The Truth About Cars

MAY 22, 2023

BMW introduced the Concept Touring Coupe at the 2023 Villa d'Este Concorso d'Eleganza in Italy. Parts would need to be largely interchangeable with other BMW products and advertising for the M Coupe (which is really a hatchback) would be nonexistent. That makes the new concept based on the current G29 Z4 roadster extremely curious.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Billed as the next steps in Fiat’s product lineup, the brand has hauled the (digital) sheets off an array of new models which are all said to share a common global platform. & Concepts shown range from a City Car sized bigger than the current Panda and a Fastback which would arguably have a sporty flair if not presented in desert beige.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 18, 2023

While Acura recently unveiled its first production EV, the 2024 ZDX crossover , during Monterey Car Week, the model didn’t quite reach the ridiculous levels of extravagance the event is known for. & It’s not a production vehicle and may not even qualify as a prototype for some model Acura has yet to deliver.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 9, 2024

That supposition is based on the Saloon concept, which the manufacturer had on hand at CES and claimed would be the first model in the lineup. The Saloon looks like a minivan concept from the early 1980s — boasting a wedge shape and tons of glass. The company has also shown off the Space-Hub concept, which is more like a proper van.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 17, 2024

Mitsubishi has felt like a fading brand for years, but the automaker recently announced a new product roadmap that gives us all a good reason to be hopeful. The electric van also looks rad, and if it’s anything like the D:X concept Mitsu showed last year, we’ll have a futuristic moon lander-looking family hauler to talk about soon.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 21, 2023

Instead, the Italian automaker rolled out the Carabo concept from the 1968 Paris Motor Show. Interestingly, that model likewise served as the foundation for the Carabo concept and the retro wedge design has become overwhelmingly popular in the modern era. But it wasn’t a new design. Images: Alfa Romeo] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 21, 2022

Engineers designing communications products need access to information—the latest research, lists of parts and components, and technical standards to help ensure that their design will work seamlessly with others. To get started, the user types a word, phrase, concept, the name of an author or company, or another term into the search bar.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

LOS ANGELES -- In addition to the updated 2024 Sorento, Kia has unveiled two concepts today at the 2023 Los Angeles Auto Show -- the EV3 and EV4. These are both mostly styling exercises, though they also use environmentally-friendly materials that Kia would like to use in production models going forward.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Production has officially ended on the Mini Clubman, with the automaker giving its farewell address for the model which saw nearly 21,000 deliveries inside the United States for 2023. Meanwhile, Clubman production is officially over for good. "We That’s down from a peak of roughly 54,000 units in 2008.

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Baua Electric

MAY 15, 2024

A new Genesis electric SUV is set for production late next year, and it’s poised to take on the Cadillac Escalade and Range Rover. Genesis previewed the larger electric SUV after unveiling the Neolun concept in March. According to Genesis, the full-size electric SUV features “innovation that exceeds conventional standards.”

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 20, 2023

It’s no secret that the Dodge Challenger and Charger as we know them are going away, but learning that production is ending at the end of July really brings the point home. & Orders may be closing, but production will run through the end of the year.

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Drive Electric

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

German carmaker Volkswagen has lifted the lid on the ID.LIFE concept car, as it prehaps to dazzle in Munich at the IAA show. The concept car provides a preview of an ID. ” Still based on the MEB platform – the same platform used on the production ID.3 LIFE is our answer to this.”

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Reports from South Korea are claiming that Hyundai will build a limited number of the N Vision 74, pegging the production figure at just 100 units. Hyundai claims that the 74 was inspired by the brand’s 1974 Pony Coupe concept designed by Goigetto Giugiaro (above). The production version is alleged to boast 800 hp in total.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Despite – or perhaps because of – headlines musing about the state of Infiniti’s current offerings, the brand is using the Tokyo Motor Show to introduce a raft of new product. Some are concepts, some are production-ish, and all apparently point the way forward in terms of design.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Shown above is a rendering of the Tacoma X-Runner Concept. The concept is a collab between Toyota’s Calty Design Center and its Tech Center in Michigan, suggesting this won’t be a half-baked concept with engine parts made out of cardboard. This time around, reports tell us there will be a 3.4-liter

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 12, 2024

Entertaining product tends to crop up, that’s what. At the Tokyo Auto Salon happening right now in, well, Tokyo, Lexus showed off an LBX Morizo RR Concept which takes much in terms of powertrain from the hyperactive GR line of grin-makers. A turbocharged 1.6-liter

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Companies file trademark applications all the time to protect product names and other concepts, but the applications don’t always mean that something new is coming. That said, Toyota has shown a few boxy EV concepts in recent years, so anything is possible with the move to electrification.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 12, 2024

Here we have a tweet with four pictures of the next Dodge Charger, a winking allusion to how cell-phone cameras are banned at automaker proving grounds, and a blurb saying we're seeing the pre-production model of a car going on sale late this year.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 29, 2022

