ORIGINALLY BELIEVED to be heading to a global debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show later this month, it appears MINI’s upcoming Countryman crossover may not surface until well into next year, possibly at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show.

British car mag Autocar reports that BMW-owned MINI is instead focusing its immediate efforts on smaller models, rather [...]

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Acura has revealed the name of its BMW X6 contender ahead of the car’s scheduled unveiling at next week’s New York Motor Show: meet the Acura ZDX.

Beyond giving its creation a name, Acura has added little more to the puzzle, preferring to keep its cards close to its chest for now.

Jeff Conrad, vice president of [...]

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BMW has unveiled the first official images and information for the upcoming X1, a CUV (Compact Utility Vehicle) based on the popular 1-series, which will join the X5, X3, and X6 to pad out BMW’s SUV and “Sports Activity Vehicle” ranges.

Sharing a face similar to that of the new BMW 7-series, with squared-off wheel arches [...]

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Renault’s director of design Patrick Le Quement says the Ondelios Concept crossover is “inspired by motion rather than speed”. However, judging from that full-width chrome grille, it looks like that someone on Renault’s design team drew much of their influence from the 1967 Mercury Cougar.

Thankfully that’s where the similarities end. The Ondelios is Renault’s [...]

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Various Japanese magazines have lately been reporting that a “CUV” (Compact Utility Vehicle) version of the Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback may be on the horizon, with the international market in Mitsubishi’s sights for a 2010 launch.  Given the slowly-but-surely falling sales of larger SUVs, more than a few manufacturers are pushing in this direction, and Mitsubishi [...]

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GM have released details of yet another CUV concept heading for a Detroit Motor Show unveiling, and this time around its wearing a Saab badge. Dubbed the Saab 9-4x BioPower it is based on GM’s Theta platform unlike the old Trailblazer based Saab 9-7x, although we were quite keen on the LS2 powered 9-7x…but thats [...]

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During 2007, GM introduced the Chevrolet Volt and Opel Flextreme, both based on their E-Flex architecture and this time around its Cadillac’s turn to field the third E-Flex based design, the Cadillac Provoq concept. Currently featuring at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas,The Provoq has taken the Chevrolet Volt’s E-Flex drivetrain, improved it and [...]

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As promised, Subaru released the official images and a few details concerning their new 2009 Forester on Christmas Eve, in time for a Detroit Motor Show debut in January 08. No huge surprise as we have seen a steady stream of spy-shots, making the 2009 Forester one of the automotive worlds worse kept secrets in [...]

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This odd looking heavily disguised car snapped in North America with what appears to be a massive rear wing has many tongues a waggin on the internet.

While some think it is the upcoming Subaru WRX STi it is largely believed by the members of the North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club (NASIOC) to be [...]

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