BMWism.com chronicles BMW designers through the eras
February 5, 2012 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Classics, Etc., BMW, Design/Style
Chris Bangle may be the name most recently associated with BMW design, but he’s just one of many men and women who have sketched and sculpted automobiles for Bayerische Motoren Werke. BMW enthusiast website BMWism.com has gone all the way back to the beginning of the brand, when a BMW [...]
Suzuki Regina concept renamed G70, production version coming?
February 5, 2012 by admin
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Filed under: Concept Cars, Geneva Motor Show, Hatchback, Suzuki, Design/Style
The Suzuki Regina concept shown at the 2011 Tokyo Auto Show was an unusual little car. We don’t want to get our hopes up about production (especially since we’d probably never get it in America anyway), but the Regina will return to the spotlight at the [...]
What we know about the 2013 Volkswagen Golf, next-gen GTI
February 4, 2012 by admin
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Filed under: Coupe, Sedan, Wagon, Crossover, Hatchback, Audi, Volkswagen, Design/Style
The next GTI will be an order of magnitude better, bringing it back in line with the original hot hatch.
Lighter, faster, stronger, better. That’s what we can expect from the seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf, due to be unveiled at the 2012 Paris Motor Show before it hits [...]
Jonathon Ward talks about his Icon Derelicts in latest eGarage video
February 4, 2012 by admin
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Filed under: Classics, Videos, Design/Style
There are very few things that get the unanimous approval of everyone here at Autoblog. One of them is Icon 4×4, which makes impossibly expensive yet worth-every-penny reimaginings of history’s best off-roaders. For this year’s SEMA Show, Icon debuted something new that had nothing to do with off-roading, yet still had [...]
Infiniti names Geneva-bound range-extended sports car concept EMERG-E
February 3, 2012 by admin
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Filed under: Concept Cars, Hybrid, Geneva Motor Show, Europe, Technology, Infiniti, Design/Style, Electric
Infiniti has named its electric concept car headed for next month’s Geneva Motor Show the EMERG-E. The company says that its showcar will be a coupe powered by a 1.2-liter gasoline engine with a range-extending electric motor. The powerplant will be mounted amidships [...]
Mercedes-Benz gets sketchy with Citan urban delivery van
February 3, 2012 by admin
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Filed under: Minivan/Van, Work, Mercedes-Benz, Design/Style
Though the Ford Transit Connect may be a niche player in the North American market, the small van market is big business in Europe. According to Mercedes-Benz, it accounts for some 700,000 units annually, and that’s a pie of which Daimler wouldn’t mind getting a bigger slice. And so it [...]
Kia renders Track’ster concept for Chicago
February 2, 2012 by admin
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Filed under: Chicago Auto Show, Concept Cars, Budget, Wagon, Hatchback, Kia, Design/Style
Things are shaping up nicely for next week’s Chicago Auto Show, key among them this new Kia concept called Track’ster. Riffing on the Korean automaker’s hit Soul compact, the Track’ster keeps much of the small car’s boxy style, but turns the wick up considerably [...]
Screaming green Lexus LFA likely to split opinions
February 2, 2012 by admin
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Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Lexus, Design/Style, Luxury
The fabulously wealthy face all sorts of dilemmas that the rest of us never have to bother with. If you can afford a Lexus LFA, for example, what color do you opt for? Red is clearly for the Ferrari in your stable. Black belongs on your hearse, and… copper? [...]
Squint Really Hard: Smart ForTwo gets modest update
February 2, 2012 by admin
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Filed under: Budget, Europe, Hatchback, Smart, Design/Style
Smart has put the ForTwo under the knife in an attempt to give the maligned A-segment vehicle a few more years of life. The ForTwo now wears a smarter-looking revised fascia with a bolder Smart emblem, more expansive grille and redesigned lower valance. The front clip is paired with [...]
Huet Brothers returning with handsome new retro coupe [w/video]
February 2, 2012 by admin
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Filed under: Coupe, Design/Style, MISC
Don’t believe anyone who tells you “they don’t build ‘em like they used to.” Not even us. Because they do, in fact, build them even better, with the benefit of a century’s worth of automotive development. Styling, however, is a matter of taste, and beauty is in the proverbial eye of [...]
