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Detroit Auto Show: Hummer HX and the Halo Warthog, The Final Word
I had a chance to talk with David Rojas and Robert Jablonski, the exterior and interior designers of the Hummer HX Concept with one question on the table: What's the link between the HX and the Warthog from Halo? The answer wasn't as clear as I was hoping. I couldn't get either of the twentysomething designers to admit that the HX was inspired in any least bit by the Warthog from Halo, but I think I can still make a case, even though GM has already openly denied any kind of a link between the two. More »
10:15 AM on Wed Jan 16 2008
By Travis Hudson
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Latest by n/a: If you wanna talk about the influence the gaming industry has had on the auto industry, you only have to look at the introduction of the Subaru WRX STi, the Mitsu Lancer EVO, and the Nissan [Skyline] GT-R to the more »
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Concept cars are notorious for rarely making it to the street. But what about the enticing features that designers include in their dreamy visions of our automotive future? We combed through the files we've amassed at the show this week and come up with five features that don't stand a chance in hell of ever escaping the shimmering incubator of the world's design studios. Count 'em down, after the jump.
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Detroit Auto Show: Top Five Concept Car Features That'll Never See Production
Concept cars are notorious for rarely making it to the street. But what about the enticing features that designers include in their dreamy visions of our automotive future? We combed through the files we've amassed at the show this week and come up with five features that don't stand a chance in hell of ever escaping the shimmering incubator of the world's design studios. Count 'em down, after the jump.
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5:10 PM on Tue Jan 15 2008
By Mike Spinelli
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Latest by n/a: Maybach EXELERO [en.wikipedia.org] [www.metacafe.com] [www.das-projekt.com] more »
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A: Absolutely nothing. Still, watch the marketing geniuses at Pontiac try to build excitement by taking an ad for Pontiac and slapping a Halo 3 ad to the end of it. Did we mention that one person will win the above Halo 3 - stickered Pontiac G6. Yeah, we wish we hadn't mentioned it either. [via Marketing Daily]
Q: What Does Pontiac Have To Do With Halo 3?
A: Absolutely nothing. Still, watch the marketing geniuses at Pontiac try to build excitement by taking an ad for Pontiac and slapping a Halo 3 ad to the end of it. Did we mention that one person will win the above Halo 3 - stickered Pontiac G6. Yeah, we wish we hadn't mentioned it either. [via Marketing Daily]
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Holier Than Thou: Hyundai's Looking For a Halo
Hyundai's got the whole working products at cheap prices thing down, and now they're looking for a car to generate a little buzz to move the rest of their product line out the door at a faster clip than ever before. Citing the Pontiac Solstice as a "success," John F. Krafcik, Honda NorAm's VP of product development said: More »
