Posts Tagged ‘detroit 2008’
Friday, November 9th, 2007
Last Saturday night before the Press Days began for the 2008 edition of the Detroit Auto Show, the 2nd annual GM Style event took place in a huge tent set up in a parking lot near the Renaissance Center headquarters of General Motors. Like last year's event, this runway show featured cars and fashio......
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Thursday, November 8th, 2007
click above to view more high-res images of different Genesis grilleWhen the production version of the Hyundai Genesis was revealed, debate over its styling was a hot topic. Of particular interest to commenters was the grille, dubbed the "Klingon forehead" by some of you, which has a vertical center......
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Thursday, November 8th, 2007
click above to view more high-res live shots of the Cadillac CTS Coupe ConceptOne bit of news we passed over on the way out the door of COBO Hall on Tuesday was the winners of this year's EyesOn Design Awards at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show. There are four awards given away each year, including Best C......
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Thursday, November 8th, 2007
click above to view more high-res live shots of the Cadillac CTS Coupe ConceptOne bit of news we passed over on the way out the door of COBO Hall on Tuesday was the winners of this year's EyesOn Design Awards at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show. There are four awards given away each year, including Best C......
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Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
Click the HX for a high-res gallery at the GM Design DomeMuch to the consternation of the communications staff at General Motors the press photos and story on the new HUMMER HX concept got published a few days earlier than planned last week. Thankfully for us the company didn't rescind their invita......
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Monday, November 5th, 2007
The 2008 North American International Auto Show press preview has drawn to a close, and now it's time for the public to have its turn in Cobo. As they throw open the doors to the masses, we wanted to give you another opportunity to check out all the concepts and production vehicles that debuted over......
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Monday, November 5th, 2007
Click image for high res gallery of the competitors.Michelin hosts its annual Michelin Challenge Design (design challenge?) to help young designers and their hot designs get some recognition. The emphasis is on innovative thinking, both on the technical and style side. While the challenge doesn't h......
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Monday, November 5th, 2007
Click image for high res gallery of the competitors.Michelin hosts its annual Michelin Challenge Design (design challenge?) to help young designers and their hot designs get some recognition. The emphasis is on innovative thinking, both on the technical and style side. While the challenge doesn't h......
Tags: boundaries, ccs, chili, chowdhury, creative thinking, design challenge, detroit, detroit 2008, detroit auto show, detroit2008, DetroitAutoShow, futuristic concepts, hot designs, innovative thinking, kyte, michelin, Michelin Challenge Design, MichelinChallengeDesign, naias, renderings, supporting design, technical innovation, thinking outside the box, tire design, urban environments, visibility, wit, youngstown
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Monday, November 5th, 2007
click above for high res media and live images of the new SLKMercedes Benz showed off its newly-restyled-for-'09 SLK350 (closed roof) and SLK55 AMG (open roof) in Detroit this week. While the platform remains the same, the cars feature restyled noses and tails that bring the mini roadster into line......
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Monday, November 5th, 2007
Click image to see the Five Axis Scion xD Toy Crane in actionThose of you who attend your local auto show every year know that the Scion booth is always loaded with free swag for showgoers. This year, in addition to the free goodies at the desk (knit beanies, a DJ mix CD), we noticed a line of hacks......
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