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These days, everyone's on Twitter - including Hyundai. The Korean auto maker released a staged "spy photo" via TwitPic, Twitter's photo application, of its upcoming 2011 Elantra. Its part of a teaser campaign for the compact's reveal at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show.

The photo consists of an undisguised 2011 Elantra spotted on the streets of San Francisco.

According to CNET - As expected, the Elantra carries over many of the styling cues that debuted with Hyundai's larger Sonata, including windswept headlamps, a prominent flowing crease that runs the length of the vehicle's flank, and wide…

Mazda displayed their new Kodo design language at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. Their all new Shinari concept was showing off its flowing curves to audiences on the West Coast. According to the Japanese auto maker, this new design will lead the way for future Mazda cars. Its current design language is based on the earlier "Nagare" or "flow" concepts.

Shinari was designed as a powerful rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan, the type of car Mazda doesn't tend to build. Does this signal an entirely new direction for Mazda? What it does suggest is a nice starting point for the…