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MPH06 is both a live show, hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Tiff Needell, and also a fantastic show featuring most of today's great supercars, with plenty of great sports cars, and a few of the latest 'normal' cars thrown in for good measure.
The live show is a great experience; If you're a fan of Top Gear then you will absolutely love it; all of the best bits of Top Gear that could possibly be transferred to a very large stage are packed into the show. There's great stunt driving, a display of 8 great supercars, action packed driving scenes and plenty of humour.
The major theme of the humour this year was the missing Richard Hammond, who is still recovering from the high speed accident (or fortune according to his fellow presenters) sustained in York. Within the humour it's clear that they're so incredibly relieved that it is something they can joke about, rather than being the tragedy that it so nearly was.
Other Top Gear themes have also been translated to the stage, so expect to see the presenters demonstrate their varied attempts at improving on everyday (for some) modes of transport, and some great driving by The Stig (or a Stig at any rate; who knows which is the real one).
The live show isn't a great opportunity for pictures of cars though; although the stage is incredibly well lit, only the very best of cameras would be able to pick up much of the show. Flash photography wouldn't help, and in any case it's banned during shows (though as always a few idiots snap away with their automatic flash cameras in the hope that they'll pick up a momento of the show).
The other side of the show is a more typical motor show experience, though of course this being MPH it's like your dream version of a Motor Show; it would no doubt be sponsored by Carlsberg, except that the association between a purveyor of alcoholic drinks, and the motor industry is probably prohibited.
Here are pics of just a few of the cars featured at the MPH06 show:-
Ford, and their various subsidiaries, were well represented at the show. As well as the Ford GT there were numerous Mustangs, Jaguars and Aston Martins. There was also a Volvo stand showing a number of the company's recent vehicles, including the XC90.
The C70 Convertible:-
and the new C30:-
The Live Show also featured the 007 Display team which included the James Bond Aston Martin and Jaguar, plus a number of Fiestas, one of which was driven by the brilliant Paul Swift. No doubt most visitors will have seen Paul's skills before, though we never tire of them, and his j turn parallel parking takes on a new dimension when he's trying to slot his car between an Aston and a Jag. Sadly, the new 2007 Mondeo which will make an appearance in the new Bond film, wasn't on show at MPH06
Although the Mondeo wasn't on show, the new C4 Citroen Picasso MPV was there. This new people carrier of course was shown in Paris, but this was probably the first sight of it for most UK drivers. In line with Citroen's other recent releases, the new Picasso looks great from the outside and incredibly practical within. From the driver's seat, the show car bristled with useful looking technology, and although not a great lover of MPVs, its made me rather look forward to trying one out on the road.
In Summary, MPH06 was a brilliant show offering live action, an opportunity to get up close to some great supercars, and a chance to see some of the latest car releases first hand. The UK motor show scene used to be very quiet outside of the summer period, but then along came the brilliant Autosport show to start the year off in style in January, and now the equally fantastic MPH series has become established as the ultimate way to round off the car show scene late in the year. MPH07 is expected to take place in November October 2007, and as soon as the dates are known it will be going in our diaries.
More Pictures from MPH06 are available at The Car Club
Click on the links on the left for many more pictures
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