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2007 Chevrolet Volt Concept
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Why it's one of our most signficicant: While the Volt concept is an electric car with a small turbocharged engine to keep the batteries charged, the edgy sedan's "E-flex" technology provides a template for future fuel cell vehicles. The clever layout showcased... more |
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2008 Mazda Tribute Hybrid
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At last year's Tokyo show, Mazda teased us with alternative fuel concept versions of both the RX-8 (hydrogen) and the 5 (hydrogen hybrid) and while those concepts have been undergoing testing in Japan, we've never seen anything come to fruition on these shores... more |
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2008 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI
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The newest addition to Audi's Q7 luxury SUV is an oil burner. The 3.0-liter V-6 TDI develops 233 bhp - a specific output higher than many gas engines. More importantly, it generates 369 lb-ft of torque at a superlow 1750 rpm, which will help make quick stopl... more |
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Chevrolet Camaro Convertible Concept: Hip, Hugger for Detroit show is necessary step for Chevy
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If showing a Camaro convertible concept at the 2007 Detroit show seems obvious, that's only from your armchair.... more |
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2008 Pontiac Torrent GXP
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Pontiac hopes that the GXP model makes a greater impression than the standard Torrent, which is noteworthy only for being the replacement to the lovable punching bag that was the Aztec. Outfitting the Torrent in GXP trim will get you a more powerful 3.6-liter... more |
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2008 Pontiac G6 GXP
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Pontiac has shown us G6 GXP show cars before, first at SEMA in 2004 and again in New York last year. Now, in Detroit, the General is unveiling the actual production model. The most important upgrade is the 3.6-liter V-6, which produces 252 horsepower and 251 p... more |
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2007 Mercedes-Benz GL420 Vision Bluetec Concept
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What is wrong with the world? Here we have the number 420 on a truck with a diesel engine, yet we won't get to make a single joke about joints or bongs or how it puts out more smoke than a VW full of high schoolers and a Phish concert. This diesel concept, the... more |
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2007 Saab BioPower Hybrid Concept
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Swedes love trees. And apparently they love saving them, as evidenced by the Saab 9-5 BioPower--Sweden's best selling flex-fuel vehicle. Saab has been continuing to work on its BioPower technology and is one fruit of its labor has fallen from the tree at this... more |
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2008 Dodge Avenger
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The Dodge Avenger is a sibling to the Chrysler Sebring and it replaces the Stratus in the Dodge lineup. The Avenger, sold as a four-door sedan only, was previewed at the Paris auto show last fall, and the production version looks identical. It has the same whe... more |
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2008 Dodge Magnum
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For its third birthday, the Dodge Magnum gets a bit of cosmetic surgery, chiefly around the headlights, seeking to correct what Chrysler design chief Trevor Creed described as the Magnum's "wide-eyed look." In addition to scowling new headlights, the '08 Magnu... more |
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