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New Concept Car: Pininfarina Hyperion

2008-08-13 09:06:00

Just days before the start of the Concours d’Elegance show in Pebble Beach, California, Auto Express has lifted the lid on Pininfarina’s latest creation – the Hyperion.Based on the Rolls Royce Drophead Coupe, the one-off vehicle has been created for an unnamed wealthy car collector, and as you can see from this rendering, is set to be a showstopper. Due to be officially unveiled at the Californian show on 17th August, the Hyperion will make its European debut at October’s Paris motor sho...

New Concept Car: Toyota Winglet

2008-08-04 06:22:00

Keen to tap into the market for personal transportation devices, Toyota has unveiled a range of 'robots' called the Winglet. The vehicles are the Japanese automaker's answer to the Segway and will be used predominantly to whizz around congested urban milieus. Akin to the Segway in their operation, the user grips the smaller Winglets between the knees rather than through a handle. The body of the vehicle – which is 264mm long by 457mm wide – houses an electric motor, two wheels and intern...

New Concept Car: Mazda Kazamai

2008-07-18 03:05:00

As we reported in June, Mazda has now confirmed it will unveil a compact crossover vehicle concept at the Moscow International Automobile Salon on 26 August. Called the Kazamai, which means "swirling crosswinds" in Japanese, the new vehicle is the sixth concept to employ Mazda's evolving 'Nagare' design language. The car's lines, inspired by crosswinds in nature, are claimed to evoke visual lightness, while its aerodynamic proportions accentuated by its bold front wheelarches and sleek roof line...

New Concept Car: BMW GINA

2008-06-10 09:47:00

German giants BMW have lifted the lid on its top secret concept car. Here are the first images of the innovative new sportscar currently referred to as the GINA Light Visionary Model Concept. At first glance it may look like any other car but covering the shell is a highly durable, expansion-resistant fabric stretched across the frame. The fabric is secured on a mesh of metal wires that can move, controlled by electro-hydraulics.The concept aims to bring the gap between car and driver much clos...

New Concept Car: IDEA Era

2008-05-20 08:02:00

The IDEA Institute has just presented its new ERA showcar, marking the 30th anniversary of the Turin-based company. Making its official debut at the Automotive News Europe congress, the ERA showcar is the first in a series of new models to be created by the IDEA Institute since the opening of its three branches in Europe and Asia. Claimed to instill 'passion, emotion and sheer beauty', the ERA roadster was created for pure driving pleasure by IDEA's team of designers. With a combination of...

New Concept Car: BMW M1 Homage

2008-04-28 08:34:00

This is the BMW M1 Homage, a concept created to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the M1 and designed as a tribute to the classic Giugiaro-designed BMW supercar. The M1’s predecessor, the BMW Turbo concept designed by Paul Bracq, has also been used as inspiration for the M1 Homage concept. Chris Bangle, director of design for BMW, said, “For a company as for a product, it is important to be aware of one’s roots. In the spirit of Giugiaro and Bracq, the M1 Homage unites the BMW value...

New Concept Car: Buick Invicta

2008-04-19 21:56:00

After a long striptease, General Motors has finally unveiled the first renderings and details surrounding its Buick Invicta concept -- a vision of Buick's future and another in-the-sheetmetal manifestation of the growing international synergy between GM's Buick teams in Shanghai, China, and Warren, Michigan. Invicta -- the star of GM's stand at the 2008 AutoChina show in Beijing -- is also widely believed to be what the 2010 Buick LaCrosse that's been spied testing will become when it ma...

New Concept Car: Geely FC-1

2008-04-03 09:08:00

The third concept Geely is poised to reveal in Beijing will be the the FC-1, a station wagon-based CUV. With only a single side view image to judge from, the overall styling of the FC-1 displays a much faster and sleeker look than the other two, comparing to the GT concept's retro-organic and HL MPV's modern and simple design.By targeting the CUV segment - the trendiest vehicle segment in the world today - the FC-1 concept depicts the least 'shock value' of the three concept vehicles, and it mig...

