2012 Paris Motor Show

I’m not going to lie, I’m a car guy. There are a couple of websites I visit daily just to see what’s new in the car world. As I was trying to figure out what to do during my weekend break while in Germany, I saw a post on the Paris Motor Show. A quick Google search said it is going on until October 14th. So if you’re interested, you still have a chance to attend. I was able to buy my ticket online to avoid the line from the Paris Motor Show’s website; tickets are only €13 for adults and €7 for children.

Now Jen and I have both been to Paris before so I was vaguely familiar with how to get around. The good news is that the Metro is very easy to use and fairly cheap as well. One-way tickets within the city only cost you €1.70, no matter how many times you need to change trains to get to your destination. The drive to Paris went smooth but once I hit the city limits there was heavy traffic, so if you’re driving just leave some time for traffic. I found a parking garage for the day and then walked the two blocks to the nearest Metro stop. Thirty minutes later I was at the Porte de Versailles Expo center.

I noticed on the show’s website they consider themselves the worlds biggest auto show by number of visitors. Now, I’ve been to a few auto shows before including the Chicago Auto Show, World of Wheels, and a few others, but the Paris Motor Show was hands down the busiest. From the minute I walked in the door it was a mob of people. Weaving and dodging people to get from exhibit to exhibit. I found myself looking at some lesser known brands just to avoid the crowds at the bigger named car makers’ exhibits.

One of the prototypes I liked was by Nissan, called the Terra, a 2-door sophisticated looking SUV. Other popular prototypes came from Honda, Lexus, Hyundai and not your average van – the Citroen Tubik.

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