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Future: 2007 Mercedes-Benz E-Class
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New front bumper and lower air dam, a restyled front grille and headlights, more aerodynamic side mirrors, and refreshed rear bumper and taillamps.... more |
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Future Vehicle: New BMW 3 Coupe Breaks Cover
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BMW serves up two surprises with its long-awaited E92 3 Series coupe (the convertible, coming later, is codenamed E93), a 300-horse, 300-pound-foot twin-turbo 3.0-liter inline-six and those long, horizontal taillamps.... more |
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First Look: Ford Refl3x Concept
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The Ford REFL3X's mission is to demonstrate that small can be sporty, fun, practical, and--here's the tricky part--aspirational (that's industry lingo for "profitable").... more |
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2006 Future Shock!
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Here they are, the 59 hottest cars, trucks, SUVs, and concepts headed your way in 2006 and beyond.... more |
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Future: Volkswagen Scirocco Concept
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VW Chief Wolfgang Bernhard is finally putting some flesh into his promise to introduce 10 new VW-branded vehicles by the end of the decade, even though some models haven't been determined.... more |
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Spied: 2006 Dodge Caliber and Nitro are coming
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While GM and Ford dither over performance vehicles, DaimlerChrysler is pushing to ensure its SRT franchise keeps getting bigger and better.... more |
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Spied: Volkswagen Goes Niche
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Volkswagen says niche models are its future: "Today this spectrum ranges from the Fox to the Phaeton," says one well-placed insider.... more |
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Spied: BMW 3-Series Coupe & 1-Series Hatchback
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Peel the black electrical tape off the C-pillar, and you can see that the 3 Series coupe's classic Hoffmeister kink works well in harmony with Chris Bangle's "flame surfacing" on the next model, expected this fall.... more |
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Spied: 2010 Chrysler 300 Four-door Convertible
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While foreign automakers are in a race to catch up with Mercedes-Benz's CLS "four-door coupe," Chrysler could become the first automaker to bring a four-door retractable-top sedan to market.... more |
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Spied: Finally, a real glimpse at 2008 Nissan GT-R
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Nissan unveiled its GT-R Proto at the Tokyo motor show, a "concept car" that design chief Shiro Nakamura says is 80 to 90 percent of the 2008 production model that'll be launched at the 2007 Tokyo show.... more |
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Future: Bentley Continental GT Convertible
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Conti GT drops its top... more |
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Spied: Suzuki Gets Aggressive
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Suzuki plans to triple North American annual sales from 80,000 to 250,000 in five years.... more |
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Future: Honda Builds a V-8
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Honda is rumored to be testing a new aluminum-block V-8 in the Ridgeline pickup truck.... more |
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Future: Dodge Challenger Is A Go
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Dodge will lead the cars built off the next-generation Chrysler LX platform--called LY--with a new Challenger ponycar for the 2010 model year.... more |
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Concept: Shanghai Surprises
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The trickle of cars currently exported from China is about to become a flood.... more |
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Mitsubishi Concept X
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Mitsubishi is previewing its upcoming new Evo X with two show cars: the Concept-Sportback displayed at Frankfurt and this Concept-X, set to be unveiled at Tokyo. While the Sportback is a hatchback, the Concept-X is a sedan and therefore even closer to the new... more |
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Spied: 2007 Chevrolet Silverado
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Is it folly to pull forward big, fuel-inefficient trucks to bring in cash flow, just as SUV sales seem to be waning due to gas prices and crossover competition?... more |
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Spied: 2006 Hyundai Accent
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Caught on the road to production, the new Accent looks to be a worthy competitor in the small-sedan marketplace.... more |
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Spied: 2008 Hummer H3
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The Hummer team pulled off an impressive feat, as challenging as ascending the Rubicon Trail, by building the H3 off the Chevrolet Colorado platform.... more |
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2006 BMW Z4 Coupe Concept
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The BMW Z4 Coupe Concept is really not a concept at all: it's a production car we'll see next summer. As the name implies, it's a Z4 roadster with a stationary roof. The fixed top makes it stiffer and lighter, so it should be a better driver and a viable track... more |
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