Posts Tagged ‘frankfurt motor show’
Click above to view videosSuzuki is said to be unveiling the Kizashi 3 at next week's New York Auto Show, so we thought we'd refresh our memories about the Manga-styled Kizashi 1 and 2 concepts we saw at the Frankfurt Motor Show and Tokyo Motor Show. There's still no information about what powertra......
New York ‘08 Preview: Suzuki Concept Kizashi 3 planned for debut
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click above to enlargeAt the Frankfurt Motor Show last year we met the first Suzuki Kizashi Concept, a large sport wagon proof of concept that looked like a Dodge Magnum had crashed into a box of Anime. Next we encountered the Kizashi Concept 2 at the Tokyo Motor Show, which carried forward the firs......
Geneva 2008: Production Toyota iQ unveiled, smart in sight
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Toyota iQ.
In what was arguably the largest press conference here in Geneva, Toyota unveiled the production version of its ultra-compact city car, the iQ. Originally shown in concept form during last year's Frankfurt Motor Show, the production iQ remains tr......
Spy Shots: 2009 Mazda6 caught naked with new curves
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Click above to view high-res spy shots of the 2009 Mazda6Last September at the Frankfurt Motor Show, we made the claim that the new Euro-spec Mazda6 was bringing sexy back to the midsize sedan market. The version slated for sale in the United States will do the same, but not because it's identical t......
VW’s up! might be renamed Lupo in 2011
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
The trio of Up! concepts foretell Volkswagen's re-entry into the ultra-affordable transportation business, and the interweb car lovers at World Car Fans may have cracked the name code of the cute mini. While Up! is catchy and adorable, the Germans may be playing mind games here, just like when the I......
Geneva ‘08 Preview: Peugeot 308 SW
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
Click above to view high-res gallery of the Peugeot 308 SW.
Peugeot has been bringing its 308 line-up into full focus, arriving in Geneva with both the 175-hp hot-hatch version as well as this, the new 308 SW. The wagon replaces the previous 307 SW and adds upgrades with a number of innovative and u......
Pics Aplenty: 2008 Audi RS6 Avant
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
click above for more gorgeous high-res pics of the Audi RS6 AvantThough the 2008 Audi RS6 Avant was officially unveiled last September and displayed for the first time in Frankfurt shortly thereafter, the automaker from Ingolstadt doesn't want us to forget about its fire-breathing wagon. Audi has re......
Brussels 2007: MINI makes The Other Ranch for Clubman debut
Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
click above for more pics of the The Other Ranch by MINILast year at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show, MINI debuted the production version of its larger Clubman model and, as MINI's marketing agency is wont to do, created a spectacle with this installation called The Other Ranch. We've learned that it'......
Detroit 2008: Ford Verve Sedan concept
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
click above for more high-res images of the Ford Verve ConceptThe rise in gas prices has increased demand for smaller, more fuel efficient cars in the American market, a call to which Ford has so far only paid lip service. The debut of the 2008 Focus at last year's Detroit Auto Show following the de......
Spy Shots: 2009/10 Ford Fiesta
Friday, October 5th, 2007
click above image for more spy shotsBrenda Priddy & Co. caught a Euro Fiesta mule filling up its gas tank in North Sweden, and the car can already be seen wearing a few cues inspired by the Verve Concept that debuted in Frankfurt. First and foremost is the large front grille that punctuates the ......