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Mini Clubman Concept
This is basically for us to get used to the idea of a 4 door Mini Cooper. A regular 4 door, not the larger Countryman model. But this is really weird, since the upcoming 4 door Mini won’t look like this at all. The interior is pure concept. The rear lights are really weird. Very… Continue reading Mini Clubman Concept
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Drive-E engines for the Volvo V40
Now it is the V40’s turn to get Volvo’s all new engines. It will be available with the new 2.0 Liter Turbo with 254HP. (The one we get here in the S60/V60) And a brand new 2.0 Liter Diesel with 190HP. Which should be really nice. But, as usual. This is not fir us since… Continue reading Drive-E engines for the Volvo V40
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Opel Adam coming to Buick. (In China)
GM will sell the Opel Adam as a small Buick in China starting next year. At least if we can believe the latest rumor. Let’s hope this is the 1st step to bring it over to the US as well. Although there were talks last year about the Adam and Cascada not being able to… Continue reading Opel Adam coming to Buick. (In China)
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Just thought I’d share: 1969 Pontiac CF 428 Concept
This is pretty stunning. An almost forgotten concept. Designed from “Carrozziere Coggiola” in Italy. (Which I have never heard of). This 44 year old design makes me a bit sad. Imagine what cars could look like today if things like these had been produced back then.
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2015 Citroen C1
This is horrible. After the super cool looking Cactus, this is really bad. The C1 is a clone of the Peugeot 108, so they share the same body. But that front end is one of the worst I have seen in years. And with the more conservative design of the new generation, it just doesn’t… Continue reading 2015 Citroen C1
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2015 Cadillac ATS Coupe
Just thought I would share this picture I hadn’t seen before. Where, I think, it looks quite nice, in black. I think this works much better than the sedan. the back seat being so small it is quite ridiculous in a 4 door car, but much more acceptable in a coupe. The sedan doesn’t really… Continue reading 2015 Cadillac ATS Coupe
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2015 Ford Focus
This is just a mid cycle refresh, as you can see. And most of it is the “Aston Martin grille”. Like the Focus Electric. These pictures show the Euro Model, but our US Focus should look the same. These are pictures of the current one. As you can see, most of the changes are up… Continue reading 2015 Ford Focus
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Volvo Concept Estate
This is the 3rd model in Volvo’s concepts trilogy. Basically a wagon version of the coupe concept we saw last year. Both of these cars should be production models. Right now. Unfortunatlly, the only thing coming up from Volvo is the XC90. A large SUV that will compete mostly with the equally new and redesigned… Continue reading Volvo Concept Estate
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Mazda Hazumi Concept; next Mazda 2
This new upcoming concept is supposed to give us a taste of the all new generation Mazda2. it could be offered with a new 1.5 Liter Diesel in Europe. But I have heard a while ago that Mazda might choose not to bring the new 2 over here. Which would be really too bad.
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2015 Chevrolet Spark
Looks like the next Spark (top picture) will look quite a bit softer than the current model (blue car) Seems that it might end up more generic. I test drove the Spark last year and was actually quite impressed. With the stick shift, it is actually a fun car to drive around. We’ll see…
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VW Golf GTE
The new GTE is the Plug-in version of the Golf. It is powered by a combination of a 1.4 Liter engine with 148HP and an electric motor with 101HP. It can do about 30 miles on electric alone and is fully charged in 3hrs through a regular outlet. (That all sounds ver close to the… Continue reading VW Golf GTE
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The Opel Adam Rock rocks!
And now for the Opel version. (not even sure why Vauxhall is still around…) The more I see the Opel Adam the more I like it. And this latest “Rock” version with its electric canvas sunroof is fantastic. (A $3500 option over the regular model.) I thought at first it would be too small to… Continue reading The Opel Adam Rock rocks!
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Opel/Vauxhall Adam Rock
This version of the tiny Adam was previewed as a concept last year. This is sit production version. And I think it looks great. It is still a FWD car, so this is just a visual package. But it looks really cute. It is raised up by 15mm compared to the regular model. And is… Continue reading Opel/Vauxhall Adam Rock
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2015 Ford Expedition
Ford will not compete with the all new Tahoe with a new Expedition. Instead, they just redesigned the front end of the current, aging model. Which actually still looks OK. As far as giant truck based SUVs go. I think this overall design works better as a Ford than an overpriced Lincoln. Everything seems the… Continue reading 2015 Ford Expedition
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2014 VW Scirocco
The Scirocco is getting a mid-cycle facelift” for the new year. “mid-cycle’ in this case, means almost 6 years! Since the current generation came out in 2008. Just like the ‘aging” Tiguan, the Scirocco still looks really good. I saw a few of them in Europe over the years and they look great in person.… Continue reading 2014 VW Scirocco
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Peugeot 108
The tiny 108 is the replacement for the 107. Which came out almost 9 years ago (!) The 107, and its cousin the Citroen C1, were based on the Toyota Aygo. The 3 cars looked pretty similar. Except for the front ends and rear. And some differences inside. We’ll have to wait to see if… Continue reading Peugeot 108
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New Renault Twingo
Seems more interesting than the previous generation. But still, not as original as the 1st model. That profile looks pretty weak and whimsy. Seems that the Fiat 500 is still much more interesting. So is the Opel Adam. But the originality of the new Twingo is that it is RWD, and has a rear engine.… Continue reading New Renault Twingo
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BMW 2 Series Active Tourer. Official pictures
That was quick. Here is the real thing. As you can see. It is really quite roomy. And could actually be competing with other BMW models like the X1, or even X3. For those who don’t want an SUV or care which wheels are driving the car. (which is most people) Engines are similar to… Continue reading BMW 2 Series Active Tourer. Official pictures
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2015 BMW 2 series Active Tourer
The 1st version of the next 2 series will be the Active Tourer. And it will be based on a FWD platform (Sure to be blasphemy for the BMW purists) shared with the new Mini Cooper. (although obviously a stretched version ) Since we never get the 1 series hatchback to begin with, I doubt… Continue reading 2015 BMW 2 series Active Tourer
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Looking for the ugliest car: Lexus GX
I had forgotten how ugly this thing looks. Until I saw this picture. Which reminded me how horrible that “design” is. It is even hard to describe….