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Hermes Leathers Up Citroen 2CV

To honor the Citröen 2CV’s 60th birthday, fashion house Hermès created this special edition for the Paris Motor Show. While we weren’t impressed by the gaudy crime-against-taste that was the Bugatti Veyron Fbg par Hermès, the more pedestrian (or equine, to be more correct) 2CV strikes a chord with us. The leather and cotton canvas added to it accentuate the timeless lines and paired-to-the-bone interior, two things most modern cars are missing. The full release follows the jump.

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4:40 PM on Mon Oct 13 2008
By Wes Siler
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Most discussed Vintage Racer is out taking pictures: "pared" Wes... "pared to the bone" more »

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Citroen C-Cactus Being Considered For Production

In 2007, a wacky little diesel-electric hybrid concept called the Citroen C-Cactus was unveiled at the Frankfurt Auto Show. Now, according to Automobile, those crazy Frenchmen may put it into production. Though the diminutive hybrid was upgraded with a liberal dose of green paint when we saw it on the stand at the Paris Motor Show, the Cactus retained its small diesel motor, hybridized powertrain and minimalist interior, which would all be refreshing changes to the market if they made it to production. Imagine the fuel economy of a diesel combined with the mileage stretching ways of a hybrid — what a concept!

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9:30 AM on Thu Oct 9 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
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The Best Paris Motor Show Live Reveals: What You Might Have Missed

The Paris Motor Show press days have wrapped up, but if you missed some of last week's live coverage, here are some of the most trafficked posts from the show along with a couple more we added earlier today. Be sure to visit the full posts where you'll find more pictures, press releases and analysis.

Citroën GTbyCITROËN ConceptPininfarina B0 ConceptHonda Insight ConceptLamborghini Estoque ConceptAston Martin One-77Mini Crossover ConceptPeugeot RC HYmotion4Mercedes ConceptFASCINATIONSeat ExeoChina Automobile France KIFF

4:00 PM on Mon Oct 6 2008
By Andrew Stoy
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Most discussed layabout: @ Steel-ETC See all you need here [www.one-77.com] more »

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The 14 Most Futuristic Dashboards On The 2008 Paris Show Floor

While exterior styling grabs all the new and concept car headlines, (and booth babes grab the eyes) it’s the interiors that have the most potential to alter the way we experience our automobiles. Far from the squeaky, rattly, ill-fitting monuments to black plastic that are present on nearly every car at nearly every price range, show car interiors explore both new materials and new forms, as well as new ways for drivers and passengers to interact with their vehicles. Here are 14 of the 2008 Paris Motor Show’s best dashboards and the ways in which we think they’ll influence those on their road-going counterparts.

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1:15 PM on Mon Oct 6 2008
By Wes Siler
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Most discussed Number_Six: I friggin hate digital dashes. At night the numbers all turn into dancing blobs that drive me towards bridge abutments. more »

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Best Mini Crossover Shots Yet From Paris Show Floor

Ben smuggled back a couple gigs of additional images from the Paris Motor Show last week, including these shots inside and out of the Mini Crossover Concept. We got a live look at the diminutive soft-roader last week during the show, but these images give you quite a bit more detail, particularly of the laser globe center stack thingamajig. The whole car has kind of a split personality: It's the biggest Mini yet actually appears, from certain angles, more true to the original Mini than the regular version of the car. We'll see what the results are should they make it into showrooms. Press release reproduced after the jump.

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9:30 AM on Mon Oct 6 2008
By Andrew Stoy
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Most discussed jduffy13: Amazing pictures dude. Such great work. Not thrilled with crossovers and as I look into my crystal balls I see that more »

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Top Ten Reasons The Paris Auto Show Press Room Sucks

Unless you're deep in the bowels of the automotive journalism industry, it may come as a surprise the Paris Auto Show is — despite the big reveals and beautiful flora and fauna — one of the worst of the global shows to cover. First off, the show is big. Really big. It's over a half mile across, and spread out over six main buildings with huge elevation changes — that's a lot of hiking. To compound this issue, the press room is on the far side of the convention center campus, half a mile away from anything useful. And, as we said two years ago, albeit more colorfully, it's the world's worst press room. So terrible is it in fact, we managed to use it for all of about 10 minutes before running to happier pastures at Volvo (thanks Volvo!). But, as a service to the Paris Motor Show planning committee, we've put together a list of the top ten reasons the Paris Motor Show press room sucks, along with ways to improve it. More »

