Filed under: Concept Cars , Coupe , Etc. , Europe , Technology , Design/Style , Electric One very unusual electric car has debuted in Brussels. The Hiriko EV uses a hub-mounted electric motor at each wheel, though that’s not the most interesting aspect of the vehicle.
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Report: Hiriko folding electric car headed for production
Filed under: Volvo There are drawbacks to being the property of a larger conglomerate, to be sure, but there are also benefits. Taking advantage of group buying power, shared developments costs and synergies with products from other divisions, for instance. And these are things that, since splitting off from Ford a couple of years ago, Volvo does not have at its disposal any longer. That’s why the Swedish automaker is looking for a partner with which to share development costs – specifically those attached to developing a new small car range
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Report: Volvo looking for small car partner
Filed under: Budget , Sedan , SUV , Crossover , Hatchback , Chrysler , Dodge , Jeep , Alfa Romeo Don’t cry for the Dodge Avenger just yet. According to USA Today , Chrysler is set to introduce new midsized sedans to replace both the Chrysler 200 and the much-maligned Dodge Avenger. The vehicles will be built on a version of the same platform that underpins the 2013 Dodge Dart .
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Report: Chrysler planning Dodge Avenger successor after all?
The shortended dimensions created so many development problems in the areas of handling, stability and crash performance that it would require a huge expense if the project were to go forward.
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MINI Rocketman hits the chopping block
Cadillac has released the fourth and final installment of their Journey mini-series which chronicles the development of the 2013 ATS.
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Cadillac ATS: The Journey Part 4 [video]
Spy photographers have caught what appears to be a second facelift for the Smart fortwo testing outside the Mercedes development facility in southern Germany.
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Smart fortwo second facelift spied