Although it is simply a fiberglass shell powered by an electric motor, the Nagare — pronounced nah-gar-ay, Japanese for "flow" — was one of the hits of the show. The first of four concepts showcasing the nagare design language, with others to follow at the Detroit, Geneva, and Tokyo shows in 2007, this sleek sports coupe uses organic design cues that are typically Japanese and manages to be both beautifully proportioned and adventurously detailed.more
Automobile industry has taken plenty of slack over the decades about how it has been spewing tons of pollutants into the atmosphere causing air quality to gone down to deplorable levels. For that reason most of the manufacturers embraced the ‘green way’. And designers started drawing so here’s an amazing concept car, dubbed Green Apple.
The last prototypes Citroen (C-buggy and C-airplay) are capable of taking onboard only two people, including driver. Does indicate this that the Frenchmen do see two-place the automobile of future with the dual chevron precisely by such? They consider in any case, marketologi Citroen that the uncommon super-compact models have for the productive leisure excellent prospects in Europe. The premier of concept C-buggy, which develops the idea of “automobile for the pleasure”, presented to public in the past year in Bologna in person C-airplay, it took place on the Madrid auto-salon at the end of May. As hints name, C-buggy is differed from predecessor in terms of the absence of the roof, intensified by suspension and elements in the deliberately vsedorozhnom style like the silvery plastic “protection” from the front and from behind and enormous wheel arches.more
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
Look out European luxury brands, CTS is poised to follow its hit sedan and red-hot V-
BMW M1 Concept shows BMW can reinterpret its classics BMW M1 in a modern and daring way. Sharing the essential core of the original BMW M1’s design, yet thoroughly up-to-date, the new concept arrives just a month past its predecessor’s 30th birthday.
Introduced at the Detroit Auto Show this year, the Stirling Moss will be the last iteration of the SLR McLaren line. Its lines seem surprising illicit love-it-or-hate-it reaction, but no one can argue that Mercedes-Benz did not come with something unique to send to its flagship model. Not that you can buy one at any rate - only 75 are planned for production and only available to loyal customers of SLR. So what does 750,000 euros get you? Besides the unique body and interior, every car comes with the bread and butter-MB supercharged V8 pumping 650 horsepower, plus the ability to go 200 mph without much protection of a windshield. Sounds like a very good deal for us. Still can not decide whether McLaren SLR Stirling Moss's your style? Check out the pictures to the right.more
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
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