In 2020, Hyundai Motor Group unveiled the Prophecy concept EV which everyone immediately noticed had embraced an alternative, almost opposite, design language from the angular 45 concept. The latter model went on to serve as the blueprint for the Ioniq 5, whereas the Prophecy has morphed into the Ioniq 6 you see before you.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 19, 2023

The concept looked more like a prototype than some fantastical model intended for production decades down the road and even came with a limited spec sheet offering figures that seemed to exist within the confines of reality. Chrysler's large crossover concept did well at customer clinics in Los Angeles earlier this year. "So,

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Hyundai’s EVs are some of the most strikingly styled vehicles around, but its N Vision 74 concept car previewed a future with even wilder designs. We’re now learning that the car may make it to production, as a recent patent application suggests the automaker might actually build and sell it.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 2, 2024

Sadly, Rivian decided against keeping those features so it could focus on adhering to its pre-existing production targets. Releasing anything before reliable vehicle production we undoubtedly draw the ire of the public. This slick wheel mounting system may end up doing likewise, depending on when and how it’s marketed.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 29, 2024

The units are supposedly going to be installed into Genesis products as a way to ensure its EV technology is on the cutting edge. SJ says Genesis is aiming to release the production version of the Genesis X Convertible Concept onto the market by 2026.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 29, 2023

Mopar Insiders’ source said the electric Daytona’s look would be surprisingly similar to the concept car Dodge unveiled last year, while the standard Charger will get the Hurricane six-cylinder engine and may be positioned as a separate model.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 14, 2024

Despite only having a slight bend toward female buyers globally, Mini products are often seen as feminine and are overwhelmingly bought by women in places like China. Back then, I knew several female couples that exclusively owned Subaru products. However, the concept didn’t last for long and the brand died in 1916.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 11, 2024

Despite only having a slight bend toward female buyers globally, Mini products are often seen as feminine and are overwhelmingly bought by women in places like China. Back then, I knew several lesbian couples that exclusively owned Subaru products. However, the concept didn’t last for long and the brand died in 1916.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 15, 2023

Many have claimed a stick-shift electric wouldn’t happen, as it would add cost and needless amounts of complexity for a brand that’s traditionally been averse to both concepts. However, the brand seems to be running with the concept. Toyota previously equipped a simulated manual transmission to a customized Lexus UX300e.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Hyundai’s concept sidesteps a lot of those issues by having metal paddles that can be deployed or retracted with the simple push of a button. Despite being an intriguing concept, reminiscent of the kind of thing you’d see on the Batmobile or whatever James Bond is driving, it might be a tough sell to everyday consumers.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Nissan is getting into the game with a couple of concepts – one of which is inspired by cars used in a spec-racing series north of the border. If you’re keeping track at home, Chris Forsberg and Yokohama teammate, Leticia Bufoni, entered this year’s race in the stock production class and took home the first-place win in the category.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The GT looks similar to the RS 6 GTO concept car from 2020, which was drawn after the 1989 Audi 90 Quattro IMSA GTO race car. There’s also a numbered plate with the car’s position in the 660-unit production run. Audi will make just 660 units of the car, 85 of which are destined for sale in the United States.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

While Audi had previously confirmed 2023 as the last year of the R8, production of the model has continued into 2024. It is true, the last Audi R8 will leave the production line at the end of the first quarter of 2024," Audi spokesperson Liza Kellner informed Motor1. Audi is basically doing what Dodge did with the Challenger/Charger.

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EV Connect

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The document is extremely thorough, covering everything from how to think about cybersecurity within your organization, to product design, conception, development, and maintenance. How ISO/SAE 21434 Improves Cybersecurity ISO 21434 standard is valuable to EV technology and product companies.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

In a blog post, Maxwell Technologies president and CEO David Schramm argues that ultracapacitors would be a perfect fit for GM’s eAssist second-generation light electrification technology ( Earlier post.) The eAssist system is slated to be GM’s current default mild hybrid system for electrification applications of 20 kW power or less.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 1, 2024

Ford has announced its new dealership training platform for the United States , noting that it will utilize artificial intelligence to better familiarize sales teams with product knowledge, corporate history, while likewise making them better at engaging with customers. But it has gradually been seeping into other industries.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 9, 2023

In what our Managing Editor rightly described as ‘mild news’, Infiniti has announced they will use the unspeakably pompous Pebble Beach Automotive Week to show a concept vehicle they claim previews the brand’s next-gen design language.

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Cars That Think

JULY 21, 2021

What we need is something called cozy futurism, a concept I first encountered while reading a blog post by software engineer Jose Luis Ricón Fernández de la Puente. Where we could manage and then reduce the amount of carbon in our atmosphere? In doing so, we miss opportunities to fix our home rather than flee it.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 9, 2024

The tri-shield brand continues to revamp its product lineup, announcing major revisions to the Enclave, its entrant in the murderously competitive three-row midsize crossover segment. No, they’re not going to actually build that thing – we’ll have to be content with living vicariously through the headlamps of Buick’s all-SUV lineup.

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