Concept Cars
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MINI has provided a not-so-subtle preview of the styling that will define its future range, by unveiling the new MINI Vision concept car, which the brand admits showcases various elements of its future design. The MINI Vision was unveiled overnight at the company’s design studio based in Munich, Germany and presented by its design boss Anders Warming. It only takes a quick glance to spot the similarities between the concept and the numerous prototypes we’ve seen for the third-generation of the modern MINI, the 2014 MINI Cooper, due out in showrooms early next year. However...
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BMW M4 Concept Set For 2013 Pebble Beach Concours: ReportThe 2014 BMW M4 will make its official debut at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show next January, where it will be showcased alongside a brand new M3, but we won’t have to wait that long to see the car. That’s because a M4 concept previewing the production version is set to be revealed at the...
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Mercedes-Benz Designs A... Golf Cart?Can’t afford a new Mercedes-Benz? Well how about a Mercedes-Benz golf cart? No, the automaker famous for building some of the world’s most luxurious cars isn’t about to launch a golf cart but it has given us a preview of what such a vehicle could look like if it ever did. During...
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Aston Martin Vanquish Volante, V12 Vantage S, CC100 Coming To Pebble BeachAston Martin is taking advantage of its featured marque status with the U.S. debut of three very cool cars.
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Jaguar Project 7 At The 2013 Goodwood Festival Of Speed: VideoFeatured in the video above is Jaguar chief vehicle integrity engineer Mike Cross talking about the automaker’s latest Project 7 concept car based on the F-Type sports car. The one-off speedster made its world debut at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed over the weekend, where Cross was able...
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BMW Concept Active Tourer Outdoor: Gold Race OrangeIt's rare that concept cars are very concept-y at all anymore. BMW is one of the worst offenders, showing what are basically production cars with funky wheels and calling them concepts. But sometimes we don't care. BMW's Concept Active Tourer Outdoor is ostensibly aimed at outdoorsy types. We don't...
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The promised special concept based on the Jaguar F-Type is called Project 7. It will debut at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed--and it's not the F-Type coupe. Reduced to a single-seater with a D-Type-style fairing and carbon fiber aerodynamic work the Project 7 sprints to 60 mph in 4.1 seconds and hits a top speed of 186 mph. Power comes from the familiar supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 of the F-Type V8 S, but upgraded to 550 PS--a figure Jaguar typically matches in horsepower for U.S.-market cars. With Jaguar chief vehicle integrity engineer Mike Cross at the wheel, the F-Type-based Project 7...
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Opel Monza Coupe Concept Coming To Frankfurt: ReportOpel is reportedly set on bringing a rear-wheel-drive coupe to the market. The concept version of this should be arriving to wow crowds at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show, and an early report from AutoExpress suggests the vehicle could take on the likes of the BMW 4-Series and the Audi A5. This...
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Ford Revisits Early Mustang Concept: VideoAs we approach the upcoming reveal of the next-generation 2015 Ford Mustang, the automaker is taking a step back to remember a bit of its own history with the pony car. Ford have dug through their photo archives to find images of the original Mustang concept car, and it's quite a head turner. Not...
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BMW Announces New Active Tourer Outdoor ConceptBMW has announced a follow-up to its 1-Series Gran Turismo-previewing Concept Active Tourer, which it plans to unveil at the OutDoor Friedrichshafen outdoor and camping event in Germany next month. The new concept is called the Concept Active Tourer Outdoor and it has been described as having been...
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Argentina’s Bucci Special Supercar Project Edges Closer To ProductionA new supercar, one that’s been several years in the making, is edging closer to production and is destined to become Argentina’s first exotic car. The car is the Bucci Special and it is being showcased this week in concept form at the 2013 Buenos Aires Auto Show. The project came about...
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New Audi Sport Quattro Set For Frankfurt Auto Show: ReportIn 2010, Audi rolled out a new Quattro concept car to mark 30 years since the launch of the original Quattro, the Ur-Quattro, back in 1980. Talk of a production version quickly followed, but even now, three years down the track, we’re still no closer to the launch of a modern-day Quattro...
