If you caught my first story from the 2019 Essen Motor Show, you’ll already know just how much of a spectacle this annual German automotive event is.
One of its best attributes is variety. While many other car shows focus on a single aspect of the car hobby, the Essen event celebrates tuning and customization culture across show, street and competition cars, so there’s a lot to look at and take in.
For this post, we’re going full gallery-style, which should give you some idea of just how big and how impressive the Essen Motor Show really is. Don’t forget that all images can be downloaded as desktop wallpapers.
This year’s Essen Motor Show was a real blast. This is the car show to attend in Europe, and I can’t wait to head back to Germany next year to experience it again. But first, I’m on my way to Essen’s beautiful Christmas Market for some Glühwein and a wurst.
Quentin Fourneyron
Instagram: _quent1n_
How To join the IATS program: We have always welcomed readers to contact us with examples of their work and believe that the best Speedhunter is always the person closest to the culture itself, right there on the street or local parking lot. If you think you have what it takes and would like to share your work with us then you should apply to become part of the IAMTHESPEEDHUNTER program. Read how to get involved here.
OFFICIAL SPEEDHUNTERS SUPPLIERS
I can't believe the dug up the Manta from Manta Manta!. That is so worth every penny of the admission! ( :
too bad its owned by some shady ass dealer, that specialises on moviecars and importcars. He mostly imports rusty cars from the uk, polishes them up to look good, and sells them as good conditioned.
As long as gullible people are out there, these folks will find ways to take advantage of them - unfortunately...
Cars are fitted with large, larger and largest wheels they could find.
I can't imagine what will happen in 5 years later.
the gold wheels on the white r32, what are those?! they`d look killer on my third gen pontiac trans am!
They are bespoke.
Best IATSH post in a long time! This is why SH is at the top in my saved bookmarks. I don't know of anywhere else where you can see this many cool cars in one single article.
Great job guys
Thanks for the love
Pic 93 - Any info on the super shaved VW group car (A SEAT, maybe? with an electric drivetrain from Porsche? That's what the charger implies...). Looks very different than anything else there.
Volkswagen Polo 6N Match II Confort : https://julienlv.wixsite.com/poloedriveconcept
It's just incredible, the work they have done! Just looked into their website, it is crazy, the details, the ingenuity, the finish,...
They started from a Polo, but this they could have done to any car, it still would be an enormous job and enormously well done.
Of course, Speedhunters got the best tuner scene right here!
There's a place on Earth that strives for the perfect stance, and then there's that place. Wheel tuck to death!!!
Thanks for the coverage, last year was so crowded that i avoided it this year
But if you will come back here in 2020,
maybe this quite new event would be also something https://www.psdays.com/
was quite success this year and next year is promissed to be really badass (and it´s in the summertime to keep the wait for the EMS a bit shorter )
I like how people will spend hundreds of thousands of dollars, tons of man hours and sweat equity on a show car just to put the worst tires they can possibly find on it. It's always hilarious to hear a guy who is telling you about trick pushrod suspension or parts he sourced from the farthest corners of the earth just to have it riding on all season continentals. Pretty peculiar choice on some of these otherwise nice looking vehicles!
True.
Wow, those Alpinas on the Merc...
I look up speedhunters at least 3 times a day. Love the articles and love the pictures but I would love seeing a bit more of the american muscle scene on this site.
efxman:
Dude, this website is NOT about American Muscle!!! That's some other websites!! This is about European/JDM stuff! I grew up with American Muscle. Cars couldn't touch German engineering! Especially Porsche. We don't need Amerian muscle on this website! Try another site! And trust me, Chevy muscle cars were it back in the day! But it's German time now! Lewis Hamilton. Porsche, BMW, MB, Audi, VW. It's a wrap!
You could think airride just arrived in Germany and now they're throwing it on everything. Apart from very few tasteful cars and the classics this is horribly conformistic.
Unbelievable!!!!!! I had to revive myself with a defibrillator!!! Who's the "idiot" that brought the Mustang to the show! God the cars at this show are AMAZING!! I may rob a bank and strip my MKIII Jetta down and gold plate it!! Ridiculous! What do these people do for work? Get me a job!(laughing) German cars RULE THE WORLD!!!! Period! Some of the models weren't bad either! Stop letting ugly women model at car shows!! Gives them a false sense of hope!(LOL)
That M3 wagon is everything I desire in a car <3
Thanks for reporting on this event, which is only 10 minutes from my home. I've been going there for over 20 years now and still keep looking forward to it every year.
Jessica