Suzuki shows Concept XA trucklet in Delhi

Filed under: Concept Cars, Crossover, Suzuki, Misc. Auto Shows, India, Off-Road

Want to know how highly regarded the multiple-award winning Land Rover Range Rover Evoque is? At the recent Auto Expo in Delhi, India Maruti Suzuki showed a concept that is, to our eyes, extraordinarily reminiscent of the small English SUV – although we’ll readily admit [...]

Mercedes shows off SL’s new curves with supermodel Lara Stone

Filed under: Convertible, Mercedes-Benz, Design/Style, Luxury

Mercedes-Benz sent Calvin Klein model Lara Stone out with a 2013 SL, and put photographer Alex Prager in charge of documenting the platform-heeled, Arcadian shenanigans. The project is called the 2012 Fashion Collaboration, Icons of Style, and will be shown in its entirety at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, February 9-15, 2012. [...]

Jeep shows Wrangler Nautic concepts in Paris

Filed under: Aftermarket, SUV, Europe, Jeep, Misc. Auto Shows, Specialty, Design/Style

Now that Chrysler is owned by Fiat, Jeep is looking to become a truly international brand, with a primary goal of raising its profile in the European market. As such, it comes as little surprise that Jeep has teamed up with French design studio Style [...]

Porsche shows plans for new N.A. headquarters

Filed under: Porsche, Design/Style

In two years a phoenix Porsche will rise from the ashes rubble of the former Ford Taurus plant. A plot of land in Hapeville, Georgia near the Atlanta airport was once the site where Taurus sedans and their Mercury Sable twins were made until 2006. Torn down in 2008, the land was [...]

Nissan shows off Pivo 3’s new angles, considering quirky EV for production [w/video]

Filed under: Concept Cars, Japan, Tokyo Motor Show, Electric

Sometimes, even concept cars evolve. Take the Nissan Pivo, an ungainly, all-electric bubble-on-wheels that first appeared in 2005 at the Tokyo Motor Show. The first version was pretty round, but the Pivo 2 somehow managed to add extra curves around the wheels. For the Pivo 3, unveiled [...]

Tata finally shows off its $4.6M Nano Gold Plus

Filed under: Aftermarket, Etc., Tata, Design/Style

Tata is looking to play with both sides of the automotive pricing coin. On one side, it has the Nano, which is arguably the least expensive new automobile on the planet. In its native India, the Nano can be had from around $2,500, and it’s been reported that an updated [...]

Toyota shows off FT-86 II concept… again

Filed under: Concept Cars, Frankfurt Motor Show, Coupe, Toyota, Design/Style

Believe it or not, we’ve now seen the Toyota FT-86 in some form or another on five different occasions now – and it’s still a concept. The original car was unveiled at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, we saw the FT-86 II this year at the [...]

SsangYong XIV-1 Concept shows brand still has a CUV pulse

Filed under: Concept Cars, Frankfurt Motor Show, Crossover, Design/Style

SsangYong has had a hard time of it of late, and its production vehicles tend to be more indifferent than inspired, but it can still rock a cool concept when it wishes. While the XIV-1 concept certainly isn’t the final word in madcap crossovers, to our eyes, [...]

Detroit Bike City documentary shows fun of pedaling in Motor City

Filed under: Green Culture, On Two Wheels

Riding bikes in the motor city

When you think of Detroit, two wheels is not the number that usually comes to mind. And getting around the motor city without a motor? It seems so… so… healthy.
Filmmaker and biker Alex Gallegos shows that riding a two wheeler in Detroit is a [...]

Harley-Davidson shows off Penster leaning trike prototypes

Filed under: Concept Cars, Etc., Motorcycle

Once upon a way back when, a few scant patent drawings of a Harley-Davidson leaning trike made their way to the web. Apparently, the company went so far as to produce a few prototypes under the codename Penster. The trikes were penned by none other than legendary custom car builder [...]

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