New Concept Car: Geely CE MPV

2008-04-01 08:53:00

Geely continues to release photos of vehicles set to debut at the upcoming Beijing Auto Show. Besides the GT concept we showed you last week, Geely now has photos of a compact five-door codenamed the CE, according to China Car Times, as well as an MPV whose name is not yet known.The CE features details (like the headlight and fog light surrounds) that suggest the company is developing its own sense of style. The MPV gets a trapazoidal grille that, until recently, was similar to the form fit...

New Concept Car: Geeley GT

2008-03-26 18:45:00

Based on what they've seen so far, typically when Americans think of cars made in China they picture things like these. The Chinese car market may be booming as exciting concepts debut at the country's auto shows and local design teams head up global projects, but for China's domestic brands things are not so rosy. Local companies have typically muddled along with dismal-looking cars that at best rip-off other brands' styling, and at auto shows in Europe and the U.S. their displays are consigned...

New Concept Car Bentley Continental GTZ

2008-03-03 09:52:00

The coupé made its debut at this week’s Geneva Motor Show, and is the work of coachbuilder Zagato, from Milan. The car started life as a Bentley Continental GT Speed, but you’re unlikely to confuse it with the standard model, thanks to a wide range of unique styling changes. From the front, its headlamps and massive mesh grille are pure Bentley, but the all-new bumper and long bonnet vents provide the hand-built Zagato-bodied version with a much more dramatic look. A pair of front foglamps ...

New Concept Car: Land Rover LRX 'Black'

2008-03-03 09:51:00

Check out Land Rover’s latest stunning show car – the LRX black and silver.Following on from the popular baby-Freelander concept revealed at the Detroit Motor Show in January, the re-modelled Geneva Motor Show star is designed to show just how good the little Landie can look with a range of colours and accessories.Powered by a 2.0-litre turbodiesel hybrid powerplant, Land Rover claims the LRX is capable of 60mpg fuel economy with emissions of 120g/kmThe black and silver model will be unveile...

New Concept Car: Mercedes Vision GLK Bluetec Hybrid

2008-03-01 19:09:00

The Vision GLK Bluetec Hybrid, which will debut at the Geneva auto show next week, mates a 2.2-liter turbodiesel four with a hybrid module for a total of 224 horsepower and about 413 lb-ft of torque, numbers that compare favorably to the 3.0-liter diesel currently doing duty in the M, R, and GL Mercedes lines. By combining a diesel and a hybrid, the GLK concept achieves nearly 40 mpg and accelerates from 0 to 62 mph in 7.3 seconds.Beyond better fuel economy, Mercedes claims the GLK concept will ...

New Concept Car: Holden Coupe 60

2008-02-29 05:56:00

Just as Cadillac did in Detroit with the CTS Coupe, Holden has stolen its home town auto show in Melbourne, Australia, with a stunning, secret two door. Called the Coupe 60, the car is based on the VE Commodore, and celebrates the 60th anniversary of the launch of the very first all-Australian Holden.The Coupe 60 is powered by an E85-capable 6.0-liter V-8 mated to a six-speed manual transmission. Painted a one off shade called "diamond silver," it sits on jumbo-size 21-inch wheels shorn with Kum...

New Concept Car: Italdesign Quaranta

2008-02-29 05:53:00

After weeks of tantalizing teaser images on its website, Italdesign-Giugiaro has finally revealed its new Quaranta concept, marking the company's 40th anniversary.The new car is claimed to be an 'extreme, ecological, 4WD super-sportscar' and it is the first hybrid car with a mid-mounted engine. The main technological innovation is reflected in a search for extreme performance using Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive technology, implemented by a solar energy power plant inserted in the structure of the ...

New Concept Car: Opel Meriva

2008-02-27 19:01:00

It was supposed to be a secret until next week's Geneva Motor Show, but Vauxhallâ€™s Meriva concept has been leaked!Following on from the official sketch of the new city car, these images reveal all the details of the new Corsa based five-door. With a sharp style and attractive details the new Meriva is set to see Vauxhall tempt buyers away from trendy rivals.The features set to draw the biggest crowds at the Geneva show are undoubtedly the revolutionary rear hinged back doors. While Mazda...

