Six new Hyundai models will make their international debut at the Paris Motor Show today. Designed at Hyundai’s European Design Centre in Russelsheim, Germany, the new five-door i20 will be the highlight at the show. The i20 is due to be launched in Europe towards the end of 2008. Hyundai will unveil the i20 blue, the Santa Fe blue Hybrid, the new seven-seater ix55 luxury utility vehicle, the Genesis Coupe show car and the Genesis sports saloon.

More photos and video from the Paris Motor Show after the jump.

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Paris Motor Show news from Porsche. All of the major auto manufacturers are working hard to squeeze better fuel economy out of their line-up. Porsche may be a luxury brand, but their customers are also conscious of the steep gas prices and our dependency upon foreign oil. Now you can have your cake and use less fuel according to Porsche. I’ll have to dig further and find out how much of an improvement the new generation of engines, all with DFI, have moved up in fuel economy. The official press release (with photos) is below the jump, but doesn’t mention any numbers with regards to how much the reworked engines have improved.

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The first major auto show for fall starts on October 4 in Paris. Already there has been a deluge of announcements hitting the news wires. This year Mercedes-Benz is trying to generate excitement and bring attention to their future coupé designs. Whether you think that M-B designs are conservative-European (appealing mostly to the wannabe executive crowd) or if you think that Dr. Z is a trendsetter, you might like the concepts generated from the ConceptFASCINATION design study. Take a peek at the slideshow located at the bottom of page 2. The long-winded press announcement from Daimler is below the jump.

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