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2006 Ford F-250 Super Chief Concept
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This massive concept pickup based on long-box F-250 crew cab has a supercharged V-10 that runs on gasoline, E85 ethanol blend, or hydrogen. Ford says Super Chief locomotives inspired this pickup's grille--we'd say they inspired its size, too. Trendy suicide do... more |
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2006 Spyker C8 and C12
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In 1898, Dutch brothers Jacobus and Hendrik-Jan Spijker built their first motorcar. The same year, the folks at Spyker--a name chosen by the brothers for ease of pronunciation by simple-tongued Anglophones--fabricated the "Golden Coach," a motorcar that still... more |
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2006 Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT
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Los Angeles, which is Maserati's largest market in California, which is in turn Maserati's largest market in the U.S., which happens to be--you guessed it--Maserati's largest market in the world, was the site of the U.S. launch of Maserati's sexy Quattroporte... more |
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2006 Maserati GranSport Spyder
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Maserati's L.A. and Detroit auto show stands featured, for the first time in the U.S., the new GranSport Spyder. Not surprisingly, the sporty two-seater is nothing more than a convertible version of the GranSport Coupe. The GranSport designation indicates the... more |
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2007 Infiniti G35 Coupe Concept
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At the 2006 Detroit show, Infiniti shows us the styling direction of 2008 G35 with its coupe concept.... more |
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Saleen Sporttruck S331
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With no F150-based "Lightning" pickups in Ford showrooms--yet--Steve Saleen saw an opportunity to sell more vehicles while getting his name on something other than a Mustang. As with his raucous pony cars, Saleen's extended-cab Sporttruck S331 features crazy b... more |
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2006 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S
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Porsche's tradition of profligate product proliferation has produced a fourth Cayenne model positioned above--yes, above--the already mighty, $90K-plus Cayenne Turbo: the 2006 Cayenne Turbo S. As with other "S" models in the Porsche lineup, the Cayenne Turbo S... more |
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2006 Volkswagen GX3 3-wheel Concept
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The only real surprise of the Los Angeles Auto Show was the wacky GX3, the second small and athletic but eco-friendly concept to come from Volkswagen--the first was the EcoRacer from the 2005 Tokyo motor show. The roofless, three-wheeled GX3--which is essentia... more |
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2006 Ford Reflex Concept
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While the headlights of the Ford Reflex concept are straight out of a 1980s sci-fi flick, everything else about the car is modern and innovative. Twenty-inch chrome dubs look massive under the small, sleek body and the reverse butterfly doors are original and... more |
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2007 Aston Martin Rapide Concept Unveiled at Detroit Show
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The Rapide is a four-door that likely will appear in 2007. It's a DB9 coupe stretched by 11.8 inches, built off the same aluminum VH architecture as the DB9 and the V8 Vantage, and equipped with a 480-hp 5.9-liter V-12.... more |
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