Smart For-Us pickup making its world premiere at the Detroit Auto Show

December 7, 2011 by admin  
Filed under Design and Style

Filed under: Concept Cars, Detroit Auto Show, Truck, Smart, Design/Style, Electric

The lads and lasses at Smart have teased numerous different versions of their urban two-door in an effort to get more Americans to pay more attention to it. Car2Go is a worthy attention getter, and the Smart For-Us concept might be another, because who among [...]

Video: Making of Renault’s “The Electric Life” ad

June 22, 2011 by admin  
Filed under Green Auto

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, Renault

Renault’s “The Electric Life” ad campaign – Click above to watch video after the jump

Back in late May, Renault launched its massive advertising campaign – intended to highlight the advanced technology of its quartet quintet of electric vehicles (Kangoo, Fluence, Twizy, Zoe and Twingo) – with the debut of a video [...]

GM on making a pure electric vehicle: it’s “on the table”

June 21, 2011 by admin  
Filed under Green Auto

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Chevrolet, GM

Chevrolet Sail electric concept vehicle

General Motors‘ halo vehicle, the Chevrolet Volt, sort of blurs the line between a battery-only automobile and a plug-in hybrid. But, as we’ve pointed out before, the Volt resembles a plug-in Toyota Prius on steroids more so than it does a Nissan Leaf. Since the Volt is [...]

Spy Shots: Hyundai HED-5 making the rounds

August 27, 2010 by admin  
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Filed under: Concept Cars, Spy Photos, Minivan/Van, Wagon, Crossover, Hyundai, Design/Style

Hyundai HED-5 prototype captured by Rich Truesdell of Automotive Traveler

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 [...]

Making a mockery of the new Chevrolet Camaro “Convertible”

March 18, 2010 by admin  
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Filed under: Aftermarket, Convertible, Coupe, Performance, Etc., Chevrolet, Design/Style

That’s no Camaro Convertible. It’s a horror show. – Click above for image gallery

Autoblog reader Joe Lopez spied what looked to be a Chevrolet Camaro Convertible prototype out on the street. Jazzed about his sighting, he trailed the car as it pulled into a local Detroit-area Target [...]

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