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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 ...

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Chrysler 200C EV unveiled at Detroit auto show 2009

James Foxall, 12 January 2009 13:07

BMW Vision EfficientDynamics X5 and M3 Convertible

James Foxall, 05 March 2008 14:20

What’s new on BMW’s Geneva Motor Show stand? It’s significant that of two debuts on BMW’s stand one is an X5 derivative. The other is the M3 Convertible. For the first time this model features a folding hard top but it also pioneers BMW’s seven-speed Double Clutch Transmission that will come on all M3s from now on. The show also ...

Renault Megane Coupe Concept (2008): first official pictures

James Foxall, 04 March 2008 12:10

What's new on Renault’s motor show stand? The French maker’s star was its sleek new Megane Coupe Concept. A typical concept with novel split gullwing doors (dubbed dragonfly doors by the designers), seats that look like they’re straight from Ikea and cameras instead of door mirrors, its profile and design cues preview a forthcoming production model. The production version of ...

Renault Megane Coupe Concept

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James Foxall, 04 March 2008 12:10

Jeep Renegade (2008): first official pictures

James Foxall, 15 January 2008 14:04

Of the three concepts unveiled on the Chrysler stand the one most likely to see a production line is the Jeep Renegade. Whether it does so with its current tree hugger-pleasing power source is unlikely, but stranger things have happened. Socket to ’em Outdoor enthusiasts will be pleased to hear that Jeep has plumped for a hybrid diesel electric engine ...

Chrysler ecoVoyager concept (2008): first official pictures

James Foxall, 14 January 2008 20:46

As the only Detroit-based car maker to become privately owned and retain its market share last year, Chrysler was hoping its cars would deflect attention from rumoured warring among its new management team. And the ecoVoyager concept was certainly eye-catching, if arguably for the wrong reasons. In fact, it rather reminds us of an automotive push-me, pull-you. It doesn't know if ...

Dodge Zeo, Ram (2008): first official pictures

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James Foxall, 14 January 2008 19:43

Dodge has got a long way to go if it’s to convince people it’s really concerned about the environment. The car the American firm was really trumpeting at Detroit was a concept muscle car called the Zeo. A lithium ion battery powered lightweight car that will do 0-60mph in 5.7 seconds and has an equivalent power output to 286bhp sounds ...

Nissan Forum at Detroit

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James Foxall, 14 January 2008 15:53

Nissan viewed the Detroit Motor Show as being so important it didn’t even bother holding any press conferences this year. Instead, it let its products do the talking even if the firm’s two latest models have already had a substantial airing. In pole position for sportscar fans was the GT-R. But we’ve already driven it so the supercar was really ...

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