Chengdu Auto Show
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Elites will have no need to wait until their destination to discuss pressing matters, at least not when they're in the back seat of Rolls-Royce's Phantom. On Friday, the British ultra-luxury marque debuted its new "privacy suite" for the extended-wheelbase Phantom at the Chengdu auto show currently on in China. The rear cockpit features Electrochromatic Glass, a technology that separates the front and rear cabins with the touch of a button. The rear-seat passenger has the choice to either look out ahead into the driver's area or turn the glass completely opaque, which offers total seclusion...
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Lynk & Co. reveals 03 sedan
Lynk & Co. has unveiled its third model, a compact sedan called the 03. It joins the 01 and 02 compact SUVs in Lynk & Co.'s expanding lineup and will hit Chinese showrooms late this year. It makes its debut in September at the Chengdu auto show. Lynk & Co. first burst on the scene in...
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2018 Maserati Ghibli preview
Maserati in August pulled the wraps off an updated Ghibli at the 2017 Chengdu auto show in China. The car has since made an appearance at this week's 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. The updates are subtle though address some of the Ghibli’s shortcomings like the lack of refinement in the design...
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Chinese firm G. Patton builds 6-wheeled Jeep Wrangler
Remember the six-wheeled Mercedes-AMG G63? Of course you do, because it's awesome! It's also awesomely expensive. Perhaps we've found something similar that's a bit closer to your budget. This is the G. Patton Tomahawk, and it's a 6x6 Jeep Wrangler built in China. The car was showcased at the...
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BMW X1 gets plug-in hybrid option in China
BMW’s second-generation X1 is a huge improvement over its predecessor, if you can look past its front-wheel-drive shortcomings. It’s currently offered with only one powertrain in the United States—a turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-4—but more are coming, including possibly a...
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2015 Buick Envision Revealed In Full At Chengdu Auto Show
Buick’s lineup is about to expand with two all-new models. One will be a rebadged version of the Opel Cascada convertible and the other will be the new Envision crossover, the latter of which was just unveiled at the 2014 Chengdu Auto Show taking place in China. Though yet to be confirmed...
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At the 2014 Beijing Auto Show back in April, Volkswagen took the covers off a striking four-door coupe concept called the New Midsize Coupe. At the 2014 Chengdu Auto Show that took place last week, the German automaker introduced the production version, which dons the Lamando nameplate. ALSO SEE: Lamborghini Huracán Goes 0-211 MPH In Launch Control Test: Video The Lamando is similar in size to the Jetta sold here but features a much sleeker profile that has led many to nickname it the Jetta CC, a reference to the larger Passat CC already on sale here. In China, the vehicle will target...
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Nissan Juke Rebadged An Infiniti ESQ For China
The Nissan Juke is hardly what you’d call premium, but Infiniti has seen fit to strap some of its own badges to the vehicle and market it to new car buyers in China. To be fair, we’re not talking about a base Nissan Juke here but the sporty Juke NISMO model. MUST SEE: Tiny V-8 Nitro...
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