On this site we will report in the coming days on what we saw and heard on the Frankfurt International Automobile Show. If there is an event where the automobile - or rather- the mystique and fascination of individual mobility is celebrated, then it is this one. Read further more on all this soon!

Hans Knol ten Bensel

The E-future… and interviews

We will report on the major changes ahead for the industry, the question of hybrid and electrical mobility, and discuss and present some of the major novelties and new cars which will mark the present decade.

We have made also an interview at the IAA with the Chairman and Chief Executive of Bentley Motors, Dr. Franz-Josef Paefgen, here on the right in the picture beneath.  

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We also spoke with the member of the board of Bentley Motors, responsible for Sales and Marketing, Stuart McCullough. We discussed with them how worldwide acceptance of the Bentley Marque will develop and grow further in this ever-changing and “greener” world.

We spoke with Bentley board member resonsible for Sales and Marketing, Stuart Mc Cullough.

As designing and building a Bentley is an art, we also talked with Director of Design Dirk van Braeckel about the design and styling of the all-new Mulsanne, the Bentley flagship.

Dirk van Braekel (to the right on the picture) and his latest creation, the stunning Mulsanne...

As the styling of Seat evokes still more the dynamic character of its cars, we also spoke with its head designer Luc Donkerwolke. (Photo below)

Luc Donckerwolke is proud of his latest creation, and by seeing the headlamp detail, rightly so...

The VW group event "Driving Ideas" …where the whole world was watching  

At such an occasion, the (future) road of a major car builder like Volkswagen is of course very much of interest. We were invited to the famous VW Group Event held in the Frankfurter Jahrhunderthalle, the evening before the first Press Day of the IAA show.

VW Chief Ferdinand Piëch looking confidently into the (E)-future...and our camera lens!  

Here the new models which the group introduced at the IAA, were individually commented and presented by the respective CEO’s and chairmen of the different makes of the VW group in a grand show, of which we will also bring you a report on this site, together with our (photo) impressions…

The Chinese delegation of Shanghai motors was watching on...

Celebrities meet: Jacky Ickx (on the left) and Wolfgang Porsche...

The new cars were presented by their respective CEO's

 

Also seen on the IAA...

The new Mercedes AMG SL makes many car loving hearts beat faster... and the car will also be offered in an electrical version in 2013...

... and also the electrical future on the Renault stand...

Refreshingly original: the Citroën "Révolte".

 

All photos were taken with Sony's Alpha 500 new Digital SLR. We came to appreciate the stunning possibilities of this camera in low light conditions and its speed of operation...