New SEMA Show Event Gives Journalists Advance Preview
of Vehicle Debuts — SEMA Show Cruise In Takes Place Monday, Oct. 30 --
The current second generation
of the vehicle debuted with the 2003 model year.
This year, though, the majority
of vehicles debuted were either ready for the showroom, or very close to it.
Not exact matches
LOS ANGELES — Sport - utility
vehicles have been stealing the spotlight at the LA Auto Show this year, and Lexus led the way with the
debut of extra-large versions
of its best - selling RX crossover.
By crowdsourcing the design
of the car through its website, fueled by a viral marketing campaign, the Fiat Mio became the world's first fully - crowdsourced
vehicle,
debuting at the Sao Paulo International Automobile Show to rave reviews.
The automaker, following its worst week in history, has had its
vehicle's
debut stalled by months
of production bottlenecks
In 2002, Lockheed
debuted the Atlas - V, the latest installment in a storied lineup
of related launch
vehicles that stretches back to NASA's Mercury program.
After that
debut, a torrent
of 11 new
vehicles will follow — about one every six months through 2021.
The new driverless car service here also coincided with the
debut of the XC90 self - driving car, a Volvo sport utility
vehicle outfitted with lidar — a kind
of radar based on laser beams, wireless technology and seven cameras.
Since 2011, the year Uber
debuted in the city, the number
of for - hire
vehicles has grown by more than 60 percent, to more than 63,000.
Singer, writer, and actor
of stage and screen, Renoly Santiago made his film
debut playing Raul in the Michelle Pfeiffer
vehicle Dangerous Minds (1995).
The directorial
debut of Bryan Buckley, The Bronze serves as a star
vehicle for The Big Bang Theory's Melissa Rauch, who also co-wrote the screenplay with her husband Winston (their first, and it shows), and it makes you wonder why anyone would write such a vile, intolerable character for themselves to play.
After making her Hollywood
debut in the Alice Silverstone
vehicle «Clueless,» Brittany dropped out
of the mainstream market to appear in smaller independent features and lend her voice to white - trash beauty Luanne Platter on the animated series «King
of the Hill.»
Kim Jee - Woon, meanwhile, is the acclaimed director behind «The Good, the Bad, the Weird,» «A Tale
of Two Sisters» and «A Bittersweet Life» who recently made his English - language
debut with the Arnold Schwarzenegger
vehicle «The Last Stand.»
by Walter Chaw After years spent working alongside such luminaries as Joe D'Amato, Lucio Fulci, and Dario Argento, Michele Soavi made his directorial
debut with 1987's StageFright (onscreen title: StageFright: Aquarius)-- not an update
of Hitchcock's underestimated Jane Wyman
vehicle, but a carrying
of the giallo torch from one generation ostensibly into the next.
John Requa and Glenn Ficarra have been writing partners for a decade or so, but when they got the call to adapt the true story
of master con artist Steven Jay Russell, they decided that this might be the perfect
vehicle for their directorial
debut.
Bigelow will forever have my heart as the women responsible for one
of my foundational films as a younger asshole, Near Dark, whose band
of nomadic Midwestern vampires led me to her Two - Lane Blacktop homage The Loveless (the
debut vehicle for Willem Dafoe); her fascinating phallus - play Blue Steel; and then forward into the years - ahead -
of - its - time Strange Days.
British director John Boorman's 1967 Hollywood
debut (he was hired off the back
of Dave Clark Five
vehicle «Catch us if you Can», amazingly) is a slippery beast.
Just weeks from its U.S.
debut, the Chevrolet Caprice police patrol
vehicle resides on a stretched version
of the same Zeta platform underpinning the Commodore.
Fiat gave us our first look at the new 2013 Fiat 500e electric
vehicle earlier this month, but as the elettra - Cinquecento is now making its formal
debut at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show, we now have a better idea
of what lies beneath the skin.
This year, the theme is practical use — relatively speaking — and the six
vehicles Jeep will
debut next week are rolling showcases
of the Mopar accessory catalog.
Because this TC Electric is also the
vehicle that
debuted at the Chicago Auto Show, its cargo hold is loaded with commercial parts bins and racks adding a couple
of hundred pounds to the curb weight.
One
of the more unique
vehicles in the Audi lineup, the 2017 A7 still carries much
of the same styling and feel that it had when it
debuted as a 2012 model.
The near - term plan calls for the
debut of a production - ready ELR extended - range electric
vehicle within the next 12 months.
