Chris Weiss, Contributor
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Everyone else is doing it, so why not Bimmer? Simply because the technology isn't quite ready yet.
We're talking about using a customizable digital instrument panel in place of more standard...
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Arrinera's Polish (Yes, Polish) SupercarNo, that's not the latest Lamborghini Murcielago tune. No, really, it's not. It's an all-new supercar from none other than Poland. It seems that all you need is a flag and a population these days to have a supercar. In the past few years, we've seen supercar concepts in countries like Russia...
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Jaguar Details Design Of C-X75 Plug-In Hybrid Supercar ConceptThe C-X75: It was one of the most amazing concepts of 2010, easily argued as the greatest of all. Jaguar managed to effectively sneak-attack an industrious automotive media force and come out with the best in show of the 2010 Paris Motor Show. With the show's sparkly paint, bright lights and...
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Race-Spec Aston Martin V12 Zagato PreviewedFresh off its debut last weekend at the 2011 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, the stunning Aston Martin V12 Zagato is preparing for its racing debut at the Nurburgring later this week. More accurately, Aston Martin is busying preparing the concept for the track. And while it's not quite ready to...
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Mercedes-Benz Considering Bentley Continental GT Rival: ReportWhen it comes to combining performance and luxury, few do it better than Mercedes-Benz. But, if you had to pick out one car that might just do it better, it would have to be the Bentley Continental GT, a car that brings the driver to 62 mph in 4.6 seconds, lets him flirt with 200 mph and does it...
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HBH Teases Mid-Engined Supcercar Based On Aston Martin VantageHermann Brandt Hartwig (HBH), the deranged Danish minds that helped bring to life the spectacularly excessive Zenvo ST1, are on to their next project: a V-12 powered, mid-engined supercar based on the Aston Martin V12 Vantage. They released the first teaser picture this week, giving a good look at...
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There are many auto shows, both big and small, between now and next year's Geneva Motor Show. But that isn't stopping the ever-greased rumor mill from churning out a tidbit or two on the 2012 event....
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The $240,000 Bugatti you can't even driveLifestyle products from automakers are nothing new. All the big name sports car manufacturers--Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, Aston, etc. etc.--have them. As if owning a fancy pen or briefcase with an exotic automaker logo on it will somehow make up for the fact that you don't have the $300,000...
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The Next Rally Fighter? Local Motors Announces New Design CompetitionBack in March of 2008, a start-up brought a new paradigm to the automotive world. That start-up was Local Motors, a Massachusetts-based venture that believed it could build innovative, environmentally responsible cars by crowd-sourcing design and building cars on demand at a series of "micro"...
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1926 Rolls-Royce Phantom 10EX Up For AuctionAny car with the Rolls-Royce emblem on it and a rare prototype from 85 years ago--either one could serve as the quintessential centerpiece of a distinguished car collection. Roll both into one, therefore, and you have an ultimate collector's item that should make all your car-collecting pals green...
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New Details On Subaru Rear-Wheel Drive Sports Coupe (Subie FT-86)For a long time, we've been working with two earfuls of the Toyota FT-86 and hardly a peep about the Subaru version of the shared sports platform. The FT-86 has been around for more than a year and a half--three different versions, in fact--while all we've seen from Subaru is a very conceptual...
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1970 Bertone Lancia Stratos HF Zero Up For AuctionBertone, the Italian design shop behind some of the flashiest and rarest concepts of the past few decades, is currently undergoing court-supervised liquidation proceedings. Bad news for it, good news for wealthy exotic car collectors. A series of six Bertone concepts from the '60s, '70s and '80s...
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The day I got my driver's license. It was one of the most memorable days of my life. But not entirely for the obvious reason. You see, when I wrapped my sweaty palms around the wheel and put my...
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Mercedes-Benz Style Helicoper Brings The Three-Pointed Star Into The AirMercedes-Benz is already a pillar of style on the highways, why not in the airways? After all, a personal helicopter is more of a luxurious accessory than even the fanciest automobile. Mercedes-Benz Style, the design and lifestyle arm of the automaker, debuted the EC145 helicopter at the European...
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The Next Icon: Price, Performance And Design Details On The 2014 'Mega' McLarenWe’ve been hearing whispers and rumors about an F1-succeeding McLaren flagship since around the time the MP4-12C debuted last year. Until now, information was limited to the very basics, but Autocar closed out a busy week by getting some insiders to divulge key design and performance details...
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Mercedes: A-Class Concept Is Nearly Production-ReadyMercedes showed it was serious about its A-Class at the 2011 New York Auto Show, but now it's clear it's more than serious about turning the concept into reality. According to one Mercedes source, the A-Class concept that debuted in Shanghai and New York last month is quite close to the final...
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The American Alfa: Zagato Gives Us the TZ3 StradaleTruth be told, the all-new Zagato TZ3 Stradale isn't exactly a concept. It's more of a very limited special edition street car. But the press release that accompanied its debut refers to it as a "design exercise" and "avante-garde car," which pretty much equates to "concept car" in our book...
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The Biodegradable Car: Strange Fantasy or Intriguing PossibilityNothing kills the landscape like the eyesore of a rusty, automotive carcass. No matter if it's a whole junkyard full of rotting cars or a single car abandoned in the middle of the woods, dead old cars aren't pretty. And with millions of cars on the road, there is just a ton of future garbage...
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Where there's a will, there's a way. At least that's what Hyundai is hoping when it comes to pulling green consumers from the grasps of the Toyota Prius.
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Cadillac Coming After Rolls Royce With Production Sixteen?Back in 2003, GM made a huge statement at the Detroit Auto Show when it introduced the Sixteen, a 1,000-hp 13.6-liter V-16-powered luxury-boat designed to flash a little Caddy heritage in the form of the Sixteen nameplate and V-16 engine. While the exterior was a little derivative of more plebeian...
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FR-S To Revamp Scion BrandOriginally launched in 2003 as a forward-thinking brand aimed at young buyers looking for something distinct and inexpensive, Scion has been on a downward spiral over the last few years. Last year, sales dropped by 75 percent from just a few years prior and today, Scion just isn't much of a sales...
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Part Retro, Part Locomotive, All Hotness--The 2021 Supersonic
A concept this out of the box just couldn't have come from an actual car company. And it didn't; it's a design study by designer Marko Lukovic. Fittingly called the Supersonic, the concept utilizes some strategies that have been working for the world's fastest cars for years: long, narrow body; low...
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Video: Scion FR-S Close-Up and Teaser
We saw the Scion FR-S launch yesterday, and following the initial launch, Scion released some serious footage of the new sports coupe concept. The first video is eight and a half minutes worth of extensive exterior touring. Run your eyes over the bulging, candy-red curves, 20-inch wheels, 18-inch...
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Scion Debuts Its FT-86: The FR-S Sports Coupe ConceptToyota has been busy refining its Subaru-powered FT-86 concept for a year and a half now, and its entry level, youthful arm has finally gotten in on the fun. Scion will be the make behind the FT-86 production car here in the United States, and with less than a year to go before the model launches...
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