Concept Cars
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The aftermarket and modifying community has long had a love affair with Volkswagen vehicles, and it seems the German automaker is tapping into said love affair. VW this week revealed five new concept vehicles headed to the European Experience in Savannah, Georgia, which is on now and runs until May 21. The five concepts were designed with an effort to channel various facets of VW enthusiasts, ranging from the Beetle, Golf, and Jetta. That means a lot of lowered suspension, big wheels, and wider body kits. First up is the Volkswagen Beetle Post concept. The Beetle Post honors...
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Volkswagen builds an Up! GTI for 2017 Wörthersee Tour
Volkswagen’s pint-sized Up! hatchback has received the GTI treatment. The car, still a concept, debuts next week at the 2017 Wörthersee Tour and will enter production in early 2018. Since we don’t get the standard Up! in the United States, don’t waste your time pining for...
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Shelby rolls out wide-body Mustang concept
Shelby American has finally presented us with its first take on a wide-body version of the sixth-generation Ford Mustang. It’s strictly a concept at this point but Shelby has hinted strongly at a production version coming in the not too distant future. Given the popularity of previous...
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Toyota enters the race to build a flying car
The idea of flying cars has likely been around since first vehicles began putting the world on wheels. However, despite leaps and bounds in technology, the flying car is still largely a pipe dream—save for a few daring companies aiming to redefine air transportation—but Toyota has now...
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Audi latest to announce Android infotainment system
Audi is going Android. The German brand announced its next generation infotainment system will be powered by Google's Android operating system and run seamlessly through most in-car functions. Audi will showcase the infotainment system with the Q8 Sport concept, which it will bring to the Google...
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BMW to preview new 8-Series with Villa d’Este concept
Tired of watching Mercedes-Benz launch hit after hit in the high-end segment for two-door cars, BMW is finally ready to join the fray with its own offering—something that’s long overdue. And no, the slow-selling i8 doesn't count. The new offering will be an 8-Series which BMW will...
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Lexus seems to have something green planned for the near future, judging by a new trademark filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Lexus has moved to protect the "LS-FC CONCEPT" name from others, for use with “automobiles and structural parts thereof.” It likely hints at a fuel cell variant of the recently revealed Lexus LS flagship sedan. The "FC" suffix was previously used for the LF-FC Concept in 2015, which featured a fuel cell propulsion method and previewed the latest LS' design language. Toyota's signature fuel cell system thus far has been the Mirai's...
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Production-ready AeroMobil flying car debuts at 2017 Top Marques Monaco
There are a surprising number of companies hoping to deliver the first flying car, and one of the most promising is Slovakia's AeroMobil which used this month’s 2017 Top Marques Monaco to debut a production-ready flying car. AeroMobil was only established in 2010 but its founder and lead...
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Uber says flying taxis will be in service by 2020
Uber on Tuesday provided the first details on an on-demand flying taxi service to be called Uber Elevate. During the opening day of a three-day presentation in Dallas, Texas, Uber Chief Product Officer Jeff Holden said the ride-sharing giant hopes to have the flying taxi service up and running in...
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Meet the Kitty Hawk Flyer, the flying car backed by Google founder Larry Page
No, this isn’t a late April Fools’ Day prank. A startup by the name of Kitty Hawk and backed by Google co-founder Larry Page has given us our first look at a flying car that’s in development and promised on the market by the end of 2017. Well, it’s not so much of a car but...
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Lilium flying taxi completes successful maiden test flight
While the practical challenges to a flying car are countless, there are numerous startups attempting to be the first in the world to sell one to the public. Most are essentially small planes that can fold their wings and drive around like a regular car, while some feature more creative designs and...
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Qoros K-EV concept previews Tesla Model S rival due in 2019
Chinese automaker Qoros unveiled an electric sport sedan concept on Wednesday at the 2017 Shanghai auto show. The concept is called the Model K-EV and is said to preview a production model coming in 2019. Qoros says it’s already testing prototypes for the production model and will show one of...
