These were not mere show cars intended to test the reaction of potential customers.
Videos on YouTube show cars driving through the Dartford and Blackwall tunnels and the Limehouse Link.
Or, before getting all excited about electric cars, show me workable electric motorcycles first as proof-of-concept.
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The hobby known as tunnel running attracts hundreds of drivers keen to show off their modified cars.
The clear trend at this show is toward green cars that go the extra mile with regular old internal-combustion engines.
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Additionally, like Apple products, Tesla cars consistently show superior design.
There was a crackle of excitement among the car enthusiasts Tuesday in the London showroom where the DB5 was on show alongside 100 other cars including many other Aston Martins in an auction preview.
Just like the scene outside a club as people parade out of cars that show how much of a man -- or woman -- they are, our smartphones show how savvy and well-off we are.
And, as I weave through the burning cars to show my wrist-tattooed barcode to the CCTV camera for passage out of the Brit-Cit badlands to my latest court hearing, it feels like an alternative perspective may not be a bad thing at all.
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This year, auto makers used the L.A. show to unveil 24 cars for the first time anywhere, and 25 for the first time in the U.S. About a dozen of the premieres were from luxury brands, reflecting Southern California's status as one of the biggest luxury- and performance-car markets in the country.
Family Classic Cars used that show to pass out its first promotion of the fund, a wrap around the luxury lifestyle magazine, the duPont Registry.
Test Track guests enter an all-new, interactive pre-show area that includes concept cars like the Miray roadster and the Chevrolet EN-V, as well as dynamic media displays that include models and sketches of vehicle design possibilities.
When Honda Motor first started producing cars in the United States 30 years ago, the idea was to build vehicles closer to its customers and to show that American-built cars could match the quality of those assembled in Japan.
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Market leaders Nissan, Toyota and Honda use the auto show to reveal their wackiest concept cars.
Besides an array of new high-tech features, the Consumer Electronics Show has its own lineup of cars on display.
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Later, somehow the women lost their habits as video footage show them being led to police cars wearing street clothes.
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On the other end of the spectrum, owner Russ Glauber of Pasadena stood beside his 2010 Tesla Roadster, displayed in the Super Cars section of the show.
Companies that have done it right, she says, include Nike, which invited Converse customers to send in video of themselves talking about their favorite experiences with its sneakers, and Ford Motor 's Mazda unit, which requested photos and video clips from people that creatively show what the company's cars and "Zoom-Zoom" slogan mean to them.
Companies that have done it right, she says, include Nike (nyse: NKE - news - people ), which invited Converse customers to send in video of themselves talking about their favorite experiences with its sneakers, and Ford Motor 's (nyse: F - news - people ) Mazda unit, which requested photos and video clips from people that creatively show what the company's cars and "Zoom-Zoom" slogan mean to them.
Both Audi (the Urban Concept) and Volkswagen (Nils) showed city cars at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
The first purported images of the targeted site, aired by Al-Ikhbariya TV on Saturday, show the twisted and battered remnants of cars, trucks and military vehicles.
At the Beijing Auto Show in June, BYD's cars were an afterthought to its circa-1950s display booth, which featured two models wearing golden, shell-shaped bikini tops and matching mermaid tailfins.
Or you could visit Joie Chitwood's Auto Daredevil Show when it came through, watching cars being spun round in the dust or driven on two wheels for half a mile.
Electric cars will share the spotlight with gas-guzzling performance cars at the Los Angeles Auto Show a dichotomy that suits the city.
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However, figures just published by the government show a sizeable drop in the number of cars stolen last year - a drop of almost 2, 500 cars stolen in 2003 compared to 2002.
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January is an exciting time for both green technology and eco-friendly cars, as the Consumer Electronics Show segues into the Detroit Auto Show -- which just kicked off today!
This week Inhabitat brought you unveilings of the world's hottest new eco vehicles as we hit the floor of the Detroit Auto Show and rounded up the seven sexiest green cars on display.
LONDON, England (CNN) -- The concept cars shown at the Paris motor show this week might be a glimpse of the shape of things to come, but across the Atlantic a car is being developed that is radically reimagining the automobile and could also transform our perception of how we use it in the city.
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