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Auto Shows

Here TorqueNews covers the international auto and motor shows.

By Patrick Rall on May 23, 2011 - 4:46PM
The majority of the major head-turners at the 2011 Mecum Spring Classic Auction were built by an American automaker; show goers had a chance to own a rare high performance German sports car in the form of the 1988 BMW M6.
By Patrick Rall on May 23, 2011 - 2:18PM
The 2011 Mecum Spring Classic Auction in Indianapolis is chock full of amazing vehicles but nothing Ive seen before at Mecum – or anywhere else – is such a unique piece of muscle car history as the 1974 Plymouth Cuda Tooling Proof Body.
By Patrick Rall on May 23, 2011 - 12:39PM
The 1990-1995 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 effectively raised the bar for American high performance and with under 7,000 units made over the course of its 6-year run, it is also one of the more rare Corvettes - but the 2011 Mecum Indy Auction featured three red 1994 Corvette ZR-1s owned by the late collector Paul Dehnert.
By John Matras on May 23, 2011 - 10:11AM
If you loved the Aston Martin V12 Zagato, you're in good company. The race-ready "concept" was voted best in class by visitors to the exclusive Concorso d'Eleganza Ville D'Este Concours, where it was shown for the first time on May 22.
By Patrick Rall on May 19, 2011 - 8:26PM
By Frank Sherosky on May 8, 2011 - 10:06PM
With the SAE 2011 World Congress still fresh in our memory, the organization is calling once again for papers for the SAE 2012 World Congress in Detroit.
By Frank Sherosky on May 1, 2011 - 5:11PM
The Bearing Burners Auto Club outshined the sun behind the clouds once again at the 34th Car Show & Swap Meet on the grounds of the GM Tech Center in Warren, Michigan.
By Patrick Rall on April 29, 2011 - 12:52PM
BMW is using the on-going New York International Auto Show to feature the latest installment of their sporty Z4 roadster – the Z4 sDrive28i Roadster – which will feature the first turbocharged 4-cylinder engine offering in the US in decades.
By Don Bain on April 28, 2011 - 5:59PM
Ever since the Kia Soul and Nissan Cube began competing in 2008 with the Scion xB (which had a few years on them in North America), the ubiquitous urban utility vehicle (we’ll suggest U2V) has been hard to escape. They’re on the road, on the television and even the hamsters have taken a liking to them.
By Cheryl Phillips on April 28, 2011 - 3:37PM
The Nielsen Company named its “Automotive Ad of the Year” winner at the 2011 New York International Auto Show, giving Kia’s popular rapping hamsters, the Soul, the top award for the second year in a row.