Hyundai ix20, Updated i10 to Debut at Paris Auto Show

Hyundai will use the Paris auto show to debut the ix20, a sketch of which appears above. The company describes it as a B-segment MPV, meaning it will likely be similar to the Chevrolet Orlando that also will bow in Paris.
The ix20 is touted to combine engaging driving dynamics with the practicality of a minivan, [...]

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Mazda Shinari Concept Previews Next-Gen Mazda 6 – Auto Shows

As Mazda moves away from its Nagare design language, this concept shows what’s next.
The Mazda Shinari concept gives us a clear idea as to what the next Mazda 6 will look like. The first vehicle wearing a new Mazda design language dubbed Kodo (“Soul of Motion”), the Shinari concept is a gorgeous, if slightly overblown, [...]

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European-Spec Mitsubishi i-MiEV Electric Car to Debut in Paris

Mitsubishi’s pint-sized i-MiEV electric car will make its European debut at the Paris auto show later this month. It differs slightly from the i-MiEV prototype we drove earlier this year because it’s been tweaked to comply with European regulations, resulting in redesigned bumpers and a different center stack. Stability control and curtain airbags will be [...]

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2011 Suzuki Swift – Auto Shows

The cool little Suzuki sticks to a successful formula, and it will likely come to the U.S.
In the somewhat bleak landscape of Suzuki cars, one has always stuck out: the Swift, a small city car, earlier generations of which were sold in the U.S. as the Chevrolet Sprint and the Chevy/Geo Metro. Before you start [...]

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2012 Honda Fit Hybrid to Debut in Paris – Auto Shows

Honda plans a French debut for the hybrid version of the Fit hatchback.
We already knew that Honda was working on fitting a hybrid drivetrain into the Fit, and we now know we’ll see the final product at the Paris auto show in September. The car will wear its European nameplate, Jazz, for its debut; it [...]

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Renault DeZir Concept – Auto Shows

The French once again show their passion for design with this Paris-bound concept.
French carmaker Renault retreated from the U.S. market in 1987, leaving behind the rotting hulks of stuff like the Alliance and the Le Car. But there’s another way to look at the brand; Renault has long been well regarded for its advanced concepts [...]

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Face-Lifted Volkswagen Tiguan Appears in Beijing

The Beijing auto show gave us a chance to see a face-lifted version of the Volkswagen Tiguan. As seen above, the Tiguan now wears the same corporate grille first seen on the latest Golf and now making its way onto the rest of the lineup. A 2010 Tiguan is shown below for reference.

The new grille [...]

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BMW Says It Will Build Gran Coupé Concept – Car News

The sleek, 7-series-based four-door concept from Beijing will make it to production.
After a two-year hiatus in which the project sat on the shelf, BMW’s 7-series-sized four-door “coupe” is back on again. The licorice-black Gran Coupé concept shown in Beijing at a private reveal for journalists “will be built” according to BMW head of design, Adrian [...]

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Citroën Metropolis Concept – Auto Shows

This metropolitan luxury-car concept is absurd and awesome all at once.
Citroën Metropolis? If we had to guess, we’d say that sounds like a tiny, cute, ridiculously eco-friendly French city car, perhaps a modern-day 2CV.

To the contrary, the Metropolis concept, which Citroën debuted at the Beijing auto show, is a full-fledged luxury car; it’s longer, wider, [...]

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Beijing 2010: The Randomness That is a Chinese Auto Show

Why, yes, that is a leopard-print Dodge Caliber. And that’s a leopard’s head painted on the hood. A saber-tooth leopard. Hopefully nobody poaches it. Not pictured: Chrysler Sebring Rhino Edition.

This is not a Segway. (And that sentence was not a segue.)

Sorry, Steve Jobs, Dongfeng beat you to it. Sic ‘em, Apple lawyers!

This man is not [...]

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