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Hyundai Vision T Concept Make a few tweaks, and you’re looking at the
next Hyundai Tucson. The concept is slightly longer overall on a 5.3-inch-longer
wheelbase, and it’s powered by an undescribed plug-in hybrid drivetrain. The
coolest trick, though, is the front and rear lighting elements, which look like the rest
of the metal trim when they’re off but light up when powered.

Volkswagen ID Space Vizzion
Nearly ready for production, it’ll replace
Ambassador, Chevy
the Golf Alltrack by 2022. The ID Space
Impala, Dodge
Vizzion (yes, really) is a pure EV thanks
Polara, and Ford
to an 82-kW-hr battery in the floor and XL, with the Impala
a 205-kW rear electric motor. A front March 1970 inching ahead for
electric motor for all-wheel drive is PRICE: $0.50 the win. We also had
being considered. Volkswagen expects This issue was dedi- our first drive of the
a range of 300 miles. The interior cated to our sneak AMC Gremlin. “One
preview of the 1970 day some drag racer
previews VW’s new 15.6-inch infotain-
racing season in Trans will probably put a
ment display with all-new software.
Am, NHRA, Can Am, Hemi in it,” we wrote.
NASCAR, and USAC. Turns out, we were
Chevrolet Trailblazer Elsewhere, we ran a right; our very own
Squeezing between the Trax and family sedan compar- Roadkill did just that
Equinox, the all-new Trailblazer will ison featuring the AMC last year.
only come with three-cylinder engines
making 137 to 155 hp. A CVT comes
with the small engine and a nine-speed
auto with the big engine, which can also
get all-wheel drive. Base models are
expected to sticker for under $20,000
when it goes on sale this spring.

Nissan Sentra Updating to a new platform has given the new Sentra a more
sophisticated independent rear suspension to go with a more premium look. A
149-hp four-cylinder engine with a CVT is your only powertrain choice, but it should
get better fuel economy. Nissan has moved quickly, and the Sentra is already on sale
for a reasonable $20,015 to start.
March 1990 March 2010
PRICE: $2.95 PRICE: $4.99
We unknowingly March served as our
entered our last Future Cars issue
decade of Import Car in 2010, but we also
of the Year in 1990, as had feature stories
the award would be on Ford’s reborn
folded into Car of the 5.0-liter Coyote V-8,
Year at the turn of the the new Honda CR-Z
century. Neverthe- and BMW 5 Series,
less, our final decade and a sport sedan
of ICOTY started off comparison with
with a bang, with the the Cadillac CTS-V
Nissan 300ZX Turbo and Mercedes-Benz
earning the Calipers. E63 AMG.
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