Paris Auto Show
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BMW producing a front-wheel drive car ranks alongside hell freezing over on the plausibility scale, so the announcement of the Concept Active Tourer is sure to get Beelzebub dressing for the winter. The Active Tourer previews the look of a new small BMW, similar in size to the brand's current smallest offering, the 1-Series hatchback. It also previews a new engine, and one we've been expecting for some time. Sitting under the stubby hood--and powering the front wheels, for the first time in a BMW--is a 1.5-liter, turbocharged 3-cylinder engine, paired with a plug-in hybrid electric...
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2013 Honda CR-Z Hybrid Updates: Paris Auto Show Preview
Today seems to be the day when Paris Motor Show previews are coming thick and fast. Honda announced today that it will show an updated 2013 CR-Z two-seat hybrid hatchback at the Paris event, where media announcements kick off two weeks from yesterday. The 2013 Honda CR-Z has mildly refreshed...
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Honda CR-Z Hybrid Hatchback Update Teased
If you want a car that's both sporty and economical, there aren't many choices under $20,000. The Honda CR-Z is one of those choices, but both gearheads and green-minded buyers have criticized the car for failing to offer enough of what they want. As revealed by our sister site MotorAuthority...
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2014 Ford Fiesta Gets Facelift, Debuts At Paris Auto Show
Ford's Fiesta is proof that moving down to a smaller car doesn't involve sacrificing all the features you'd normally get in a larger car. It's fun to drive, refined, has good gas mileage and feels more substantial than it looks--and it's getting a facelift for the 2014 model year, unveiled at this...
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2014 Volkswagen Golf Revealed In Full Before Paris Show
Volkswagen has sold over 29 million Golfs since its original European launch in 1974. That gives you some idea of how important a new model is to the company--and the buying public. The all-new 2014 Volkswagen Golf will be launched at this month's Paris Auto Show, and though it looks little...
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Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid, More Details And Photos
Mitsubishi was one of the first to market with a production electric vehicle with its 'i' city car, and a new plug-in hybrid is set to join it at the Paris Motor Show this month. The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is based on the all-new Outlander that debuted at the Moscow Auto Show in July. The...
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Earlier this month, BMW confirmed that the Mini Paceman two-door coupe concept car we saw at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show would go on sale in the U.S. early next year. But according to Automotive news (subscription required), the new car -- essentially a coupe version of the existing Mini Countryman Crossover -- wouldn’t be the only new Mini to hit dealers in the coming years. In fact, by 2020, there may be as many as 10 different Mini models on the market in the U.S. These new models will include a five-door wagon, a van (due to arrive this fall), and possibly even a notchback sedan...
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2010 Paris Auto Show: Electric Scooters from MINI, Smart
The 2010 Paris Auto Show proved there's serious energy going into electric cars, but even EVs with two wheels were well represented at the show--and by major auto brands, at that. The Smart Escooter Electric Bike seem like a logical extension for the teensy ForTwo, which looks like a beast in...
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Nissan All Smiles: TownPod Concept Unveiled At 2010 Paris Motor Show
If you remember back a few weeks you’ll remember that we were given a sneak peak at Nissan’s latest electric creation, the Townpod. We weren’t told much by NIssan at the time and spent some time cogitating over the enigmatic press release, which stated that the TownPod “is...
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Paris Motor Show: Ford Confirms C-Max Hybrid And Plug-In Minivans
Since launching the Ford Escape Hybrid in 2004, Ford has confined sales of its hybrid-electric vehicles to North America. But that's about to change. In European markets, where up to 50 percent of new cars are fitted with high-efficiency diesel engines, Ford has focused its efforts over the last...
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UPDATE: 2010 Paris Motor Show: Guide To Electric Vehicles
The 2010 Paris Motor Show is upon us and amongst the supercars and superminis lie a veritable feast of electric vehicles. Whilst we've known about many of the cars due to be shown for a little while now, for many it will be the first opportunity to see the newest EV concepts and production cars up...
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Mercedes-Benz Reporter: Plug-In Hybrid Pickup Truck Concept
If you're all about saving gasoline--or "displacing petroleum," as energy wonks say--then the place to start may not be passenger cars. It may be commercial vehicles. From electric trucks in urban delivery fleets to more efficient hybrid-electric powertrains, there's a lot of innovation happening...
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The fall's first big European auto show, the 2010 Paris Motor Show, officially kicks off on Thursday, which is when all the press conferences happen. But the industry has been leaking out selected images, teasers, and occasionally full details on the concepts and production cars that will appear this week. We've rounded up all the green cars, from future hybrids to electric cars and even electric scooters from two automotive brands. We'll update this list over the week as news continues to come out. PRODUCTION VEHICLES 2011 Fisker Karma We've mentioned many times that Fisker is cutting it...
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Smart All-Electric Escooter Concept Revealed Ahead Of 2010 Paris Auto Show
Last year BMW rolled out its C1-E Concept, an all-electric scooter that represented the automaker’s vision of what a safe, environmentally-friendly and highly practical single track vehicle for city traffic could look like. Now BMW’s closest rival, Mercedes-Benz, through its Smart car...
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2010 Paris Auto Show Preview: MINI Scooter E Concept
In less than a week MINI is set to unveil a new concept vehicle at the 2010 Paris Auto Show but unlike previous designs from the iconic British brand, this one only has two wheels. The concept is the new 2010 MINI Scooter E, the latest line in electric vehicles from MINI and the first with two...
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Waiting For Fisker: First Factory-Built 2011 Karma At Paris Motor Show
It's been a year of press announcements but no cars from Fisker Automotive. Now the company says that the first factory-built 2011 Fisker Karma will debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, to be held at the end of the month. That may allow Fisker to keep its promise to deliver a handful of production...
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2010 Paris Auto Show Preview: Nissan Townpod Concept Teaser
What, exactly, is a Townpod? We'll have to wait another three weeks to find out for sure, but from this teaser and the sparse contents of the press release, it looks like Nissan's take on an all-electric city vehicle. The unveiling will come at the end of the month at the 2010 Paris Auto Show...
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2010 Paris Motor Show: European-spec 2011 Mitsubishi i-MiEV
Don't want a 2011 Chevrolet Volt or 2011 Nissan Leaf? Fear not - there are a raft of other EVs waiting in the wings to satisfy your desire for something different. If you live in the U.S. though, you'll have to wait until late 2011 to get your hands on Mitsubishi's 2012 i-MiEV. For EV fans in 14...
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As reported earlier, Mercedes-Benz will be launching a new all-electric version of its entry-level A-Class model dubbed the A-Class E-Cell. This limited production model is being developed together with Tesla and will reportedly make its world debut next month at the 2010 Paris Auto Show. Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, formed a partnership with Tesla last year to help accelerate the development of electric vehicles. In the case of the A-Class E-Cell, Tesla is to supply its battery pack and controller technology, which will be shipped to the Mercedes-Benz Rastatt plant in...
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First Look: Kia Electric Pop Concept For Paris Motor Show
The dog days of summer may still be with us, but automakers across the globe are gearing up for the big Paris Motor Show, which kicks off just six weeks hence. This morning, Kia released teaser images of an electric concept car they will unveil in Paris. It's the Kia Electric Pop, an all-electric...
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Sexy Red Electric Concept Displays French Dream For Sports EVs
Concept cars are often no more than an automaker's chance to dream about a future of fully autonomous vehicles, sweeping curves and Jetsons-style glass panels, but once in a while a concept is unveiled which has what it takes to make it to production. And these days, no concept would be complete...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield