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more about #auto more comments → SigmundTheSeaMonster: I wish for a Diesel-electric truck. 25City/30Highway would be a start...while pulling a boat/trailer... more » Turboner: How long until Eurotuner takes the UP! Lite and makes a DOWN! Low? more » FrankGrimes: I dig this thing. It makes Prius look like a poser! I would put Moon salt flat discs. more » drewdrawsLA: So, it's a less good-looking diesel Audi A1? Liked it better the first time. more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Lot of Fit, lot of Fox. more » DoctorNine: I laugh at your silly American soap opera car companies. There is no room for weakness in making ze Auto. Volkswagenwerk will bring you the future. ... more » Brian: Doesn't the diesel Polo already achieve these MPG numbers (without all the smug hybridery)? more » bzr: more » area_educator: It's aping Volvo's shoulders in the rear. more » that ain't the way to have fun, son: A 1,500 lb., four-passenger, diesel-electric hybrid. This. Will. NEVER. Sell. In. America. There's not 'sport' in the name, it's a diesel, and i... more » JC Whitless: Looks like a Renault. Which is a terrible thing. more » Ash78, cube farmer: Not bad at all for a purpose-built eco car. Reminiscent of the current Scirocco in many ways. more » dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity: Ben: do you know if the front seat folds down forward, to carry long(ish) loads? more » snapoversteer 'bout to get told: I hate the new nose. Also, how does one retune a suspension to retain zippiness with all season tires? more » Mobius: Ye little beauty! Finally you Americans can have a slice of this happiness! more » -
#laautoshow
VW Wants To Make Up! (Lite) Yours In 2011
This is the VW UP! Lite concept, debuting moments ago at the LA Auto Show. It's a four-seat, front-wheel-drive, diesel-electric hybrid with 70MPG fuel economy. While it's not production-intent, Ze Germans have announced plans for an ultra-efficient compact by 2011. More » -
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2011 Ford Fiesta: The Party Finally Comes Stateside
Though we saw leaked images of the 2011 Ford Fiesta yesterday, today we've got complete details on Ford's second Europe-to-US entry. The Fiesta hits our shores as either hatchback or sedan with a new dry-clutch automatic transmission and 40MPG highway. More » -
#ifeelgassy
Chinese Booze Company To Make Car Engines
Wuliangye Yibin makes a popular Chinese alcoholic beverage. Brilliance makes popular, but dangerous, Chinese cars. Combine them to get cars with spotty safety records powered by liquor-company-built engines. Truly, Brilliance. [ChinaCarTimes] -
#laautoshow
Automaker Future "Youthmobile" Concepts Are Wacky
The 6th Annual Design Challenge winner will be announced at the LA Auto Show, picked from this selection of six radical concepts designed for sale in thirty years to appeal to the cell phone, internet and Guitar Hero generation. More » -
#tokyomotorshow
New Honda CR-Z Concept Steps Closer To Production, Gets Manual Transmission
At the Tokyo Motor Show the latest Honda CR-Z Hybrid concept has debuted along with news of a production debut at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show. Yes, the compact pocket-rocket will return, complete with a manual transmission. More » -
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Toyota FT-86 Concept: The AE86 Is Back In The Red, Metallic Flesh
We've seen the Toyota FT-86 for a couple of weeks, carefully dissected the delicious, metallic red sports car in any way we can, but now we've actually seen it in the flesh and Toyota's got some serious hotness here. More » -
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#tokyomotorshow
New Subieyota FT-86 Sketches Emerge
The first sketch of the Subaru version of the Toyota FT-86 came out a year-and-a-half ago, but now we get more than just a look at its hiney in these leaked-straight-from-Japan sketches. More » -
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Toyota FT-86 Concept: Design, Dissected
The Toyota FT-86 Concept is an exciting step forward for the vanilla automaker, blending cues from the past (the Toyota AE86) with hints of ToMoCo future. We dissect the design below to see how they've accomplished this delicate feat. More » -
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Toyota FT-86 Concept: Behold, The New AE86
A joint Toyota/Subaru sports car project has been in the works for what feels like forever. Now, finally, here's the first look, a heavily production-based concept called the Toyota FT-86 set to debut this month at the Tokyo Motor Show. More » -
#overthebackfence
MINI Broadspeed May Be MINI Coupe Moniker
MotoringFile is reporting the just-greenlit MINI coupe may get the name "Broadspeed" after the successful racing team which eventually built their own coupes back in the day. Look for the concept debut at Frankfurt. [MotoringFile via Autoblog] -
#autoeroticalbumart
Cougar Straddles A Cougar
One of our favorite albums this year is Neko Case's Middle Cyclone — and not just because of her booming voice. At 39, she's just barely a cougar, but what she's sitting on definitely is. -
#officialcarpunditdrinkinggame
How Many Drinks Was That? Roy Wert Edition
Wert hit CNBC's "On the Money" to choose the best values of the NY Auto Show and everyone here is as confused as Carmen Wong. Perhaps it's time for another edition of "Wert is Wrong." More » -
#newyorkautoshow
Hyundai Equus: A High-Priced Hyundai Not For Us
Currently, there aren't plans to bring the executive-level Hyundai Equus super-sedan to the US, but Hyundai trotted one out to the New York Auto Show to judge the reaction to a $100K Korean car. More » -
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Hyundai Nuvis Concept: Hybrid Blue Drive Gives It Wings
We already saw the Hyundai Nuvis Concept after spotting it in the buff at the New York Auto Show, but now we've got all the details on Hyundai's latest hybrid concept. More » -
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Mitsubishi iMiev Electric Confirmed For US Market
Mitsubishi has formally announced intent to sell it's all-electric Mitsubishi iMiev in the United States before 2012. Furthermore, they've announced a partnership with Portland General Electric to develop the infrastructure to support it. More » -
#newyorkautoshow
Mitsubishi Outlander GT Prototype Previews New Snout
An angry new Mitsubishi Outlander GT Prototype just bowed here at the New York Auto Show, wearing the "jet-fighter" Lancer nose up front and a revised V6 behind it. More »
