Archive for the 'Concept Cars' Category

Audi RS7 Concept Artist Design Interpretation

This is an artist’s imagining of a possible Audi RS7.
This RS7 rendering sees the car with a rear-mounted engine, with design elements much like the current (real) Audi R8, including the contrast in color between the engine bonnet and the rest of the body.
But here the contrast becomes more defined, with a stark black […]

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

Porsche 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid concept gets 78 mpg, hits 62 mph in 3.2 seconds

Here you go, have your cake and eat it too. Porsche is looking to prove that the best of both worlds don’t have to be mutually exclusive with the 918 Spyder concept scheduled to debut tomorrow at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. Looking a bit like a Carrera GT evolved, the 918 Spyder is […]

Friday, March 5th, 2010

2010 Geneva Motor Show Preview: 5 by Peugeot foretells the future of the 508

Despite the ridiculous name, the “5 by Peugeot” concept is the inspiration for the next Peugeot 508 sedan, Peugeot’s competitor the Ford Mondeo and Vauxhall Insignia.
Coming in at 191.3 inches long and 74 inches wide, with a wheelbase of 110 inches, the 5 by Peugeot is rather staid looking compared to the French automaker’s previous […]

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Geneva Motor Show 2010 Preview: Rinspeed drops pics galore of the UC? electric commuter

Swiss design studio Rinspeed has released the details on its annual Geneva Motor Show concept and in keeping with tradition, it’s an electrically-powered vehicle. Unlike the Lotus Elise based amphibious Squba from two years ago, this one is a fresh design mixing elements of the Fiat 500 and the Smart ForTwo. The diminutive battery-powered “urban […]

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

What would a new VW Corrado look like? Patrick Moczarsky thinks he knows

Just about every Volkswagen aficionado who knows the Corrado has thoughts about the chunky coupe. Introduced in 1988 to replace the aging-yet-still-cool Scirocco, VW first “full-blooded sports car” went nuts with tech and equally nuts with pricing. The Corrado’s VR6 engine and speed-reactive rear spoiler couldn’t get people past the steep cost of entry, and […]

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

Carrozzeria Touring reportedly to unveil coachbuilt Bentley Continental GTC in 2010 Geneva Motor Show

If you were enticed by Zagato’s take on the Bentley Continental GT (pictured above), rumor has it Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera has a version of its own in the works.
Anticipated to be unveiled at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show in two months’ time, Touring’s coachbuilt Bentley is slated to be based on the convertible Continental GTC, […]

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

2011 Chevrolet Aveo RS concept proves small hatches are ready for a renaissance

After taking heat for years for its subpar compact entries, General Motors is firing back. The new Chevrolet Cruze debuted last month at the Los Angeles auto show; the Spark is on its way; and Chevrolet is completing the trifecta with the Aveo RS show car, a thinly veiled preview of the long-awaited Aveo replacement.
Knowing […]

Saturday, January 9th, 2010