Eurexpo Lyon, France
November 7-9, 2025
In 2025, the 3A Club, organizer of the Epoqu’auto show in Lyon, will welcome more than 100,000 visitors to its nearly 90,000 m² exhibition space. Anniversaries, themed exhibitions, competition areas, and youngtimers will offer visitors a wide choice of models.
Anniversaries and history
The Citroën DS continues its grand anniversary tour, this time featuring General de Gaulle’s personal DS, the Michelin ID “Analytic”, a unique rolling laboratory, comng from Michelin’s heritage (and not the Michelin “DS Mille Pattes” as initially announced) and the DS Ballons already seen at Rétromobile. Another unique feature of the lineup assembled for Epoqu’auto will be the showcase of DS models in original colors that differ from the usual gray and black, such as spring green, daffodil yellow, nasturtium orange, Monte Carlo blue, or Massena red.
The German brand Opel was founded in 1862 and has been manufacturing cars since 1899. Around twenty models will illustrate this long history, including pre-war passenger cars such as a 1937 Super 6, the Rekord, Kapitan and Commodore ranges from the 1950s and 1960s, the more recent Corsa, the Manta, Monza and Calibra coupes, and even a rare and original 6-door limousine based on the Omega. Not to mention the competition models, including the Manta 400 Gr B rally car (driven by Guy Frequelin) and the Commodore Steinmetz GR 2.
Copyright photos agence emc – Epoqu’Auto 2025
At the beginning of the 20th century, Lyon was a major center for French automobile manufacturing, with many brands that have since disappeared but which visitors can rediscover at the show through some twenty cars from manufacturers such as La Buire, Cottin Desgouttes, Rochet Schneider, Philos, and Luc Court.
Microcars are rarely featured in exhibitions, yet these small vehicles offered economical mobility in the post-war period. Epoqu’Auto will present around thirty examples, exclusively French, of these unusual machines that prioritized lightness and ingenuity over power.
Youngtimers
Epoqu’ always reserves a large area for youngtimers, and this year the focus will be on supercars with an exceptional selection of around fifteen supercars, including the Bugatti EB110 (1995), a Maserati MC12 (2005) and a Venturi 400 GT Trophy (1992).
Racing
As every year, several competition exhibitions will delight motorsport enthusiasts. The Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 was one of the queens of rallying in the Group B era, and the Safari and Grand Raid versions (prepared for the Paris-Dakar) will demonstrate the adaptability of this racing car. Two French manufacturers will also be in the spotlight. Firstly, Ligier, which wrote some of the most glorious pages in the history of French motorsport, in F1 and endurance racing.
Among the models announced are the JS2 that competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and the Formula 1 cars of the first victory (JS7 Sweden 1977) and the last (JS43, Monaco 1996). Less well known than Ligier, BBM was a craftsman who built racing cars from 1969 to 1976, including open-wheelers with BMW or Lamborghini engines and Formula Renault and Formula Renault Europe single-seaters.
Clubs, museums, and opportunities
As every year, the region’s museums will be exhibiting some of their treasures, while clubs and manufacturers will be out in force. Finally, although not our focus, motorcycles, utility vehicles, and fire engines will be of interest to enthusiasts.
And if you’re looking for a car, whether it’s a classic, a youngtimer, or even a more recent model (preferably a sports car), you might find what you’re looking for in the exhibition halls, where many dealers will be displaying part of their offering. And if you don’t leave with a real car, you might be tempted by miniatures, works of art, spare parts, or accessories.
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