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If the Tin Man had driven to Oz, he'd have taken the Mercedes-Benz Concept A-Class. Just look at that sparkly, silver hatch and tell me that T-man wouldn't have packed Lion, Scarecrow and Dorothy... -
Suzuki Launches Two Kizashi ConceptsThe New Yorkizashi Auto Show got underway earlier this week, and Suzuki fulfilled its promise by launching two new concepts based on its Kizashi sedan. Suzuki is saying that the concepts are just design studies at the moment, but given Suzuki's limited lineup we'd be surprised if at least one of...
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Design Your Own Car In GM's Auto Design CompetitionThe idea of designing a car has to appeal to just about everyone that's ever lusted after a sports coupe, stepped on the accelerator until the steering wheel started to shake, or even just suffered through a daily commute to work. Unfortunately, while the desire might be there, the skills often...
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Tron Light Cycle Design Contest Winners
The crazy-futuristic motorcycle from Tron may not be quite as iconic as the Batmobile, but it does offer every bit as much potential for inspiring wild designs. Plus, it's a motorcycle, which is always an advantage when it comes to futuristic movie vehicles. Sidequesting--a website about video...
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Scion To Show North American FT-86 II in New YorkSo far, we've already seen three versions of the Toyota/Subaru team-up sports car. Or maybe more like two and a half. Toyota showed the original FT-86 at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show. Last month in Geneva, it followed up with an updated version dubbed the FT-86 II. At the same time, Subaru showed a...
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Toyota FT-86 II: Power and Performance SpecsDespite the fact that the Toyota FT-86 has been around for well over a year and a half, we haven't yet seen any hard specs on it. We'd heard that it was supposed to be around 200-hp, but Toyota didn't say for sure. This week, Autocar was successful in pinning down some Toyota sources on specific...
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Just last week, Lexus teased the first pictures of its LF-Gh hybrid concept, showing off the front and rear driver side. Apparently, Lexus didn't feel like drawing it out in a full teaser campaign,... -
The Batmobile of the Future
As iconic as the Batmobile is, it's constantly evolving. Every new TV show, cartoon and movie series brings a new iteration of the Batmobile with new features. The blog Car Design Fetish recently tapped the bottomless creativity and ingenuity of the design world in order to come up with the next...
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Suzuki To Spin Off Two New Kizashis In New YorkAt last year's New York Auto Show, Suzuki pulled cloth off the 2011 Kizashi Sport, a more aggressive, little fireball with a 185-hp 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine. The model was the production version of the Kizashi 3 concept, which Suzuki debuted at the 2008 New York show. Well, this year, Suzuki...
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Bugatti 16 C Galibier Gets Go-Ahead From Volkswagen
The Bugatti 16 C Galibier was introduced as a concept in September of 2009, and since then it has been the subject of on-and-off production rumors. The super-sedan is a four-door that would find a rather empty field in the million-dollar + sedan market. Bloomberg reports this week that Bugatti is...
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Lexus Teases LF-GH Concept
Lexus has a new hybrid concept to unveil in New York, and now that it's officially April, the luxury automaker has given the world a sneak peek at the model. The company released teaser pictures of both the driver-side taillight and headlight along with a short press release. Lexus tells us that...
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Hyundai's Teched-Out Blue2 Fuel Cell Concept
Hyundai used this week's Seoul Motor Show to present a new concept that it calls Blue2. The name, which is meant to be said "Blue Squared," is derived from Hyundai's Blue sub-brand, with the 2 pulled from hydrogen/H2. Hydrogen of course, is the car's power source. The hydrogen fuel cell powers an...
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Earlier this month at the Geneva Auto Show, Toyota presented the updated version of its FT-86 concept sports coupe. While it's moved closer to production, the FT-86 II is still not officially... -
BMW Releases Video on Its Prototype PlantAt every major auto show of the year, concept cars and prototypes are some of the most intriguing, buzz-worthy cars and trucks of the day. They're futuristic, technologically advanced and sometimes downright outlandish. Without them, auto shows wouldn't be much more exciting than taking a tour of...
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Concept Cars Growing Techier and Smarter Than You
Traditionally, concepts have been built to show off new automotive design, styling and mechanical technology that may or may not find its way into actual production vehicles. Increasingly, the auto world is seeing concepts with slightly different goals: displaying new entertainment, information and...
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All Kinds of Video Details on the Ferrari FFThough it will go on sale later this year to replace the 612 Scaglietti, the Ferrari FF is not available to the well-heeled buyer just yet. But that certainly hasn't stopped Ferrari from filming all kinds of footage of its first four-wheel-drive vehicle. We've already seen a handful of videos of...
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Renault DeZir Concept Gets Green LightOften, concepts as flashy as the Renault DeZir disappear shortly after their auto-show appearances. But the DeZir, a sports coupe concept debuted at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, is not only headed for production, it's going to help anchor a new brand. Autocar reported last week that Renault plans to...
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