Concept Cars
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Toyota is working on a sporty, subcompact crossover previewed by its C-HR concept first unveiled at the 2014 Paris Auto Show. In the United States, the vehicle will be sold as a Scion. The news was confirmed today at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show where Scion rolled out its own version of the C-HR concept. The production version of the C-HR has already been spied testing in prototype form. It’s due to go on sale next year, most likely as a 2017 model, and will compete with the likes of the Chevrolet Trax, Mazda CX-3 and Nissan Juke. Volkswagen is also preparing a subcompact crossover...
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2017 Subaru Impreza Hinted By L.A. Show Concept: Live PhotosUnveiled at this week's Los Angeles Auto Show, the Subaru Impreza Sedan concept would be bigger news if we hadn’t just seen the nearly identical Subaru Impreza 5-Door concept at the recent Tokyo Motor Show. Like the similar 5-Door, the Sedan features familiar design elements like a hexagonal...
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Volvo Concept 26 Hints At Interior Design In A World Of Autonomous CarsA handful of firms has started showing off concept cars in which actually doing the driving is optional. Utilizing autonomous car technology, these concepts preview a world where cars are able to drive themselves, essentially becoming an office or lounge on wheels for their owners. Some recent...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
BMW Goes Electric On Two Wheels With eRR Sport Bike ConceptThe latest iteration of BMW's S1000RR sport bike has been lauded for its high horsepower, trick clutchless gearbox and sophisticated traction settings. And while we expect its electronic nannies were integrated into the company's new eRR concept, one notable bit from the S1000RR which isn't present...
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Mystery BMW Is A Plug-In Hybrid Research VehiclePatent drawings for a vehicle with distinct BMW-design cues recently surfaced and were initially thought to be for a new research vehicle from the German automaker, one equipped with a hydrogen fuel cell stack. It’s since been revealed that the patent drawings are in fact for a BMW research...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
New Sedan Concept To Preview 2017 Subaru ImprezaA new generation of the Subaru Impreza arrives next year, as a 2017 model, and once again there will be both a sedan and hatch. We recently saw prototypes for both versions but because of heavy camouflage much of the new design remains hidden. However, Subaru rolled out a concept at last...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
If you're bringing a vehicle to SEMA, you should aim to make a big hit. Maybe a long hit works too, because Toyota created one rather interesting Tundra to roll out to the crowds at the 2015 SEMA show. It's so long, that a good number of the crowd might just fit into the thing. It's called the Tundrasine, and yes, it's a Tundra limousine concept. ALSO SEE: Driving A Police Car: Six Things You Should Know This particular eight-door Tundra was crafted right in the company's San Antonio plant, which is a smart move. Toyota is moving its North American operations to Texas, so it's smart to build...
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Jeep Wrangler Red Rock Concept Rocks SEMA 2015The Jeep Wrangler Red Rock concept previews an upcoming special edition.
Stephen Edelstein -
Autonomous Cars Will Need To Interact With Pedestrians: Here's HowThe technology that’s required to guide and pilot autonomous (self-driving) vehicles—keeping them on the road and on their route—is only one challenge. The even greater challenge is that on city streets, for the foreseeable future, autonomous vehicles will be mixing on the...
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Mazda Unveils Lightweight MX-5 Miata Concepts At SEMAMazda has unveiled a pair of concepts at the SEMA show currently underway in Las Vegas that are meant to demonstrate two different takes on lightweight, open-top performance. The concepts are based on the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata and one of them harkens back to vintage roadsters of the past while the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Dodge Dart GLH Concept Revealed, Production Version RumoredBack in August, we brought you the news that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] was considering reviving its storied GLH badge, short for Goes Like Hell, on a high-performance version of its Dart compact sedan. Fast forward to today and FCA is showing a Dodge Dart GLH concept at the SEMA show...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
All-wheel-drive Dodge Challenger leads Mopar SEMA onslaughtFiat Chrysler Automobiles’ [NYSE:FCAU] official aftermarket and accessories division Mopar has brought an assortment of vehicles to this week’s SEMA show in Las Vegas, the highlight of which is this all-wheel-drive Dodge Challenger. It’s called the Challenger GT AWD and is...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Chevrolet teamed up with NHRA Camaro Funny Car driver Courtney Force to develop a concept previewing the 2016 COPO Camaro based on the all-new, sixth-generation Camaro muscle car. The concept is called the COPO Camaro Courtney Force, and it made its debut today at the SEMA show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Though a concept, it’s pretty much identical to the 2016 COPO Camaro going on sale later this year. As in previous years, the latest COPO Camaros are designed for NHRA’s Stock and Super Stock Eliminator classes and just 69 will be built for the 2016 motorsport season. Anyone interested...
