Audi A8 L W12 %AThe Audi A8 L reflects the Chinese rear luxury trend by increasing rear legroom by 130mm over the regular A8 and offering options including a footrest that fold-downs from the back of the front seat, fully reclining rear seats and a mini desk for making important business notes. It will also go on sale worldwide. %Awww.audi.com

笼罩在欧洲上空的火山灰可能削弱了一些西方参展商参观2010年北京车展的计划，但这并没有阻止这一活动被誉为又一次巨大的全球成功。不仅老牌西方汽车制造商推出了关键车型，中国制造商也展示了一些越来越有说服力的车型。2009年，中国正式成为世界上最大的汽车市场-不仅仅是通过廉价运输的大规模销售。这个国家现在是奥迪的第二大市场，也是宾利第三大市场。因此，毫不奇怪，这两家品牌都选择了今年的北京活动-官方名称为“中国汽车2010”(Auto China 2010)，在4月23日至5月2日期间，在一个高达20万平方米的展览空间-推出了重要的车型。这些车也反映了展览的两个主要趋势：不断扩大的豪华轿车后座(形状为长轴距奥迪A8L)和定制版为当地市场(大陆GT设计系列中国)。第一种趋势是中国市场由来已久地欣赏沙龙和豪华轿车中设备齐全、宽敞的后排座位，这意味着商业成功，也是在会议之间旅行时开展业务和放松的重要场所。司机很便宜，因此中国商人很少开车。拉长的奥迪A8L反映了这一需求与选择，包括一个可折叠的脚从后座的后座，完全倾斜后座椅和一个迷你桌，以作出重要的商业记录。第二大趋势是专为中国市场制作特刊。在宾利的例子中，这包括了豪华后座趋势的延伸，在飞驰速度中国加上中国大陆GT设计系列的内部垫子和油漆颜色。尽管听起来很微妙，但许多汽车专家认为，这一趋势有两条腿。在2010年的中国室内动机大会上，北京汽车设计总监山伟(音译)宣称，中国的意思是“不仅仅是进口一辆汽车。”汽车设计必须与东方文化相结合，中国消费者才能接受。“自从欧洲跑车制造商在20世纪50和60年代用特刊吸引美国买家以来，汽车业从未如此专注于一个特定的市场。伴随着大量的当地市场混合动力车和电动汽车

Audi A8 L W12: interior

BMW Gran Coupe The Gran Coupe was billed as a 'concept' but looks highly production-feasible as a four-door variant of the next 6 Series and a competitor to archrival Mercedes' very successful CLS (which started the whole 'four-door coupe' trend). Expect production models in 2012. http://www.bmw.com

BMW Gran Coupe

Bentley Continental GT Design Series China This China-only special edition features a one-off exterior colour, bespoke exterior and interior badging and on the Flying Spur model even Bentley-badged cushions for the rear seats. www.bentleymotors.com

Bentley Continental GT Design Series China

Bentley Continental Flying Spur Speed China

Bentley Continental Flying Spur Speed China: interior

Cadillac XTS Platinum concept Super chunky all-American sedan-styling with highly credible plug-in hybrid powertrain likely to reach the showroom given that the technology is almost production-ready in General Motors' sister brand and model the Chevrolet Volt. http://www.cadillac.com

Cadillac XTS Platinum concept: interior

Ferrari 599 GTO 0-62mph in 3.4-seconds and a 208mph top speed makes the 599 GTO the fastest Ferrari road car ever. Based on the 599XX experimental track car, the Italian brand will sell just 599 examples of the V12 GTO, for circa £300,000 each. http://www.ferrari.com

Ferrari 599 GTO: interior

Ford Start A beautiful example of superb small car design, the project was undertaken by Ford's California-based Strategic Concept Group and led by design boss Freeman Thomas (also incidentally one of the key designers behind the original iconic Audi TT and reborn VW Beetle). http://www.ford.com

Ford Start: interior

Geely Emgrand GE This ambitious brand is one to watch. Last year it showed a shocking Rolls-Royce rip-off concept; this year it's bought Volvo and showed numerous much more credible concepts at Beijing including the GE - featuring perhaps the ultimate luxury rear-seat statement -- a single throne seat with multiple accessories and a taxi partition to block out any chauffeur chat from the front. www.geely.com

Geely Emgrand GE

Lamborghini Murciélago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce Chinese Edition Narrowly beating Bentley's Chinese editions for the longest car model name ever, only ten versions of this Murcielago will be made, each one bearing a numbered plaque with the owner's name engraved on it. For the hefty 768,000 Euro price tag you also get a bespoke flat grey and orange livery and other special detailing, but it doesn't go any faster than the 'regular' LP 670-4 SuperVeloce. http://www.lamborghini.com

Lamborghini Murciélago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce Chinese Edition: interior

MG Zero Passable exterior styling hides a much bolder and futuristic interior package that suggests what a 21st century MG could look like, implying Chinese stewardship of the once-iconic British brand could ultimately result in a fine sporting small car. http://www.mgmotor.co.uk

MG Zero: interior

Maybach 57 & 62 If you want seats with optional Swarovski crystal detailing in the piping, wireless internet and a 19-inch cinema screen look no further than the facelifted Maybach 57 and 62, a car that seems to have found more friends in the Far East than it has in Europe. http://www.maybach-uk.com

Maybach 57 & 62: interior

Mercedes Shooting Break Following on from the F800 in Geneva, the Shooting Break concept explores further design directions for the three-pointed star and gives heavy hints of a possible estate version of the next-generation CLS. http://www.daimler.com

Mercedes Shooting Break: interior

SAIC Leaf MG parent company SAIC (short for Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation) showed this highly blue-sky concept with a leaf canopy complete with photovoltaic solar cells that angle towards the sun for maximum energy collection to then assist the electric motor. Unveiled at the Shanghai Expo, the SAIC Leaf is not due on sale anytime soon. http://www.saicmotor.co.uk

Citroen Metropolis Designed by Citroen's studio in Shanghai, this whopping 5.3 metre-long saloon was unveiled not in Beijing at Auto China but on the French Pavilion of the Shanghai World Fair on May 1. Its plug-in hybrid powertrain promises only 70g/km CO2 emissions but the equivalent of V8 power when brisk overtaking is required. http://www.citroen.co.uk

GM EN-V concepts A trio of futuristic mobility concepts were unveiled by GM at the Shanghai World Fair, running from May 1 to October 31. The Jiao (Pride), Maio (Magic) and Xiao (Laugh) represent three different characters of the two-seater 1.5 metre-long electric vehicles that propose a new kind of solution for increasingly congested cities that can be driven manually or autonomously. http://www.gm.com

GM EN-V Jiao concept

GM EN-V Miao concept

GM EN-V Jiao concept

GM EN-V Xiao concept

GM EN-V Xiao concept