11:10 AM on Sun Oct 5 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
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Most discussed ab3: Somebody call the WHHHAAMMMMMBULANCE! You forget that you are in France, how could you expect it to be good... And in regards more »

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China Automobile France Displays Kiff; Looks Like Jeep Hurricane, Not Futurama Character

Pessimists will say China is no place for intellectual property; those people don't know what they're talking about. Take this vehicle displayed by importer China Automobile France. It's called Kiff and it is totally original and looks nothing at all like a half-scale Jeep Hurricane from the 2005 Detroit Auto Show. The "Kiff" is powered by ~~its love of Amy and its loathing loyalty for Zapp Brannigan~~ a mid-mounted Chery three-cylinder gasoline engine good for a respectable 69 HP driving a manual transmission. Toss it on the pile with the Heuliez Friendly and we're about ready to scoot out of here.

2:00 PM on Sat Oct 4 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
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Most discussed ranchhand: i kind of like it, it looks more jeep-like than what jeep itself has been doing lately. more »

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Jalopnik's Top Ten Reveals From The 2008 Paris Motor Show

Ben's gone to bed now, and the Paris Motor Show press days have wrapped up. Whether you agree or disagree, here's the top ten most trafficked posts from the last two days, compiled in order of popularity from most trafficked to least. Be sure to visit the full posts where you'll find more pictures, press releases and analysis.

1.) Citroën GTbyCITROËN Concept2.) Pininfarina B0 Concept3.) Honda Insight Concept4.) Lamborghini Estoque Concept5.) Aston Martin One-776.) Mini Crossover Concept7.) Peugeot RC HYmotion48.) Mercedes ConceptFASCINATION9.) Mazda Kiyora Concept Live10.) Renault ZE Concept

7:00 PM on Fri Oct 3 2008
By Andrew Stoy
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Most discussed MarywithanM: Is the Aston Martin the fat girl at the pool who wears her cover-up and a towel over her swimsuit more »

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Les Hôtesses Of The 2008 Paris Motor Show

Here we are at the end of the 2008 Paris Motor Show with all of these extra images again in our camera. Unfortunately, we can't use them because those hard working booth professionals (we decided to use the local vernacular spoken by gents in hushed and reverent tones, "les hôtesses") keep walking in front of the production cars and concepts. We don't feel too bad because we know they're doing their job of informing inquisitive journalists of the merits of the vehicles and demonstrating features too complicated for the journos to figure out. While we normally would just toss these into the recycle bin and be done with them, we figure some of you out there may want to see how many shots we have to grudgingly go through before bringing you the best possible coverage from the show.

6:21 PM on Fri Oct 3 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
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Most discussed SeanKHotay: (Psst...Ben..."Les"...) J'entedais pour cette poste... Les brûlantisme... more »

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2009 Mitsubishi Colt Finds Family Resemblance On Paris Show Floor

The 2009 Mitsubishi Colt is being brought in line with the rest of the Mitsubishi lineup, style-wise. You’ve probably already spotted the biggest new feature: the Lancer-style gaping front grille. While it makes the four-door somewhat confused-looking, that grille really sharpens up the three-door, especially in Ralliart guise. Three engines are offered: a 1.1-liter with 75 HP, a 1.3–liter with 95 HP and a 1.5 with 109 HP. The Ralliart adds a turbocharger to that 1.5 for 150 HP, making it a seriously interesting proposition for lovers of small, quick cars like us. The previous generation 1.1 was a hoot to drive, delivering extreme practicality from its flexible interior and huge character from its three-cylinder engine. Let’s hope this new model delivers more of the same.

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6:20 PM on Fri Oct 3 2008
By Wes Siler
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Most discussed BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ - thankfully surrounded by pretty girls: The Civic grew up, the Corolla grew up and the Colt still is a teenager. more »

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