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I.DE.A Institute Shows Off Sofia Concept

March 7th, 2010

Not all the concepts on show at this week’s 2010 Geneva Motor Show were from big name automakers or illustrious design houses. In fact, one of the hottest concepts to grace the stands in Geneva was actually designed and built by a small design firm based in Turin, Italy.
The concept is the [...]

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GQ By Citroen Concept

March 7th, 2010

Following on from 2008’s striking GTbyCitroen concept car, French automaker Citroen has unveiled a brand new concept car designed for the compact sports car segment. The latest concept was developed in partnership with the fashion experts GQ magazine and has been designed to provide “the ultimate gentleman’s drive”.
The new concept is [...]

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Spyker D12 Peking-to-Paris ‘SSUV’ Development On Track

March 7th, 2010

Despite Spyker’s management reshuffles and purchase of Saab, the Dutch sports car company remains confident of launching several new models of its own in coming years. Already we’ve seen the introduction of the long-wheelbase C8 Aileron and C8 Aileron Spyder, but soon we may be able to add a new ‘Super [...]

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Aston Martin One-77 Roars Around Test Track

March 7th, 2010

We’ve said it before, but the term “supercar” is so overused and often ill-applied these days that it’s lost a lot of its meaning. But in the case of Aston Martin’s One-77, the word is reborn. This is one Super Car, and the video below demonstrates this with audio and video [...]

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Maserati To Join Ferrari In Hybrid Push

March 7th, 2010

Ferrari is already planning to push hybrid versions, like the 599 HY-KERS revealed this week, to every model in its lineup within three to four years, so it’s no surprise that new reports say Maserati is considering the move as well. The sister companies aren’t as tightly interwoven as they once were, [...]

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Jaguar Land Rover Names Ralf Speth As CEO

February 19th, 2010

Jaguar Land Rover is undergoing a major transition, with its parent company, Tata Motors, recently announcing a new CEO in form of auto industry stalwart Carl-Peter Forster, and now Jaguar Land Rover itself announcing Dr. Ralf Speth as its new CEO.
Speth will be responsible for the entire Jaguar Land Rover operation and report directly to [...]

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So Who Is Buying the 2010 Lincoln MKT? And Why? We Ask, Lincoln Answers.

February 19th, 2010

You may have seen the 2010 Lincoln MKT gliding around the streets of your town, the mammoth waterfall grille preceding its generous, if streamlined, frame. You may even have wondered to yourself, “who would buy one of those?!” Or you may own one. We wanted to get to the bottom of what drives people to [...]

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Spy Shots: 2012 Porsche Boxster

February 19th, 2010

With the arrival of the new Boxster Spyder in showrooms this month, Porsche’s entry-level convertible range is now and complete and due to be replaced by a brand new model in the next 12 to 18 months.
Development of the next-generation Porsche Boxster is well underway and images of a prototype for the car have once [...]

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2010 New York Auto Show Preview: Mitsubishi Outlander Sport

February 19th, 2010

We’re fresh off the Chicago Auto Show, the Geneva Motor Show is looming on the horizon, and already we’ve got details coming from the New York Auto Show, which kicks off in April. But the details are juicy: Bengt Halvorson at sister site TheCarConnection nabbed the exclusive low-down on the 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport’s U.S. [...]

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First Details On Next-Gen Jaguar XK, New Diesel Model Planned

February 19th, 2010

Over the past year or so most of the buzz surrounding Jaguar’s future sports car lineup has centered on a new roadster model dubbed the XE, which is expected to arrive in the next couple of years. However, around the same time, a replacement for the stunning XK is also due.
We now have the first [...]

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