Beijing Auto Show
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Subaru is the latest automaker to unveil a new camera-based driving assist system, which it is displaying this week at the 2010 Beijing Auto Show. Called New EyeSight, the unique safety system uses stereo camera technology and comes with a number of features to improve driving assist functions, automatic braking management system and user-friendliness. New EyeSight builds on the first generation of Subaru’s EyeSight system, which was introduced in May of 2008. The latest version has a safer Pre-Collision Braking Control feature that stops the vehicle if it detects the risk of frontal...
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2010 Beijing Auto Show: MG Zero Concept
A few years back there was a flood of news about MG planning a raft of new models together with its Chinese parent company Shanghai Automotive (SAIC). However, since the release of the rejuvenated TF LE500 roadster, MG has largely fallen off the radar. We now have some breaking news on MG, with the...
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Mercedes-Benz E-Class L Launched In China
Hot on the heels of last week’s unveiling of the BMW 5-Series Long Wheelbase is the all-new Mercedes-Benz E-Class L, which like its Teutonic rival, will be sold exclusively in the Chinese market. The stretched E-Class has now made its world debut at the 2010 Beijing Auto Show. With a length of...
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2010 Beijing Auto Show: BMW Concept Gran Coupe
Destined to be one of the most dramatic vehicle unveilings at this week’s 2010 Beijing Auto Show, the all-new 2010 BMW Concept Gran Coupe has been revealed, finally confirming BMW’s intention to enter the burgeoning four-door coupe market. The new concept shows the classic features of all BMW...
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2010 Beijing Auto Show: Chevrolet Volt MPV5 Concept
From the earliest days of development of the Voltec plug-in hybrid system underpinning the upcoming 2011 Chevrolet Volt, GM has been insistent that the fuel saving drivetrain would appear in other vehicles including sedans and MPVs. One of the first segments GM hinted at as a possibility for the...
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Lamborghini Unveils Murcielago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce China Limited Edition
Lamborghini has surprised audiences at the 2010 Beijing Auto Show with a highly exclusive edition of the Murcielago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce. The China Limited Edition is limited to just ten numbered cars and will be sold exclusively in China. Furthermore the Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera celebrated...
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In March of 2008 BMW first announced plans to establish a new research division called ‘Project i,’ whose task would be to develop a number of solutions for a vehicle designed for congested city motoring. The goal of Project i was never to exclusively develop one type of vehicle, but to come up with a range of technologies BMW could introduce across its fleet or even under a rumored fourth brand. Now, more than two years down the track, Project i is in full swing and is already spawning its first products. The first development of Project i was the MINI-E, which BMW is using to gather...
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2010 Beijing Auto Show: Ford Start Concept
Ford looks to be putting the Fiat 500 in its sights with this stylish Start concept that will make its debut at the Beijing auto show.
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2011 Maybach 57 And 62 Preview
Making its world debut this past week, possibly for the last time, is a new Maybach model, the 2011 Maybach 57 and Maybach 62. Both cars have received subtle facelifts for the 2011 model year and have made their world debut at the 2010 Beijing Auto Show. Visual changes include a new front...
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Bentley Unveils Design Series China Special Edition Models
Bentley is milking the most out of its Continental range, today releasing two more special editions based on the Continental GT and Continental Flying Spur Speed models. The new editions, dubbed the Design Series China, are making their world debut at this week’s 2010 Beijing Auto Show and sadly...
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2011 Volkswagen Phaeton Preview
Volkswagen has updated its Phaeton flagship for the second time in its short life, reaffirming the lackluster opinion of the car in the full-size luxury sedan market. With a brand new BMW 7-series and facelifted Mercedes-Benz S-Class already on sale, plus the completely redesigned Audi A8 and...
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2011 Audi A8 L Preview
The 2011 Audi A8 L flagship model gets a W-12 engine and quattro all-wheel drive.
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Ferrari recently showed off its new Laboratorio Technologico 599XX experimental car based on the regular 599 GTB Fiorano, and while we all wished the wild concept would eventually enter production, the chances of actually buying one are next to nil except maybe for a few lucky people enlisted as Ferrari client test drivers. However, a tamer version of the car, while still aimed at well-heeled track enthusiasts, is going to be launched later in the year--and this one will actually be road-legal. Making its world debut at this month’s 2010 Beijing auto show, the new car will revive the...
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Audi Prepping Long Wheelbase 2011 A8L For Beijing Auto Show Reveal
The limousine version of the 2011 Audi A8 is expected to make its debut later this month.
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2011 BMW 5-Series Long-Wheelbase Launched In China
Due to demand from Asian markets, where many 5-Series cars are used as chauffeur driven limos, BMW has released a new long-wheelbase version of its popular luxury sedan. The new 2011 BMW 5-Series Long-Wheelbase has been designed and developed exclusively for the Chinese car market and will make its...
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2010 Porsche Panamera V-6 Preview
Last year Porsche chose the Shanghai Auto Show to launch its new Panamera sedan in S, 4S and Turbo trims and now the automaker is returning to China for the latest additions to its growing Panamera lineup. This April at the 2010 Beijing Auto Show we will see the launch of the new V-6 powered 2010...
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Report: MG Planning Three New Models
A few years back there was a flood of news about MG planning a raft of new models together with its Chinese parent company Shanghai Automotive (SAIC). However, since the release of the rejuvenated TF LE500 roadster, MG has largely fell off the radar. We now have some breaking news on MG, with...
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Spirra S Sports Car Unveiled At Beijing Motor Show
Asian-made and designed sportscars have long been some of the best in the business - from Nissan's Z and GT-R lines of cars to Toyota's famed 2000GT and Supra, the region has long produced cars that span the range from budget sportscar to near-supercar. Autochina 2008, Beijing's auto show, saw the...
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This week’s Beijing Auto Show is coming to a close but there are still a few surprising vehicles coming out even after most of the motoring journalists and industry officials have packed up and left. Take for example the new Guangzhou Auto Coupe-Cabrio concept – one of China’s first vehicles equipped with a folding hardtop. According to The Tycho, the new car will hit the market in production form before the end of the year and is designed to head to head with the F8 convertible from Chinese rival BYD. No details about the car’s mechanical package have been revealed...
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Geely GT concept revealed ahead of 2008 Beijing Auto Show
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 [NYSE:RACE] 599 GTB and Corvette 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...
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Chinese-Built Chrysler 300C At Beijing Auto Show
Chrysler has displayed its Chinese built version of the 300C sedan at Beijing’s Auto China 2006 featuring several traits unique to the Chinese market alone. Most notably are the plush rear seats, which include a remote-controlled DVD audio video system. Up front is a large 14.7cm full-color...
James Martinez