Archive for October, 2007
Today in Las Vegas, Kia COO Len Hunt told us that the production Kia Soul we’ll be getting before too long will look almost exactly like the updated concept they showed us here today at SEMA. It also happens to look a lot like the spy shots we showed you last month. In case […]
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
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Earlier we showed you a preview of three Super Duty trucks that Ford’s brought to SEMA, and we hunted down the DeBerti version to see just how low they could get an F-450. This ground scraping pickup has a Dallas Smith Axleless Lo-Floor front-wheel drive conversion that puts the rear low enough to easily […]
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
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In a surprise move toady, Hyundai released the first official sketches of the Concept Genesis Coupe which will be unveiled at the 2007 L.A. Show in mid-November. As the Korean carmaker points out in the Spartan press release, the Genesis Coupe concept hints at Hyundai’s long-rumoured rear-wheel drive sports coupe. Well, judging by the teaser […]
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
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Nissan has a new family-hauler concept lined up for the upcoming Detroit Auto Show called the FORUM. The vannish machine boasts trackless sliders, no B-pillar and maybe hints at what’s in store for car buyers when the current Quest ultimately runs its course. In addition to the sketch you see above, Nissan made the world’s […]
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
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Hey, wait a minute – we thought you couldn’t actually purchase the Ferrari FXX, let alone take one out to cavort on the streets of Switzerland. The way it was originally explained, people with 2.5 million dollars to dispose of could purchase the privelege to plant their hindquarters in the driver’s seat for Maranello-sanctioned track […]
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
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BMW are to premiere a sports coupe concept embodying a ‘young interpretation of classic BMW values’ based on the 1-Series at tomorrow’s 2007 Tokyo Motor Show. The concept was announced by the brand last week, albeit only to the extent of its attendance at Tokyo and little more.
Dubbed the 1-Series Coupe tii Concept after BMW’s […]
Sunday, October 28th, 2007
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The Tokyo Motor Show is about to burst at the seams and manufacturers are dropping names left and right. The latest of these is the Honda S2000 Type S which is based on the highly praised S2000 but adds a huge spoiler and a new aerodynamic package. In fact, it seems to be the US […]
Sunday, October 28th, 2007
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