Concept Cars

  • Rinspeed Budii concept, 2015 Geneva Motor Show

    Swiss design and engineering firm Rinspeed made it clear last year that its vision of driving in the future is an autonomous one, and that cars, rather than being a tool to simply take you from point A to point B, will become an extension of your lounge or office. Now, Rinspeed is taking this concept to the next level with its Budii concept, which is described as a “friend on wheels.” The concept, which is based on a BMW i3, is fully autonomous and also has the ability to communicate with surrounding vehicles. But when the owner feels like doing the driving, they have the option...

  • Nissan 370Z NISMO Roadster Concept, 2015 Chicago Auto Show
    Nissan 370Z NISMO Roadster Concept: 2015 Chicago Auto Show

    Have you ever wondered what it would look like if Nissan made a roadster version of the 370Z NISMO Coupe? Thanks to the latest concept car being shown at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show, you no longer have to wonder. ALSO SEE: Time Machine Test Drive: 1996 300ZX Twin-Turbo Being shown as a one-off...

  • Kia Trail'ster e-AWD hybrid concept at 2015 Chicago Auto Show
    Kia Soul-Based Trail'ster Concept Features Electric AWD: Live Photos From Chicago Auto Show

    The Kia Trail'ster e-AWD Concept kicked off this morning's Chicago Auto Show to demonstrate a hybrid all-wheel-drive version of Kia's popular Soul tall wagon--and most likely preview a future production model. Tom Kearns, who's the chief designer at Kia's Design Center of America in Irvine...

  • Kia Trail'ster Concept teaser image, 2015 Chicago Auto Show
    Kia To Debut New Trail’ster Concept At 2015 Chicago Auto Show

    Remember Kia’s funky Soul’ster and Track’ster concept cars from a few years back? They hinted at more exciting versions of the Korean automaker’s Soul hatchback, such as a funky pickup truck in the case of the Soul’ster and an edgy hot hatch in the case of the...

  • 2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 race car
    Nissan Bringing GT-R Le Mans Racer And New NISMO Concept To Chicago

    Hot off its debut in Nissan’s Super Bowl XLIX ad, the 2015 GT-R LM NISMO LMP1-spec race car is now on its way to Chicago for the city’s annual auto show, where this year Nissan will also present a new NISMO concept. This will be the first public appearance for the GT-R LM NISMO before...

  • Lexus LF-LC GT Vision Gran Turismo concept
    Lexus LF-LC GT Vision Gran Turismo Concept Revealed

    Lexus is the latest automaker to reveal a concept for the Vision Gran Turismo challenge, which celebrates the 15th anniversary of the popular Gran Turismo video game series. The challenge started last year with the words of the game’s creator Kazunori Yamauchi: "Would you be willing to design...

  • Alpine Vision Gran Turismo

    By this point, you may be getting a little tired of all the new Vision Gran Turismo concepts being churned out in celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Gran Turismo video game series, but the latest from Renault is certainly a sight to behold. The car is technically an Alpine, Renault’s recently revived performance brand, and though it isn’t destined for production it may provide some clues for the long-awaited Alpine sports car due in 2016. It’s called the Alpine Vision Gran Turismo, and it’s described as an Alpine of the 21st century. It features the classic...

  • Toyota RND concept
    UPDATE: Toyota RND Fun-To-Drive Concept Is Just A Gag To Mark Red Nose Day Charity

    UPDATE: It turns out that Toyota’s new RND concept set to be unveiled next week isn’t actually a new car but rather a red nose cap to be fitted on your car to mark Red Nose Day, a charity event run overseas where people attach red noses to their face—or car—and help raise...

  • Buick Avenir Concept
    Buick Avenir Design Detailed: Video

    Buick’s Avenir concept was one of the more impressive vehicles on show at the recent Detroit Auto Show but what’s just as impressive as the car’s stunning lines is the fact that General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] managed to keep it a secret for so long. Work on the Avenir actually...

  • Buick Avenir Concept Live Photos - 2015 Detroit Auto Show
    Buick Avenir Concept Video

    Buick was once GM’s forgotten brand, but those days are long over. Here at the 2015 Detroit auto show, Buick showed off what might be its sexiest concept in a generation—the Avenir. ALSO SEE: Buick Avenir Concept Surprises In Detroit, Previews Flagship: Live Photos Buick says the Avenir...

  • Honda FCV Concept live photos, 2015 Detroit Auto Show
    Honda FCV Concept At The Detroit Auto Show: Live Photos

    The Honda FCV concept made its second auto-show appearance in Detroit.

  • Hyundai Santa Cruz Crossover Truck Concept, 2015 Detroit Auto Show
    Hyundai Santa Cruz pickup truck concept debuts at 2015 Detroit auto show

    Rumors have swirled for years that Hyundai may build a pickup truck, and it looks like that may finally be about to happen. The Korean automaker unveiled the Santa Cruz pickup truck concept at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week. Appearing to be part crossover and...

