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Breaking: Scion iQ Hybrid Coming in 2011
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***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** The pieces of puzzle are starting to come together and it looks like Toyota is planning on launching a hybrid version of the iQ mini-car in North America, branded as a Scion. According to a report by InsideLine, the a concept version of this car is…
Detroit Preview: Buick Regal GS Show Car Unveiled With 255-hp, 295 ft-lbs of Torque
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** Just ahead of the Detroit Auto Show, Buick has decided to give us the goods on a pre-production (or concept) high-performance version of the new Regal. Called the Regal GS Show Car, it’s goal is to see if there really is a market for such a…
Detroit Preview: GMC Granite Teased as Urban Utility Concept
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** GMC has just released a teaser image of what it is calling the Urban Utility Concept. Set to be unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show next week, word has already slipped out that this new model will see production under the name: GMC Granite. According to…
Detroit Preview: Production Honda CR-Z Headed to Detroit
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** Honda has yet to officially announce that its CR-Z Hybrid sports car will make its world premiere at the Detroit Auto Show in just a few weeks time, but that’s just a formality now. We had already assumed as much with Honda announcing it would hold…
Detroit Preview: 2011 BMW 3-Series Gets Updates, Plus More Powerful 335is Model
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** Details of the mid-cycle refreshed 2011 BMW 3 Series have leaked online with rumors that the car will make its world debut at the Detroit Auto Show next week. Along with typical updates, a new trim level is expected to be added, the 335is. This new…
Report: New Scion Model Headed for New York Auto Show
With its product offerings growing stale, Toyota’s youth-oriented Scion brand will introduce an all-new model at the New York Auto Show this spring. With Detroit’s auto show just around the corner, the New York show in late March/early April seems distant, especially with the Geneva Show seperating the two, but the debut is all part…
Detroit Preview: Chevy Teases 2011 Aveo RS
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** ***UPDATE*** Official images and specs on the Chevy Aveo RS Show Car can be seen here ***UPDATE*** It’s certainly not much to go on, but this single teaser image at least gives us a general idea of the shape of the 2011 Chevrolet Aveo, and so…
Report: Suzuki SX4-Based R3 MPV Concept Debuts in India
A week ahead of the Detroit Auto Show, New Delhi’s Auto Expo is increasingly becoming a big deal – especially in regards to small cars. With India likely to become one of the world’s largest markets, automakers are eager to get their foot in the door. One manufacturer that already has a huge presence in…
Honda New Small Concept Targets Emerging Markets, Headed to Production in 2011
If there’s one lesson the global economic crisis taught automakers, its that the need to diversify their products and not focus too much on the high return-on-investment established markets. Now there’s plenty of talk about building low-cost cars for places like China, India and Brazil. In a bid to grow with these emerging auto markets,…
Detroit Preview: Hyundai Blue-Will Plug-In Hybrid May See Production as a Prius Rival
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** First shown at the Seoul Auto Show last Spring, Hyundai will display its Blue-Will concept at the Detroit Auto Show in just a few days time. A showcase for hybrid and other green technologies, the Blue-Will is a plug-in hybrid and according to Hyundai could actually…
Detroit Preview: 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe Unveiled
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** After much anticipation, Cadillac has finally announced all the details of the new 2011 CTS-V Coupe. The high-powered version of the new CTS Coupe, which debuted at the LA Auto Show, is powered by the same supercharged 6.2-liter V8 found in the CTS-V sedan, with an…
Leaked: Honda CR-Z Video Stills Slip Out
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** We’ve already seen several images of Honda’s upcoming CR-Z thanks to a leaked company brochure and now we have more images of the hybrid “sports car” thanks to some leaked video stills. There’s not a lot new here, but we do get to see several new…
Detroit Preview: Cadillac XTS Concept Confirmed for Detroit Debut
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** Cadillac has already confirmed that the new 556-hp CTS-V Coupe will be officially unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show next week and now it appears as though it will be joined by a concept version of the new XTS flagship. Cadillac has already said that a…
Geneva Preview: Lambo Planning Gallardo LP570 SuperVeloce
Lamborghini always delivers something impressive at the Geneva Auto Show and 2010 looks to be no different. After launching the LP670-4 SuperVeloce in ’09, an SV version of the Gallardo LP560-4 is rumored to be in the works. Called the LP570-4 SV, it will get just a 10 horsepower bum from the current model for…
Report: Hybrid Ferrari 599 Headed to Geneva Auto Show
While Ferrari has claimed hybrid F-Cars are several years off, a recent report suggests that a hybrid version of the company’s 599 GTB flagship will debut at the Geneva Auto Show in March. This hybrid will likely be performance based and use a kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) setup similar to the ones designed for…
Detroit Preview: Chrysler to Show Fiat 500 Models Including Convertible, Abarth and Electric Versions
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** Chrysler might not be holding a press conference at the Detroit Auto Show in just a few weeks time but the automaker is planning to draw crowds at its booth by showing off a long list of Italian machinery, including several Fiat products that are expected…
Detroit Preview: Secret Toyota Hybrid Concept A Subcompact
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** Toyota has said it will unveil a new hybrid concept car at the Detroit Auto Show, and according to recent reports it will be a subcompact and will go on sale in 2012. Two teaser photos of the car most certainly show a small car and…
Leaked: First Photos of 2011 Mustang GT 5.0 Sneak Out
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** ***UPDATE*** For full details and photos of the 2011 Mustang GT see here ***UPDATE*** Along with two previous broken embargoes on details surrounding the details of the 2011 Mustang GT, we now have the first broken embargo of photos related to the car. As you can…
Leaked: More Honda CR-Z Hybrid Photos Give Detailed Look at Interior, Engine
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** New photos of the Honda CR-Z have surfaced online, this time showing the new hybrid sports car’s interior and engine. Inside the cabin looks quite premium and has a typically Honda design. The seats look extremely well bolstered, although head room doesn’t exactly look plentiful. There…
Detroit Preview: Chrysler to Show Lancia-Based Car at Detroit Auto Show
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** Contrary to previous reports that Chrysler will not present any new models at the Detroit Auto Show in just a few weeks, there is now word that the struggling U.S. automaker will show a new car based on a Lancia platform. The Lancia badge is a…
Detroit Preview: Cadillac CTS-V Coupe Set to Debut Alongside New Concept Car
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** After unveiling the production version of the CTS Coupe at the LA Auto Show just a few weeks back, Cadillac is set to unveil the high-powered version of the very same car at the Detroit Auto Show in January. Plus, it will be joined by an…
Detroit Preview: 300-Plus Horsepower Buick Regal, Orlando-Based GMC Granite Set to Debut
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** Along with a long list of Chevy products set to debut at the Detroit Auto Show, GM will deliver unconventional new vehicles for both Buick and GMC. First up is a high-performance Buick Regal, thought to be called the GS. Based on the European Opel Insignia…
Leaked: Even More 5.0-Liter 2011 Mustang GT Info Slips Out
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** After details of the 2011 Mustang GT leaked out late yesterday, the folks at AutoWeek decided to blow more of the embargoed information and then additional outlets in attendance couldn’t help themselves by pouring on the details. As we reported yesterday, the 2011 Mustang GT will…
Detroit Preview: Volvo C30 Electric Car Gets Updates For Real World Testing
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** Volvo will present a battery-powered electric C30 at the Detroit Auto Show in January, with plans to build a test fleet of 50 vehicles for real-world testing in 2011. The model being shown in Detroit will be further along the development process than the prototype previously…
