Shanghai Auto Show
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A new special-edition Ghost is the first Bespoke model based on a Rolls-Royce heritage car.
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2013 Shanghai Auto Show Preview
Not that long ago, Chinese auto shows would barely register a blip on the automotive radar. In recent years, however, virtually every major automaker has some kind of presence at one of China’s major auto shows. There are in fact two major Chinese auto shows that draw a world audience these...
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Mercedes-Benz Concept GLA Preview: Shanghai Auto Show
The compact SUV class might just get a little cooler if the production GLA Class looks as good as the Concept GLA unveiled today at the Shanghai Auto Show. The Concept GLA is on the road to production--we've spied both normal GLA Class crossovers in development and the high-performance version, the...
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Lamborghini Aventador LP 720-4 50° Anniversario Revealed
This year Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A turns 50, and to celebrate the Italian manufacturer of supercars has a number of major events planned and has already unveiled its Veneno, which at its unveiling was billed as a tribute to the 50th anniversary of the brand. In the past, Lamborghini has...
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BMW Concept X4: New Images
The Shanghai Auto Show is gearing up, and though we've seen many of the cars making debuts there already, some will be surprises. The BMW Concept X4 is not one of them. It is, however, one of the most interesting. Styled like a coupe, but built as a crossover; sized like a 3-Series, but nestling...
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Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse hits 254 mph--with top down
The week hasn’t been good for Bugatti. It started off with the Veyron Super Sport being stripped of its production car land speed record by the officials At Guinness World Records due to the version of the car being sold to the public having its top speed limited below the 267.8 mph record...
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Facing dwindling sales in its home market, as well as in the rest of Europe, where the bulk of its models are sold, French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroën is well aware of the need to sell more of its models overseas. At the same time, the automaker has also realized it needs greater differentiation between its products and brands, and has since come up with a three tier strategy. That strategy will see the Citroën brand cater to the low-cost market, Peugeot moved slightly upmarket to rival near-premium brands such as Alfa Romeo and Volkswagen, and Citroën’s DS sub-brand to...
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2014 Maserati Ghibli Revealed Ahead Of Shanghai Auto Show Debut
It appears Maserati’s mystery teaser for this month’s 2013 Shanghai Auto Show was in fact depicting the automaker’s upcoming Ghibli sedan, which has already been spied in prototype form for several months and was rumored to be debuting at the Chinese show. After an early leak...
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BMW Concept X4: Dividing By Zero
As BMW's model proliferation continues, with a renaming scheme impending, we have to wonder: where will it end? Not here, apparently. The latest addition to the BMW fold is a concept, but it appears to be a concept in name only. The BMW Concept X4 brings to the X3 size class an X6-like Sports...
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2014 Porsche Panamera: Plug-In And Long-Wheelbase Models Join The Fold
Making its debut at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show in China this month is the 2014 Porsche Panamera, which represents the first major update to the sporty sedan since its original debut, also in Shanghai, four years ago. On initial glance, it doesn’t look like much has changed, as the 2014...
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Maserati Teases New Model Ahead Of 2013 Shanghai Auto Show
Maserati has released a teaser image for a new model it’s set to unveil at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show later this month. Though no mention of what model is hidden beneath the teaser’s blue veil, we do know Maserati is working on a new generation of its Ghibli nameplate, which...
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2015 Audi S3 Sedan Revealed: Video
Though Audi’s new A3 Sedan range isn’t set for a formal debut until the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show next month, the German automaker privately unveiled the cars to a few select media, including us, on the eve of the 2013 New York Auto Show. Unfortunately, the launch of the new A3 in the...
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With the A4 now considerably larger than it used to be, there's space for a new compact sedan in Audi's lineup. And that's the all-new 2015 Audi A3 Sedan, which has been revealed today in regular A3 and sporty S3 trim. Ahead of its official world debut at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show on April 19, Audi has released the first details of the A3 Sedan range, as it will sell in the U.S., beginning in the first quarter of 2014. The new A3 Sedan is compact, but not all that small. At nearly 176 inches long, with a 103.4-inch wheelbase, it's about the size of the original, first-generation A4 of the...
