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Video: Unveiling the Mazda Hakaze Concept

March 14, 2007 9:02pm

Mazda unveiled its Hakaze Concept at last week’s Geneva Motor Show. The Hakaze (pronounced ‘hah-kah-zay’) is the brand’s third concept in its “Nagare” design study, which was inspired by flow and movement of nature’s elements. The Hakaze Concept is a compact crossover coupe sporting styling cues pulled from three different segments — roadsters, hatchbacks and […]

Geneva Motor Show: Opel unveils GTC Concept

March 6, 2007 8:44am

Opel officially unveiled its Gran Turismo Coupe (GTC) Concept at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show. The sexy GTC previews the future design language of Opel, and, with the twining of Saturn, it also previews future styling of Saturn’s in the States.
“The GTC Concept importantly signals the next chapter in Opel’s design identity,” says Bryan Nesbitt, […]

Geneva Preview: Opel Gran Turismo Coupe concept

March 4, 2007 12:46pm

Thanks to the eventual leaks, we now know more about the Opel concept that will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show. We first reported on the concept last month, but knew almost nothing about it.
The car is called Opel Gran Turismo Coupe concept. The all-wheel drive GTC concept is said to be powered by […]

Geneva Preview: Mazda Hakaze Concept

March 1, 2007 7:58am

Mazda has released more images of the Hakaze Concept that it will unveil at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show next week. Hakaze (pronounced hah-kah-zay), from the Japanese words “ha” for “leaf” and “kaze” meaning “wind,” is the brand’s third concept in its “Nagare” design language. The Hakaze Concept is a compact crossover coupe sporting cues […]

Video: Dodge Demon design insight

February 27, 2007 9:46pm

Dodge has added another clip to its collection of promotional videos (and here) for its Dodge Demon Concept that the automaker will debut at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show.
This video focuses on the car’s design and offers insight into the interior and exterior designers thoughts during the design process.
Video after the jump.
## Source: Chrysler ##

Video: More Dodge Demon Concept

February 27, 2007 9:19pm

Following up on its first video, Dodge has posted another preview video of its Demon Concept on YouTube ahead of its unveiling next week at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show. The Demon Concept is Dodge’s take on a challenger to the Mazda MX-5 Miata, Saturn Sky, and Pontiac Solstice.
GM’s business case for its Kappa roadsters […]

U.S. bound C-Class to feature more aggressive styling

February 26, 2007 10:12am

The all-new Mercedes-Benz C-Class will feature more aggressive styling than the European version when it arrives in the States this September, said Ernst Lieb, Mercedes-Benz USA president and CEO, in an interview with Automotive News.
Lieb didn’t provide any details about what “more aggressive” means, so we can only speculate, and speculate we will. The European […]

Geneva Preview: Rinspeed eXasis concept

February 23, 2007 7:42pm

“There’s never been anything like it.” That was how the editor of an acclaimed international news magazine describe the first sketches of the new Rinspeed “eXasis”. Add “it looks like no other vehicle before it” and you have a good idea of how the eXasis looks.
But illustrations could only hint at what Swiss automotive visionary […]

Honda sending NSX replacement back to the drawing board

February 22, 2007 7:46pm

When Honda unveiled the Acura Advanced Sports Car Concept at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year, the concept was said to preview the replacement for the Acura NSX. But the Advanced Sports Car Concept was just a preview. Acura would unveil an updated version later this year at the Tokyo More Show, which would […]

Next Jaguar XJ to “rock the luxury market”

February 21, 2007 6:01pm

Jaguar is hard at work developing what could be an even more radical car than the forthcoming XF, which replaces the S-Type later this year. This new Jaguar is the next-generation XJ. According to U.K. magazine Autocar, the next-generation XJ is going to “rock the luxury market” when it launches in late 2009.
The magazine’s rendering […]


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