Archive for the ‘Styling’ Category

General Motors announced today that Buick will launch a five-passenger crossover next year, with a plug-in hybrid version to follow in 2011. And it looks to us like the Saturn Vue is getting a three-shields makeover.

GM released an image of the new Buick crossover's grille. Which looks a whole lot like a Saturn Vue with a mildly restyled front end. Compare the grille photo to the one of the Saturn Vue at bottom. Not real different, hmmmmm?

The so-far-unnamed Buick crossover will feature direct-injection gasoline engines, both a 2.4-liter four and a 3.0-liter V6, with the plug-in hybrid following in 2011. Left unclear is whether there will...

We've known for a while that the Chevrolet Aveo would be replaced by the 2011 Chevrolet Viva, which will be sold in Asia, Europe, and North and South America, courtesy of GM's new global product development process.

Now the first official renderings have landed from GM, and if the production car looks anything like the sketches, the new subcompact will have styling every bit as racy as that of the 2011 Ford Fiesta it will compete against.

Bob Lutz, who formerly headed GM product development and recently un-retired to return as head of marketing, has claimed the new car's design will be competitive or better with the best in its segment.

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Audi is celebrating its 100th birthday as a brand these days, with ceremonies that included the unveiling of a 32-foot-long, 10-ton model of the Audi TT sports car.

So there was much anticipation around a gala event held last night at the Audi Forum in Ingolstadt, at which the company promised to unveil two brand-new Audi models in the presence of German prime minister Angela Merkel, among others.

One was the much-teased 2010 Audi A5 Sportback, a five-door hatchback version of the sleek 2009 Audi A5 coupe.  It's received widespread acclaim for its styling, though it apparently won't be sold in the US. That hatchback problem, you know.

But...