Kia RWD concept’s name revealed in newly leaked images

Filed under: Concept Cars, Frankfurt Motor Show, Sedan, Kia

Turns out that Car and Driver was wrong about Kia’s upcoming rear-wheel-drive concept for Frankfurt being called the Veredus. The pulp and ink mag itself stumbled upon a bevy of newly leaked images showing Kia’s four-door coupe concept, and lo and behold, one of them reveals what [...]

Geneva 2011: Suzuki Swift S-Concept puts its money where its name is

Filed under: Concept Cars, Performance, Geneva Motor Show, Hatchback, Suzuki

Suzuki Swift S-Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery

The Suzuki Swift is a genuinely good car, standing as something of an exception in Suzuki’s lineup until recent additions like the SX4 and Kizashi came along. But calling it “swift” might be a bit of wishful [...]

Oh, Crap: Audi mucks up e-tron name in French

Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Performance, Audi, Electric

Audi e-tron Detroit Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery

There’s a lot of allure surrounding Audi’s all-electric e-tron. We’ve seen prototypes out and about on public roads and collected a fair share of photo galleries from different auto shows. Our comrades at AutoblogGreen even had the chance [...]

Did the Geneva “Hispano Suiza” showcar use the iconic brand name illegally?

Filed under: Concept Cars, Classics, Coupe, Performance, Geneva Motor Show, Government/Legal

Hispano-Suiza – Click above for high-res image gallery

The car you see above is not a Hispano-Suiza. That much every one seems to agree with. But is it a Hispano Suiza (note the intentional lack of a hyphen)? And, does that lack of a hyphen make [...]

Owner of converted PT Cruiser claims Li-Ion Motors forged apology letter in his name

Filed under: Etc., EV/Plug-in, Green Daily

We’ve all written an apology letter at some point, right? These simple little notes declare that we’ve done something wrong and we’re trying to make it right. In the Barret Lyon’s case, discovering an apology letter with his name attached to it was quite shocking. Why, was he shocked? Well [...]