Geneva ‘08 Preview: Giugiaro teases with new concept car

2008-02-22 20:02:32

Filed under: Concept Cars, Sports/GTs, Geneva Motor Show, Supercars click either image to view high-res If you couldn’t tell by all the previews for Geneva we’ve been posting, the upcoming Swiss-based motor show is a big one, one of the biggest of the year in the world. Italdesign Giugiaro has been building concept cars for shows like [...]...

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New Concept Car: Hummer HX

2008-01-11 07:42:00

That Hummer plans to continue to downsize and create a Jeep Wrangler–sized H4 has been one of the worst-kept secrets in the industry. Each new Hummer entry has been smaller than the one before it.But for three new designers at General Motors, the timing couldn’t have been better. The recent graduates of the College for Creative Studies in Detroit were hired by GM a couple years ago, about the time the automaker decided it wanted a concept in a new segment to augment the mid-size H3 and the full-size H2 SUVs.From the separate designs of David Rojas, Min Young Kang, and Robert Jablonski came the HX concept, sketches of which are included in our photo gallery. It’s the same width as the H3, but this open-air, four-passenger off-roader rides on a 103-inch wheelbase that is 10 inches shorter than the H3’s.GM will gauge public reaction to the HX at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, as well as at the Chicago show in February, to see if this is the design direction for the long-awaited H4. The concept explores the idea of a two-door fastback Hummer, says Martin Walsh, Hummer general manager, and is designed to appeal to affluent young buyers aged 20 to 30.If the response is favorable, little stands in the way of production—this concept is a runner. It would be more premium than the Wrangler, which would be among its competitors.The HX is a body-on-frame, rear-wheel-drive SUV on its own chassis (GM didn’t have an existing platform it could use). The young designers offered a modern take on the Hummer grille, and the concept has a standard built-in winch in the front, full underbody protection, and 35-inch tires. The suspension is independent up front and has a solid axle in the rear. Under the hood is the 3.6-liter, direct-injection V-6 from the Cadillac CTS that generates 304 horsepower and 273 pound-feet of torque.The concept is designed to run on biofuels. For those of you hankering to get 30-percent-worse fuel economy, Walsh confirms that...

New Concept Car: Ford Explorer America

2008-01-06 21:19:00

Not long ago, it would have been unthinkable that Ford, the automaker that defined the mid-size SUV with its Explorer in 1990, would even consider abandoning the category in which it once reigned as sales king. But exit signs have been growing in number as the automaker has fiercely embraced the crossover craze, leaving other segments, such as minivans, in favor of car-based utes.But the bread-and-butter Explorer! If you need to see it to believe it, go to the Ford stand at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit for a firsthand look at the Ford Explorer America concept. It shows where Ford is taking mid-size utility: to a car platform in the next five years. “In this range of vehicle, unibody is a great solution,” says designer Freeman Thomas.Being a concept, some liberties were taken. There are no B-pillars in this design study. And it has sliding rear doors to make the loading involved in everyday chores easier, but Thomas says that’s okay because the silhouette ...

New Concept Car: Aston Martin Racing Vantage GT2

2008-01-04 18:09:00

Since opening its first design studio last month, Marek Reichman and his team have been busy. And now Aston Martin Racing has revealed the first impressions of its new GT2 racing car, a new addition which will make Aston Martin the sole manufacturer to offer cars in every GT racing category.Known as the Vantage GT2, the new car is based on the V8 engined Aston Martin Vantage road car but features a more aggressive (and vented) hood, an air intake recessed below the gaping grille, bulging wheel arches subtly concealing a wider track and a slew of carbon fiber additions. For the first time, Aston Martin Racing is designing this car to run on either standard race fuel or E85 bio-ethanol from the outset instead of adapting the car to run on the greener fuel as it did last year with the DBRS9. ...

