Toyota has launched its FT-CH Concept at the Detroit Auto Show, a hybrid car which is set to expand their current hybrid model range. You can call it a smaller, cheaper version of the Prius. It is also part of Toyota’s strategy to launch more plug-in hybrids and EVs. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will follow in 2015.
Category Archives: Auto Shows
Autodelta tunes the 8C Competizione
Autodelta, possibly my favourite tuner of all time, and the very same tuner who created our 2009 Tuned Car of the Year, has now tuned what I think is one of the best looking cars ever made, the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione.
Production model of the Honda CR-Z debuts
The Honda CR-Z has been launched today at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The world premiere unveiling revealed a hybrid car which promises fun and sporty handling. The European version will debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March this year.
Three Jeep special editions launched
Jeep has launched three new special editions of their cars which are set to debut, as pretty much all of the stuff today, at the North American Motor Show in Detroit.
Volkswagen Compact Coupe Concept – pictures and details leaked
Official pictures of the VW Compact Coupe Concept have been leaked on the internet ahead of its official launch today at the Detroit Motor Show. Leaked details say that this is a hybrid based on the VW Jetta.
GMC Granite Concept – inspired by industry
GMC will launch its Granite concept later today at the North American Motor Show. The industrial-inspired crossover is reffered to as an ‘urban utility vehicle’.
Next generation Ford Focus debuts in Detroit!
Ford has shown us the new, third-generation Ford Focus, ahead of its planned unveiling a bit later today at the Detroit Auto Show. It has been presented in two body configurations: as a hatchback and as a saloon.
The 2010 New Delhi Auto Expo in pictures
This year’s Auto Expo motor show, held in New Delhi, India, was a major event for car manufacturers. As India is a developing market, car firms have turned up with reasonably priced cars, some of them specifically designed for the market. Let’s recap the most important launches at this year’s Auto Expo by reviewing it in pictures.
Chevrolet Aveo RS – the Chevy hot hatchback
This, dear readers, is Chevrolet’s latest creation. The angry-looking Aveo RS hot hatchback is a concept set to debut at the North American Motor Show and could form the basis of a future production model, GM say.
Toyota unveils Etios concept at New Delhi Auto Expo
Toyota has unveiled the promised Etios concept in New Delhi, in both sedan and hatchback form. As previously mentioned, they are concept cars, but will form the basis for production variants.