Posts Tagged ‘101’

Moscow 2008: Lada shows off C-Cross concept

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Click above for hi-res gallery of the Lada C-Cross conceptThe Moscow Auto Show is underway and Damon's on site with camera in hand. The car you see here is the Lada C-Cross Concept, which looks kinda like a Chinese knock-off of a last-gen Euro Ford Focus with added ground clearance. The C-Cross show......

Moscow 2008: Lexus LS460 AWD

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Lexus LS460 AWD.The Moscow Auto Show seems like the perfect place for Lexus to unveil the all-wheel-drive version of its LS460. Russians have a torrid love affair with rolling living rooms, evidenced by the 7-series and S-class-lined streets of Moscow's high......

Rendered Speculation: Next Euro Civic will look like Scirocco?

Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Keeping track of who's cribbing whose automotive designs is about to get even more difficult once Honda brings its new Euro Civic to market. If this rendering from Auto Express is to be believed, the new hatch is a certifiable stunner. That is due in large part to the fact it looks almost exactly li......

Australia may switch to bi-annual auto shows

Friday, August 1st, 2008
The exorbitant amount of money required to participate in an Australian auto show has resulted in automakers demanding a cut to one show per year. The shows in Sydney and Melbourne would need to alternate years for this to happen, but the two shows are run by different groups that don't want to give......

BMW plans 500 Electric MINIs for California

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
BMW's MINI brand already produces some of the most efficient vehicles for sale in the US, and sources say the pint-sized cars will soon go emissions free, at least in California. BMW is planning to lease 490 Minis in California, with an additional 10 vehicles planned for show car duty. The emissions......

$90m upgrade to Cobo being pushed as automakers drop out

Friday, June 27th, 2008
The North American International Auto Show is by far the largest auto show in North America, but the small, aging facility that houses the new car party is prompting automakers to ditch the event all-together. In response to news that Suzuki has joined Porsche in bowing out of the 2009 show, the cit......

Is this the iCar? Nah, couldn’t be

Friday, June 13th, 2008
Last August speculation begin to swirl about a joint collaboration between Apple and Volkswagen to produce the unofficially named iCar. All the rumors were based on a report by a German publication that claimed Apple CEO Steve Jobs had met with Volkswagen chief Martin Winterkorn. Volkwagen confirmed......

Spotted in the wild: 2009 Lincoln MKS in Ann Arbor

Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Ford is desperately hoping that the new Lincoln MKS will prove to be the beginning of a rebirth for its premium Lincoln brand. After flailing about for the past two decades trying to find a design direction for Lincoln, Peter Horbury and the team have created a consistent and unique look that will b......

Rare 1957 Chrysler Diablo Concept up for auction

Friday, May 16th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the 1957 Chrysler Diablo ConceptWhen we think of the words 'Chrysler' and 'Diablo' together, memories come to mind of a time when the American automaker owned Lamborghini and unveiled a successor to the iconic Countach model. But that's not what this is. The Chrys......

Chinese authorities bring out the drug-sniffing dogs for Mazda Taiki

Monday, April 21st, 2008
So you're a customs officer in Beijing, and out of the trailer you're inspecting is hauled a... a what? The Japanese people who have accompanied it, who claim to be from Mazda, also claim that it's a concept car. Frankly, it could also be a submarine, or it might eat people -- or it could be an elab......