Concept Cars
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The Volskwagen Cross Coupe GTE offers yet another preview of the brand's upcoming SUV.
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Honda FCV Concept: Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicle Coming In 2016 (Live Photos)
The Honda FCV concept makes its North American debut at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show.
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2018 Chevrolet Bolt Electric Car: What It Is & Isn't, What It Means For Tesla
The great thing about the Detroit Auto Show is that it brings so many global auto industry executives together under one roof. So there's been a lot of discussion about the Chevrolet Bolt electric-car concept here: what it is (for buyers, for GM, and for other carmakers), what it isn't...
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Chevrolet Bolt Concept: 200-Mile, $37,500 Electric Car Concept (Live Video & Photos)
General Motors CEO Mary Barra had hoped to have a Steve Jobs moment this morning, but news about the Chevrolet Bolt Concept for a 200-mile electric car leaked late Friday night. Still, with no advance information, the Bolt Concept was both a surprise to open the Detroit Auto Show and a bold...
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Why 'Bolt' Is A Really Terrible Name For Chevy's Electric Car
Monday morning, General Motors CEO Mary Barra is expected to unveil a new battery-electric concept car at the Detroit Auto Show. It's the first look at a future production vehicle with a projected 200 miles of electric range, at a price said to be around $30,000. Assuming the leaked stories are...
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BREAKING: Chevrolet 'Bolt' Concept 200-Mile Electric Car To Target Tesla: UPDATED
On Monday, General Motors will unveil a concept version of a $30,000 battery-electric vehicle with 200 miles of electric range that will arrive on the market before the planned Tesla Model 3, according to reports. Called the Chevrolet Bolt, the concept is a compact five-door hatchback that uses...
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Very few compact wagons remain on sale in North America, but this year, the car known to U.S. buyers for years as the Jetta SportWagen has a new name: the 2015 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen. To reinforce the new wagon's new model name, VW showed off two concept Golf wagons at last week's Los Angeles Auto Show. The greener of the two was the Volkswagen Golf SportWagen HyMotion, meant to show off the flexibility of VW's modular architecture in handling a variety of different powertrains. DON'T MISS: 2015 VW Golf TDI SportWagen Concept: New York Auto Show Debut The seventh-generation 2015 VW Golf...
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Green Car Preview: Los Angeles Auto Show Concepts, Production Cars
The Los Angeles Auto Show held every November has the reputation of being a showplace for green cars. From design exercises to "concept cars" that are thinly future disguised production models to actual new models appearing at dealers, the cars in LA are expected to have a strong green tinge. And...
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Scion iM Concept: Compact Five-Door Hatchback For LA Auto Show
One week from today, Scion will take the wraps off a concept car that's a thinly disguised version of its first new production car in several years. The Scion iM Concept, to be formally introduced at the Los Angeles Auto Show next week, is a compact five-door hatchback that's clearly based on the...
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Mercedes-Benz Concept G-Code: Tiny Crossover For LA Auto Show
The Mercedes-Benz G-Code is a subcompact crossover concept unveiled at the brand's Beijing R&D center.
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Scion iM Concept Car Teased Before Los Angeles Auto Show Debut
Scion's Los Angeles Auto Show concept could preview a long-overdue new production model.
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Volkswagen XL Sport At Paris Motor Show: The Details (Video)
Last week's media days at the Paris Motor Show were the usual mix of cars and marketing. They brought together stunning concept cars, more prosaic production models under pin spots, and speeches laying out how important every single model actually was to the future of the automotive world. DON'T...
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All of the major green-car debuts from the 2014 Paris Motor Show.
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Volkswagen XL Sport With Ducati V-Twin Engine: Paris Motor Show Photos
One of the best ways to make a very fast car is to start with a small vehicle that's extremely light and strong, and add a more powerful engine. That's the genesis of the Volkswagen XL Sport unveiled yesterday at the Paris Motor Show. If the small, lightweight vehicle happens to be the...
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Infiniti Q80 Inspiration Hybrid Concept Unveiled At Paris Motor Show
Infiniti has made little secret of its desire to launch a new flagship that would finally fill the void left by the departure of its largest sedan, the Q45. Today, at the 2014 Paris Motor Show, we now have our first solid look at the automaker’s progress--in the form of the stunning Q80...
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Renault To Show 117 MPG Concept At Paris Auto Show To Hit French Target
Europe's CO2-based taxation system means consumers already have access to a wide range of highly efficient vehicles. There are stricter targets on the horizon however, and Renault is the latest to accept a challenge set by the French government to produce a 117 mpg car by 2020. According to...
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A MINI Two-Seater Sports Car? Superleggera Vision Teases Us
MINI has been a huge success story for its parent company BMW. Customers all over the world have fallen for the car's retro looks and wide range of models. But recently, it's fair to say MINIs products have been a bit... well, ugly. While retro works on a small hatchback, it's not necessarily best...
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Honda Previews Hybrid 'Concept B' Hatch At Beijing Auto Show
It's a sign of how important the Chinese car market is becoming, that major automakers seem to show as many new concept vehicles in Beijing as they do at more traditional auto show venues. The latest to emerge from the Chinese show's halls is Honda's Concept B, previewing a hatchback due on the...
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The 2014 New York Auto Show is fast approaching, and as usual a small roster of green vehicles will be making their debuts. This year it's mainly about production vehicles, with very few green concepts in attendance. That's not such a bad thing though--while there's little truly fuel efficient going on sale, plenty of high-selling models are getting small improvements that will benefit drivers in the real world. PRODUCTION CARS 2015 Chevrolet Cruze The Cruze is one of Chevy's most important vehicles worldwide--more than 2.5 million have found homes since its launch in 2009. The updated model...
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Audi's e-tron Plug-In And Electric Cars: Ultimate Guide
If you're confused when someone says "Audi e-tron," and you're not sure which electric car it means, don't feel bad--we're confused too. Audi may have more branded electric car concepts, prototypes, test vehicles, limited-production cars, and planned volume-production plug-in electric models than...
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Bentley Hybrid Concept: Preview Of 2017 SUV Plug-In Hybrid System
As Bentley has been promising for more than two years now, it will introduce a plug-in hybrid powertrain in a future product. Now we know that the first plug-in Bentley ever will come in 2017, in a dedicated version of its upcoming sport-utilty vehicle. That confirmation came as the British marque...
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Toyota i-Road Trials Start In Tokyo: Another Electric Not-Quite-Car
Toyota is to start real-world consumer trials of its unique i-Road urban electric vehicle in its native Japan. Like its European equivalent, Renault's Twizy, the i-Road aims to combine the comfort and safety of a car with the ease-of-use and convenience of a scooter or motorcycle. While the Twizy...
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Small, Obscure, Green Cars At The 2014 Geneva Motor Show
Major manufacturer launches are only one part of the annual Geneva Motor Show. Tear yourself away from the glitzy stands and the smiling girls who recline against the newest launches, and a host of smaller companies showing eco-friendly concepts is always present. This year, several companies stole...
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Quant Limousine Concept Pioneers Flow Cell Power Unit At Geneva
The change has been so gradual you'd hardly notice. Rather than huge multi-cylinder or turbocharged engines, the average wild concept car shown at the Geneva Motor Show is typically powered by fuel cells or batteries, these days. Making its debut at the show this year is La Vecchia's Quant...
Antony Ingram