If you’ve ever been to the bi-annual Frankfurt Auto Show you have to be impressed by some of the enormous and often extravagant displays created by the major German manufacturers as they show off their latest models to the home crowd.
Volkswagen has released a sketch of its display that will open to this year’s visitors next week.
The company says 1,000 people are putting the finishing touches to the display which completely fills Hall 3 and is shaped like a cloud. The 6,000 sq ft stand will accommodate over 50 vehicles and showcase the new VW Up! city car, which is making its public debut along with the recently unveiled new generation Beetle, new Tiguan and Golf Cabriolet. The NILS single-seat electric commuting vehicle concept will also be making its world premiere.
Apart from the cars themselves, Volkswagen is using a 100-foot long interactive wall to give visitors a taste of mobility in the future, as well as presenting details on innovations and alternative technologies.
Volkswagen says there will also be a selection of commercial vehicles and motorsports displays. Apparently 2,100 lamps and roughly 50 miles of cables will be required to power everything.
If you think the 2011 VW display sounds extravagant, I remember one year when Mercedes-Benz actually dug up the foundation of one hall and built a below ground tavern to host visitors.
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