Archive for the ‘Concept Cars’ Category

Rear View: Space Concept

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

TOYOTA unveiled the new Auris 'Space Concept' at the Paris Motor Show last week. This concept attracted more interest then usual as the Auris gives the best indication yet of what the new family- sized Toyota will look like.Media reports suggest that Toyota will drop the Corolla name and will ...

Rear View Mirror: JAGUAR’S NEW BIG CAT IS PURRRFECT

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

THE Jaguar C-XF is the clearest indication yet of how the new S- Type replacement will look.The car is dramatically different from previous Jaguar's, both production and concept, yet uses the existing 4.2 super charged engine from t he S-Type R producing 420bhp.The name of t he concept is significant ...

OUT WITH THE OLD.. IN WITH THE NEW

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

MITSUBISHI will use the Paris Motor Show to display its Outlander concept car. It will give the first clear indications of what the new Outlander will look like before it goes on sale in spring of next year.The concept is interesting as it is thought to echo Mitsubishi's future design ...

New Mitsubishi sports charisma

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

It may be in deep financial trouble, but you can't fault Mitsubishi Motors for effort. This is its latest 'car of the future' idea, called the Concept- Sportback. Set to make its world debut at Frankfurt's motor show next month, the concept gives the first indications of the company's vision ...

Caption only: Gas conservation: a novel concept

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Suzuki Motor Corp.'s concept car IONIS will be on display at the 39th Tokyo Motor Show, which opens Saturday at Makuhari Messe, near Tokyo. The usually futuristic "concept cars" at the Tokyo auto show are taking on an all-too-real immediacy this year amid soaring oil prices, with ecologically friendly autos ...

Rev Your Engines: Windows Automotive Concept Cars Are Here

Friday, November 30th, 2007

From Microsoft Watch Microsoft unveiled its Windows CE 4.2-based Windows Automotive platform last year. But it wasn't until the Consumer Electronics Show this week in Las Vegas that the first "concept cars," making use of the automotive software embedded in a prototype Tbox, made their debut. If visions of pile-ups ...

It’s all about - On Cars - Ford’s Model U concept sport utility vehicle

Friday, November 30th, 2007

The keys to the future of personal mobility, Ford believes, can be found in its Model U concept SUV. Brimming with safety and electronic technologies, the vehicle also makes an attempt to chart a course toward the everyday use of hydrogen as a fuel, and the creation of materials and ...

Body beautiful: Audi’s Space Frame concept isn’t all about aluminum anymore. Now there’s a new version that combines steel with aluminum to create an intriguing hybrid structure

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Filip Brabec, general manager, Product Planning, Audi of America, says that while the new TT would "look very similar to a Golf to the equipment in the plant," it is a much different car in that it is the first hybrid version of the Audi Space Frame (ASF) concept. It's ...

Microsoft Shows Off ‘Connected Concept Cars’

Friday, November 30th, 2007

LAS VEGAS—Microsoft's been talking up the idea of the "Connected Car" for a couple of years now. But this week at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) here, the company actually had real cars to show off that are running its latest Windows Automotive software. Advertisement Microsoft launched its Windows CE 4.2-based Windows ...

Lexus to Display ‘Flagship Sedan Concept Car’ at Tokyo Motor Show Along with GS450h and LF-A Concept Cars

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Tokyo, Japan, Oct 12, 2005 - (JCN Newswire) - Lexus announced today that it plans to display its "Flagship Sedan Concept Car" and two other new concept vehicles; the GS450h, a premium sedan fitted with a newly developed hybrid system, and the LF-A, a premium, two-seater sports car, at the ...