2008 Honda Accord Concept
With Toyota’s new Camry picking up sales from dissapointed sport/utility buyers, and increased competition from an updated Nissan Altima, all-new Saturn Aura, and Kia Optima, the next Accord is an especially important vehicle for Honda.
Styling of the 2008 model due late next year will have some of the new Civic design philosophy, with a wide stance, large wheels, and clean, flowing styling. The car is said to be larger overall than the current model and, unlike Camry, the range will include a new coupe.
Incredible Toyota FT-HS Hybrid Sports Car
Toyota is ready to unveil its FT-HS hybrid sports coupe at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. This incredible looking vehicle combines sporty design with a hybrid engine, and constitutes Toyota’s vision of a responsible yet stylish sports car. Built in answer to the question “What is a suitable sports car for the 21st century?” Toyota believes it has the answer.
Jaguar C-XF Concept
Jaguar had to do something to pick up their sales. The reality is likely this: Buyers don’t want to spend tons of money for a vehicle that is high tech underneath, but decidedly old school on the surface. Cutting-edge aluminum construction cannot compensate for outdated designs.
Borrowing from Ford’s crisis playbook, the next Jaguar has to be bold enough to move the brand forward. The C-XF concept car debuted at the Detroit auto show marks the biggest change for Jaguar in 30 years, and it predicts the style and presentation of the S-type replacement, the 2008 Jaguar XF.
2007 Jaguar XKR
For Jaguar right now, there are two important letters, more than any others that link the brand’s heritage and its future, and those letters are XK. For close to 60 years they’ve been the Jaguar shorthand for sports car, and while many things have changed since they unveiled the original XK120 prototype way back in 1948 (built in strictly limited numbers as a market teaser), one thing that hasn’t changed is Jaguar’s belief that style, performance and a distinctive personality is not a bad combination to build a car on.
Noble M15 Upgraded
Noble is planning a newer, faster version of the 455bhp M15, with the help of a new, investor, even before the M15 has been released to consumers. Details are not well known at this time. Noble spokesman Peter Boutwood said: “The time we have had with the Noble M15 prototype has enabled us to do some further research and development. During the course of this positive and informative R&D we have found some significant improvements which we are implementing to the production M15.
