Archive for the ‘Volkswagen NMS’ Category

It's no secret that Volkswagen plans to kill off the Passat and replace it with a larger, purpose-built-for-Americans midsize sedan codenamed, in a fit of startling creativity, the New Midsize Sedan, or NMS. But what the NMS will look like has been left to little more than monochrome watercolors and line-art sketches so far.

That is, until Brazilian designer Irmao do Decio put mouse to pixel and came up with this rendering. Of course, it's completely unofficial and theoretical, but his methods are sound enough to give us an idea of what may be in the works.

Building on the base of the latest official sketch, do Decio then took inspiration...

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Honda's speeding up its model updates to keep a fresher face than its rivals, and Volkswagen is looking to replace the Passat with a more American-inspired "new mid-size sedan" that it hopes will strike a brighter sales chord.

On the higher-performance side of things, our own Marty Padgett hops behind the wheel of the 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo to bring you a preview, and Mitsubishi is rumored to be planning a hybrid version of the next-generation Evolution XI.

Lamborghini is gearing up for the holiday season with its Christmas...