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Rendered Speculation: Pondering what an electric Audi R4 roadster would look like

At last month's Frankfurt Motor Show, Audi board member Michael Dick confirmed that a production version of the electric eTron sports car concept would be produced by late 2012. Following the show, Audi NA president Johan de Nysschen confirmed that announcement and now AutoExpress has produced a rendering of a production model. However, there appears to be some details lost in the translation. The eTron is based on the aluminum space frame of the R8 while AE says the R4 will be a smaller roadster with a chassis shared with the next generation ... Read more →

Rendered Speculation: Injecting excitement into Toyota with a Prius Coupe Sam Abuelsamid

Rumors of a Prius coupe from Toyota have been floating around for at least a couple of years – to no avail. However, now that new Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda has decreed that Toyota needs some ...

Rendered Speculation: MINI Speedster, chop the windshield, drop the back seat! Sam Abuelsamid

One of the few brands to show any growth in 2008 was MINI, thanks to a combination of high fuel economy and fun to drive characteristics. The MINI convertible, in particular, is a fun sunny day ...

Rendered speculation: Audi E1 electric micro car Sam Abuelsamid

When the Volkswagen Group starts building its "new small family" NSF micro cars in a couple of years, there will be variants for most of its mainstream brands. That includes Audi, which is likely to ...

Rendered Speculation: Return of the Smart ForFour? Sam Abuelsamid

Earlier this decade, Smart decided to expand it's lineup with the addition of aroadster based on the original two-seat city car and a four-door, four-seat model. The ForFour was based on a ...

Rendered speculation: Wired puts together the Tesla Model S 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

It'll be another month before Tesla officially pulls the cover off the Model S, but Wired Had their in-house photoshopper Holl Liou take a crack at rendering the car. Tesla has sent out two teaser shots so far (1, 2) and Liou has used the enhanced version of the most recent shot to provide a ...

Rendered Speculation: 2011 Nissan Versa 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Nissan's smallest car in the U.S. market is the Versa and it's due for a refresh. That new design is expected to appear in 2010 and will be built on the same platform that French partner Renault uses for the Megane. Like the current Versa, it will apparently be coming in both four-door sedan and ...

Rendered speculation: SEAT may get its own variant of BlueSport roadster 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

It looks like there may be at least three different variations of the mid-engine roadster that Volkswagen introduced at the Detroit Auto Show last week. The concept BlueSport is based on a new modular architecture Volkswagen is developing that will allow for multiple configurations. If the car is ...

Rendered Speculation: Honda to intro A-segment car, challenge, iQ, up!, smart 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

The smallest Honda we can currently get here in North America is the B-segment Fit. Back in Japan however, Honda has always offered smaller A-segment and the even smaller 660cc Kei-class cars. These have not been available outside of Japan but that could soon change. Honda will apparently be ...

Rendered Speculation: 2010 Hyundai Sonata 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Last month at the LA Auto Show, Hyundai America CEO John Krafcik told us that the 2010 Hyundai Sonata will debut next November in LA with the hybrid version coming the following year. Weight reduction will be a major part of the new Sonata program. A speculative rendering has turned up of what the ...

Rendered speculation: Could MINI revive the Moke? 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Do you remember the Mini Moke? It was basically a naked version of the original Mini, with no roof and no doors (there's a pic after the jump) that made sensation through the mid-80s at all sorts of beach resorts around the globe and was enjoyed by some fancy people in dry climates. With the recent ...

Rendered speculation: Fiesta-based Ford B-Max mini-MPV 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Over in Europe, when drivers hear the words "Ford Fusion" they get a very different image from the four-door mid-sized sedan sold in North America. The Euro Fusion is a tall wagon, mini-mpv based on the previous generation Fiesta small car. Now that the new Fiesta is rolling off the assembly lines, ...

Rendered speculation: 2011 Ford Focus, kinetic design evolved 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Ford announced earlier this year that all of its future cars would be common between the U.S. and Europe starting with the Fiesta and the next-generation Focus. The Fiesta will arrive in early 2010, with the Focus coming later in the year. The Focus will be built on an updated version of the C1 ...

Rendered speculation: Road&Track gives their take on Tesla Model S 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The December issue of Road & Track should be turning up on magazine racks and in mailboxes momentarily including a segment on new and future cars. Parts of it have already turned up online including this rendering of what they think the Tesla Model S will look like. Unfortunately, the reality of ...

Rendered Speculation: Honda CR-Z hybrid coupe 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Once upon a time, not so very long ago, the most fuel efficient gas-powered car in this land was a version of the Honda CR-X. Back in the day, the CR-X was a small two-seat coupe based on the Civic and the HF flavor got EPA numbers of 41/50 mpg. Ever since the CR-X mutated into the now deceased Del ...


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