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LA Auto Show Design Challenge entrants reveal Youthmobile 2030 designs
This year's iteration of the annual Design Challenge at the LA Auto Show asks the question: How will a new generation of drivers age 16-23 - raised with cell phones, web cams and online communities - emotionally connect to the automobile in 2030? We don't know the answer either, but at leas...
Thu, Nov 5 | from Autoblog
2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder unveiled
Porsche will use the Los Angeles Auto Show in December to launch a new addition to its sports car lineup, the 2011 Boxster Spyder. The purist roadster will be the lightest Porsche on the market, weighing just 2,811 lbs. Most notably, the car has a lower windscreen than the regular Boxster S, [......
Thu, Nov 5 | from Leftlane
Ford Fiesta U.S.-spec gets caught in Mexican factory
Below that, the central opening is larger, ringed with chrome, and the bisecting bar on the Euro version has been moved up and fitted with a U.S. license plate holder. Outside, the single fog light has been reworked into a giant, glass covered alien eye. Make no mistake - it's still hot, and we st...
Tue, Oct 13 | from Autoblog
Officially Official: Lexus reveals the LF-Ch concept, coming to LA show
Lexus has released a whole batch of exterior and interior photos of the LF-Ch concept that debuts next week in Frankfurt. The C-segment five-door hatchback seems a likely candidate for production in the next couple of years, but the car gets a very aggressive looking nose that will almost...
Thu, Sep 10 | from Autoblog
Lexus LF-Ch Concept: Premium. Hybrid. Sorta Small. [Frankfurt Motor Show]
TORRANCE, Calif. (Sept. 9, 2009) – Lexus today announced the LF-Ch compact hybrid concept, which will have its world premiere on September 15, 2009 at the Frankfurt Auto Show, will be on display for the first time in North America at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show in December.
Thu, Sep 10 | from Jalopnik
Consumer Reports say Fusion hybrid is equal to Camry, sportier
The new Fusions are very impressive especially the Hybrid," said David Champion, senior director of CR's Auto Test Center. "The Hybrid successfully blends excellent fuel economy with driving pleasure, something all other hybrids have failed to do."
Tue, Aug 4 | from AutoblogGreen
Hyundai: Production Volster to be positioned as Eco-Sport car
Last February, we revealed that a production version of the Hyundai Veloster was in the works and would likely hit the market as a late 2011 or 2012 model. Speaking to Inside Line, Hyundai of America's President and CEO John Krafcik says the Korean automaker plans to position the Veloster a...
Thu, Jul 9 | from AutoblogGreen
Autoblog Podcast #104
Annnnnnd, we're back. It's a four-man crew this week; Neffie graces us with his presence on this second installment of our relaunched Podcast. Also attending are host Chris Shunk, Sam Abuelsamid, and Dan Roth. Topics range from a post-LA Auto Show retrospective, to the GT-R's acceleratio...
Tue, Nov 25 | from Autoblog
On View in Los Angeles: The Passions Driving Ford’s Future
The Ford stand was dominated by its major releases: the 2010 Ford Mustang and the 2010 Ford Fusion, Fusion Sport, and Fusion Hybrid. Lincoln and Mercury weighed in with the 2010 Lincoln MKZ and 2010 Mercury Milan and Milan Hybrid. With this opening to the new auto show season, Ford signaled t...
Mon, Nov 24 | from Ford Motor Company Global Auto Shows
Opinion: Top 5 Cars from the LA Auto Show
Imports Dominate the City of Angels The 2008 Los Angeles Auto show kicked off with media days this past Wednesday. The show was overshadowed by the financial crisis in Detroit and GM and Chrysler were noticeably absent from the press days. Ford was the sole domestic manufacturer to make our...
Fri, Nov 21 | from Gaywheels.com
LA (Auto Show) Confidential
Odds, ends, and touching the future at the 2008 Los Angeles auto show: Ferrari may have named its latest roadster after the Golden State, but not everyone who saw it on the show floor was impressed. "Looks like a kit car," muttered one observer before sauntering out of the booth.
Fri, Nov 21 | from Motor Trend Blog
w00t! The return of the Autoblog Podcast!
If we were going to continue numbering things, this would technically be Autoblog Podcast #103. We had tried to record this comeback episode once already about three weeks ago, and that turned out to be the only time I've ever toasted an audio file. Pro Tools said "uhh, what?" and that was tha...
Thu, Nov 20 | from Autoblog
Opinion: The Daily Sprout
The Plug-In Hybrid Battery that Keeps Going: Utility Southern California Edison says it has demonstrated performance of a plug-in hybrid battery to more than 180,000 miles in a commercial delivery van powered by a lithium-ion battery subpack from Johnson Controls and Saft. — GoodClea...
Wed, Nov 19 | from Earth2Tech
Opinion: 2008 LA Auto Show
Media days for the 2008 Los Angeles Auto show begin tomorrow (11/19/08) and I am here on the left coast for the event. The show promises to be overshadowed by the state of the industry and the fact that most of the reports will focus on the Detroit-based automakers are meeting in Capitol Hill t...
Tue, Nov 18 | from Gaywheels.com
Podcast: LA Auto Show Part 2
We have the hot trends like crossovers. Will Tiger Woods revive Buick? Why is Ford's Escape putting on a less friendly face? What paint colors are the most popular? We will have the results of DuPont's Color Popularity Report. Can you identify the least technologically advanced car part un...
Sun, Dec 3 | from BusinessWeek
LA Auto Show Preview: Officially Introducing The 2008 Chrysler Sebring Convertible
All-new 2008 Chrysler Sebring Convertible Tops Segment with Class-leading Innovations and Three Convertible Top Offerings The 2008 Chrysler Sebring Convertible is available in the United States in three models: Chrysler Sebring Convertible, Chrysler Sebring Convertible Touri...
Tue, Nov 28 | from Jalopnik
