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Renault put in the strong showing you'd expect from France's biggest car maker on its home turf, with six new cars or concepts led by two versions of the new Megane. There's also the production versions of the Laguna Coupe and the shortened, three-door Kangoo Be Bop, and two new concepts in the Ondelios grand tourer and the Z.E. electric ...

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Renault at the Paris motor show 2008

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Ben Oliver, 02 October 2008 12:24

Cadillac CTS Coupe, CTS-V (2008): first official pictures

Ben Oliver, 16 January 2008 04:07

Cadillac showed three major new models at Detroit, and pulled off one of the show’s few surprises by keeping its new CTS Coupe completely secret until it was officially unveiled. It also revealed the 550bhp CTS-V and the Provoq small SUV concept (see separate story). Although branded as a concept, the striking, angular two-door four-seat CTS Coupe will come to ...

Hummer HX concept (2008): first official picturesHX

Ben Oliver, 15 January 2008 20:57

The Hummer HX concept was one of the surprise hits of this year’s Detroit show. Penned by three young designers, it is pure concept-car madness. But it is also an admission by General Motors that Hummer needs to downsize if it is to survive. High fuel prices mean the brand is struggling in its home market, and the tough new ...

Saab 9-4X (2008) at Detroit

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Ben Oliver, 14 January 2008 16:51

Saab pulled the covers off its new 9-4X small SUV, which goes on sale early in 2009 to rival the BMW X3 and new Mercedes-Benz GLK. Although officially dubbed the 9-4X Biopower Concept, GM Europe’s advanced design chief Anthony Lo promised CAR Online: 'We’re not teasing you. This is pretty much the car you’re going to get.' Controversially, the new ...

Suzuki aims high

Ben Oliver, 25 October 2007 02:24

Looks kinda lairy for a Suzuki… Yes, but it could be your next company car. Suzuki is on a mission to break into the car makers’ top ten, raising production from 2.4 to 3 million, and it needs a decent Mondeo-sized saloon, hatch and estate to help do it. The Kizashi launched at Frankfurt will be the saloon and hatch ...

Mitsubishi goes electric

Ben Oliver, 24 October 2007 12:58

What on earth is that? The iMIEV Sport, a teardrop coupe based on the same running gear as the regular iMIEV (more of which shortly), but with two in-wheel electric motors at the front to complement the single electric motor under the boot driving the rear wheels. The firm says the set-up can mimic the four-wheel drive grip of the ...

GM's next eco-concept car

Ben Oliver, 12 October 2007 11:18

General Motors will unveil a European concept car built on its radical new E-Flex platform at September’s Frankfurt Motor Show. The concept will feature radical styling, with a diesel engine acting as a generator for the concept’s electric motor. And General Motors is believed to be collaborating with urban electric scooter manufacturer Segway; the unnamed concept may be able to ...

GM's next eco-concept car

Ben Oliver, 03 July 2007 06:17

Ferrari Mille Chili conceept (2007): first official pictures

Ben Oliver, 21 June 2007 05:51

The Mille Chili? So this is Ferrari’s green supercar… Yes. Officially it has no name, but internally it’s called the Mille Chili (thousand kilos) and it’s arguably the most important concept car Ferrari has ever shown. Don’t be fooled by its shrunken-Enzo appearance. In revealing the car today at its Fiorano test track, Ferrari has lifted the lid on a ...

Kia Kue concept

Ben Oliver, 09 January 2007 04:47

A Kia concept car. How exciting! More exciting than you might suppose. Kia has been riotously successful but freely admits that people only buy its cars because they are cheap and fairly reliable. It wants you to love your Kia too, and in a bid to inject some passion into the brand has hired Peter Schreyer, the man responsible for ...

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