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The BMW Concept 1 Series tii was unveiled at Tokyo Auto show. Finished in Alpine White with black stripes and accented with black and blue elements, the 1 Series tii has been lightened through the use of carbon fiber on the hood and other trim elements like the rear diffuser insert, mirror covers, gurney […]

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Audi has released photos for its new A1 Metroproject Quattro concept. The new Metroproject Quattro will be displayed at the Tokyo Motor Show. The Audi metroproject Quattrois a pretty small car, designed to take on BMW??™s MINI Cooper with its more masculine and upscale design.
The coup?©-like roof line and aluminium arches that run along the […]

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The French automaker has unveiled its new concept in Frankfurt. The front end of Peugeot 308 RC Z Coupe is almost a direct carryover from the 308 on which it’s based. From the side, all we can see is Karmann Ghia, along with John’s earlier assertion that the roofline apes the Audi TT.
The Peugeot 308 […]

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Volkswagen revealed the GTI W12 concept ??” an high-performance concept version of its GTI hatchback. Featuring a 12-cylinder, 6.0 liter engine, the Volkswagen GTI W12 can hit 60 mph in just 3.7 seconds.
Delivering 650 hp and 553 pound feet of torque, this GTI concept uses the same powerplant found in the Bentley Continental, Audi […]

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Audi unveiled the Clubsport quattro concept ??” a modified TT “speedster” on display at a tuning event in Austria. The new Audi concept has more visual heft, thanks to the TT’s high sides and chunkier 21st-century design. In front, this thing’s anything but subtle. The dominant shield grille is flanked by large intakes that are […]

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General Motors unveiled its Volt concept in Shanghai. The new Volt is powered by a hydrogen fuel cell instead of a gasoline motor.
The Chevy’s Volt is capable of traveling about 300 miles of combined fuel cell and battery driving. This second version of the Volt features a battery pack that is about […]

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Russia was unveiled a new concept car at the Auto-Show in Geneva. Russo-Balt is promoting a Russian-German luxury car concept, called Impression.
Russo-Balt was the first Russian carmaker who produce cars between 1909 and 1923. The brand “Russo-Balt” was resurrected in 2006 by a group of German and Russian investors.
Impression is a coupe […]

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Suzuki displayed their Swift X Sport Concept on the Tokyo Auto Salon.
The hood, splitter, fender flares and spoiler are all made of carbon fiber and if you can get beyond the podium-required underbody neon, Lambo doors and tri-tone hues, you’ll be able to appreciate the 18-inch OZ wheels that frame four-piston Brembos.
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Ford unveiled the Mustang Giugiaro concept ??” a one-off design study by Fabrizio Giugiaro.
The Mustang by Giugiaro appears more compact than the production car, thanks to a reduction of the rear overhang and a signature Giugiaro ???trick??? of tapering the angles on the car to the limit of its mechanical outlines. The vibrant […]

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DaimlerChrysler released official sketches of the Jeep Trailhawk and Chrysler Nassau concepts. New concepts will be shown in Detroit in January 2007.
The Chrysler Nassau concept is a four-door, four-passenger luxury coupe. The Jeep Trailhawk “merges the spectrum of the Jeep brand by combining the core features of the Jeep Wrangler with the sophistication of […]

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