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Felipe Massa Drives Bond Villain’s Jaguar C-X75 Supercar: VideoWilliams Formula One driver Felipe Massa took some time out from his busy schedule during the past weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix to hop behind the wheel of the burnt orange Jaguar C-X75 supercar driven in the new James Bond movie Sceptre by one of the villains. Bond stuck with an Aston Martin...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Nissan Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turimso Debuts In Updated Form At Tokyo Motor ShowNissan has a varied lineup of vehicles on show this week at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, with the star attraction being an updated version of the Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo that we first saw in 2014. The concept was developed exclusively for the virtual world of Gran Turismo 6 but also hints at...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Mitsubishi eX Concept Previews Future All-Electric Outlander Sport: Live PhotosMitsubishi has been showing off a series of compact crossover concept vehicles in recent years that are meant to preview a successor to the Outlander Sport debuting at next month's 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show. A new concept has just been revealed at this week's Tokyo Motor Show, and this one comes...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Toyota previews new entry-level sports car with S-FR conceptToyota is keen to inject some fun into its lineup and will attempt this with some new sports cars, one positioned above the GT 86 (Scion FR-S for Americans) and likely to revive the Supra name, and another positioned below it and previewed at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show in the form of the S-FR...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Subaru Viziv Future Concept Previews Next-Gen XV Crosstrek, TechSubaru brought two concepts to this week’s 2015 Tokyo Motor Show that preview new production models from the firm. We’ve already detailed the Impreza 5-Door concept, which previews the all-new 2017 Impreza compact. Now we have details on the Viziv Future concept, which previews...
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Yamaha has been hinting at a move into car manufacturing in recent years, with the firm recently teaming up with McLaren F1 designer Gordon Murray to develop a city car concept called the Motiv. Now Yamaha is back with a new sports car concept unveiled today at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, and like the Motiv it has also been developed with Murray. Specifically, the two concepts were developed in line with Murray’s iStream principles, which enable a much more simplified assembly process compared to current means of production. Murray boasts that cars built using iSteam require a factory...
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Lexus LF-FC Concept Previews Next LS, Fuel Cell Future: Live Photos & VideoWe expected Lexus to introduce a concept version of the next-generation LS flagship sedan in Tokyo. We didn't expect that it would be a fuel cell vehicle. The Lexus LF-FC concept features a fuel cell stack mounted in the trunk, with the power control unit under the hood and the hydrogen storage...
Kirk Bell -
Subaru Impreza 5-Door Concept: Tokyo Motor Show Live Photos & VideoSubaru has released the first details of the new Impreza 5-Door Concept that it unveiled today at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show. Acknowledged by the company to be a preview of the all-new 2017 Subaru Impreza hatchback, the concept features a "blend of bold expressions of Subaru's Dynamic & Solid...
John Voelcker -
Mazda RX-Vision concept hints at next rotary engineMazda today unveiled the RX-Vision concept car at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show and it points to the return of the rotary engine. The low-slung sports car is a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, two-seat coupe that showcases the latest version of Mazda's Kodo design language. CHECK OUT: Mercedes-Benz...
Kirk Bell -
Mercedes-Benz Vision Tokyo Concept RevealedMercedes-Benz is fully embracing the concept of autonomous cars, seeing them as a means to transform the way we interact and use cars. We got our first taste of Mercedes’ vision for a world where driving will be optional with the F015 Luxury in Motion concept unveiled at the start of this...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Mercedes Autonomous Van Concept Headed To Tokyo Motor ShowMercedes-Benz has released a teaser sketch for a new autonomous van concept called the Vision Tokyo, which the automaker plans to unveil at this week’s 2015 Tokyo Motor Show. CHECK OUT: Nissan Electric Car Concept May Hint At Next-Gen Leaf The concept features a futuristic look that’s...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran