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With the arrival of the R8 Spyder, Audi's supercar adds a third model variant to the V-8 and V-10 coupes. The open-topped R8 makes its debut with the 5.2-liter V-10 engine, making the same 525 hp and 391 lb-ft as in the coupe and offering the same choice of six-speed manual or R tronic gearboxes.

Volkswagen's string of Up! city cars continues to grow at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show with the electric-powered E-Up! With the concept's debut, Volkswagen has said it will deliver a zero-emissions Up! to the market by 2013.

It's not easy being the little guy these days. And Mazda, having been all but cast out of Ford's brand family, is definitely a little guy. What the brand lacks in size, though, it has more than made up for with spunk. Take, for example, the Mazda 3, our newest Four Seasons car.

Bummed that you missed out on the chance to snag one of the twenty Reventon coupes that Lamborghini built two years ago? Well, my rich friend, Lamborghini is giving you a second chance -- that is, assuming you've still got the dough (1.1 million Euro, or nearly $1.6 million at current exchange rates).

Seeing as Renault is playing coy, this bird's-eye-view is all we've seen of the French automakers electric vehicle concepts which will debut at the 2009 Frankfurt motor show.