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Squint just right and you’ll be able to see what the Saab 9-1 will look like. The Saab 9-X Air seeks to interpret traditional design cues into a more modern, smaller package that will be both fun to drive, uniquely luxurious and economical. The most successful par of the vehicle isn’t its proposed 1.4-liter turbocharged bioethanol hybrid powertrain, but its seriously nice interior, which does a great drop of adapting strikingly contemporary design themes into a friendly, welcoming package. It’s light years ahead of the plasticy, cheap interiors offered in the current models. Please Saab, find a way to bring something like this to market. Full details follow in the remarkably straight-forward press release, just ignore that whole fake “born from jets” thing. galleryPost('9xairlive', 12, 'Saab 9-X Air'); 9-X Air BioHybrid Concept World Premiere at Paris Auto Show Detroit - The 9-X Air Concept is a design vision exploring what a future open-air Saab could look like. It features...
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We saw the first official press shots of the Mazda Kiyora earier this morning, but we dug the flowing Nagare design language so much we had to hunt it down on the show floor and check it out in the flesh. As you can tell from these live shots, it certainly didn't disappoint and Mazda seriously needs to figure out a way to bring these designs to production. We're not demanding anything ridiculous like a Furai (though we wouldn't mind it), but even an otherwise boring hatch like this Kiyora looks fantastic with the Nagare styling. Press release below the jump. galleryPost('kiyoraLIVE', 12, 'Mazda Kiyora Concept, Live'); galleryPost('kiyoraInterior', 3, 'Mazda Kiyora Interior'); Mazda Kiyora – The Eco-Friendly City Car Mazda Kiyora is a small, friendly concept car designed to meet the needs of young urbanites and indicates the direction Mazda could take with a car this size in the future – especially in terms of technology. It features components...
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If you’re a cigar aficionado who drinks champagne and shoots on a Leica M8 you’re in luck, because Mercedes has the concept car for you at the Paris Motor Show . The Mercedes ConceptFASCINATION is both a preview of the styling of the already-spotted-nude 2010 Mercedes E-Class , but is mocked up here as a shooting brake with a trunk full of the kind of aspirational lifestyle accessories that exist together only in the pages of wanky magazines or in the minds of Mercedes execs. Hit the jump for a whole lotta fluff masquerading itself as luxury lifestyle marketing. galleryPost('conceptfascinationinterior', 12, 'Mercedes ConceptFASCINATION Interior'); galleryPost('mbfascpre', 6, 'Mercedes ConceptFASCINATION'); Mercedes-Benz ConceptFASCINATION study showcases new design idiom Stuttgart – Mercedes-Benz builds the world’s most desirable coupés – a claim which the Stuttgart-based car maker is underlining at the 2008 Paris Motor Show with its ConceptFASCINATION design...
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Renault just unveiled the bird of prey-like Ondelios concept at the Paris Motor Show . Like seemingly every other concept car ever made, it’s a luxury crossover vehicle that’s also green by way of a mysterious hybrid powertrain. No one cares about any of that though, because they’re just looking at the Renault Ondelios 's huge gullwing doors that provide access to the plush four-seat interior. Hit the jump for the waffley press release. galleryPost('ondeliouslive', 3, 'Renault Ondelious'); ONDELIOS: AN ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY LONG-HAUL JOURNEY The Paris Motor Show sees the wraps come off Renault’s top-of-the-range concept car Ondelios designed for lovers of long-haul travel who set store by comfort and refinement. Ondelios epitomizes Renault’s vision of the high-end crossover, combining a comfortable ride with respect for the environment. Clear illustrations of that vision are the vehicle’s ethereal design, its interior layout, and an original hybrid powertrain. A sleek...
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The Mazda Kiyora , revealed today at the Paris Motor Show , is the latest in a long line of Nagare -style concept cars. In fact, there’s been so many of them, Mazda hasn’t even bothered saying much about this one, other than that it’s some sort of eco-friendly city car. The company hints the 1.3-liter DISI engine under the hood could soon be seen in a production model, but gives us no word on when this style influence will find its way to production vehicles. Full press release, for what it's worth, below the jump. galleryPost('kiyorapress', 3, 'Mazda Kiyora Concept'); Mazda Kiyora – The Eco-Friendly City Car Mazda Kiyora is a small, friendly concept car designed to meet the needs of young urbanites and indicates the direction Mazda could take with a car this size in the future – especially in terms of technology. It features components that are being developed at Mazda for use in the near future – like a next-generation 1.3-litre DISI* engine, a new automatic transmission...
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By now you’re either laughing or cooing at the Nuvu, but this is a supposedly not just a silly design exercise, but a preview of the next Nissan Micra. Short for “New View,” the Nissan Nuvu is targeted at urban dwellers, and uses an electric powertrain to deliver zero emissions. It’s rumored the electric motor, which drives the front wheels directly sans transmission and is capable of 77 miles on a single charge while topping out at 72 MPH, will actually reach a production model some time next year. Yeah, we'll buy that when we see it. Worth noting on the design is what appears to be a centrally mounted internal pillar that supports the glass and solar panel roof. A neat, if impractical, touch. We'll wait for Ben to get us more information from the show floor.
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