  • Chevrolet Bolt EV concept, 2015 Detroit Auto Show

    Hot on the heels of the all-new 2016 Chevrolet Volt unveiled this morning at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show comes a new concept that signals the bowtie brand’s new pure electric strategy. It’s called the Bolt EV, and it’s a preview of a new battery-powered electric car due from General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] in the next couple of years. On initial glance the Bolt EV appears similar to BMW’s i3 electric car, albeit without the BMW’s unusual dipped window line and blue accent trim. However, what will potentially set apart the Bolt from anything on the...

  • Buick Avenir Concept Live Photos - 2015 Detroit Auto Show
    Buick Avenir concept surprises in Detroit, previews potential flagship

    Buick pulled the wraps off a new concept car dubbed the Avenir, a concept that suggests what a new flagship Buick could look like: a big all-wheel-drive sedan with American swagger. Simply put, in person, the Avenir is gorgeous. The word Avenir is French for "future", and that's exactly what this...

  • Volkswagen Cross Coupe GTE concept, 2015 Detroit Auto Show
    Volkswagen previews new SUV with Cross Coupe GTE concept

    Volkswagen is set to present at this week’s 2015 Detroit Auto Show a new evolution of its ‘Cross Coupe’ series of concept vehicles, the first of which we saw back in 2011. The latest concept, dubbed the Cross Coupe GTE, represents the third evolution of the coupe-like crossover...

  • 2017 Infiniti Q60 concept
    2017 Infiniti Q60 Concept: Official Details, Live Photos, And Video

    Over the past couple of years, Infiniti has set about re-establishing itself as a maker of premium, performance cars. Major moves included moving its headquarters from Japan to Hong Kong and introducing a completely new design language and naming strategy. Then came the first of a new generation of...

  • BMW M4 Concept Iconic Lights, 2015 Consumer Electronics Show
    BMW Previews Next-Gen iDrive And Lighting Technologies At 2015 CES

    BMW has presented a number of innovations at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show taking place this week in Las Vegas, with the highlights being a self-parking i3, new lighting technology previewed in an M4-based concept car, and a next-generation iDrive interface that is expected to arrive in the...

  • Audi Prologue Piloted Driving concept, 2015 Consumer Electronics Show
    Autonomous Prologue Concept Headlines Audi Tech Showcase At 2015 CES

    Autonomous (or self-driving) cars were clearly the central theme for automakers previewing their future tech at this week’s 2015 Consumer Electronics Show. Audi demonstrated the prowess of its autonomous driving technology, or “Piloted Driving” as the automaker calls it, by...

  • 2017 Infiniti Q60 concept

    A thinly-veiled concept version of Infiniti’s next-generation Q60 coupe will make its debut next week at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, a teaser for which was released last month. Today we have some new photos of the concept, which features a striking design clearly influenced by Infiniti’s Q80 Inspiration concept unveiled at the 2014 Paris Auto Show. MUST SEE: BMW M4 Jumps The Median Strip After Show-Off Driver Loses Control: Video The Q60, for those still not up to date with Infiniti’s new naming strategy, is essentially the G coupe, whose last complete redesign was back in...

  • Mercedes-Benz F015 Luxury in Motion concept, 2015 Consumer Electronics Show
    The future arrives early with Mercedes-Benz F015 self-driving car concept

    The new autonomous car concept Mercedes-Benz has been teasing for this week’s 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has been revealed as the F015 Luxury in Motion, a self-driving, fully-connected, hydrogen-electric plug-in hybrid that offers a vision of driving in the future. In...

  • Volkswagen Golf R Touch concept, 2015 Consumer Electronics Show
    VW Golf R Concept Previews Next-Gen Interface, Gesture Controls

    If you drive a nearly new vehicle, you’re probably used to touch-screen controls, steering-wheel toggles, and even some voice commands. ALSO SEE: Jay Leno Encounter The Boys In Blue In The 2015 Corvette Z06: Video Thought it would be even easier if you could just flick your wrist or wave your...

  • Self-driving Audi A7 concept sets out on 550-mile trek
    Autonomous Audi A7 Concept Steers Itself From San Francisco To Las Vegas For CES

    Audi is making two world premieres at this week’s 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, one of which is an autonomous A7 concept that drove to the event itself, after starting off Saturday in San Francisco. The total distance traveled was more than 550 miles, with a number of engineers...

  • Mercedes-Benz F015 Luxury in Motion concept, 2015 Consumer Electronics Show
    More Teasers Released For Mercedes Concept Debuting At 2015 CES

    Mercedes-Benz has released more teaser shots for its new concept car it plans to present at this week’s 2015 Consumer Electronics Show. We’ve already spied a shrouded version of the concept and Mercedes has also dropped a few hints in the recent past. The automaker is hoping the...

  • Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Final Concept, 2015 Tokyo Auto Salon
    Mitsubishi Previews 473-Horsepower Lancer Evolution X Final Concept

    About a month ago, Mitsubishi’s U.S. chief Don Swearingen said the Lancer Evolution’s time had “come and gone” and that there would be no direct replacement for the car once the 2015 model year is out. The Mitsubishi exec also said that a special edition model would be...

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