The 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

The 64th Frankfurt Auto Show features many new, sleek cars, some of which can take you from 0 to about 60 mph in fewer than five seconds. The fair is open to the public from Sept. 15-25.

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Sept. 15, 2011

Visitors look at a Ferrari S.p.A. California automobile during the Frankfurt Auto Show in Frankfurt, Germany. The international auto show is held at the Messe Frankfurt.

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Sept. 15, 2011

Bernhard Mattes, chief of Ford Germany, talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel as she steps out of a car during the Frankfurt Auto Show. The world's biggest auto show runs until Sept. 25.

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Sept. 15, 2011

Visitors look at a display motor in the engine bay of a Fiat S.p.A. Panda during the Frankfurt Auto Show.

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Sept. 14, 2011

A Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG roadster is on display at the Frankfurt Auto Show.

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Sept. 14, 2011

An A1 E-tron electric automobile, by Audi AG, is driven around a test track inside the company's display hall during the Frankfurt Auto Show.

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Sept. 14, 2011

A visitor stands near luminous graphics at the exhibition booth of power train components manufacturer IFA Rotorion during the Frankfurt Auto Show.

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Sept. 14, 2011

A BMW i3 concept car is on display at the Frankfurt Auto Show.

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Sept. 13, 2011

A concept car from Russian carmaker Yo-Auto is on display at the 64th Frankfurt Auto Show.

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Sept. 14, 2011

A picture taken on slow shutter speed shows the exhibition booth of German car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz at the 64th Frankfurt Auto Show.

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Sept. 14, 2011

An inside view of the electric car "MUTE" of the technical university of Munich during the 64th Frankfurt Auto Show.

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Sept. 14, 2011

Components for security are displayed in a transparent car at the 64th Frankfurt Auto Show.

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Sept. 14, 2011

The Audi Urban concept car is presented at the 64th Frankfurt Auto Show.

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Sept. 12, 2011

Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn poses besides Renault's concept car Frendzy at the 64th Frankfurt Auto Show.

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Sept. 13, 2011

The Mercedes Concept A car by German maker Daimler AG at the 64th Frankfurt Auto Show.

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Sept. 14, 2011

People walk between Audi cars at the 64th Frankfurt Auto Show.

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Sept. 12, 2011

The Alfa Romeo Concept Car 4C at the 64th Frankfurt Auto Show.

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Sept. 13, 2011

An employee demonstrates a control panel on the extended-wheelbase Ghost automobile, from Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd., at the 64th Frankfurt Auto Show.

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Sept. 14, 2011

A BMW i3 concept car at the 64th Frankfurt Auto Show.

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Sept. 14, 2011

Electric smart compact cars of German manufacturer Mercedes are lined up at a charging station at the 64th Frankfurt Auto Show.

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Sept. 13, 2011

Audi AG's R8 e-tron electric automobile.

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The Mercedes-Benz F125 concept car is presented at the 64th Frankfurt Auto Show in Germany. Although the vehicle looks like a coupe, "it's a further development of the sedan shape," said Gorden Wagener, head of Mercedes' design unit, according to Car and Driver.

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Sept. 13, 2011

The Ford Evos concept car makes its debut at the show. One major feature of the concept is the ability to connect to the cloud. According to Ford, the Evos could automatically play music that drivers are streaming inside their home. Using a calendar, the car could also adjust the interior's temperature to drivers' liking before they get in by predicting the departure time, Ford said in a news release.

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Sept. 13, 2011

The design car Citroen Tubik is on display.

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Sept. 12, 2011

Ferrari CEO Luca di Montezemolo, right, presents the new Ferrari 458 Spider. It has a retractable hard top and a mid-rear engined berlinetta, the company said.

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Sept. 13, 2011

Opel's new RAK e car is on display. The vehicle is battery-powered and seats two people.

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Sept. 13, 2011

A Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell car.

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Sept. 13, 2011

The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG roadster makes an appearance at the show.

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Sept. 13, 2011

Norbert Reithofer, chief executive of BMW Group, sits in the BMW i8 concept car. The vehicle is a plug-in hybrid that goes from 0 to 62 mph in fewer than five seconds.

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Sept. 13, 2011

Members of the media surround the new Porsche 911 Carrera and CEO Matthias Mueller. The muscle car has 350 horsepower and can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 4.6 seconds.

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Sept. 13, 2011

A seating model of the new Fiat Panda is on display. According to Fiat, its unique style is partly due to its "high-arching windows" and a third window pane.

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