British International Motor Show 2008 Bulletin: 31 July
August 1, 2008 – 2:29 pm by GaryCooLPages: 1 2
The British International Motor Show 2008 today highlights the following:
- Pagani visits Zonda at Motor Show
- Vantastic news from the Motor Show
- Motor Show cuts visitor CO2 by 6000 g/km
- Citroën transforms its stand at the Motor Show – the last three days only
- It’s all-white at the Motor Show
- My car is the star of the Show
Pagani visits Zonda at Motor Show
Horacio Pagani – owner of the Italian supercar firm that produces the 215mph, £675,000 Pagani Zonda – took time out of his busy schedule to go to the British International Motor Show this week.
Horacio Pagani at British International Motor Show 2008 (Photo credit: onEdition)
Pagani Zonda at British International Motor Show
Of the ten Zondas in the UK, three are at the ExCeL-based show. The entrepreneur started his visit by checking out the outdoor Heritage Enclosure where a Pagani Zonda is displayed alongside other supercars from the past 50 years. He moved inside the halls to inspect the Ultimate Collection Public Gallery in the north hall where a white Zonda F is the focus of significant public interest.
Mr Pagani finished his trip to the Motor Show in the ultra-exclusive Ultimate Collection where a Zonda F Roadster shared the limelight with over £5 million of the most desirable cars on the planet.
During his visit, he demonstrated great passion for the motors he has helped create and was clearly impressed with the interest shown by so many fellow automotive admirers who were flooding through the doors at the British International Motor Show.
Vantastic news from the Motor Show
The What Van? Live display near the Prince Regent DLR entrance to the Motor Show offers visitors with a valid driving licence the opportunity to drive a selection of light commercial vehicles on offer from some of the main van makers. UK van sales have more than doubled to over 380,000 a year in the past ten years and making LCVs the fastest growing vehicle sector in the UK, so it made sense for them to take part in the biggest consumer event in the country.
“Having these vehicles at the British International Motor Show means we have been able to offer a different dimension to test driving vans,” said stand manager Kevin Gregory. “This is an ideal opportunity for people who run just a small number of light commercial vehicles (LCVs) on their fleet, to try out some different types in a relaxed and friendly environment. Most of the drivers that have come along told me that their businesses run less than ten vans.”
It also offers the van manufacturers the opportunity to talk to these smaller businesses that are often difficult to reach. For similar reasons, Show owner, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), launched an on-line survey of van users. On the industry issues page of the SMMT web site at www.smmt.co.uk/industryissues it is aimed at van operators, particularly those with smaller fleets. It is quickly and easily completed and the information from it will help van manufactures and users. The survey, which is anonymous, is open until the end of August.
LCVs available for test are from Citroën, Ford, Nissan and Piaggio Commercial Vehicles. Also on display is Raccoon, demonstrating effective branding with revolutionary complete vinyl vehicle wrap and the What Van? Van of the Year 2007 winner, the Iveco Daily, which Kevin Gregory reports has generated a lot of interest.
Motor Show cuts visitor CO2 by 6000 g/km
The average new UK car has a CO2 output of 159.9g/km, with the cleanest cars emitting less than 100g/km such as the new Ford Fiesta that debuts at the British International Motor Show and the SEAT Ibiza Ecomotion. The ACT ON CO2 stand in the Greener Driving Pavilion at the Show aims to help people cut emissions and reduce fuel consumption by following a selection of ‘Smarter Driving’ techniques.
According to the Department for Transport’s ACT ON CO2 campaign, motorists could cut emissions by up to 8% by correctly inflating tyres, de-cluttering their cars, driving sympathetically and at an appropriate speed. By following the tips, the average person could save 12g/km. The Motor Show anticipates that over half a million people will visit the Show and if every visitor achieved the 12g/km saving, a total of 6,000 tonnes of CO2 could be saved per kilometre driven.
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