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The e-tron, Audi’s electric sports car concept, continues to evolve since its debut at Frankfurt 2009, and this version in Detroit features a more compact aluminium and carbon fibre reinforced plastic hybrid body that’s closer […]
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Export plans confirmed for China-designed Chevrolet Sail compact sedan
Not too long ago, we reported on a new compact Chevrolet sedan called Sail; it has just been officially introduced in China by Shanghai GM. The Sail differs from previous Chevys sold in China (and […]
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Detroit 2010: Mercedes-Benz mysterious scuplture
Alongside the E-Class Cabriolet, Mercedes-Benz displayed an unnamed artistic sculpture in Detroit. It shows a vehicle body emerging from the ground, taking a soft, flowing form – as if a shimmering cloth was draped over […]
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Detroit 2010: Mercedes E-Class Cabriolet unveiled
We tend to forget some world debuts at motor shows because we’ve seen the cars before, in pictures that is. It’s because the trend these days is to release info and photos of a car […]
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Honda CR-Z production car unveiled at Detroit!
After many concepts showing us how the design of this new compact has been slowly refined over time, we finally see the production version of the new Honda CR-Z unveiled as a 2011 model year […]
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Ford 2.0L DI Ti-VCT engine on display
This new 2.0 litre DI Ti-VCT engine (that’s a mouthful!) is likely set to progressively replace the Duratec20 engine in Ford’s vehicle line-up. The new engine is more advanced than the existing 2.0 litre 4-pot […]
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Lancia Delta appears at Detroit 2010 as a Chrysler
This third generation Lancia Delta was the sole Lancia car at the 2010 Detroit show’s Fiat-Chrysler stand which consisted of all the Chrysler and Fiat brands including Ferrari and Maserati. The only thing is, this […]
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Detroit 2010: BYD shows cutaway F3DM plug-in
Somehow it feels like there’s just no American motorshow that passes without BYD showcasing their F3DM plug-in electric hybrid car. The F3 itself we’ve seen many times, appearing first on this blog back in 2005. […]
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Detroit 2010: Toyota FT-CH dedicated hybrid concept – more frugal and cheaper than Prius
Toyota has unveiled the FT-CH dedicated hybrid concept at Detroit. The FT-CH is part of Toyota’s strategy to offer a wider variety of hybrid options, even as it begins to introduce plug-in hybrids and electrics […]
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VIDEO: New Ford Focus reveal at Detroit 2010
Ford unveiled the new 3rd generation 2012 Ford Focus to us a couple of days back at a preview and unveiled it to the world virtually at midnight Detroit time earlier today but nothing beats […]
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Detroit 2010: US-market Chevy Cruze loaded with kit
The Chevrolet Cruze is GM’s global C-segment car that will serve markets as diverse as North America and China. We previously gave a short test drive account of the Chinese spec Cruze, which can be […]
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Detroit 2010: AWD turbocharged Buick Regal GS
One of the eye catching displays over at GM is the Buick Regal GS. The Regal is basically the European Opel/Vauxhall Insignia rebadged as a Buick for the US and Chinese market (Buick is a […]
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Detroit 2010: Ford wins both North American Car and Truck of the Year awards
Ford has swept clean the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards, which was just announced at the Detroit show. Responsible for the wins are the Ford Fusion Hybrid (car) and the Ford […]
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Detroit 2010: Volkswagen New Compact Coupe
This is the Volkswagen New Compact Coupe (NCC), Wolfsburg’s Detroit show star. Looking a lot like a “poor man’s Audi A5” the NCC is powered by a hybrid powertrain which combines a 1.4-litre TSI engine […]
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Toyota to campaign Lexus LFA in Super GT?
Looks convincing doesn’t it? I was fooled too, but this is just a very, very good rendering of a Super GT Lexus LFA in Lexus Team Petronas TOM’s livery. Toyota has not made any announcement […]