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Audi revealed the new e-tron Sportback concept on Wednesday at the 2017 Shanghai auto show. The concept previews an electric car to join the Audi lineup in 2019, one year after the automaker introduces its e-tron electric SUV. You can think of the car as being a more coupe-like alternative to the e-tron. The e-tron Sportback concept is distinguished by its sloping roof and liftback rear. The roof also sits lower than on the related e-tron Quattro concept from 2015, which previews the upcoming e-tron. Mechanically, the two vehicles are very similar. They both use the Volkswagen Group’s...
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Hybrid Kinetic presents pair of Pininfarina-styled electric SUVs in Shanghai
Chinese battery company Hybrid Kinetic is looking to branch out into auto manufacturing and has rolled out two new concepts previewing models it plans to put into production early next decade. They’re a pair of extended-range electric SUVs that Hybrid Kinetic presented on Wednesday at the...
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Renault explores future of F1 with RS 2027 Vision concept
Renault has a pretty clear idea of what it wants Formula One to look like in the future. At the Shanghai auto show, the French automaker unveiled the new RS 2027 Concept as its idea of what F1 will look like a decade from now. That begins with making the driver more visible to spectators, thanks in...
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Jeep Yuntu hybrid concept may foreshadow future Chinese 7-seater SUV
Jeep has yanked the veil off of its 2017 Shanghai auto show debut, a hybrid SUV concept dubbed the Yuntu. The Yuntu concept, Chinese for "cloud," may preview a China-exclusive vehicle, representing the brand's largest SUV offering there. Combining future-forward design cues with classic Jeep...
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Lynk & Co’s next car previewed by 03 sedan concept
Lynk & Co burst on the scene last fall with a compact SUV called the 01. The new brand is Chinese automaker’s Geely’s mainstream offering for global markets and is to operate alongside Geely’s luxury brand Volvo. Lynk & Co has now previewed its second model with the 03...
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Chevrolet FNR-X concept debuts at 2017 Shanghai auto show
Chevrolet is exploring the future as well as showcasing the talents of its Asia-based design team with the FNR-X concept car. Unveiled on Wednesday at the 2017 Shanghai auto show, the concept is a follow-up to the original FNR concept unveiled in Shanghai two years ago. While the previous concept...
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Mercedes-Benz already has the CLA, but the automaker sees room for a second, more practical sedan in its compact car family. This new sedan was previewed on Wednesday at the 2017 Shanghai auto show by the A Sedan concept which also heralds the new look for Mercedes’ next-generation compacts. The new look is clearly an evolution of Mercedes’ current design language known as Sensual Purity, and is contrasted by more defined proportions and smoother surfacing. “Our concept A Sedan shows that the time of creases is over,” Mercedes design boss Gorden Wagener said in a...
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MG E-Motion electric sports car concept revealed, could be production-bound
Remember MG? The British brand known for its spritely roadsters has long been out of the Brits' hands, as it's been owned by Shanghai, China-based SAIC Motor since 2006. Since then, we're sad to say, MG's offerings have been a far cry from what the brand was always known for. Things may be starting...
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Volkswagen ID Crozz electric SUV concept debuts in Shanghai
The third member in Volkswagen’s series of I.D. concepts has been revealed. The concept is the I.D. Crozz, and it makes its world debut on Wednesday at the 2017 Shanghai auto show. It follows on from the I.D. Buzz minivan unveiled at the 2017 Detroit auto show and I.D. hatchback unveiled at...
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Jeep teases a hybrid concept for the 2017 Shanghai auto show
Jeep is set to unveil what's shaping up to be a stylish little SUV concept at next week’s 2017 Shanghai auto show. Official teasers for the vehicle, believed to be called the Yuntu, have surfaced and reveal a modern yet handsome design that we’re hoping is production bound. The teasers...
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Toyota FT-4X concept is an FJ Cruiser for the urban jungle
Toyota’s FT-4X concept made its debut on Wednesday at the 2017 New York auto show, and the vehicle isn’t quite the rugged off-roader we were hoping for. It features a design inspired by the FJ Cruiser which itself was inspired by the legendary FJ40 Land Cruiser, but the new concept is...
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Nissan attacks the trails with tracks-wearing Rogue Warrior
Nissan is back making tracks again...or more specifically, the automaker has bolted tracks back to its machines. The Rogue has once again ditched its wheels for some less than conventional running gear. The latest vehicle is called the Rogue Trail Warrior, and it appears ready to drive anywhere its...
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