Toyota ME.WE
If you were at this year’s Shanghai Auto Show, you would have been awash in an array of sleek, edgy and futuristic concept cars. However, there is one concept car that stands out from the rest of the usual fare not just in its appearance but also in its entire design and development philosophy, the [...]
Read More →Mercedes-Benz GLA Concept
Sign of the Times? The new A-Class platform on which these Concept Cars Mercedes-Benz are based marks a dramatic turn for the German luxury marque: unlike virtually all past models, it is a front wheel drive. For purists and fans of older, “classic” Benzes, this a significant and largely unwelcome, change. Front-wheel drive vehicles are [...]
Read More →Alfa Romeo/IED design Gloria Concept Car
Alfa Romeo joined forces with students at Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan to create a new concept car for the upcoming 2013 Geneva Motor Show. This four-door coupe, dubbed the “Gloria,” was designed specifically to appeal to the North American and Asian markets. What is the Gloria Concept? IED Design set up the Gloria [...]
Read More →BMW X4 Concept
BMW threw its hat in the crossover ring 14 years ago with its “Sports Activity Vehicle” X5. Since then, the lineup has since expanded to cover almost every niche, accounting for one-fourth of the brands’ sales. One last model will be added at the next Shanghai Auto Show, the BMW X4. It will give the [...]
Read More →KIA Geneva Concept
Towards a More Distinctive Brand Image When Kia, along with the current incarnation of fellow Korean automaker Hyundai, first began to make waves in the North American market in the late 1990s, they were known for affordability. Although the car was indistinct and somewhat lower quality, it took on existing Japanese vehicles. Throughout the 2000s, [...]
Read More →Callaway Corvette AeroWagen
Although Chevrolet has only offered coupe, t-top and convertible versions of the Corvette, the sports car has a long tradition of shooting brake conversions. Hatchback versions of British sports cars quickly became popular with English hunters needing to carry their rifles, and the style was quickly adapted by 1960s surfers needing a way to carry [...]
Read More →Honda GEAR Concept
The Montreal International Auto Show usually does not receive much press because it runs the same time as the much larger Detroit Auto Show. Despite this, the smaller event saw a couple new concept cars including Honda’s GEAR, a future city car that will see worldwide sales. The Design The company says the car is [...]
Read More →Lincoln MKC Concept
Lincoln’s lineup has not exactly been up to luxury car standards. However, that is not to say Ford cannot build a high-end car: Under the Premier Auto Group, Volvo, Jaguar and Aston Martin saw major improvements in quality and sales. Now that PAG is gone, Ford is left to concentrate on a brand that has [...]
Read More →Toyota Furia
What Does the Video Actually Reveal? Everything the public knows about the car comes exclusively from the 41 second video clip Toyota released on December 21. While it is becoming common practice to build hype and get advance media coverage by “teasing” new concept cars, it is rare for a company to reveal as little [...]
Read More →Hyundai Veloster C3 Roll Top
A Flexible, Versatile Ride The most distinguishing feature of the C3 Roll Top is its soft folding roof panel. Constructed of recycled, weather-treated canvas, the car’s top can be rolled either forward or backward. It’s designed to make loading large items, such as bicycles, kayaks and snowboards, easy and practical. Toward the same end, the [...]
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