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 the Jeep Grand Cherokee.” It is based on the all-new 2007 Wrangler architecture.
Porsche has released a single photo of its new Porsche Cayenne. The new Cayenne is facelifted version of the existing SUV.
Volkswagen unveiled the Neeza concept at the Auto China 2006 show. The VW reports the concept as a “crossover of a coupe and a station wagon.” The concept’s name was derived from “Ne-zha”. Ne-zha is a famous figure from Chinese history. Ne-zha was a small guy with magic weapons who fought against evil spirits. “His unequalled will, his youthful and foresighted spirit and courage reflect the idea hidden behind the character and the name of the concept,” VW says.
The undisguised Aston Martin’s flagship DB9 was spied at Silverstone last Sunday. The 530bhp supercoupe gives us the best look yet at the DBS’s rear end. Check out the detailed aerodynamics, with an F1-style diffuser and subtle boot spoiler to sucker the coupe to the road. Those tarnished exhausts aren’t the beautifully milled, finished article but otherwise the flagship DB9’s rear end is complete. The new, deeper side sills, which add real muscularity to the design, are also clearly visible.
Fiat and PSA have anounced their new compact vans. The new Peugeot Expert, Citroen Dispatch and Fiat Scudo will be officially unveiled in January.
The Peugeot Expert, Citroen Dispatch and Fiat Scudo are essentially identical, with only a slightly different nose to make them identifiable as belonging to their respective brands. The lightweight vans are available in a variety of configurations with various body styles and payload capacities. Although they’re mainly commercial vehicles, a “combi-van” nine-passenger configuration is also available, which is likely to be popular with taxi and shuttle-bus services in Europe and elsewhere.
Shelby Automobiles unveiled a convertible Concept of the GT-H Mustang. The convertible has all the same features as the GT350H coupe, plus more powerful 14-inch brakes and 20-inch “Shelby Razor” wheels. It also features rear brake duct kit; front brake duct kit and driving light package and lower billet grille insert designed to fit all California Special Mustangs, Shelby GT-H???s and Shelby GT???s; three-gauge center dash-pod with custom Shelby gauges; custom floor mats, sequential tail lamps, authentic racing hood pin kit; billet engine fluid caps and oil dip stick, and various interior appointments.
GM plans launch a new Hummer truck in 2009. “The new product will have unparalleled off-road capabilities,” Hummer General Manager Martin Walsh said on Wednesday, Nov. 8. “Like our current Hummers it would be recognizable from a distance.”
The brand currently has two models: the H2 and H3. It stopped production of the H1 in June.
Global Hummer sales rose 54 percent in the first nine months of 2006, when overall GM sales fell 2.5 percent.
Hummer typically targets affluent people in their 40s. The median age for an H3 buyer is 44, and 43 for an H2 owner. The average household income for H3 owners is nearly $128,000 while the average H2 buyer’s household earns close to $170,000.
The Ferrari Dino prototype was caught on public roads. Based on a F430 body, the Dino’s prototype doesn’t give away anything about how the Dino will look, but it does seem to confirm development is underway.
The prototype’s front fenders are a little wider and the side rocker panels are missing due to a different cooling system. It also looks like the area around gearbox and rear axle is slightly different. Another characteristic that identifies the test car as a mule for the Dino is its engine sound ??? spies say it was less sharp sounding than the a F430, and just plain different. Output is expected around 400 horsepower.
Spy shooters have caught the 2008 Ford Escape without any camouflage during testing on public roads in Detroit. The face of the new Escape looks more aggressively than 2008 Mercury Mariner. Its chrome grille eschews Ford’s three-bar grille design, instead taking cues from Ford’s new Expedition. The Escape shares the Mariner’s cleaned-up side panels, which now are free of any side cladding except for a small lower trim strip between the wheel wells.
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These video show drivers doing battle with the infamous rise-and-fall bollards of Manchester – and getting the ultimate come-uppance.
The 3ft-high barriers on St Mary’s Gate, which sink into the street to let Metroshuttle buses through, came under fire last week when the M.E.N. revealed they had damaged three cars in just five days.
Are the bollards a danger – or a good way of controlling traffic? I think its good lesson for cheeky drivers. Have your say.
