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Kia Envisions a New Small SUV with Niro Concept
What would you say about a small B-segment SUV like the Niro Concept? It looks kind of cool with its big 20-inch off-road tires and tough styling attitude, doesn't it? Then again, we all know what happens to conceptual studies once pragmatism and market studies sink in… Nevertheless, Kia states that its Frankfurt Motor Show star was created to gauge potential customer response for a production model that would go against the Nissan Juke, adding that while it "may be a designers’ eye view of a future B-segment contender, that doesn’t mean it is a pure flight of fancy".
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Kia To Gauge Reactions For A Nissan Juke Rival With New Concept Model
The success of B-segment or sub-compact crossover models like the Nissan Juke and GM's trio of CUVs, the Opel / Vauxhall Mokka, Buick Encore and Chevrolet Trax, is forcing other automakers to take notice and prepare their responses. At next month's...
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New Volkswagen Taigun Is A Concept For An Up!-based Small Suv [updated]
At this week's 2012 São Paulo International Motor Show in Brazil, Volkswagen introduced a new study for a small SUV that looks far more production ready than what the automaker would like us to believe. The concept's name in Taigun, which...
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Toyota Ns4 Plug-in Hybrid Sedan Concept Signals New Styling Direction [updated / Videos]
Toyota was one of the few brands that managed to keep one of its Detroit Auto Show debuts under covers until the grand opening and today, the Japanese manufacturer officially revealed the NS4, a sleek looking plug-in hybrid concept. Like many other...
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Iaa 2011: Volkswagen's Single-seater Nils Ev Concept
The Frankfurt Motor Show is abuzz this week with a variety of small pure electric concept cars. Volkswagen's contribution to the segment is a single-seater urban study named NILS, which the company claims has been "very realistically conceptualized"....
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Lotus Ceo Says Concept City Car Will Enter Production In "october 2013"
It appears that Aston Martin won't be the only British sports car maker to have a controversial small city car in its range. Lotus chief executive Dany Bahar told Car magazine that the Concept City Car, which was previewed at the recent Paris Motor...
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