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A 187-MPH Hybrid As Fast As It Is Green

A 187-MPH Hybrid As Fast As It Is Green

Italdesign Giugiaro is a familiar name to gearheads the world over, and its designs for everything from Hyundai to Ferrari are well known. Frazer-Nash, on the other hand, is generally considered the answer to a trivia question, but it was once a respected sports car company. All of those names came together at the Geneva [...]

May 28th, 2009 | Posted in Concept Cars, Concept Vehicles | Read More »

British Bailout Buys a Land Rover LRX

British Bailout Buys a Land Rover LRX

  In an attempt to turn Land Rover an environmentally friendly shade of British Racing Green, the U.K. government is giving the SUV-maker £27 million ($38 million) to defray the cost of developing a compact SUV based on their LRX concept. Land Rover says the new two-door (which they call a “cross coupe”) will be [...]

May 28th, 2009 | Posted in Concept Cars, Concept Vehicles | Read More »

An Old Race Car Made New. And Green

An Old Race Car Made New. And Green

Cracking 150 mph isn’t a big deal these days, but back in 1926 it was enough to make a Sunbeam Tiger called Ladybird the quickest car on the planet. A British design student has paid tribute to that remarkable car by reimagining it as an all-electric roadster. The concept car envisioned by Ryan Skelly would [...]

May 28th, 2009 | Posted in Concept Cars, Concept Vehicles | Read More »

Three-Wheeler Gets 60 MPG. Batteries Not Included.

Three-Wheeler Gets 60 MPG. Batteries Not Included.

The EMC3 is an eye-catching three-wheeled enclosed motorcycle with all the creature comforts of a low-cost car. This May, it just might be coming to a dealer near you. The creator of the EMC3, ECO Motor Car Company, is a Seattle startup with a “less is more” philosophy. In this case, one less wheel is [...]

May 28th, 2009 | Posted in Concept Cars, Concept Vehicles | Read More »

Automobiles and the Future of Transportation It’s Time for the Peugeot Capsule

Automobiles and the Future of Transportation It’s Time for the Peugeot Capsule

A South African designer has created a concept for Peugeot that combines the freedom of an all-terrain vehicle with the connectivity of the internet, all in an eco-friendly package. “The idea was to unite a crowd of people with the same interests, using a vehicle that offers them freedom, fun, technology and style,” designer Alp [...]

May 28th, 2009 | Posted in Concept Cars, Concept Vehicles | Read More »

The World’s Ugliest Corvette

The World’s Ugliest Corvette

Jason Castriota of the Italian coach building company Stile Bertone is turning heads again with a bug-like supercar based on the awesome Corvette ZR-1. The Mantide – that’s pronounced MAN-tih-day, and it’s Italian for mantis – retains the super-Vette’s 638-horsepower supercharged V-8 engine but wraps it in bodywork that’s funky to say the least. Castriota [...]

May 28th, 2009 | Posted in Concept Cars | Read More »

Mercedes F-Cell Roadster built by trainees concept.

Mercedes F-Cell Roadster built by trainees concept.

This Frankenstein’s monster was created by Mercedes-Benz students when they were asked to build a fuel cell-powered car.The F-Cell roadster draws inspiration from both the Benz Patent Motor Car of 1886 and modern Mercedes sports cars such as the SLR. The vehicle has an emissions-free fuel cell system in the back and packs a power rating [...]

March 26th, 2009 | Posted in Auto News, Concept Cars, Manufacturers (M-R), Mercedes-Benz | Read More »