Auto Shows
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Volkswagen’s Up! city-car lineup is one of the coolest high-mpg small cars we can’t have, as we described it a few years ago. Now with a host of improvements just announced in advance of the Geneva Motor Show, held early next month, it looks poised to earn its keep as “forbidden fruit” aimed exclusively Europe and a few other markets. ALSO SEE: Koch Brothers Go To War Against Electric Cars, Elon Musk Sighs The revised Up! has “added dynamism and individuality,” according to Volkswagen, as this city-car lineup gets some new lighting inside and out, other new...
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Turbine Range-Extended Plug-In Supercar Headed For Geneva ShowA Chinese startup plans to unveil an extended-range electric supercar in Geneva.
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2017 Mitsubishi Mirage Sedan Unveiled At Toronto Auto ShowThe 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage G4 sedan debuted at the 2016 Toronto Auto Show.
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2017 Kia Niro Hybrid Crossover Utility Vehicle Debuts At Chicago Auto Show: Live Photos & VideoThe 2017 Kia Niro "hybrid utility vehicle" revealed this morning at the Chicago Auto Show marks the South Korean brand's ambitious entry into dedicated hybrids. While dedicated hybrids have traditionally been hatchbacks--think Honda Insight, Toyota Prius, even the plug-in hybrid Chevrolet...
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Audi h-Tron Quattro Concept Swaps In Hydrogen Fuel Cell For e-Tron's BatteryHot on the heels of the all-electric Audi e-Tron Quattro Concept it revealed last fall, VW Group's luxury brand Audi has released a second iteration of the same concept. This one still has all four wheels powered by electric motors, but the electricity to run them comes not from a large battery...
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Kia Niro 'Hybrid Utility Vehicle' First Photos Revealed At Detroit Auto ShowAs part of its parent company's push into hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery-electric vehicles, Kia will introduce what it calls a 'hybrid utility vehicle' at next month's Chicago Auto Show. Today, at the more influential Detroit Auto Show, the Korean company released the images of that vehicle...
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A second Volkswagen Tiguan plug-in hybrid concept was unveiled at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show.
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Fisker Karma With V-8 Emerges As VLF Destino, Including Henrik HimselfHenrik Fisker joins the company that wants to build V-8-engined Fisker Karma sedans.
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2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid: Plug-In Minivan Offers 30 Miles Of Electric RangeChrysler’s Town & Country was one of the first minivans on the market when it arrived in 1989 as a spinoff of the original Dodge Caravan, and its mix of practicality and near-premium status did a lot to boost the segment. For 2017, Chrysler is putting the Town & Country name out to...
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2016 Detroit Auto Show Preview: Green Car Concepts, Production Cars (UPDATED)Detroit this coming week will be bitterly cold, and it's not looking too green either. Thus far, we know of just a handful of concept cars and new production models that could be described as green to be revealed or displayed at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show. And at least two of them debuted last week...
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CES Preview: VW Budd.e Concept, Chevy Bolt EV, Faraday, Ford Mystery, And MoreThe 2016 Consumer Electronics Show will be a big one for cars.
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2017 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell At LA Auto Show: VideoThe 2017 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell made its North American debut at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show.
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The 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage debuted at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show.
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Scion C-HR Concept: Live Photos From Los Angeles Auto ShowWith its iA subcompact sedan and iM compact hatchback launched, Scion is now starting to reap the benefits of its first mainstream new models in several years. But there's a third model coming, the brand's first-ever crossover utility vehicle, and today at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Toyota's "youth...
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Honda Clarity On Sale Late In 2016; Plug-In Hybrid To Get 40 Miles Of RangeThe 2017 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell will go on sale in the U.S. in late 2016.
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Green Car Preview: 2015 Los Angeles Auto ShowHere's what to expect from the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show next week.
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2017 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell Sedan: Live Photos, More Details From TokyoThe 2017 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell as unveiled at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show.
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Yamaha Sports Ride: Carbon-Fiber Structure From Designer Gordon MurrayThe Yamaha Sports Ride is a concept car that uses Gordon Murray's iStream construction with carbon fiber.
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At this week's Tokyo Motor Show, Subaru displayed two separate concepts. One was a thinly disguised version of the upcoming 2017 Subaru Impreza hatchback, labeled a concept, but the other was a genuine concept car displaying innovations that may (or may not) make it into future production vehicles. The Subaru Viziv Future Concept, to give it its full name, is a compact crossover utility vehicle that's the third iteration of Subaru’s Viziv (short for “Vision for innovation”) line of SUV concepts. DON'T MISS: Subaru Impreza 5-Door Concept: Tokyo Motor Show Live Photos &...
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Nissan IDS Concept: Autonomous Electric Car At Tokyo Motor ShowAt the Tokyo Motor Show, Nissan has revealed a concept car that gives a glimpse of what electric-car ownership could be like many years into the future—and, perhaps, provides a few more hints of what’s in store for the second-generation Nissan Leaf. Called the Nissan IDS Concept, it...
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Tokyo Motor Show Green Cars: Concepts & Production ModelsHere are the major green production and concept car debuts from the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show.
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Mitsubishi eX: Live Shots Of Electric SUV Concept At Tokyo Motor ShowThe only new battery-electric concept car from a major automaker was unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show today, from a company that hasn't had a lot of new product lately. The Mitsubishi eX Electric Crossover Concept is just what its name would indicate: a concept version of a compact crossover...
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Lexus Fuel Cell Car Likely To Be Based on New LS Luxury SedanThe Lexus LF-FC concept could preview a future fuel-cell Lexus luxury sedan.
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Mitsubishi eX All-Electric SUV Concept To Debut At Tokyo Motor ShowThe Mitsubishi eX concept will debut at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show later this month.
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