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Detroit 2010: Volkswagen Compact Coupe Concept

Posted on January 11th, 2010 by Andy | Posted under: Volkswagen

vw-new-compact-coupe-concept-1 Volkswagen is showing a new Compact Coupe Concept at the Detroit Auto Show. There are no details about the platform, but very liekly it is based on the same platform as Golf/Jetta and is already referred as Golf/Jetta Coupe.

Compact Coupe is a full hybrid combining a 150 hp TSI engine with a 27 horsepower electric motor and a 7-speed Direct Shift Gearbox.

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Detroit preview: Toyota teases new dedicated hybrid concept

Posted on December 15th, 2009 by Andy | Posted under: Toyota

toyota-hybrid-concept-teaser-1 Toyota announced yesterday that in January they will show a a whole new dedicated hybrid concept vehicle during the 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

Details are very scarce and we can show you only two teaser images at this moment, but there are already different speculations circulating.

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2010 Jaguar XFR leaked ahead of Detroit reveal

Posted on January 9th, 2009 by Patrick Westbrook | Posted under: Jaguar

Thanks to the leaky ship at 4wheelsnews we can now show you the upcoming 2010 Jaguar XFR that was originally scheduled to debut at the Detroit Auto Show next week. Built to battle with the BMW M5, Audi RS6, Mercedes-Benz E63 and the Cadillac CTS-V, the up-spec Jaguar looks to be quite the contender.

The 2010 Jaguar XFR receives a supercharged 5.0-liter V8 with the ability to power down 510 horsepower and 460lb-ft of torque through its new 20-inch Nevis aluminum wheels. After the smoke clears, you’ll notice that the XFR is capable of rocketing to 60 mph in 4.7 seconds and will continue on to an electronically limited 155 mph. Stopping a pussy cat with this kind of speed requires some heavy rollers and the XFR receives up-rated ventilated discs and R-spec calipers.

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Rendered speculation: Fisker Karma Sunset Concept

Posted on January 7th, 2009 by Patrick Westbrook | Posted under: Electric cars, Fisker, Future/Concept

We were able to show you a teaser of Fisker’s 2009 Detroit Auto Show concept last week, but now thanks to the talented guys at KORS Design, we’re able to take an early peak at the full concept.

Fisker will debut two vehicles at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show; the first being the production Karma luxury plug-in hybrid sedan, the second is the Fisker Karma Sunset Concept. The Sunset Concept is a drop-top and will share all mechanical components with the production Karma sedan.

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2010 Honda Insight Hybrid: production photos leak onto web

Posted on January 6th, 2009 by Patrick Westbrook | Posted under: Honda

Images of the 2010 Honda Insight Hybrid leaked onto the web today and we can now show you for the first time what the little production hybrid looks like. While not a far cry from the Insight Concept shown at the Paris Motor Show, there are quite a few noticeable changes.

The front end design has lost the show car LED lighting in favor of conventional halogen/hid units and the lower fascia has grown a pair of oddly placed fog lamps. Fortunately the happy grin of the concept remains as it should – This little guy is going to sell by the boat load.

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Chrysler bringing 4-Seat Dodge EV to Detroit

Posted on January 5th, 2009 by Patrick Westbrook | Posted under: Dodge, Electric cars, Future/Concept, Green power, Industry news, Lotus

Rumor has it that Chrysler could be bringing a new Dodge EV to the Detroit Auto Show. While details are still sketchy, we’ve been told that it will be a new four seat model based off of a Lotus platform.

It’s likely that the new Dodge EV will be based on the Lotus Evora and will feature more than just a badge swap this time around, though we’re not sure how much of a re-style it’ll receive.

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