What's Hot and Cold at the Frankfurt Show
What's cold at the Frankfurt Show:
Green leaf badgesMarketing folk take note – it fools no one
Fiat's sleazy standLeggy models in skimpy schoolgirl outfits – are the Italians hoping to become the car of choice for schoolyard prowlers?
Press conferencesHeld five minutes and five miles apart, with annoying countdown music to add to the occasion of thousands of overweight sweaty motoring hacks running for the first time in two years
Two Afghan hounds in the back of the new Aston Martin RapideIf dog owners look like their pets, what does it say about Aston's potential buyers?
Mini boss Ian Robertson's powers of descriptionThe new Mini coupé – like a regular Mini wearing a baseball cap turned backwards. Is this a motoring mid-life crisis for the brand?
Audi's new e-tron version of the R8Making a great-looking car look like a supermini
What's Hot at the Frankfurt Show:
PlugsNo stand is complete without at least one car trailing an electric flex to the nearest mains socket
Ford's new C-MaxA valiant attempt to make a people carrier look smarter than the usual metal box on wheels
The new Lexus hatchback conceptToo low-set for the average hatchback owner, but it would be great if they built it this sleek
Mercedes' new SLS AMG and its hall of fameReminding us why, for more than 120 years, the three-pointed star has led the way
Aston Martin's new four-seat RapideLeaves its arch-rival, Porsche's Panamera, looking decidedly fat and frumpy
Ferrari's gorgeous 458Recession or no, the order list is already growing
BMW chairman Norbert ReithoferArriving on stage in the BMW 328 Mille Miglia Roadster from 1940. Admirable is his ability to raise his left eyebrow to his hairline when asked awkward questions