Part 4 of IAA 2017, and we kick off with Dacia's showpiece:
this all new Duster. It might like a lot like the old one,
but it's an entirely new car.
It does look a lot like the old one, and it's the same if you're next to it,
but if you take a closer look, you can see it's a little bit stretched.
It's got different lights, it's got a different nose,
just like the rest of the car. Dacia has chosen to stick to their design.
What I was most curious about in the new Dacia Duster, is the interior,
because Dacia hadn't released a picture of the dashboard.
We can clearly see they have put more effort in the design. These three round vents,
these rocker switches here, it all makes it a little more playful than before.
The screen now is higher up, so the driver can reach it better.
Very modern.
You can tell by the materials that it's a car on a budget, but that's what Dacia is about,
so there's nothing wrong with that.
An European premiere then. We already saw the Subaru Impreza hatchback on our site in March 2016.
It's big news though, because the previous Impreza wasn't available in Europe.
Only the XV was sold here, in the Netherlands as well.
But now, there's a normal Impreza again. This low hatchback.
A normal hatchback again. But, it's a Subaru, so it's got a boxer engine.
Four-wheel drive also comes as standard.
When I saw this Levorg here, I was very happy for a brief moment.
That's because I saw the letters STI. When I got closer however,
it occurred to me it was a STI Sport, so it's just a trim level and not a real STI.
That's news however, because it's the first time Subaru offers that trim level in Europe,
and because the Levorg received a small facelift. You can recognize the facelift by the chrome strip beneath the license plate.
Renault teasing us about the new Megane RS stops here in Frankfurt.
This is it. Those teasers weren't hollow at all,
because it's really become a bombshell again.
It produces 280 horsepower, but the Trophy-version,
which is also around, will produce 300 horsepower.
It's not only available with an automatic, but also with a manual gearbox.
For the enthusiasts. Also, if we look at the exterior, we can clearly see it's a RS.
You might think the car looks subtle, but if you're next to it you can see it's much wider than other Meganes.
The front is 6 centimetres wider, and the rear 4 centimetres.
They've incorporated that in the body in a very subtle way.
You can see it's been widened by this vent in the front fender, which flows into the door.
But also here at this fender, which flows into the sill.
Nice job.
Of course, the inside feels incredibly sporty.
Alcantara bucket seats, alcantara steering wheel,
it's even got a straight-ahead position indicator, let's call it that.
This is the automatic version, with huge flappy paddles on the steering column.
It really breathes sportiness.
Opel already showed us the new Crossland X and the Grandland X, but they still amaze us with new Insignia-versions.
First off, this Country Tourer.
It's been heightened by two centimetres, and it's got plastic features which make it look a little more potent than a normal Insignia.
But there's more news. The GSI-badge has returned.
GSI. For true Opel-enthusiasts three holy letters.
Supposedly there are Opel-fanatics who named their children after those letters, but I don't know for sure.
Anyway, the name is back on this Insignia.
That means no hyperfast Insignia, but a nice and quick one.
The petrol version will get 260 horsepower, whilst the diesel gets 210 horsepower.
Both cars will have four-wheel drive.
But if you think there isn't enough choice when it comes to Insignia's, even with the Country Tourer and GSI,
you should visit Opel Exclusive. With that, you can select every single color there is for your Insignia.
That's something the pink car behind me demonstrates, but if you want, you can get lime green as well...
Lexus hasn't brought any bombshells with them to Frankfurt, because they've already been presented in the form of the LC and LF,
but it does show us the facelifted CT. It received a facelift before,
when it got the spindle-grille from its brothers. Now it's got the LED-hook as well,
but it's inside the headlight, instead of below the headlight like on a NX.
Speaking of which, the NX has received a facelift as well,
even though the changes are very small.
Chery is a Chinese car manufacturer which is barely known in Europe, and they want to do something about that.
Their solution: the Exeed-label. And that's a label, not a brand.
This car still dons Chery-logo's, but it's the car with which Chery wants to open up the European market.
The car looks tough, but it lacks a family face.
We can see LED-lights however, and a cool grille.
The styling is pretty good. Also, what's very modern;
it's available as an electric car, but also as a plug-in hybrid and a regular hybrid.
It sounds like they've taken it very seriously.
On the inside, the Exeed looks very serious as well.
You can clearly see it's in pre-production though, that's because of the feel of the materials and the way the door opens for example,
but they've used original materials. The whole picture feels quite good, even though it's got a few shortcomings.
I'm curious if they will break through to Europe.
That's another big scoop ticked off our list, but we aren't there yet.
We still miss the German violence Audi, Mercedes and BMW bring to the table, but we haven't discussed Jaguar and Land Rover neither...
Stay tuned!