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Chrysler has been showing off its expansive range of revised 2011 models over the past several months, but one -- the 2011 Chrysler 300 model -- remained somewhat under wraps. That no longer seems to be the case, however, as the automaker released a handful of photos detailing its new flagship.

Love this Flex Titanium and its white and black color scheme, especially the black F L E X letters on the leading edge of the hood and the blacked-out, three-bar horizontal grille. I don't even mind the twenty-inch polished-aluminum wheels, and I'm not usually a fan of such wheels. The whole look: white bottom, black cap greenhouse, works well for me. I think it looks quite cool.
- Joe DeMatio, Deputy Editor

Back in 2007, Kia debuted a funky concept dubbed the Soul, which went into production one year later. Now Kia's Southern California's design studio is enlarging its Soul with a new, larger, funky, cubic concept dubbed the KV7.

The C-Max Energi is one of three new electric vehicles Ford will roll out over the next couple of years. First we will see the Focus Electric in late 2011, followed by two versions of the short-wheelbase, five-passenger C-Max wagon at an unspecified time in 2012: the C-Max Hybrid, which uses a version of the existing hybrid-electric powertrain that currently serves in the Ford Fusion sedan; and the C-Max Energi, which is going to be a plug-in hybrid similar to the Chevy Volt.

It’s been nearly a year since Ford first made the announcement, but as we approach the official North American launch of the 2012 C-Max, the company is finally ready to reveal more about its compact people mover.