London black cabs, a Manila Jeepney, a Bangkok Tuk Tuk, etc., as well as several Parisian taxis, starting with the classic Renault Taxi de la Marne and ending with the proposed future taxi Peugeot Expert Tepee.

References

Garrett, Jerry. (2008-10-02). "Paris Motor Show: Who Killed the Non-Electric Cars? - NYTimes.com". Wheels.blogs.nytimes.com.
"Citroën Sport's ecological competition concept car".

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