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Paris Motor Show 2008: More highlights

The weird and wonderful that are at the Paris Motor Show

October 2008

The Paris Motor Show is one of the motoring calendar's key events, and this year's was no different.

The tenth show is open to the public from October 4 to 19 2008 at Paris Expo, and takes place 20 years from the city's debut show in 1988.

Many cars were given their world debut, from the brand new Golf and Megane right through to Lamborghini's shock new Estoque and the Ferrari California.

Of course, there were plenty more cars filling the halls of Paris. Some of them sublime, some of them a bit weird, and some downright horrid. Scroll down for some of the more interesting sights of the show, and judge for yourself...

If you went to the show, feel free to talk about it and post any of your own photos on the forum. Click below to scour some more highlights of the event.

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Mitsubishi racer
VW Golf GTI
Honda racing car
Fornasari RR650
1. Mitsubishi racer

Mitsu's Racing Lancer. Dakar car with diesel power



2. VW Golf GTI

A French tri-colour theme for new Golf GTI - a popular one with the press



3. Honda racing car

The Japanese were proudly showing off their racing heritage



4. Fornasari RR650

Thought the Porsche Cayenne was a challenging-looking SUV?



Fornasari RR650
Mercedes SLR 722
Mercedes SLR 722
Corvette ZR1
5. Fornasari RR650

Think again. This plunges taste to all-new depths



6. Mercedes SLR 722

The SLR 722 drop-top made its debut in Paris



7. Mercedes SLR 722

The last 'normal' SLR before the Speedster



8. Corvette ZR1

The Corvette ZR1 is at Paris in all its glory



Corvette ZR1
BMW 7-series
Ford Focus RS
Not quite EVO...
9. Corvette ZR1

6.2-litre V8, 205mph top speed, £109k. It's a bargain (honest)



10. BMW 7-series

BMW is so proud of the 7, it's plonked at the top of the stand



11. Ford Focus RS

Yes, it's not exactly new - but it still looks super. Can't wait...



12. Not quite EVO...

An odd one that we're really unsure about. Do you want it?!



Seat Exeo
Seat Exeo
Audi R8
VW Phaeton
13. Seat Exeo

Seat showed its return to the Mondeo sector with this, the Exeo



14. Seat Exeo

It's an old-model Audi A4 with some new lights. Wonderful



15. Audi R8

Nearly two years on, and the R8 still pulls in the crowds...



16. VW Phaeton

...while the updated VW Phaeton super-saloon is left to sit alone



Subaru 360
Subaru 360
Daihatsu Copen
Fiat 500
17. Subaru 360

At first glance this may look like a cute old-school Fiat 500...



18. Subaru 360

...but it's actually Subaru's tiddly 360. Not quite an Impreza STI



19. Daihatsu Copen

Just when the Copen coudn't get any less EVO, they did this



20. Fiat 500

Either it's an extra-big 500, or some really small people...