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No, You Cannot Listen to Music on the “i-Flow”

Heather — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:11:20 +0000

This is Hyundai’s new concept. They try to alternately call it the HED-7, but it is a bit too little, too late for that.

Know what the concept’s real name is?

It is the i-Flow.

Yeah. Take a moment to process that. Goodness knows I needed about sixty of them.

This is one of the things I hate. I know that, by and large, the automotive industry is as low and deceptive as the fashion industry. They will say anything to get you to buy.

But just as, yes, every regular woman’s butt will look big in the newest animal print latex design from the designer flavor of the month, a lot of people will still be duped into buying a plastic outfit and an admittedly stylish but still mostly ordinary car because of its name.

The i-Flow. Hyundai is smart. People kill one another for iPhones. They steal from one another if it means getting the newest iPod. Obviously, Hyundai has learned a thing or two from the Apple phenomenon.

Ridin’ High with Citroen

Heather — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:45:40 +0000

I do not know if I have adequately professed this before, but I am generally a fan of many European cars. Specifically, I have a soft spot for Citroen models, so you can imagine my delight when I stumbled upon a new concept, the Citroen DS High Rider.

This picture is among the very first photographs recently revealed of the concept, which will be officially unveiled at Geneva’s eightieth annual motor show. It is only the second concept design in the DS line, which is a new one for Citroen. It is classified as a compact crossover, with a design aesthetic meant to mix a coupe’s elements with a compact, smaller sort of SUV.

Better still? It has a diesel engine that works in tandem with a totally electric motor.

Honda Introduces New Concept for India Market

Heather — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:03:41 +0000

Good news is coming for the automobile market in India. Honda’s subsidiary company in India, Honda Siel Cars India Limited, is set to reveal a new concept at the auto show slated to begin in New Delhi at the beginning of the new year.

The Honda New Small Concept, as you can see, looks absolutely stunning. I am sure many of us would be happy to see it in both Europe and the United States, but c’est la vie.

The compact concept will likely make its debut in both India and Thailand in 2011. It has many design elements characteristic of Honda. Further, its theme comes from the Efficient Energetic Exterior concept.

The idea behind the small, compact car is to exceed the expectations of today’s driver, while providing a very affordable vehicle. Hear, hear!

You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Like the Guangbin Li Nian Roadster

Heather — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:17:03 +0000

So here’s a one of a kind car for your viewing enjoyment: the Guangbin Li Nian Roadster. Now, if you are like me, you may have never heard of the Li Nian brand before. The brand is the result of a joint venture existing between well known Honda and a localized automaker called Guangzhou Auto. The Roadster, which is a concept vehicle, was unveiled at the auto show in Shanghai, although it received its first showing late in 2008, during the Guangzhou Auto Show.

It is considered solely a design study, which is meant to illustrate the direction the Li Nian brand hopes to take. The target will be young buyers — hopefully. As many reviewers have pointed out, the vehicle mimics many others created in the Chinese market, in that it lacks some refinement.

The Bugatti Galibier Is Bold and Beautiful

Heather — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:01:51 +0000

The Bugatti Galibier concept was presented recently at Molsheim in France. It is meant to be one of the most elegant, powerful, and exclusive cars in all the world — if not the most.

There are a lot of special factors about this vehicle — which there would have to be, of course, if it is meant to be so special (read: outrageously expensive).

It was inspired by several other vehicles and it was named, in part, after a very difficult pass found along the famed Tour de France.

It is made out of aluminum, as well as carbon fiber parts which are handmade and colored a dark blue.