Concept

  • 2010 Mercedes-Benz Concept 358

    Mercedes-Benz has used this week’s 2010 Australian Motor Show in Sydney to unveil two very unique vehicles, both designed by the automaker’s Aussie division as a way to highlight the importance of the local market and show off some new design ideas that could eventually be offered to customers all around the world. The first is the striking Concept 358 based on the C 63 AMG sports sedan. The Concept 358 is the only C 63 AMG in the world to be painted in designo Pearl Orange paint from the AMG factory in Affalterbach, Germany and it also comes with AMG’s latest Performance...

  • 2013 Lotus Esprit Concept
    Lotus Drops More Images Of New Esprit Supercar

    To say Lotus pulled off a bit of a coup at last month’s 2010 Paris Auto Show is a massive understatement given the automaker’s reveal of no less than six brand new concept cars, all of which are intended for production over the next five years. The list of concepts range from tiny urban...

  • 2011 Suzuki Swift R Concept
    2011 Suzuki Swift R Concept Previewed Ahead Of Beijing Auto Show Debut

    The Suzuki Swift is a hot little hatch sold in most parts of the globe and in its Swift Sport guise can be a hoot to drive, easily upsetting some much more expensive models when it comes to fun factor. The U.S. is finally set to taste what the rest of the world has been enjoying for years as the...

  • 2014 Lotus Elite with roof down
    First Look At 2014 Lotus Elite With Roof Down

    At last month’s 2010 Paris Auto Show Lotus showed off no less than six concept cars that the automaker intends on producing in the coming years, and one of the standouts was the new 2014 Lotus Elite grand tourer. Described as the embodiment of Lotus’ new era, the striking Lotus Elite...

  • 2009 BMW EfficientDynamics Concept
    Video: BMW Teases Its "Secret Car"

    The "dontblogaboutthis.com" site has crossed the bridge to official BMW promotion, with a new Facebook competition to get a chance behind the wheel of the "secret car" on the racetrack--presumably before it's unveiled. In the video we see a few enticing snippets of the car, which is looking more...

  • 2010 Lotus City Car Concept
    2010 Paris Auto Show: Lotus City Car Concept

    With the handful of new production intent concept cars Lotus is showing off at the 2010 Paris Auto Show this week, it’s evident the automaker, typically focused with lightweight sports cars, is trying new things. What’s interesting to see is that Lotus is expanding towards both ends of...

  • 2010 Infiniti IPL G Cabrio Concept

    Infiniti is at last aiming to take on high-performance designations like BMW's M line and Audi's S cars with its own Infiniti Performance Line (IPL). Following up on the IPL G37 Coupe revealed in August at Pebble Beach, the IPL G Cabrio Concept, Infiniti has rolled out an equally aggressive concept version of an IPL G Convertible. Like the IPL G37 Coupe, the Cabrio Concept has a 348-horsepower version of Infiniti's 3.7-liter V-6, featuring a high-flow dual exhaust, sport-tuned suspension, and upgraded steering gear. On the outside, the Cabrio gets more aggressive aerodynamics, and inside...

  • 2010 Audi e-tron Spyder Concept live photos
    2010 Paris Auto Show: Audi e-tron Spyder Concept

    Turns out yesterday’s quattro Concept wasn’t the only big surprise Audi had in store for this week’s 2010 Paris Auto Show. Today we were treated with yet another e-tron electric vehicle, the 2010 Audi e-tron Spyder--though this one is very different to the stuff we’ve seen...

  • 2010 Nissan Townpod Concept
    2010 Paris Auto Show: Nissan Townpod Concept

    Nissan's take on an all-electric city vehicle has been revealed today in the form of the new Townpod Concept, which is making its debut at the 2010 Paris Auto Show. Targeted at those always on the go, the Townpod can be tailored to a particular customer’s own needs and is described as a cross...

  • 2012 BMW 6-Series
    2010 Paris Auto Show: BMW Concept 6-Series Coupe Live Photos

    Easily one of the most dramatic vehicle unveilings at this week’s 2010 Paris Auto Show, the all-new 2010 BMW Concept 6-Series Coupe has made its official world debut and gives us a near-perfect preview of the design that will eventually feature on the upcoming 2012 BMW 6-Series Coupe. The...

  • 2010 Jaguar C-X75 Concept
    2010 Paris Auto Show: Jaguar C-X75 Concept Live Photos

    Jaguar's C-X75 concept car, designed to celebrate the marque's 75th anniversary and unveiled today at the 2010 Paris Auto Show, is nothing if not a striking design. And its technology is equally as stunning: it's an extended-range electric car with 68 miles of range on a lithium-ion battery pack...

  • Audi Quattro concept - 2010 Paris Auto Show
    2010 Paris Auto Show: Audi quattro Concept Live Photos

    Audi has pulled the wraps off its Audi quattro Concept for the Paris Motor Show, and we're bringing you a few more images of this aggressive little coupe that shows the brand's intent to revisit its roots. Thirty years ago, the original Audi Quattro—the car, that is—was a first in some...