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Toyota teased its track-focused GT 86 TRD Griffon concept at the beginning of June 2013. The car was eventually revealed at the Tokyo Auto Salon, and now fans of the lightweight coupe are going to see it hit the track. Toyota is bringing the two-door to the Goodwood Festival of Speed, and this little machine should prove to be quite the adept hillclimber. To prep it for its track time, the TRD team shed as much weight as they could. Carbon fiber body panels have been swapped in so that the door, roof, hood, truck, and rear wing are all made up of the lighter material. Additionally, the front...
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Toyota Unveils Wacky Sports Concept: VideoToyota has used an upcoming toy fair in Tokyo to present a wacky sports concept you could actually build yourself. Its name is the Camatte57s and it is essentially a kit car that’s designed to be simple enough for a child to assemble. Camatte is derived from the Japanese word for...
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PGO Previews Upgrades For Cévennes Speedster With Water Snake ConceptPGO Automobiles, a niche sports car manufacturer based in France, has previewed its latest updates for its Cévennes speedster with a new concept car. The concept was first shown at last month’s 2013 Shanghai Auto Show but PGO has only now released official photos and details. The...
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Design Process For The BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupe Explained: VideoBMW has established a new partnership with legendary Italian design house Pininfarina, the company responsible for some of the greatest performance cars the world has ever known and an expert in elegance and proportion. To mark the start of the partnership, the German automaker commissioned the...
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Alfa Romeo 8C Disco Volante: The Sound, At Villa d'EsteFunky-hot and retro-modern, the Carrozzeria Touring Superlegerra Alfa Romeo 8C Disco Volante channels the best of the classic Italian coachbuilding ethos, but filters it through a modern lens. The result is breathtaking. Fortunately it sounds the part, too. Filmed at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa...
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Hear The Aston Martin CC100 Rev Its V-12 Engine: VideoSnap, crackle and pop! No, we’re not talking about breakfast cereals here but the signature sound of the burly V-12 fitted to Aston Martin’s CC100 Speedster concept. The car was first shown at the recent Nürburgring 24 Hours, where it made a historic lap of the Nürburgring...
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The BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupe has made its official debut at the 2013 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este and we now have the first video footage of the striking concept. The video highlights many sumptuous details of the design, such as its complex mesh pattern over the lower intakes, beautiful sculpted flanks, rare kauri wood dash accents and high-grade Foglizzo leather trim. BMW describes the Gran Lusso Coupe as a one-off concept built to mark the start of collaboration between the German automaker and Italian design house Pininfarina. Moreover, the concept is said to represent the...
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BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupe RevealedThis weekend is the prestigious Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in Northern Italy and BMW will be out in force with two concepts, the Concept Ninety motorcycle celebrating the 90th anniversary of its Motorrad division and the lavish yet somewhat restrained Gran Lusso Coupe. BMW...
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Renault Twin’Run Racing Concept Previews Next Twingo: VideoRenault has unveiled a racy new concept car at the Monaco Grand Prix that the French automaker is using to preview its next-generation Twingo minicar, more specifically, the Twingo RS performance model. The new concept goes by the name Twin’Run and its design pays homage to the legendary R5...
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Aston Martin CC100 Speedster Concept Revealed: VideoAston Martin has released full details for its CC100 Speedster based on the V12 Vantage, following the striking concept’s debut at the Nürburgring 24 Hours this weekend where the automaker is competing. The concept was created in celebration of Aston Martin’s centenary this year...
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Aston Martin Teases Its CC100 Speedster Concept: VideoIn early March, we told you Aston Martin will be unveiling a special concept to help celebrate its centenary this year. Today, the historic British automaker confirmed that the concept will be unveiled this weekend at a special event coinciding with the Nürburgring 24 Hours endurance race...
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BMW And Pininfarina To Mark New Partnership With Gran Lusso CoupeBMW has established a new partnership with legendary Italian design house Pininfarina, the company responsible for some of the greatest performance cars the world has ever known and an expert in elegance and proportion. To mark the new partnership, the German automaker has commissioned a new coupe...
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