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Stola S86 Diamante
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Marcello Gandini, you're killing us. What is this thing? You designed the radical Countach and the gorgeous Miura, and now you foist this Subaru SVX look-alike on us?... more |
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Pininfarina Maserati Birdcage Concept
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Years ago, the Italian design houses--Pininfarina, Ghia, Bertone, Zagato, et al--stole auto shows with audacious concept cars. In the past 20 years, however, their creativity has waned, and we haven't seen many showstoppers from them.... more |
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BMW Alpina B5 and B7
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For the more civilized BMW driver, German manufacturer Alpina claims unparalleled luxury and comfort with all the performance of BMW M-division cars. Its latest efforts are the B5 and B7, both powered by the same 4.4-liter V-8 found under the hood of BMW's 545i and 745i, but with a radial compressor... more |
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2005 Daihatsu Sirion
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Toyota's Daihatsu brand of minicars is aiming to move its way out of Japan with models such as this Italdesign Giugiaro-penned Sirion, which goes on sale in Europe in March.... more |
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2005 Chevrolet Matiz
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Believe it or not, GM sold 630,000 first-generation Matizes. This happy-looking second-generation model was designed in-house at GM facilities in Korea with some input from Italdesign Giugiaro.... more |
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2005 Dacia Logan
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Take a pile of bargain Renault and Nissan parts, a workforce of cheap Romanian labor, put them together, and you will get the Dacia Logan, built by French automaker Renault. The $6000 sedan could be viewed as the modern Model T; it provides affordable transportation to those who have never had cars ... more |
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2006 Peugeot 107, Citron C1, and Toyota Aygo
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A joint venture between Toyota and PSA (Peugeot-Citron) has produced three tiny, A-class minicars that are being built at a new factory in the Czech Republic, which is fast becoming a hotbed of automotive manufacturing, thanks to cheap land, cheap labor, and a cooperative government.... more |
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Peugeot 407 Prologue Concept
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The Peugeot 407 Prologue is a coupe version of the 407, which is already on sale in both sedan and wagon form. Shown here as a concept, the Prologue is extremely similar to the forthcoming production 407 coupe.... more |
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2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage
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The second product off the company's new aluminum VH (Vertical Horizontal) platform, the V8 Vantage brings Aston ownership to a whole new range of people, if hardly to the masses.... more |
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2006 Ford Focus ST
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ST stands for Sport Technologies, Ford of Europe's equivalent of the currently invisible U.S.-market Special Vehicle Team (SVT). This vehicle is the first performance derivative of the new-for-everywhere (except North America) Focus, and effectively replaces the old Focus RS.... more |
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