
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Moller Sky Car

The Sky Car

This prototype flew a few metres above the ground in 1974. His latest models have more powerful engines and a conventional fuselage type design.
His Moller International company hopes to have the world's first flying car on the market within 10 years. more
MODERN CAR

Wednesday, March 18, 2009
The Chess car…give me a break!!!

The Chess car was recently submitted by it’s designers to the 2008 Michelin Challenge Design, feel free to click on the images below for a closer look.more
Mazda Taiki

Mazda Kiyora Concept

MAZDA NAGARE

Acura Advanced Sports Car Concept

2009 Audi R8 LMS

2007 Artega GT

Audi R15 TDI: first 'second' generation diesel racing sports car

Lamborghini Murcielago LP 650-4

2009 Aston Martin Lagonda Concept

toyota-iq-ft-ev-concept

Rumors that Toyota may sell its European iQ microcar in the U.S. under the Scion brand have reached a fever pitch, thanks to a new press release about a forthcoming Scion concept car.
Although no specifics are mentioned in the release, Scion’s hinted that the forthcoming concept is youthful, yet is aimed toward the “growing urbanization trend.” Sounds like we can expect a small urban runabout, not unlike the iQ. If true, this will mark the second iQ-based concept this year (the Toyota FT-EV was the first) and may indicate Toyota’s serious about bringing the Smart Fortwo-sized city car stateside.
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Bertone BAT 11 DK Concept

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Acura Advanced Sports Car Concept sketch

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Saturday, March 14, 2009
Green Concept Car: Green Apple by Julien Sarremejean

Designed by Julien Sarremejean and unveiled at the Local Motors competition it’s a NYC-centric car, that features an accessible battery pack, an air intake system that can revolutionize the way we drive cars today and a space-conscious design that makes it perfect for big city life. Unlike traditional air intake systems this one sucks air in and twirl a set of small windmills that purify air.more
MAZDA FURAI CONCEPT: THE EMBODIMENT OF ZOOM-ZOOM

Citroen C-Buggy

Peugeot 908 RC

Honda's out-of-the-box PUYO concept

‘PUYO’ is a Japanese onomatopoeia that expresses the sensation of touching the vehicle’s soft body. It is meant to convey a warm, friendly impression.
The PUYO represents a new idea in mobility that brings together ‘clean’, ‘safe’ and ‘fun’ functionality in an environmentally responsible, people-friendly minimalist design featuring an ultra-high efficiency, small frame and fuel cell technology to please both users and onlookers alike.more
peugeot stylight, a hot electric three-seater concept

CLEVER: 3 Wheeled Compact Low Emission Vehicle Concept

With automobile tycoons already battling with the production of automobiles that maintains equilibrium between space and economy, CLEVER or Compact Low Emission Vehicle is a concept vehicle from the Technical University of Berlin that expresses a new meaning to the urban Transport. Running on compressed natural gas, this three-wheeled vehicle (two rear wheels and one front) is 3 feet wide and can accommodate two persons (good opportunity for working couples). The computer-monitored hydraulic rolling system offers an ultimate driving experience with zero lateral forces at sloping position of up to 45degree, likewise riding a bike. Making a fuel utilization of 188 miles per gallon, this 10 ft long, 3.3 ft wide and 4.4 feet high vehicle is ever comes into production.
Currently, it has to work on its concept so that it can have an edge over its competitor’s creation of Carver One (video below) that has hit UK market. more
2010 Acura NSX Spied
At first glance, we thought this engineering test vehicle was the Lexus LF-A, not an Acura NSX replacement. Then we remembered the 2007 Acura Advanced Sports Car Concept that debuted at the 2007 North American International Auto Show. Suddenly it made sense.This test car is well camouflaged, but there are some clear differences from the concept car. The front fascia is more aggressive and has a large air intake in the center that is flanked by two smaller intakes. Headlights have been modified for production by increasing the size and angle of the lights. The changes give the car a more aggressive front end, and also differentiate the NSX from other Acura products. With this much camo covering the car, it's impossible to tell if that's a good or bad thing. Hopefully a closer-to-production car debuts at an auto show this year.While the concept car had rocker panels that tucked neatly under the car, the production car will have rockers that point away from the body. The greenhouse is a bit taller now, and the rear window will give much more visibility than the concept's. Changes to the rear bumper and lights are numerous. Expect the stacked exhaust to remain, but note the three air ducts at the bottom of the bumper and the production-friendly taillights. This car loses the distinct crease in the middle of the back bumper that we saw on the concept. We can't tell if the taillights stretch across the rear of the car like the concept's did. A pronounced bump on the hatch should provide downforce for better grip on the track.Acura has been fiddling with the design and engine choices for the NSX for a long time now. It looks as if those choices have finally been made and the car should be headed to production as a 2010 model. Of course the Nissan GT-R is foiling Acura and Toyota's plans for building legitimate supercars since the Nissan is so cheap and so capable.Photo Gallery: 2010 Acura NSX Spied - Latest News, Reviews, and Features - Automobile Magazine
Cadillac CTS Review

