Kia it seems wants to get back into the game of the large SUV after their last attempt, the worldly Borrego, or Mohave elsewhere, wasn’t a hot seller. It first debuted as a concept called the Kia Mesa at the 2005 North American International Auto Show and went on sale as the Borrego in the US in 2008. It was sold earlier in Korea and other Asian markes.
But after two short years, due to eye-watering, poor sales, the Borrego was quietly put on old in 2010 with no word on its return.
Now, the new SUV appears to want to follow in the footsteps of the Borrego, which hopefully was long forgotten among the masses.
This new SUV concept appears to have a very similar, squared, and blocky sort-of profile to exude ruggedness, but it looks clean with out excess angles, curves, or creases. In some ways, it looks like a really grown-up Kia Soul. It also looks huge.
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The graphic artists over at WorldCarFans / Motor1 recently produced a mockup of what appears to be a digital rendering of an Alfa Romeo Giulia-based coupe.
And from the idea and clean rendering alone, this is something that obviously needs to happen.
The Alfa Romeo Giulia sedan is already one gorgeous piece of sheetmetal and it with a sleeker profile and two less doors, it even gets better.
But let’s think about this logically as well from a business standpoint, with where Fiat and Alfa plan to go with the Giulia.
They want the Giulia to compete directly against the BMW 3-Series and friends. This is apart of Alfa’s plan to be a direct competitor to the best luxury brands from Europe, Japan, and America. That said, if Alfa wants to compete head-to-head with BMW, they have to produce equally competitive models.
So while the Giulia competes with the 3-Series, a coupe version would help them compete with the BMW 4-Series and such.
We like that idea, how about you?
– By: Chris Chin
Source: Motor1
The 2016 Consumer Electronics Show is currently happening in Las Vegas. And although the show is certainly geared more towards technology for the consumer, like laptops, smartphones, and videogames, it’s also a venue for carmakers to show off some new tech, or at least some new concepts.
That’s obviously what happened here with Volkswagen as they just introduced the new Budd-e Concept, another 21st century take on the classic and original Microbus.
Sporting a similar profile, though with far more modern appointments, the new Budd-e Concept comes with flashy 21-inch wheels, and a unique color scheme such as off-color flared D-pillars and roof panel.
Size wise, it’s a tad larger than the Touran, at about 181 inches long in total, 72.2 inches tall, and 76.3 inches tall.
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Henrik Fisker apparently has a serious gripe against Aston Martin, one that’s worth a $100 million lawsuit.
So what’s the deal? It’s not like Aston owes Fisker a couple hundred bucks over a bet, since $100 million is actually at stake.
Well, according to an official statement, Aston Martin is apparently defaming the return of Henrik Fisker’s new sports car, the Fisker Force 1, as a way to signify Mr. Fisker’s own return to the market as an active car maker.
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It’s no doubt that the new Volvo S90 is one suave Swede on the way to make an impression in the world of the luxury sedan.
And to make sure our appetites are already wet for the new flagship four-door, Volvo published a new video, highlighting some of the S90’s interior features and luxury appointments.
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As expected, the S90 is heavily inspired by the new XC90’s interior in terms of design, layout, fit and finish and so-on. This of course means the Tesla Model S-like massive center screen for all of the in-dash infotainment controls.
The seats, doors, dashboard, and other bits are festooned with what looks to be rich leather, beautiful wood, and more.
Check out the video after the jump.
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All-wheel drive is undoubtedly a popular drivetrain, as is hybrid powertrains, so much in fact that automakers are finding ways to combine the virtues and qualities of all-paw traction with electric and hybrid powertrains.
So, why hasn’t there been an all-wheel drive Toyota Prius? That seems like the ultimate beater/daily-driver for the affluent, tree-hugging yuppies of the world who live in four-season climates and need the all-wheel traction for that one time it snows one inch out of the year, while drinking their pumpkin-spice Charbucks and adding to the benefits of good fuel economy that already come with the Prius.
According to AutomotiveNews, Toyota actually does not see sufficient demand for an all-wheel drive Prius for them to develop one and sell it on our shores. Now that’s a bit of an interesting find.
In Japan, the Toyota Prius comes with a hybrid all-wheel drive powertrain and it’s called E-Four, costing an additional 180,000 yen, or $1,487 USD on top of the initial purchase price of the Prius in Japan.
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Just on the heals of the 2016 Detroit Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz chose the calm-before-the-storm news-scape to steal some attention by leaking official images of the all-new 2017 E-Class.
As anticipated, it sports an exterior profile and aesthetic that strongly resembles the larger S-Class and smaller C-Class sedans.
The front-end sports a similar protruding chrome-grille up front with similarly-styled wraparound headlights, and a clean front lower-fascia with three large openings, rather than a bunch of edgy and curvy smaller ones for a much more sophisticated and toned-down appearance.
The roofline is obviously raked and the back window is sloped lightly for an almost four-door coupe-like silhouette, also like the C-Class and S-Class.
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Chevrolet recently announced and confirmed to officially be introducing the new production 2017 Bolt at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in a short while.
The new 2017 Chevrolet Bolt is one of the hotly-anticipated new models from the Golden Bow-Tie since it’s the model’s affordable crossover variant to the new 2016 Chevrolet Volt sedan. The Bolt itself first showed up at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show as a concept.
Now though, as a solid follow up one year later, the production version will finally be here, but at Las Vegas.
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Hyundai is looking to step up their game with the push to hydrogen fuel-cell powered cars as they currently have the ix35 Fuel Cell, which is basically a Euro Tucson powered by hydrogen.
Now, they’re seeking to build a new, updated model to succeed this current ix35 Fuel Cell model, according to AutoCar in the UK.
Hyundai supposedly spoke to the outlet and disclosed that the new model could boast a driving distance of up to 500 miles on one tank, with a top speed of 110 MPH as well.
These would be significant figure boosts over the current model’s 369 miles and 100 MPH top speed.
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The Dieselgate Saga of 2015 continues into the new year with Volkswagen as Reuters recently reported US Justice Department just filed a lawsuit against Volkswagen for violating the Clean Air Act.
This more or less comes as a hefty rub of salt in the wound for VW as they continue to control the damage already set forth by the Dieselgate scandal, where Volkswagen is accused of fitting around 600,000 cars with an emissions cheat device to meet federal emissions regulations. What else is new?
It goes into detail by highlighting up to four total violations against the US Clean Air Act, ranging from modifying the emissions control systems of their vehicles, but also failing to report their own violations.
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