New Concept Car: Hyundai HDC

2008-01-03 21:37:00

At the end of November, Hyundai revealed the new HDC at the Guangzhou Auto Show a Chines model of the US Elantra. Though the model was badged a concept, the HDC is the first of what is shaping up to be a barrage of Chinese specific vehicles scheduled to be revealed by the Korean automaker in the near future.Penned at the Namyang Design Center in South Korea, specifically for the Chinese market, the level of change in the design relative to a North American spec Elantra is significant. Nearly every panel of the car has been altered even subtly, hinting just how serious Hyundai is taking the Chinese market.The front face of the new car has a much sharper image compared with the US counterpart, led by aggressive headlamps and a chrome-clad grille. The wider grille and slimmer lamps also helps to balance out the proportion of the volume around the face, where the US spec's grille-to-lamp ratio is less than ideal. The production release of the HDC is due in March 2008....

New Concept Car: Mercedes Vision GLK Freeside

2008-01-03 08:39:00

Mercedes-Benz will unveil its next model, the GLK compact crossover, at the Detroit auto show. Sort of. In Detroit, it'll be showing a pre-production model guised as a concept, dubbed the Vision GLK Freeside. The concept vehicle looks nearly identical to the undisguised production model recently caught by a spy shooter during the filming of "Sex and the City: The Movie" in Los Angeles.All that seems to separate the Vision GLK from the spied vehicle are its 20-inch wheels the concept's off-color cladding that we can only hope won't be a production feature -- even GM has given that up. The vehicle is powered by a 170-horsepower, 2.2-liter four-cylinder diesel engine featuring the automaker's Bluetec emissions-reducing technology.When the production GLK arrives, it will reportedly come with two gas engine options, both of which are available on the C-Class (the vehicle is said to be based on a C-Class wagon), a 228-horspower 3.0-liter and a 268-horsepower 3.5-liter V-6. A diesel optio...

New Concept Car: Mazda Furai

2007-12-29 01:19:00

It's called Furai, and designer Franz von Holzhausen says it's supposed to look like streamers fluttering in the wind. It's the fifth concept in Mazda's Nagare (flow) series and the visual realization of zoom zoom. If you say so, Franz.But then the car comes roaring down Laguna Seca's pit lane. I can't find the words. It looks so...so...bitchin! I've regressed to sputtering seventh-grade superlatives.Wicked. Sick. Badass, yo.Furai's a concept that's breathtakingly simple on paper, yet fiendishly complicated in execution: "Let's take a full race chassis and drop a concept-car body on top."Of course, there's more to it than that -- you need an engine, in this case a 458-horsepower, triple-rotor race-ready unit running on pure ethanol (E100) -- the first rotary to do so. Mazda refers to the rotary/ethanol combo as sustainable zoom zoom -- not that flowing fields of corn will spring to mind when the Furai hits the stand at the rapidly approaching 2008 Detroit auto show.Furai was...

New Concept Car: Toyota A-BAT

2007-12-29 01:09:00

Toyota returns to its compact-truck roots with its latest concept vehicle A-BAT (Advanced Breakthrough Aero Truck) making its world debut at the North American International Auto Show in January. The A-BAT uses a hybrid powertrain reported to provide modern versatility, roominess, and style for a new kind of buyer."Driving from the suburbs to the city is a way of life for many people," says Kevin Hunter, president, Calty Design Research, Inc. "We've taken Toyota's truck heritage to a different level by envisioning a vehicle capable of maneuvering the suburbs as well as dirt roads. This compact truck is as comfortable for long commutes as it is for road trips. It can accommodate outdoor toys and home-improvement supplies. Plus, customers benefit from the hybrid powertrain's low emissions and fuel economy."...

New Concept Car: Rinspeed Squba

2007-12-25 07:52:00

Those wacky Swiss concept car makers at Rinspeed are at it again, this time with a creation called the 'sQuba' - the world's first real diving car. Scheduled to be unveiled at the Geneva Auto Show in March, the car 'looks almost like it just came out of a James Bond movie', according to the press release.Though the fact that it can (allegedly) travel up to 10 meters under water, the concept itself is not cutting edge design in aesthetic terms. Instead it looks like a modified version of Lotus's Elise, or the Tesla all-electric sports coupe, albeit with some gills on the front fenders and shark fins around the B-pillar thrown in for good measure. The light weight body is made of futuristic Carbon Nano Tube components which enclose the driver and passenger and supplies them with fresh breathing air through a self-contained on-board system. Still, it makes you wonder what an under water-going vessel is doing with a targa top.While on dry land, the vehicle propels itself autonomously...

