The Los Angeles Auto Show is still half a year away but already we have details of what is likely to be one of the event’s standout attractions. In a recent interview, Cadillac boss Jim Taylor revealed plans to showcase a new motorbike concept fitted with a hybrid drivetrain containing an internal combustion engine running […]
China’s auto design industry has been lambasted for being everything from farcical to downright plagiaristic, and it has largely deserved the criticism. Nevertheless, makers like Roewe - the Chinese owners of what used to be MG Rover - soldier on, producing cars that look vaguely like the competition yet entirely pleasant on their […]
Chinese car designers are rarely lauded for their efforts, mostly because of the country’s reputation for ‘borrowing’ designs from other carmakers, but one company, Geely, is helping to turn around the bad rep with a number of interesting concepts and new models it has planned for the upcoming Beijing Motor Show. In fact, […]
Update: Lamborghini set records for sales in 2007, more than doubling its profit from the year before - itself a banner year. The record mark was set largely on sales of the popular Gallardo. With the new, lighter and more powerful Gallardo LP560-4 on the horizon, Lamborghini expects to push sales up another […]
The Brilliance BS2 was shown at last year’s Frankfurt auto show, but it was unclear at the time what plans the company had for the car - partly due to indecipherable press materials. Now pictures of the production variant have leaked onto the web ahead of what is likely to be the official […]
It’s easy to compare cars, finding a curve here or a swell there that resembles the design of another. Many have said the Ferrari 599GTB and Corvette C6 Z06 share a lot in common, for example, although it’s certain that neither copied the other - it’s just an example of how common design […]
Third in a line of concepts designed to move the Suzuki brand into the performance and luxury markets, the Kizashi 3 was unveiled this morning in New York. The first two Kizashi concepts came at Frankfurt and Tokyo late last year, and all three feature a similar futuristic design language.
Behind the […]
The oddly-chosen teaser for the Scion Hako concept should have been a hint that the vehicle itself would be, well, unique. And that is about the most gracious way to describe the oddly boxy yet curvaceous creature that is the Hako concept. Inspired by the Scion xB, it takes that car’s design premise […]
The cat has been out of the proverbial bag on the Genesis coupe for quite some time now, complete with full high-res photographic evidence. However, despite the massive holes in the photo embargo, factual details of Hyundai’s new front-engine rear-drive coupe have been scarce. That has been remedied by the official reveal in […]
Although we saw several images of the new Maxima just a couple days ago, no details of the new car were yet available. Now that Nissan has officially revealed the car at the New York auto show, we can bring you the full story - and a full gallery of high-res photos - […]
Although the most recent Fit was a smashing success in the U.S., the car the rest of the world knows as the Jazz was not really all that new - but the 2009 Honda Fit fixes that with a full complement of upgrades, inside and out. In the hotly contested sub-compact market, standout […]
Italian design firm Italdesign-Giugiaro has released full details and images for its new Quaranta following the reveal of the new concept at this week’s Geneva Motor Show. The new concept not only celebrates the design house’s 40th anniversary but it also shows that Giugiaro designers are looking to the future by showcasing a […]
Last year, Lamborghini announced its Ad Personam service for ordering thoroughly unique cars directly from the manufacturer. Now Ferrari is following suit with its One-to-One Personlization Program. Initially available only as a service for buyers of the flagship 612 Scaglietti, the service will enable complete customization via a dedicated ‘atelier’ area at […]
Aiming at bringing a practical, production angle to the often outlandish realm of ecological car-show concepts, the Hyundai i-blue range combines existing technologies in innovative ways to show what can be done to make a green (or blue, if you will) car - now.
By increasing motor efficiency, reducing driveline friction, focusing on aerodynamics, including stop-start […]
Nissan made a bit of a stir at the Detroit show with the family-focused Forum concept at the beginning of the year, and at Frankfurt last year Opel showed the Flextreme concept, also based on the MPV form factor. Now it’s Hyundai’s turn to get in on the MPV concept act, and like […]