  • 2010 Lotus Elite Concept

    Concept cars, green cars, electric cars--new cars. It's all coming to the 2010 Paris Auto Show at the end of this month, and High Gear Media is gearing up to bring you wall-to-wall Paris coverage starting...now. The show opens tomorrow to the media, but we've already previewed some of the dozens of new cars we'll bring you live later this month. Cars like the nifty Kia Pop electric-car concept, the mysterious Lamborghini concept car, a new Lexus IS lineup, and the Range Rover Evoque and Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class. There's so much yet to come, before the doors of the Paris Expo even open, we've...

  • 2010 Paris Auto Show Lamborghini Concept sixth teaser
    Lamborghini Drops Sixth Teaser For New Paris Concept

    The 2010 Paris Auto Show gets underway this week, and that means so is Lamborghini's upcoming Paris concept. Today we have a new teaser image of the concept in addition to Lamborghini's original sports car "manifesto." The game is about to change for Lamborghini, and this is how it will happen...

  • 2010 Infiniti Performance Line G Cabrio Concept
    2010 Paris Auto Show Preview: Infiniti Performance Line G Cabrio Concept

    At last month’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance we were treated with the unveiling of the new Infiniti Performance Line (IPL) branding, along with its first model, the 2011 Infiniti G37 Coupe IPL. Today, less than a week out from the 2010 Paris Auto Show, we have a preview of...

  • 2010 Smart Escooter Concept
    2010 Paris Auto Show Preview: Smart Escooter Concept

    Last year we saw the C1-E electric scooter concept from BMW, and just yesterday MINI dropped images of its new Scooter E, and now rival company Daimler has released details of yet another electric scooter concept: the 2010 Smart Escooter. Set to debut next week at the 2010 Paris Auto Show, the new...

  • 2010 Opel GTC Paris Concept
    2010 Paris Auto Show Preview: Opel GTC Paris Concept

    The 2010 Paris Auto Show is less than a week away now so it’s not surprising to see more and more new model and concept debuts planned for the show starting to be revealed. We’ve already seen the Renault DeZir Concept and new Peugeot 508 sedan and now Opel, GM’s European division...

  • 2010 ARK Track Time Attack Genesis Coupe
    SEMA 2010: Hyundai Genesis Coupe Gets ARK-ed

    The 2010 SEMA show comes to Las Vegas at the end of October, but Hyundai's getting ahead of the aftermarket action by releasing these sketches of its Genesis Coupe, as re-envisioned by ARK Performance of South Korea. ARK's Genesis kit takes the basic 306-horsepower, 3.8-liter V-6 found in the Coupe...

  • 2010 MINI Scooter E Concept

    In March of 2008 BMW first announced plans to establish a new research division called ‘Project i,’ whose task would be to develop a number of solutions for a vehicle designed for congested city motoring. The goal of Project i was never to exclusively develop one type of vehicle or another, but to come up with a range of technologies BMW could introduce across its fleet or even under a rumored fourth brand. The first tangible development of Project i was the all-electric MINI-E, which BMW is using to gather feedback about what urban customers want and need from a zero-emissions...

  • 2010 Citroen Lacoste Concept
    2010 Paris Auto Show: Citroen Lacoste Concept

    Following on from the striking GQbyCitroen concept car shown earlier this year, French automaker Citroen has unveiled a brand new concept car designed for the lifestyle-oriented car segment. The latest concept was developed in partnership with the fashion label Lacoste and has been designed to...

  • Peugeot EX1 concept electric sports car
    2010 Paris Auto Show Preview: 340-HP Peugeot EX1 EV Concept

    The Frenchification of the news continues, this time with Peugeot's latest addition: the EX1 all-electric sports car concept. Built with the look of a futuristic track-day toy, it packs a 340-horsepower, all-wheel-drive punch. The EX1 also features an unconventional narrow rear track and single...

  • 2010 Lotus Elite Concept
    2010 Paris Auto Show Preview: Lotus Elite Concept

    Lotus is planning a concept extravaganza for next week's 2010 Paris Auto Show, including a new take on the Esprit supercar, and today we have a glimpse of one of the vehicles that will be gracing the stands of the niche British sports car company. Described as the embodiment of Lotus’ new...

  • 2011 BMW 6-Series
    2010 Paris Auto Show Preview: BMW Concept 6-Series Coupe

    Twelve days remain until the 2010 Paris Motor Show opens to the press, and BMW is hitting the ground running, releasing the preliminary details on its coming attractions. The BMW Concept 6-Series Coupe shown here is a design study for a premium two-plus-two that takes the 6 marque into the next...

  • BMW's 'don't blog about this' teaser
    Video: BMW's Don'tBlogAboutThis Sheds More Of Its Cocoon

    Generally we'd be happy to take BMW's advice and skip the rather melodramatic Dont Blog About This site and concept, but a new video out today shows the car off in better form than ever. And with Paris just around the corner, it's probably worth taking a closer look. In the video we see a lot of...

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