Concept Cars

  • Nissan Gripz concept, 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show

    Nissan’s controversial Gripz concept has finally made its auto show debut, and contrary to popular belief the sporty crossover doesn’t herald a replacement for Nissan’s 370Z. Instead, Nissan is using the Gripz to gauge interest in the potential of an expanded Z car family, one that would include a crossover in addition to a coupe and convertible. ALSO SEE: Porsche Mission E Is A Mid-Size Electric Sedan With 310-Mile Range, 15-Minute Charging: Live Photos And Video The concept is also thought to hint at styling themes for Nissan’s next-generation crossovers, one of...

  • Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo concept, 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show
    Bugatti previews Veyron Successor with Vision GT concept

    Bugatti has joined the pantheon of automakers taking part in the Vision Gran Turismo video game challenge, with its design taking the form of a stunning supercar-turned-racer. Crucially, the design is a preview of Bugatti’s Veyron successor, an even faster model currently thought to be called...

  • Audi e-tron quattro concept, 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show
    Audi e-tron quattro concept previews electric SUV coming in 2018

    Audi is working on an electric crossover SUV designed to challenge Tesla Motors’ [NSDQ:TSLA] Model X. The vehicle, expected to be badged a Q6, won’t arrive until early 2018, but at this week’s Frankfurt Auto Show we are being treated with an early look in the form of the e-tron...

  • Porsche Mission E concept, 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show
    Porsche Mission E electric sedan concept: 310-mile range, 15-minute charging

    If you ever wanted to know what a Porsche ten years down the track might be like, look no further than the Mission E concept car unveiled moments ago. It’s a sleek, mid-size sedan that looks almost like an elongated 911, and Porsche boasts that the concept develops more than 600 horsepower...

  • Teaser for Nissan Gripz concept debuting at 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show
    Nissan Gripz Crossover Concept Teased, May Hint At High-Riding Z: Video

    A couple of weeks ago, we heard that Nissan was tossing up a radical change in direction for its next Z car, one that would ditch the conventional sports car format in favor of a small, sporty crossover body. As previously reported, the logic behind such a move is to get new, younger enthusiasts...

  • Jaguar Land Rover electrified vehicle concepts
    Jaguar Land Rover Previews Future Tech Including New Electric Car Concepts

    Jaguar Land Rover is fully embracing the concept of vehicle electrification and has already developed a series of technology demonstrators that will be used to test various systems that one day could be offered to customers. The vehicles are all described as concepts, though they hint at...

  • Peugeot Fractal concept, 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show

    Peugeot is hinting at the future of vehicle interiors with its Fractal concept car which is set to debut later this month at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show. The concept doesn’t preview any specific model but it does highlight some of the technologies that will be making its way into the French automaker’s future lineup, namely 3D-printed construction techniques and sophisticated sound systems. ALSO SEE: Lamborghini’s Next Supercar Special To Be The Centenario LP 770-4? The concept is in the form of a coupe though the roof can be removed for open-top driving, and it features an...

  • TMCARS TM Concept36 based on the E36 BMW 3-Series Coupe - Image via Serious Wheels
    A Modern Conceptual Take On An E36 BMW 3-Series

    Some folks love old cars. Other folks prefer new cars. There's a smaller group out there that may want to drive an old car, but make it look like a more modern machine, and that's where the Hungarian firm of TMCARS comes into play. Last year, we took a look at the outfit's take on a modernized E30...

  • Icona Vulcano Titanium
    Icona Design Vulcano Titanium Mega Gallery

    Whether the Vulcano Titanium will get a limited production run remains to be seen, and it's looking less likely with comments from its designers that the car was envisaged purely as a technical showcase. But the latest Vulcano (the original was unveiled two years ago) from Icona, the design house...

  • Icona Vulcano Titanium
    Titanium-Bodied Icona Vulcano Supercar Debuts At Pebble Beach Concours: Video

    Design house Icona has returned with a second iteration of its Vulcano supercar that we first saw in 2013. Icona was founded in Turin but based in Shanghai and specializes in exporting Italian automotive design and engineering services to firms operating in China. Its Vulcano was originally...

  • Teaser for 2017 Kia Sportage concept debuting at 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show
    Kia Reveals Sportage Concept Drawings Ahead of Frankfurt Debut

    The Kia Sportage is the fraternal twin to the Hyundai Tucson. It was last redesigned for the 2011 model year, but a new Tucson is hitting dealerships as we speak, so that must mean a redesigned Sportage isn't far behind. That's precisely the case, as the next-generation Sportage is scheduled to be...

  • Galpin Rocket Speedster concept, 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
    Galpin And Henrik Fisker Unveil Ford Mustang-Based Rocket Speedster

    Last year’s Galpin Rocket proved to be such a hit that the people behind the 725-horsepower muscle car, Galpin Auto Sports and Henrik Fisker, have followed it up with a convertible version. Called the Galpin Rocket Speedster, the car is on show this weekend at the 2015 Pebble Beach Concours...

  • BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage R concept, 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

    They say styling is a subjective thing, but given the comments our original post on the reveal of BMW’s 3.0 CSL Hommage during May’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este generated, it’s safe to say that the automaker’s designers had got it wrong. But were we all just a bit too hasty? We ask this because at this week’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, BMW has rolled out an updated version that’s much easier on the eyes. The updated version is called the BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage R, with the “R” signifying that the latest design honors...

  • BMW M4 GTS concept, 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
    BMW M4 GTS Concept Revealed, Production Version To Follow In 2016

    BMW’s plans for a more hardcore, track-focused version of its M4 sports coupe has been one of the worst kept secrets of the year. First there were the prototypes spotted at the Nürburgring. Then there was the MotoGP M4 safety car that featured a water-injection system BMW said was...

  • Hyundai Vision G (HCD-16) concept
    Hyundai Vision G Concept Previews Larger, More Luxurious Genesis Coupe

    About a month ago we told you Hyundai would be bringing a new concept car code-named HCD-16 to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and that this concept would be in the form of a large, luxurious coupe. Well, Hyundai has now revealed the concept, whose name is Vision G, and according to the...

  • Teaser for Mazda Koeru concept debuting at 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show
    Mazda Koeru Concept Teased Ahead Of Frankfurt Debut

    Mazda has given us our first look at a new crossover concept it plans to unveil at next month’s Frankfurt Auto Show. The concept is called the Koeru and is said to preview a new high-riding model from the Japanese firm. We know a next-generation Mazda CX-9 is coming soon, with many predicting...

  • 1960 Chevrolet Engineering Research Vehicle (CERV) 1 - Image via RM Auctions
    1960 CERV 1 Concept Heads For Monterey Car Week Auction

    An early prototype hinting at a mid-engined Corvette is up for auction.

  • 2014 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid, Catskill Mountains, NY, Apr 2015
    Porsche Reportedly Bringing Electric 'Pajun' Concept To Frankfurt

    It's no secret that Porsche is planning to bring a zero-emission vehicle to market. In 2011, the company revealed the Boxster E Electric Prototype, and recent patent filings indicate we could see also a fuel cell model at some point. And now we have more information on Stuttgart's latest...

  • 1980 Ferrari Pinin

    Did you miss your chance to own a one-off Ferrari concept car? Well fire up your adding machine, call your accountant, and prepare your wallet because you've got another chance to own a piece of Ferrari history. The Pinin four-door concept car is heading back to the classifieds. The owner of the car has listed his or her impossibly rare machine for sale on Hemmings. ALSO SEE: LaFerrari Nearly Powerslides Right Into Oncoming Traffic: Video The Pinin is a four-door concept from the Prancing Horse company. It was introduced to the world back in 1980 at the Turin Motor Show. Back in its day, the...

  • Teaser for new BMW concept debuting at 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
    BMW Preparing Concept Duo For 2015 Pebble Beach Concours

    BMW has confirmed plans to unveil two new concept cars in the lead up to the 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance taking place in mid-August. The German automaker will unveil the concepts on August 13 at its own BMW Villa set up in Monterey, with key executives including BMW brand design...

  • 2015 Hyundai Genesis Coupe
    Hyundai HCD-16 Concept May Be A Preview Of New Genesis Coupe

    Hyundai has confirmed plans to unveil a new concept next month that may just preview the next-generation Genesis Coupe. The concept is said to be in the form of a “flagship two-door coupe” and designed in line with the premium ethos the Korean automaker reserves for its upmarket models...

  • BMW i8 hydrogen fuel cell concept
    BMW i8 Fuel Cell Car Sounds Like The Future: Video

    BMW recently unveiled an i8-based research vehicle that it built several years ago when it first started looking at developing a production-ready hydrogen fuel cell stack. A new video from YouTube channel Cars confirms that the vehicle sounds almost as strange as it looks. ALSO SEE: 5,000-HP...

  • Audi RS 7 Piloted Driving concept at Sonoma Raceway, July 2015
    Audi RS 7 Autonomous Concept Drops 880 Pounds, Laps Sonoma Raceway

    Step by step, a fully autonomous Audi is edging closer to reality. Late last year we saw the brand with the four rings send an RS 7 concept around Germany’s Hockenheimring without anyone onboard. Impressively, the car lapped the circuit in a similar time achieved with a professional driver...

  • Ford GT concept at Spain’s Circuito del Jarama - Image via Periodismo
    Ford GT Show Car Struggles On Start Up: Video

    Prototypes for the Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new GT supercar are currently out testing at secret locations all across the globe, but the original concept version first shown at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show is also out making its presence felt. The concept was recently out at a Ford event...

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