Concept Cars

Volkswagen will reportedly show its upcoming Golf R Cabriolet at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, which kicks off with press days on March 5. You won’t have to wait that long to see what’s encased in this giant block of ice, as VW promises an “ausbruch” (break-out) in...

Kia has released the first images of a sporty new concept car the automaker is planning to debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. The vehicle is described as a “racy new urban concept” and features the latest evolution of Kia’s tiger-nose front-end design. It's also clearly a coupe...

From the same company that brought us the world’s first diesel-electric hybrid, comes a new concept that does away with the electric component of hybrid cars and replaces it with compressed air instead. That company is French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen, which at its recent Innovation Day...

While Hyundai was quick to point out that the HCD-14 Genesis Concept isn't a preview of the next Genesis sedan--despite the name--it's clear that the Detroit show concept is intended to preview the future of the brand's styling for its premium sedan. The HCD-14 itself is rather impractically styled...

The Lamborghini Calà, a concept car dreamed up by Italdesign Giugiaro as a possible replacement for the Jalpa, and unveiled for the first time in 1995, will be hitting public roads in the very near future. The Calà will be taking part in the Grande Giro Lamborghini, an epic rally that...

If Lincoln is to succeed as a luxury brand, this much is clear: it needs more products than it currently has in its catalog. Chief among these is a compact luxury crossover, since the segment has experienced rapid growth in recent years. Enter the Lincoln MKC compact crossover concept, the...

A new Acura NSX supercar is brewing, and though the concept versions we’ve seen don’t appear to resemble the original NSX in anyway, apart from also featuring a mid-engine layout and V-6 engine, the two cars do have some core commonality. Just like the original ‘New Sportscar...

Crossovers don’t have to be bland, something that automaker Nissan proved with its stylish Murano and Murano Cross Cabriolet models. Abandoning the utilitarian box-on-box styling traditionally favored by SUVs and crossovers, the Murano was one of the first such vehicles that customers bought...

Acura has unveiled an updated version of its production-destined NSX concept, which not only gives us a better indication as to what the final version will look like but also the styling of its interior. You may recall that the previous NSX concept unveiled at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show only showed...

Volkswagen has given a preview of a new model destined for production that it hopes will attract young families. The preview came in the form of a stylish new crossover concept that’s remarkably fuel efficient. Called the CrossBlue, the new concept was unveiled this week at the 2013 Detroit...

Honda has revealed its Urban SUV Concept at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, and the subcompact crossover foretells the styling of an all-new model expected to debut here in 2014. Honda bills its Urban SUV Concept as “dynamic and youthful,” while promising that the crossover will...

These are the first live images of the concept version of BMW’s replacement for the 3-Series Coupe, which once again confirm the new car will be called a 4-Series as well as reaffirming our belief that BMW can still design a stunning vehicle. Clearly the design of BMW’s new 4-Series...

Ten years ago, if you'd said Hyundai would hold a nine percent market share in the premium large sedan segments, you'd probably have been laughed out of whatever wigwam you'd been smoking your peyote in. Today, it's reality. At the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, we get a look at the future of the brand's...

Following the successful launch of its Passat mid-size sedan last year, Volkswagen continues to target popular U.S. market segments. Their latest concept car, launched today at the Detroit Auto Show, is a mid-size crossover utility vehicle that aims right at the popular Honda Pilot and Toyota...

Fiat isn’t making a big deal of this week’s 2013 Detroit Auto Show but the Italian brand, now in control of Chrysler, hasn’t forgotten the show altogether. Fiat has unveiled two new design concepts in Detroit based on its sporty 500 Abarth and 500 Turbo models. The automaker says...

Toyota invested significant money in developing a carbon fiber manufacturing business to construct the Lexus LFA. Originally, its goal was to streamline the process, in hopes of reducing the cost to produce carbon fiber components. As Toyota soon learned, carbon fiber component manufacturing...

Volkswagen has big plans in store for next week's Detroit Auto Show, where media preview days begin Monday. One of several cars it will show is the Volkswagen Passat Performance Concept, a "sneak peek" of a new, sportier model of its U.S.-built Passat mid-size sedan with an all-new 250-horsepower...

This weekend plays host to the 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon, and one of the stars of the event has just been revealed, the GRMN Sports FR Concept Platinum from Gazoo Racing. Gazoo Racing is one of Toyota’s most successful motorsport partners, competing in the likes of the Nürburgring 24 Hours...

On January 15, Nissan will take the wraps off its latest crossover concept, dubbed the Resonance, at this year’s Detroit Auto Show. Aside from the above teaser image, Nissan is only saying that the Resonance is the latest in a series of “envelope-pushing” crossover designs from...

Since late October Ferrari has been running an exhibition at its official museum in Maranello, Italy dedicated to the late Sergio Pininfarina, a legendary designer responsible for the look of many of the automaker’s most significant cars of the past six decades. Though originally scheduled to...