Here’s something a little unexpected. Forget awkward-looking mini-sedans and blatant copies of existing automobiles; Chinese manufacturer Roewe has just debuted its all-new N1 Concept at the Shanghai auto show, and boy does it look delicious.

A deeply-sculpted front bumper smoothly blends into a set of bulging front fenders, which flow into a  heavily-pronounced character line that [...]

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Most manufacturers like to put on a bit of a show when unveilling their special models, making a real event out of the affair. You can imagine, then, the extent a supercarmaker will go to for that extra ‘wow’ factor.

For the 2009 Shanghai Auto Show, Porsche invited the press to the 94th floor of the [...]

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While the Chinese automotive industry marches forward in its efforts to equal the quality and style of its more established peers overseas, General Motors unveiled the new seven seats and five-door Buick Business MPV Concept today at the Shanghai Motor Show.

Designed in China, this concept borrows heavily from both familiar Buick design language and traditional [...]

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Along with the Porsche Panamera and a bagful of local Chinese models, the Shanghai International Motor Show has played host to the world premiere of the Citroen C4 Sedan.

The C4 hatch was also unveiled, which is a first for China, but not for us Aussies. The new Citroen C5 was also on hand and is set to [...]

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We had a taste last week when a series of leaked images showed up online, but now we can bring you the official pics and details of the Mercedes Benz S63 and S65 AMG saloons.

Unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show this week, the luxury limos have received a number of mechanical and aesthetic revisions, but [...]

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Rolls-Royce’s latest project has gone by many names. First called the RR4, the little sister to the marque’s gargantuan Phantom was then re-branded the 200EX when it launched in concept form at the Geneva Auto Show in March.

Now, at the Shanghai auto show,  Rolls-Royce has announced its real name. Never mind the 200EX plates on [...]

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The first official image of the Roewe MG 6, based on the Roewe 550 and destined for sale in the UK under the MG brand, has surfaced online ahead of the upcoming Shanghai Motor Show.

The first photos of the stylish new MG 6 popped up late last year in a Chinese automotive magazine. The images [...]

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We know it’s based on a Corvette ZR-1, we know it’s got more sharp edges than a combine harvester and now we know its name.

Bertone’s latest project, previously called “Project M”, will wear the Mantide badge on its rump when it debuts at next week’s Shanghai auto show, and from what little we’ve seen of [...]

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Admit it: big, super-powerful luxury limos turn you on. You know it, I know it and Mercedes-Benz knows it.

The latter is on the verge of debuting its arousal-inducing S63 AMG and S65 AMG uber-limos at next week’s Shanghai auto show, but thankfully, Mercedes’ own German-language site has jumped the gun and kindly revealed both cars [...]

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Ever have one of those “I told you so” moments? We just did.

At the start of the month we brought you the first four episodes of Bertone’s documentary/teaser film for their upcoming Project M showstopper. Based on the limited clues given in those short vids we theorised that the guts of a Corvette ZR-1 lay [...]

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The bodywork wizards at Bertone have been busying themselves with the preparation of a bespoke supercar, which is due to be unveiled at the Shanghai auto show later this month.

Little is currently known about the car (provisionally titled ‘Project M’), but we do know that car designer extraordinaire Jason Castriota (responsible for the Rolls Royce [...]

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At last year’s Beijing Auto Show, the Geely GT was the star of the Chinese manufacturer’s stand. Now, due to public interest says Geely, the GT concept will be making a return.

While the Geely GE is clearly aimed at the luxury and tyrannical megalomaniac segment (surely there’s some serious untapped potential there), the GT has a [...]

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