Lancia has orchestrated the return of the Delta name in the form of the new Lancia Delta HPE concept car, which is being unveiled at the Venice Film Festival. Inspiration for the car is said to be drawn from the Lancia Beta HPE, but this is a lot better looking than that car ever was.
CarSpyShots usually focuses on getting secret images of yet-to-be-released vehicles, and I suppose a series of spy shots that went up yesterday are technically of a still unavailable car. But no one can drive the cars featured in the pictures, because they're sand sculptures. These are incredibly detailed sculptures, though, of SMART's new 2007 SMART fortwo, crafted by Russian sand sculpture world champion Pavel Zasanyok at the German beach volleyball championships in Timmendorf.
We're well aware that Toyota is hard at work on new "world car" that may be for sale domestically and abroad. Whether or not the images we've previously shown are that particular vehicle or the new Corolla is what's really important. So the folks over at Nihon Car & Bike have been relentlessly shoveling photos from Japanese cars mags into their scanner so we here in the States can speculate to our hearts content.
The battle for the hearts and pocketbooks of European C-segment buyers will gain another warrior when the Hyundai's FD/Arnejs concept debuts in Paris. Based off the Kia C'eed 5-door shown in August, the new Hyundai is attempting to out-class and under-cut the stalwarts of mid-grade euro-transport. The Opel Astra, Renault Megane and Volkswagen Golf are the Arnejas targets and hopefully, for Hyundai, they've brought the required comfort and small entry fee to battle in such a competitive segment.
German Car Blog found, and was kind enough to forward to AutoblogGreen, a write-up and a photo gallery of the new Volkswagen Caddy Tramper Eco Fuel. This updated Vanagon-like van has a large bed in the back (and optional features like a fold-out table) and comes in petrol, diesel and bifuel versions. The bifuel engine can handle petrol and natural gas. The two-liter four-cylinder Bifuel engine has a range of approximately 400 kilometers and includes a 13-liter gasoline reservoir for cold-weather
Few modern designers have produced such unbridled automotive splendor than Henrik Fisker. Although his most recognizable creations are sitting in Aston Martin showrooms, Fisker decided to take a play from many early 20th century coachbuilders and start his own line of visually enhanced and reengineered vehicles.
