All Article articles – Page 185

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    Giugiaro Vadho

    2015-08-20T11:28:59Z

    Vadho is an unusual sports concept car that places its two occupants in tandem on the left side within a clear canopy, next to a BMW hydrogen powertrain on the right side.

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    Hyundai i30

    2015-08-20T10:48:24Z

    The i30 is one of the most significant new cars launched at Geneva. Replacing the Accent, this car is the first to properly target the heartland of Europe's car sector: the C-sector as defined by the Golf.

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    Mazda 2

    2015-08-20T10:48:15Z

    The Mazda 2 has an unusual series of predecessors - the 121 went from a conservative and short but functionally innovative hatch, to an unusual curvy sedan, to a badge engineered Ford Fiesta.

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    Ford Mondeo

    2015-08-20T10:27:54Z

    James Bond might have picked up a new Mondeo as an airport rental last year, but for the rest of the world Geneva was the first time we'd seen the car.

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    Rinspeed eXasis

    2015-08-20T10:24:05Z

    Swiss tuner Frank M. Rinderknecht has been displaying cars at Geneva Show for nearly thirty years and this is his third concept in collaboration with Bayer MaterialScience AG, one of the largest plastics producers in the world.

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    Who's Where: Stefan Lamm leaves Seat to become head of Daimler advanced exteriors in Carlsbad

    2015-08-20T09:39:15Z

    Former Ford designer leaves Seat after seven months to head for West Coast

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    Nissan X-Trail

    2015-08-20T09:37:36Z

    According to Nissan, the original X-Trail has been something of a surprise hit. When it was launched six years ago, the company expected sales across Europe to average 23,000 units a year.

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    Volvo V70 and XC70

    2015-08-20T09:33:09Z

    The big difference with the new V70 is that it now takes its platform from the S80 rather than the S60 as on the older model, so the car is a whole size larger.

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    Pic of the Day 623

    2015-08-19T18:10:07Z

    At the 1992 Turin motor show Fiat unveiled variants of its new Cinquecento city car commissioned to the leading independent design houses. (From L-R) Bruno Maggiora (Maggiora-Stola-Itca); Claude Billaudel (Caggiola); Sergio Pininfarina; Paolo Cantrella (Fiat); Giorgetto Giugiaro; Nuccio Bertone; Elio Zagato; Paolo Pezzaglia (Boneschi); Franco Mantegazza (I.DE.A Institute)

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    Chevrolet Orlando concept

    2015-08-19T17:29:46Z

    The Orlando is a new study for a potential crossover 7-seat MPV/SUV based on the new Chevrolet Cruze sedan, also launched at Paris last week.

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    Toyota Avensis

    2015-08-19T17:28:45Z

    This is the third generation of the Avensis and one that appears to have hints of shrunken Lexus LS460 about it - maybe not a bad image in these non-ostentatious credit crunch times.

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    Honda Small Hybrid Sports

    2015-08-19T17:28:17Z

    Honda are using the Geneva Show to showcase their ideas on environment and ecology, hence the trio of cars shown: the new F1 car, the FCX hybrid concept from Tokyo Show and the new SHS concept.

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    Ferrari California

    2015-08-19T17:27:06Z

    The mainstream press reaction to this car has been quite negative, mostly due to the idea of Ferrari offering a Mercedes SL competitor and that somewhat-contrived side feature line.

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    BMW 7 Series

    2015-08-19T17:26:31Z

    When the last seven series was launched in Frankfurt 2001 there was the biggest outcry in the recent history of car design.

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    Saab 9-X Air concept

    2015-08-19T17:26:04Z

    Saab presented the 9-X in Geneva, and this is a decapitated version of the same car, albeit with an interesting twist.

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    Nissan Nuvu concept

    2015-08-19T17:25:47Z

    At first glance the Nuvu seems to be a Tokyo show car that got on the wrong boat: it is a small whimsical concept that looks set to go on to have no impact in any production design Nissan.

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    Ford Ka

    2015-08-19T16:55:50Z

    Given its close visual resemblance to the new Fiesta, most observers will probably assume the new Ka is Fiesta-based, as was its predecessor.

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    Honda Insight

    2015-08-19T16:55:09Z

    Honda love recycling old model names and applying them to new cars - and the Insight is the latest example.

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    Audi A1 Sportback concept

    2015-08-19T16:53:32Z

    At first sight this is a simple development of the red Metroproject Quattro we saw last year in Tokyo but with five doors, not three.

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    Volkswagen Golf

    2015-08-19T16:51:32Z

    This is the latest version of the biggest selling car in Europe. Billed as the Golf 6, although commonly recognised as more of a Golf 5.5, the new car differs in every exterior panel relative to its predecessor, bar the roof.