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Icona Readies New V-12 Supercar For 2013 Shanghai Auto Show
Italian coachbuilder and design house Icona, a company founded in 2010 but with links to the auto industry that date back much further in time, has revealed the first image of a new V-12 supercar concept it plans to unveil at next month’s 2013 Shanghai Auto Show. The new supercar, which is...
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2014 A3 Sedan Teased On Audi's New Online Video Channel
Audi is launching its own online video channel, Audi Media TV, and to help kick off the launch the automaker will be giving us a sneak peek at a brand new model. That sneak peek will take place via the new video channel at 7:01 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 26, which incidentally is the eve of the...
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2014 Maserati Ghibli Set For 2013 Shanghai Auto Show
Despite only being formally announced six months ago, Maserati’s upcoming ‘baby’ sedan, the Ghibli, will reportedly be revealed as early as April’s 2013 Shanghai Auto Show. The reason for the speedy rollout is due to Maserati’s ambitions growth plans, with the...
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Luxgen Neora Concept Shows Futuristic Tech
Electric cars are creeping more and more into not just our collective awareness, but our driveways and garages. But even so, there's a whole generation of technology and integration yet to occur before we see mainstream EVs and the passenger experiences we've imagined. The Luxgen Neora gives us a...
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McCAR With Free Happy Wheels: Geely Car And Scooter Combo
If your idea of a vehicle with another attatched to the back is a Winnebago with a Smart ForTwo strapped behind it, you need to start thinking about downsizing. Chinese automaker Geely (owners of Volvo) has just the combo for you. It's known as the McCAR, and although its appearance might make you...
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The Bugatti brand is making an official launch into the lucrative Chinese market and to make its announcement known two new special edition Veyrons were unveiled at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show this week. The unveiling also marks the fastest production car in the world, the newer Veyron Super Sport's, debut in Asia and as such one of the special edition models is based on this rarest of rare cars. The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport presented in Shanghai is labeled the Black Carbon and not surprisingly is finished completely in black visible carbon fiber. The details in the polished and anodized...
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OnStar Is China's First Automotive App
General Motors has made huge inroads in China, and now, those inroads have grown a bit wider: yesterday at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show, GM launched its smartphone app for China's OnStar subscribers. The OnStar app for Chinese drivers is nearly identical to the one that subscribers in North America...
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Volvo Concept Universe Previews Next-Gen S80 Sedan: 2011 Shanghai Auto Show
Volvo’s new owner Geely is keen to reposition the Swedish automaker as a ‘Tier 1’ luxury brand able to compete with the likes of BMW and Mercedes-Benz, though such a task is much easier said than done. Acura is one such company that’s often stated reaching Tier 1 status as...
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2013 Chevrolet Malibu: 2011 New York Auto Show
The 2013 Chevrolet Malibu, the first global version of the popular mid-size Chevy, has finally been revealed, first at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show and just a day later at the 2011 New York Auto Show. That’s right, the new Malibu will be a truly global model, sold in nearly 100 countries in...
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2012 Rolls-Royce Ghost Extended Wheelbase: 2011 Shanghai Auto Show
When it comes to a Rolls-Royce, the seat of choice is not the one behind the steering wheel but rather the one behind that. Rolls-Royces are designed to be driven in, not driven, so of course you would want the maximum amount of legroom for yourself and other passengers. Not surprisingly then, even...
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Mercedes-Benz Concept A-Class: 2011 Shanghai Auto Show
The latest Concept A-Class from Mercedes-Benz is the clearest indication yet as to what the automaker’s next-generation A-Class will look like, and the good news is that the production version of this one is likely to hit U.S. shores. Revealed today at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show, and again...
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