New Concept Car: Nissan Forum

2007-12-20 08:13:00

After Nissan teased us with the sketches of the Forum concept in November and December, the firm has finally released official images of the 'exploratory design concept' developed by Nissan Design America in La Jolla, CA. It will be unveiled at the NAIAS in January.The exterior design of the MPV is a basic one-box form, but adds a wide stance, high beltline and slightly aggressive front end appearance. LED lights feature front and rear, with a subtle LED light bar accenting the grille and hood designs. Design innovations include 90-degree opening front doors devoid of B-pillars - to facilitate access to the 2nd and 3rd row seats.Inside, the Forum is fitted with leather-appointed pedestal-style front seats and a cockpit area surrounded by wood and aluminum. A 'floating' IP design blends communications technology with simple controls and includes mood lighting under the upper and lower console areas. A built-in console-mounted microwave, sized to fit a bag of microwave popcorn, is ac...

Hot News: Pininfarina to Unveil New Concept Car at Geneva Motor Show 2008

2007-12-17 05:16:00

Famed Italian design house Pininfarina has announced that it will be unveiling a new concept at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show in March. Dubbed the Sintesi, the car is the first exclusive Pininfarina concept to be shown since the Maserati Birdcage 75th concept (pictured), three years ago.Lowie Vermeersch, design director at Pininfarina and overseer of the Sintesi concept, states that while functional, sporty, and elegant, the new concept also incorporates innovations in safety, technology, and efficient packaging. Andrea Pininfarina, Chairman and CEO of Pininfarina S.pA. said of the Sintesi, "In Sintesi, we put all our goodwill in looking at the future, first and foremost iThough Pininfarina has not yet released any images of the Sintesi concept, if it's coming from the Turin-based auto designer's doors, we expect to be impressed. After all, Pininfarina is best known as the most-contracted designer of Ferrari, responsible for such designs as the Ferrari Enzo supercar and current 612 Scag...

New Concept Car: Mazdaspeed 6

2007-12-14 17:17:00

Mazda is all geared up to show this Mazdaspeed 6 at January's Tokyo Auto Salon custom and tuner show.Officially, this is the 'Mazda Atenza Mazdaspeed Concept,' (Atenza being the Japanese model name for the Mazda 6) and according to a Mazda source in Tokyo, it is just that - a concept.With lowered body and trick 10-spoke alloys, this "concept" obviously points the way to a successor to the modestly successful 2.3-litre turbocharged 4WD Mazda 6 MPS.But according to a Mazda insider, no specific model plan on an MPS successor has been signed off, so this Tokyo Auto Salon car goes under the lights as a "what if" teaser to gauge reaction, with as yet no tech details revealed of what's underneath. ...

New Concept Car: Land Rover LRX

2007-12-13 20:21:00

You're looking at Land Rover's next big thing. The LRX concept making its debut at the Detroit show is small, sporty, and designed to be as luxurious as any Landie. It could go on sale in three years or so for more money than the 10-inch-longer LR2/Discovery. It's Land Rover's Mini Cooper or Audi TT says design director Gerry McGovern, showing off his first concept since lWith a sports-car-fast windshield, low, sloping roofline, and wheels pushed out to the four corners, it looks longer than it is in the vacuum of a single-car studio showing. Note how the shoulderline rises faster than the beltline. The C-pillars have see-through openings leading into a rather squat rear window. These cues combine with traditional Land Rover exterior design elements; hexagonal grille, vents atop the power-bulge hood and with the vent shape repeated in the front fenders, dark wheel-lip accents and 20-inch wheels. The hood opens clamshell-style and the power tailgate is two-piece, top- and bottom-hin...

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