Auto Shanghai 2015
Spyshots: Honda's Crossover Based on the Concept D Spotted Testing in Europe
28 Aug 2015, 09:35 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / The batch of spyshots you're about to see takes us back to Shanghai 2015, where Honda unveiled the Concept D, a prototype bound to turn into a crossover dedicated exclusively to the Chinese market. That's right, the prototype wasn'...
ASPEC PPV400 Is a 400 HP Golf R from China That Looks Like a Lamborghini
11 May 2015, 11:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We still remember quite vividly how Volkswagen last year revealed a 400 horsepower Golf R concept at a major auto show in China. Extracting that much power from a 2-liter turbo engine seemed insane, but a few months ago, the German automaker reveal...
Would You Fancy a Volkswagen Phaeton Variant Looking Like This?
4 May 2015, 15:25 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / The world would no doubt be a very boring place without automotive designers, and we're not talking about those working for big-name manufacturers. No, we are talking about the kind of photo manipulators like Theophilus Chin, who, besides i...
Infiniti Vision GT Shows Up in the Metal at Shanghai
29 Apr 2015, 13:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It has become a trend to launch concept cars and future products via video games lately, especially when it comes to the auto industry. There are numerous examples out there but the recent collaboration between Gran Turismo 6 and various manufactur...
2015 Audi Prologue Allroad Imagined as a Pickup Truck
27 Apr 2015, 11:53 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / So Mercedes-Benz is building a pickup truck, right? Alright then, how about a competitor from Audi, based on the 2015 Prologue Allroad Concept? For now, Audi has no intention of getting into building pickups, but the automotive world still has p...
Volkswagen C Coupe GTE Concept Will Spawn Production Model for China
27 Apr 2015, 11:29 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Volkswagen's sub-Phaeton sedan was one of Auto Shanghai's highlights, but the Chinese market will not only get the prototype, as the Germans plan to go further and launch a production version derived from the concept. Before getting in...
Scoop: 2015 VW Polo GTI Sold with 1.4 TSI Making Only 150 HP in China
24 Apr 2015, 16:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / 2014 was a good year for hot hatch lovers. While MINI dropped the 1.6 in favor of a 192 PS 2-liter turbo engine on the Cooper S, Volkswagen retaliated with a 1.8 TSI making exactly the same HP numbers. Unfortunately, not everybody got the same car....
1936 Auto Union Type C Sheds Light on Audi's Past at Auto Shanghai 2015
23 Apr 2015, 15:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Audi is probably the first European premium brand to target directly the Chinese market. Their efforts were rewarded with huge demand for the A6, A8 and Q7, which kept the Germans in the green during economic hardships. Of course, we've all...
Qiantu K50 Event! is China's First Supecar at Auto Shanghai 2015
23 Apr 2015, 13:04 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / A couple of years ago, adding the word 'China' next to 'supercar' would have seemed a good joke. But you know how the Chinese are, not giving up their goals regardless of what might others say. This hard-working attitude paid...
Sexy Girls Banned from Auto Shanghai 2015 Vent with Harlem Shake
23 Apr 2015, 12:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This year, Chinese authorities decided to ban sexy models and children from the Shanghai Auto Show. We were kind of looking forward to seeing those skimpy costumes on our first visit to the people's republic, but the decision was justified. ...
Auto Shanghai 2015: Which Cars and Concepts Impressed Us on the Chinese Stage
22 Apr 2015, 16:47 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Auto Shanghai wrapped-up the first two open days designated for the press and now awaits for the Chinese public to flock in and see what the automotive world has in store for them this year. We were there, covering live every inch of the car sta...
Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG Crazy Wild Edition Shines at Auto Shanghai 2015
22 Apr 2015, 12:24 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / It's good to see Mercedes-Benz are getting back to using colours right, although we had to wait until Auto Shanghai 2015 kicked off to see some exciting colour choices at the carmakers' stand. As much as we loved the Mercedes-Benz G500...
London's Famous Black Cab Turns Gold at Auto Shanghai 2015
21 Apr 2015, 10:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The London Black cab is almost as symbolic as red telephone boxes and Trafalgar Square. But it has not withstood the test of time as well. In fact, Nissan vans can now be seen patrolling the capital's streets in search of customers, and they c...
Volvo Redefines Luxury With The Lounge Console for the XC90 SUV
21 Apr 2015, 09:58 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / We have to break it to you; Volvo got us going with their latest video, the one that teased a super-luxury XC90 without the front passenger seat. But time solves right about everything and Auto Shanghai saw Volvo unveiling their concept of a fir...
Geely’s Emgrand Concept Aims at BMW’s 3 Series at Shanghai
21 Apr 2015, 07:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It’s a known fact that billionaire Li Shufu has big plans for his company, especially since it took over Volvo. Don’t know who he is? He’s the man behind Geely, one of the biggest car makers in China and, coincidence or not, owner...
Citroen Weighs In the Old and New With the C4 Aircross at Auto Shanghai 2015
21 Apr 2015, 07:17 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / PSA Peugeot Citroen never settled for only showing the C4 Aircross in Geneva, so they thought the crossover's presence at Auto Shanghai 2015 would benefit the brand's sales-improving efforts. We should find out later if that tactic had...
Cadillac CT6 PHEV Could Be China's Pollution Killer at Auto Shanghai 2015
21 Apr 2015, 06:21 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Remember those biology classes when you had to dissect frogs to learn about nature's twisted ways? We do, but we grew up, and we're more into cutting cars in half now. Just kidding, but we do like going into technical details when it come...
2016 Ford Focus RS Arriving in China via the Shanghai Auto Show
21 Apr 2015, 06:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The brand new Ford Focus RS was presented on the company's industrial estate in Cologne earlier in 2015. Now it's back, this time with global ambitions. The fact that such an awesome hot hatch is being shown at the Auto Shanghai 2015 show...
2015 DS 5LS Is Draped in Metallic Purple for Shanghai
21 Apr 2015, 06:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It was precisely one year ago at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show that Citroen revealed the DS 5LS R concept car, a performance version of the sedan it had already put into production. Sadly, surgically cutting the DS brand away and transforming it into ...
SsangYong Brought the Tivolan EVR Concept to Shanghai
21 Apr 2015, 05:54 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It might not be the most interesting car in the world, but the SsangYong Tivoli EVR Concept gathered plenty of looks on the floor of the Shanghai Auto Show 2015. It looks like it came from the future but what is it exactly? Well, after it was fi...