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Cadillac ConverJ unveiled at Detroit auto show 2009

Rated 4 out of 54

Tim Pollard, 12 January 2009 14:29

GM came out fighting with new product in tune with the times at the Detroit auto show 2009. The Cadillac ConverJ is an electric-powered limousine not seen until press day, harnessing the same plug-in hybrid tech as the Chevy Volt. GM product overlord and everyone’s favourite sound-bite merchant Bob Lutz said the Volt’s drivetrain had been renamed the Voltec system ...

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Cadillac ConverJ unveiled at Detroit auto show 2009

Cadillac ConverJ unveiled at Detroit auto show 2009

Rated 4 out of 54

Tim Pollard, 12 January 2009 14:29

GM came out fighting with new product in tune with the times at the Detroit auto show 2009. The Cadillac ConverJ is an electric-powered limousine not seen until press day, harnessing the same plug-in hybrid tech as the Chevy Volt. GM product overlord and everyone’s favourite sound-bite merchant Bob Lutz said the Volt’s drivetrain had been renamed the Voltec system ...

Kia Soulster concept unveiled at Detroit auto show 2009

Kia Soulster concept unveiled at Detroit auto show 2009

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Ben Pulman, 12 January 2009 13:48

To rub salt into the wounds of the beleaguered Big Three, Korean manufacturer Kia unveiled its own version of the iconic American pick-up truck at the Detroit auto show. But rather than a ultilitarian flat-bed, the Soulster concept is something at the very other end of the scale, designed to drum up interest in the Soul (on which it's based) before the B-segment baby ...

Lexus HS250h unveiled at Detroit auto show 2009

Lexus HS250h unveiled at Detroit auto show 2009

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Tim Pollard, 12 January 2009 13:47

Lexus showed off its latest hybrid car at this week’s Detroit auto show 2009: the new HS250h. The new combination of letters and numbers confirm this is a new additional petrol-electric hybrid to sit alongside the existing models such as the GS450h, RX450h and LS600h. It’s shorter than, but as wide as, the Lexus IS and is in the compact ...

Chrysler 200C EV unveiled at Detroit auto show 2009

Chrysler 200C EV unveiled at Detroit auto show 2009

Rated 3 out of 53

James Foxall, 12 January 2009 13:07

With the years of elaborate stage sets and money-burning stunts such as driving cars through plate glass windows consigned firmly to the history books, Chrysler’s 2009 Detroit Motor Show stand was a sober place to be. While Ford and General Motors executives chose largely to ignore the financial crisis and government bail outs by pretending they hadn’t happened, Chrysler president ...

VW Concept BlueSport at Detroit auto show 2009

VW Concept BlueSport at Detroit auto show 2009

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Tim Pollard, 12 January 2009 05:29

CAR's been tipping it for ages, but today we finally saw the first proof of VW's ambitions to build a Lotus Elise-style back-to-basics roadster. The Concept BlueSport is a mid-engined sports car with the emphasis firmly on the lack of frills – to the benefit of performance, handling and the car's environmental credentials. The BlueSport is compact at just 3999mm ...

Audi Sportback unveiled at Detroit auto show 2009

Audi Sportback unveiled at Detroit auto show 2009

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Tim Pollard, 12 January 2009 04:14

Audi dropped some strong hints about two forthcoming models with its new Sportback concept car. The show car hogged the limelight at the Detroit auto show 2009 – and the Audi group chairman Rupert Stadler confirmed to CAR Online that it previewed a Sportback verison of the A5 coupe. While Avant signifies, for Audi, the estate breed, Sportback indicates a ...

Jaguar XF-R unveiled at Detroit auto show 2009

Jaguar XF-R unveiled at Detroit auto show 2009

Rated 4 out of 54

Tim Pollard, 10 January 2009 22:52

Jaguar's XFR is shown today at the Detroit auto show 2009 – and the XFR at a stroke becomes the fastest saloon the Midlands manufacturer has ever made for the roads. Jag has taken the XF saloon and fettled it with the new direct-injection 5.0-litre V8 petrol engine that supersedes the familiar 4.2, but breathed upon by a new supercharger ...

Toyota FT-EV concept unveiled at Detroit auto show 2009

Toyota FT-EV concept unveiled at Detroit auto show 2009

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Ben Pulman, 10 January 2009 20:00

This is Toyota’s new FT-EV concept, the first of three eco-friendly cars being unveiled at the Detroit motor show over the next few days, the other two being the all-new third-generation Prius and the hybrid-only Lexus HS250h. What’s this Toyota FT-EV concept all about then? The FT-EV is Toyota’s way of confirming that it will build a battery-electric vehicle (BEV) in ...

VW Scirocco Studie R unveiled at Bologna motor show

VW Scirocco Studie R unveiled at Bologna motor show

Rated 4 out of 54

Tim Pollard, 03 December 2008 11:50

Volkswagen today surprised Bologna show goers with another hint at what the forthcoming hot Scirocco coupe will look like. The Scirocco Studie R is a more roadgoing version of the Scirocco GT24 race car – and is a thinly veiled guide to the R20T that’s in development. CAR Online revealed VW’s plans for a hot Scirocco earlier this month, and ...

VW Golf Plus unveiled at Bologna motor show

VW Golf Plus unveiled at Bologna motor show

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Ben Pulman, 03 December 2008 10:20

Volkswagen used today’s Bologna motor show to unveil its Mk2 Golf Plus, the third Golf model (after the three- and five-door hatchbacks) to get Wolfsburg’s latest looks. Only the nose on the new VW Golf Plus looks new! What’s changed? That new nose is indeed the obvious change. The headlamps, now with daytime running lights, receive a little nip on ...

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