Series with Cadillac's first factory wagon for the American market. A production version
of the CTS Coupe Concept should appear during 2010, and down the road there may
even be a convertible. And, oh, yes: a turbodiesel V6 option is another possibility.The redesigned Cadillac CTS is a much-improved premium midsize sedan. Consumer
Guide gives it a Best Buy ribbon as “finally a legitimate alternative to cars from Audi,
BMW and Infiniti.” Critical reaction elsewhere is mostly glowing too. Indeed, the CTS just
missed winning 2008 North American Car of the Year honors. more
2010 Toyota Supra Review and Prices

Carmakers usually shrug off new-model rumors, but Toyota did the just opposite with the FT-HS. As Road & Track reported, a company spokesperson described the concept as "a car we all know Toyota should have. It would slide right into the slot where the Supra was, as a mid-price sports/GT car--something we need in our product line." Which implies a rival to the Nissan 350Z, which the concept closely matches in size, and not the Chevrolet Corvette, which the last Supra targeted. Trouble is, a strong yen 10 years ago priced the Supra out of its market. A new hybrid model could suffer the same fate, given today's weak dollar/yen exchange and hybrid technology that remains expensive.more
LINCOLN C CONCEPT

Showing BMW’s increasing distance from the Chris Bangle flame-surfacing design language of the late 1990s and early 2000s, the BMW M1 is a smooth, flowing, yet angular wedge with a low brow, high haunches and the signature kidney grille.more
BMW M1 Concept

Showing BMW’s increasing distance from the Chris Bangle flame-surfacing design language of the late 1990s and early 2000s, the BMW M1 is a smooth, flowing, yet angular wedge with a low brow, high haunches and the signature kidney grille.more
Mercedes McLaren SLR Stirling Moss

Friday, March 13, 2009
First Look: Audi Sportback Concept

Audi is clearly proud of its Sportback philosophy, which it defines as "the sporting elegance of a coupe, the versatility of a five-door model, sophisticated technology and pronounced sportiness."
First applied to the Audi A3, and more recently on its A1 Sportback concept seen at the 2008 Paris show, the Four Ring brand's latest Sportback-inspired intrepretation -- the Audi Sportback Concept unveiled at the 2009 Detroit show -- is by far the most luxurious and daring of its five-door efforts to date and no doubt serves as a thinly-veiled concept version of the soon-to-arrive Audi A7.more
Cadillac

The Cadillac Converj is still just a concept. Even though I'm far from the only motor journalist to have gushed over the star of the North American International Auto Show, General Motors' brass hasn't given a production version the green light. To refresh your memory, the Converj is a sexy 2+2 coupe riding on a version of the Chevrolet Volt's Voltec platform, powered by a 16 kW set of lithium-ion batteries with a 1.4-liter four-cylinder engine for recharging purposes only. We'll have more details in an upcoming issue of Motor Trend magazine and of course here at MT.com.
One obvious issue regarding its green light: the Converj is a two-door coupe. My kind of car. And the kind of car designers love to draw. More