New York 2008: Autoblog drives the Escape Plug-In

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It's a busy week in New York as some of the newest and greatest cars are being unveiled. Somehow during all of this chaos the guys at Autoblog were able to take the Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid Concept for a drive. See what they had to say.

Check out the Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid Concept video.

VIDEO: Pontiac G8 GXP Unveiled at the NYIAS

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Once again Autoblog came through with this cool unveiling of the all NEW Pontiac G8 GXP.

Check out the Pontiac G8 GXP video.

VIDEO: Pontiac G8 Sport Truck Unveiled at the NYIAS

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Our friends at Autoblog captured the unveiling of the highly anticipated Pontiac G8 Sport Truck. See it here first.

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VIDEO: Pontiac Solstice Targo Unveiled at the NYIAS

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Our friends at Autoblog were able to capture the unveiling of the all new Pontiac Solstice Targa. It's definitely more appealing than the convertible to me.

Check out thePontiac Solstice Targa video.

VIDEO: Saab 9-X BioHybrid Concept: Efficiency at Work

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Saab Automotive AB, a subsidiary of GM, lives up to their US slogan "Born from Jets" in this well put together educational video focusing on aerodynamics. The Saab 9-X BioHybrid concept car is the model for the video.

Interior and exterior designers describe their visions. Exterior: A teardrop shape with a sharp vertical rear-end and a spoiler that increases aerodynamics up to 10%. They also use cameras instead of rear-view mirrors to decrease drag. Cool! The interior has a new design as well with many controls located on the steering wheel and instruments curving around into the door.

The 9-X BioHybrid probably won't be in showrooms until at least 2011. She'll offer a 200 hp 1.4L turbocharged 4 cylinder flexible fuel engine: mix of gasoline or E85 ethanol.

By the way, the 9-X which won best concept car at the Geneva Auto Show will be presented at the 2008 New York International Auto Show, March 21 -30.

View the Saab 9-X BioHybrid Concept video.

Garage 419 Interviews the Director of the NYIAS

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The New York International Auto Show opens to the public on Friday. While all the automotive blogs and news sites are out there talking about cars we already know about (I mean really, is an SL "Black Series" really news?) we wanted to get some real information on how they put the show on. What's it take? How long is setup? Who makes it happen?

Matt Farah from the New York Motor Club got a sit-down with Candida Romanelli, Director of the New York International AUto Show for all the inside info.

Oh, and as for the upcoming Jay Leno interview... Can't wait to see that one, Matt!

View the NYIAS Interview video.