The Saab 9-3 that will never be

Recently you read here that the National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), owned by the Chinese company NME Holdings Ltd., saved Saab from bankruptcy and now decided to continue the fabrication of the 9-3, and now some pictures of what the future 9-3 could have been showed up.

The pictures have a really bad quality but we can have a got idea of what Jason Castriota, which was the big boss at Saab's design team, was doing for the future 9-3. And in my opinion it wasn't a good job. While i understand the rear of the car was done in a way to remember an older Saab 900 it doesn't look good, it actually looks sad.

According to the Swedish magazine, Auto Motor und Sport, the images were revealed by a former Saab employee. This new model would debut the also new Phoenix platform that will now be used in an electric vehicle starting in 2014.

Source: automotorsport via carscoop

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Two new renders of the future Peugeot 308

The French magazine Autoplus also revealed in their latest edition two new renders of what the future Peugeot 308 could look like, based on several spy shots that appeared online in recent weeks. The car has some details reminiscent of the Volkswagen Golf, which is a good thing because the German car is the one to follow due to its success.

Everything seems to scream Golf. The side profile resembles the German car and so does the rear while the front is different and unique, and deviates a bit from the conventional giving it a more interesting aspect. Rumors point to a weight of approximately 1100kg for the 1.2liter engine and power will come from a few BMW engines ranging from 95hp up to 200hp.

Source: autoplus

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2014 Citroen C4 Picasso caught naked in the road

French magazine Autoplus showed images of the new Citroen C4 Picasso in its weekly magazine which goes on sale next week. We already saw the back of the car, but now we can see the front in a blurry screen shot taken from the magazines website.

And the front looks weird. It has the DRL positioned were the lights normally are, and the headlamps in a lower position. On the side we can see a C-shaped chrome piece and the back looks a little bit like an Audi. Presentation should take place in the Geneva Motor Show.

Source: autoplus

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Nissan reveals the 370Z Nismo for the European market

Nissan surprised everyone by showing the Nismo version of the 370Z during the official presentation of the European Juke Nismo that took place in Barcelona. The new 370Z will be sold starting from July.

The new version includes several changes to the look of the car, and includes a new rear diffuser, 19 inch wheels, improved brakes side skirts, a front spoiler and the suspension was lowered by 10mm. On the inside we have black alcantara with a red trim.

The 3.7liter V6 engine now produces 344hp and 371Nm and will do the 0 to 100km/h (62mph) run in 5.2 seconds. The top speed was not revealed but it should be limited to 250km/h (155mph).

Source: autoportal

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Toyota teases the FT-86 Open concept

Toyota will present this concept at the Geneva Motor Show to assess the public's reaction to the convertible version of the GT-86. From what we can see it will keep four seats but we don't know if it will come with a soft-top or a hard-top.

Production isn't confirmed yet, but it seems Toyota is already testing the car pointing to a possible production version to come out this year.

Source: Toyota

 

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