Mark Phelan Detroit Free Press Published 10:04 AM EDT Sep 28, 2018 Starting with a new version of a car that created the whole idea of the sport sedan, a handful of new luxury vehicles will debut at the Paris auto show this week. But the mass-market brands that make the cars most people buy will be largely absent as automakers continue to reconsider the value of auto shows. The Paris show traditionally marks the beginning of the Europe’s fall new-car sales season. It usually attracts a host of new luxury models and major vehicles from French-based automakers Renault and Peugeot-Citroën. That makes the paucity of new mass-market vehicles from the domestics surprising. The turnout from luxury brands is expected to be lighter than usual, too. What’s on tap in Paris: BMW BMW will make the biggest splash, with two entirely new vehicles, the 3-series sport sedan and Z4 roadster. BMW’s prized claim to be “the ultimate driving machine” rests on the 3-series. As the brand’s emphasis shifts to its growing fleet on SUVs, the “3-er” as it’s called in Germany becomes even more important as the torch bearer of BMW’s heritage for fast, sharp-handling cars. Due to arrive in the… Read full this story
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