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Paris Motor Show 2014: The Podium Winners (And Podium Of Shame)

It’s a Paris Motor Show that encourages visitors to “plug in”, “tune out” the internal-combustion engine noise and “drop out” of the polluting society that’s bringing hellfire and damnation to our climate. Whic


It’s a Paris Motor Show that encourages visitors to "plug in", "tune out" the internal-combustion engine noise and "drop out" of the polluting society that’s bringing hellfire and damnation to our climate.

Which is to say that plug-in hybrids are the order of the day, for companies big and small.

As always, there were winners and some truly sad losers. Here is a list of the first day's best, and worst, in show. (According to this writer, at least.) 

PODIUM OF SHAME

Quelle horreur! Lamborghini Asterion

Lamborghini should make both the best and worst lists for this, its Asterion concept. It broke every rule of 'super car lore' by rolling silently onto stage in electric-only mode.

Sure, if Lambo built this plug-in hybrid - purely to bring its theoretical emissions total down and comply with European legislation - people would buy it.

TMR's Paris Motor Show coverage

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