After
debuting an extreme off - road version
of the Discovery, Jaguar Land Rover apparently wants to build more
vehicles with the SVX badge.
The brand and Murray himself are using this
debut to mark a series
of special occasions as well, including Murray's 50th year in
vehicle and engineering design, the 10th year
of operation for Gordon Murray Design and anniversary
of the company's iStream technology, plus the 25th year since the McLaren F1 first hit the road.
Infiniti's push into performance - tuned luxury
vehicles began with the
debut of its G37 IPL last year.
On the other hand, the F12
debuts as a whole; one complete
vehicle composed
of near - tens in all categories.
This month's Paris auto show sees the
debut of new versions
of several
of Europe's most popular
vehicles.
Volkswagen will likely use the concept car's
debut at CES to reveal its future plans for electric and plug - in hybrid
vehicles as it seeks to distance itself from the specter
of its diesel emissions scandal.
The CrossTouran, unveiled at the Bologna auto show in December, picked up on the same theme, exaggerated further with the anxiously awaited
debut of the Tiguan cross / utility concept
vehicle.
Last year marked 50 years
of the Easter Jeep Safari, and seven innovative concept
vehicles made their
debuts.
Five were based off the Wrangler, and two were specially equipped Renegades, so we can expect a host
of different Jeep
vehicles to
debut this time around.
Fans
of the YouTube show «Roadkill» will no doubt be familiar with «Stubby Bob,» the 1950 Ford F6 2 - ton dump - truck chassis cab that
debuted as a project
vehicle on Episode 44.
Nissan just
debuted a new, futuristic - looking sports car concept for Gran Turismo 6 called the Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo, which joins the extensive list
of Nissan
vehicles that have been featured in all six editions
of Gran Turismo.
With the Q80 Inspiration concept making its
debut at the Paris Motor Show, the firm describes its vision
of a «category - breaking, supremely luxurious, top -
of - the - line»
vehicle that «rises above the crowd».
A story from Business Week provides clues as to the future
of General Motors» plans for electric and plug - in hybrid
vehicles, hinting that a pair
of new models will
debut in 2016.
We don't yet know in which car the first small - displacement turbocharged four - cylinder will be used, but at least one turbocharged Honda
vehicle will
debut by the end
of this year.
Slated for the end
of 2016, the Q1 and A4 will be the final
vehicles to
debut that predate the arrival
of new design chief Marc Lichte.
At the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, Mercedes - Benz has
debuted a fuel cell variant
of the GLC - Class compact crossover that previews an upcoming production
vehicle with plug - in capability, allowing owners to charge the car in addition to filling up with hydrogen.
While the Volt was a trailblazer when it
debuted, winning our Automobile
of the Year award in 2011, the marketplace is becoming ever - more populated with hybrid and electric
vehicles.
Since production will start next year, expect the production versions
of these
vehicles to make their
debuts during the 2014 - 2015 auto show season.
Hughes technology was scheduled to make its
debut in Chrysler
vehicles by the fourth quarter
of 2009.
LOS ANGELES — Mitsubishi Motors Corp. is planning an electrified -
vehicle onslaught in North America, beginning with the
debut of an EV in 2011 and followed by a plug - in hybrid in 2013.
Lichtenstein: Not one
of the world's greatest automotive hubs, but as the home
of research and development company nanoFlowcell AG it's also the home
of a series
of battery - electric concept
vehicles, the first
of which
debuted at the Geneva motor show in 2014.
Most tuner - car
debuts are solutions in search
of a problem, but the Ram 1500 Sun Chaser actually seems like a practical
vehicle.
Based on the recently refreshed 2014 BMW X5, the Concept X5 eDrive
debuts at the Frankfurt Motor Show to demonstrate how BMW could electrify more
of its
vehicles.
The RS Q3, as the name would suggest, is Audi's RennSport version
of the Q3 compact utility
vehicle sold in Europe, and a near - carbon copy
of the RS Q3 Concept that
debuted early last year at the Beijing Auto Show.
The 2012 Kia Sorento isn't exactly a bad - looking
vehicle, but as the brand's design language quickly evolves under the watchful eye
of head designer Peter Scrhreyer, the 2012 Sorento — which
debuted only two model years ago — is starting to feel a little out
of date.
We are creating a new range
of electric
vehicles together and preparing the way for their commercial
debut with the presentation
of the first Hybrid Kinetic produced car for the international market,» said Silvio Pietro Angori, Pininfarina CEO, in a statement.