2014 Cadillac CTS coupe—Artandcolour Elegance

Using the just-released photos of the 2014 CTS sedan, a more sedate and mature design than the current generation of Art & Science styling, "my" CTS coupe follows Cadillac's own strategy. Instead of the awesomely crazy and dramatic pyramidal Coupe now in showrooms, I created a pillarless coupe to compete with the Mercedes Benz E Series coupe. The profile is more flowing notchback than fastback and I've enlarged the already large grille just a little bit for a more formal look. Rather than use Caddy's now de rigeur slash door "handles" for this coupe, I used more elegant chrome handles. The "drama" in this coupe comes from the pillarless styling, ultra-luxe interior for four, a "faster" windshield angle and a 2 -inch lower roofline compared with the sedan. Aero wheels from the new electric coupe, the ELR, add to the quietness of this luxury coupe at speed.

2014 Delgiata Lineup Revealed: Eagle & Villager Hybrids

The first model in the 2014 lineup of my mythical car company, Delgiata: The Villager. Villagers are Executive class sedans with a dual-purpose hatchback. The electronic hatch may be opened remotely in one piece, lifting and sliding forward a bit on the roof for maximum opening, or in two pieces, with the glass lifting and sliding and the bottom part folding down and out to form a tailgate and longer loadfloor. Carbon fiber and micro-veneer construction is ultra lightweight and strong, and the plug-in electric motor is combined with a range-extending 1.5 liter horizontally opposed "flat" 6. Equipment levels are generous, with options limited to colors and owner-packages, including "Rear Office," "Entertainment," and full-boat, sybaritic, "Complete," packages.

The Villager joins the smaller, ultra-high mileage Eagle, below:


The second model introduced this year is the Eagle, the "entry-level" Delgiata that is anything but. Small exterior size belies the roomy 4-passenger interior, with every modern convenience. Construction follows its larger Executive brother's, the Village, in carbon-fiber and microveneer. In the Eagle, the plug-in hybrid drivetrain includes a range-extending .9 liter inline 3 cylinder. Combined they move the Eagle from 0-60 in 8 seconds while giving combined mileage ratings in the "150 MPG/e" range.

Both new Deligiatas feature electronic all-wheel drive.

These two new models in the Delgiata lineup join the 4-cylinder hybrid "Delivery Van" I created in the mid 2000s., here.

New Release 2014 Toyota Corolla

2014 Toyota Corolla

2014 Toyota Corolla.

After officially introduced a few weeks ago, the latest generation of Toyota Corolla seemingly will soon enter the world automotive market. Because the first unit of the latest generation of the Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla 2014 has been successfully produced in Turkey. It is as it has been reported by Inautonews, Thursday (04/07/2013).

The first product is the 11th generation of the Toyota Corolla series is finished in white and has been inaugurated by the Turkish government as well as Japan. Going forward, the result of a 2014 Toyota Corolla production facilities are located in the city of Sakarya Arifiye, Turkey will be marketed in the European region, Africa, Central Asia and the Middle East.

2014 Toyota Corolla

The success of Toyota's Corolla production in Turkey in 2014 is not out of the 150 million euro investment by Toyota in the Sakarya facility which absorb around 900 workers. Peak capacity of the facility is planned to be achieved in 2014 with a total production of 150,000 units.

2014 Toyota Corolla Interior

2014 Toyota Corolla Seat

2014 Toyota Corolla sedan version has a few models. Corolla with a 1.8 liter engine that powered 132 HP (98 kW). While the Eco LE models with 1.8 liter engine power 140 HP (104 kW). New Corolla dimensionless length 4,639 mm, width 1,776 mm and height 1,455 mm. This dimension longer than the previous Corolla, which Toyota does want a more spacious cabin for New Corolla.

source : harianindo.com

What if. . . Mark II Slantback?

The 1956-57 Mark II coupe is a tours-de-force. It is elegance personified with its formal roof and clean lines. It is one of the cleanest cars of the Fifties decade.

With this chop, I'm exploring what the car may have looked like without the severely formal and close-coupled roof.  I gave it a faster roofline and backlight. I straightened out the classic body contour kickup in the rear quarters and, obviously, gave it rear fender skirts and chromed rockerpanel trim.  Smaller details include moving the exhaust outlets down from below the taillights to below the bumper, thus extending the "tubular" rocker panel trim. I filled in the former exhaust pods and glassed-over the license plate recess. 

I'm not in any way "improving" the Mark II with these changes, that would be impossible! But I think this look could have been developed into a stunning car by the Mark's stylists had they gone in this direction!