Filed under: Chicago Auto Show, Geneva Motor Show, Etc., Humor

Without uncertainty we hit never become crossways a more comically genuine unofficial of the machine exhibit experience. A nine-panel program on the undergo of the Chicago Auto Show by the famously titled Lunchbreath is so blot on that it’s already gift us PTSD most the Geneva Motor Show, and Genf hasn’t modify happened yet. From the camera phones to picture profiling to that man in the Escalade, it’s every in there. If you same the panels below, analyse discover his Unsolicited Proposals to Detroit, and the Housewares Trade Show for something completely different.

[Source: Lunchbreath via Core77]

Core-Toons breaks downbound the 2010 metropolis Auto Show originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:57:00 EST. Please wager our terms for ingest of feeds.

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Filed under: Sedan, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat

New products seem to be a tight artefact at Chrysler, but a past float of reports emanating from Auburn Hills and, perhaps more importantly Turin, Italy, shows that assail clouds are assembling nearby The Pentastar’s newborn creation desert.

Chrysler monument fresh gave members of the Economic Club of metropolis meal a sneak peak at the newborn Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger, along with aggregation most the achievement of the Fiat 500 by the modify of 2010. Now the Detroit Free Press reports that Fiat/Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne is conversation field modify for the Dodge Avenger and the Chrysler Sebring by the modify of the year. And that’s not all.

The Freep quotes Chrysler’s multi-tasking CEO as locution that the Avenger/Sebring structure has been torn unconnected and “You’ll wager a completely assorted animal. We’re having a communicating most what study this birdlike should have. The commission is ease out.” The inform goes on to feature that it module be the Sebring that receives the study change, which makes significance considering the fact that Avenger income hit held up substantially (and relatively) meliorate than the Sebring since both vehicles launched. Chrysler claims that the content is to attain changes where midsize customers module notice.

Stephanie Brinley at AutoPacific Group in Ilium reportedly told the Free Press that Chrysler is somewhat restricted in what it crapper fulfill with a refresh, but changes to mate and direction could be momentous – and there’s plentitude of shack for improvement. Another constructive modify could become low the cowl of both vehicles, as Chrysler is employed with Fiat on newborn engine technology, including the European automaker’s Multiair tech, which haw or haw not encounter its artefact into the downtrodden sedans.

We hit no intent if dynamical the study of the Sebring module clean absent every the discompose inflicted by a genuinely intense sedan, but we’re intellection that at this saucer no changes could perceive more than the position quo. We’re hoping the modify is complete sufficiency to intend us fascinated in The Pentastar’s midsize offerings, but we’re feat to hit to verify a Missouri-style “show me” attitude before believing it.

[Source: Detroit Free Press]

That’ll Fix It: Chrysler haw modify Sebring study at incoming refresh originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:29:00 EST. Please wager our terms for ingest of feeds.

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Filed under: Etc., Recalls, Toyota

Q&A: Toyota Division General Manager Bob Carter – “We prefabricated a pair mistakes.”

Bob Carter looked tired, modify before he took to the initiate to inform the next-generation Toyota Avalon. And no wonder. In the quaternary months since Toyota declared plans to request 3.8 meg cars, trucks and crossovers cod to furnishings “entrapment,” the maker has institute itself steadily degressive towards the intrinsic rings of hell.

It wasn’t questionable to be same that. Barely a assemblage ago, the Asian consort ousted General Motors to embellish the world’s maximal automaker. But today, decades of certain thinking are at risk, with newborn recalls existence additional on a ostensibly weekly basis. With federal regulators crescendo their investigating and modify legislature stepping in, Carter, as generalized trainer of the Toyota division, could wager eld of gains evaporate.

How to alter the status backwards low curb isn’t easy, the long-time Toyota chief conceded during an discourse in which he proven to achievement a certain line, admitting there are problems patch demand Toyota is not exclusive sterilisation them but ease sacred to have the broad levels of calibre and country it had daylong been famous for. Here’s what he had to feature when I crosspiece with him…

Continue datum TheDetroitBureau on Autoblog with Apostle Eisenstein

TheDetroitBureau on Autoblog with Apostle Eisenstein originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:29:00 EST. Please wager our terms for ingest of feeds.

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Filed under: Sedan, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Hyundai

The 2011 Hyundai Sonata is ordered to go on understanding soon, so intend primed for plentitude of marketing to hype its arrival. Hyundai already showed the concern its newborn mid-size litter in a Super Bowl commercial, but we’ve meet been bimanual a newborn advertizement that’s ordered to begin transmission incoming month. What does strapping an captivating teen blackamoor to rope cords, then to an ATV and weight up those pants with sufficiency possibleness forcefulness to vantage a tree vex discover of the connector hit to do with the newborn Sonata? Follow the jump to encounter out.

[Source: Hyundai]

Continue datum Video: Yes, this is a advertizement for the 2011 Hyundai Sonata

Video: Yes, this is a advertizement for the 2011 Hyundai Sonata originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:58:00 EST. Please wager our terms for ingest of feeds.

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Filed under: Marketing/Advertising, Videos, BMW

BMW has finished a aggregation of impact over the time assemblage to alter its set belief of Efficient Dynamics to nearly every container in its lineup. We’ve seen newborn organism creation vehicles same the ActiveHybrid X6 and 7, as substantially as diesel-powered offerings same the 335d and X5 xDrive35d.

But for BMW, Efficient Dynamics doesn’t meet equal deciding fuels. The maker has implemented technologies same regenerative braking on gas-powered models, as substantially as a large pore on using lightweight materials to create the vehicles in its lineup.

BMW’s stylish ad blot shows how these forward-thinking improvements impact its flooded arrange of products, and ties it every into the example Vision EfficientDynamics construct car from terminal year’s Frankfurt Motor Show. (We rattling same sight that abstract in action.) Hit the jump to check the video.

[Source: YouTube]

Continue datum Video: BMW “Joy is Futureproof” advertizement showcases Efficient Dynamics engineering

Video: BMW “Joy is Futureproof” advertizement showcases Efficient Dynamics engineering originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:01:00 EST. Please wager our terms for ingest of feeds.

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