Paris Preview: GM unveils Chevrolet Cruze hatchback for Europe

Filed under: Concept Automobiles, Budget, Europe, Paris Motor Show, Hatchback, Chevrolet

General Motors will be expanding Chevrolet of Europe’s lineup by adding a five-door Cruze, and while we won’t get our first look at this new hatchback for a few weeks, GM has decided to preview it early with a few pictures on the web… Continue reading

Paris Preview: Hyundai ix20 MPV sketched

Filed under: Concept Cars, Minivan/Van, Paris Motor Show, Hyundai

When it comes to designing an MPV, it’s difficult to move beyond the standard two-box form. That’s where Hyundai’s “fluidic sculpture” design language comes into play. Penned by the automaker’s European R&D studio in R… Continue reading

Quick Spin: FireBreather Camaro

Filed under: Concept Automobiles, Coupe, Performance, Chevrolet, Specialty, Design/Style, Quick Spin

Hollywood movies are chock full of kick-ass superhero vehicles. There are radical vehicles, like the Batmobile and Mach 5, and then there are the gussied-up street automobiles like Eleanor, Greased Lightning and Austin Powers’ Shaguar. Aside from the extreme…… Continue reading

Mazda Shinari Concept debuts new face of the brand in style

Filed under: Concept Automobiles, Performance, Mazda, Design/Style

When Mazda invited us to Milan to see its new concept automobile, we knew it must be something important. Normally concept vehicles get their 15 minutes of fame at an auto show, and then it’s off to the next press conference to see what the following automaker will introduce. Not so with Mazda’s latest styling endeavor. The Japanese automaker wanted… Continue reading

Report: Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet (convertible) joining Ellure concept in LA

Filed under: Concept Cars, LA Auto Show, Convertible, Crossover, Nissan

Yes, the Nissan Murano convertible is going to happen, and not only is it coming to the LA Auto Show, but now it has a name: The Murano CrossCabriolet.

Billed as the world’s first four-seat, all-wheel drive convertible crossover, the chop-top CUV will only sport two doors and - contrary to the renderings floating around - it won’t come with… Continue reading

Paris Preview: Mazda debuts new Kodo design language with Shinari Concept

Filed under: Concept Automobiles, Sedan, Paris Motor Show, Mazda

With the departure of Laurens van den Acker to Renault, Mazda’s loved or loathed Nagare design language has been dispatched, and in its place is a new designer (Ikuo Maeda) a new theme, a new concept and a new name: Kodo.

Set to debut at the Paris Motor Show later… Continue reading

Spy Shots: Hyundai HED-5 making the rounds

Filed under: Concept Cars, Spy Photos, Minivan/Van, Wagon, Crossover, Hyundai, Design/Style

Our buddy Rich Truesdell over at Automotive Traveler was out at one of his favorite spy shot locales and came across some Hyundai prototypes under wraps. Among them was a hatchback that Rich initially figured was the new… Continue reading

GM to show Cruze hatchback at Paris Motor Show?

Filed under: Concept Automobiles, Budget, Europe, Paris Motor Show, Hatchback, GM, Holden, Australia

Hyundai RB concept for Moscow revealed [w/video]

Filed under: Concept Automobiles, Budget, Sedan, Hyundai, Russia, Design/Style

Hyundai has dropped its new RB concept on the crowd at this year’s Moscow Motor Show, and according to our Spanish-speaking sister site, the car you see above is likely to evolve into a genuine Russian-market production model with one of two engines.

On the base side of things, buyers… Continue reading

Autoblog Podcast #192 - Slow Edge Sports, GM High Performance, BMW Megacity

Filed under: Concept Cars, Podcasts, Etc., Ford, GM, Hyundai, Jaguar, Toyota, Electric

Chris, Sam and Dan return for Episode #192 of the Autoblog Podcast. We cover the reinstatement of GM’s high performance division and its new focus on small automobiles, the Ford Edge Sport being out-dragged by its lesser SEL… Continue reading

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