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more about #conceptcars more comments → LuciferV8: It's an ok design, but really I'd like to see a whole new car. It depresses me that there are no good new designs coming out of the Russian auto indu... more » MaWeiTao: It looks like a cross between an LFA and a GT-R. Not bad, but very derivative. more » Turboner: It's going to need wider front tires to prevent lots of understeer if it is based on the 3000GT, I think. What is with everyone wanting the "staggard... more » Turboner: Does this mean a new supply of those hard to find Getrag trannies for 3000GT VR4 owners? more » dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!: Weirder still, instead of starting with a VR4 (the 4 wheel drive version of the 3000gt) they have taken the fwd part of a fwd 3000 and welded it to th... more » beercheck: Interestingly enough, a gentleman in front of me in the grocery store checkout line yesterday informed me that there's a worldwide shortage of Eggo wa... more » that ain't the way to have fun, son: Are you sure it's not an Eggo Revolt? more » JC Whitless: You could never build a whole car out of Lego on the old 3000GT platform. Silly Ruskies with all that potato whisky mash and bears dancing in little ... more » Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est: I like it. It is also very nice that it doesn't have the proportions of a FWD (looking at you, Bentley). #bugatti more » tonyola: I have less problem with the styling (even the chrome) than the fact that this might cost more than a Veyron. It doesn't look like the money. Also, th... more » -
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E'go Revolt: Russian 3000GT Officially Sketched
The E'go Revolt is a Russian car built on the old Mitsubishi 3000GT platform, which sounds like the worst idea ever — until you see the first official sketches below. More » -
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Four-Door Bugatti Galibier 16C Live, And In The Insanely Expensive Metal Flesh
The Bugatti Galibier debuted in Los Angeles last week before a crowd of people wealthy enough to care. The photos finally reveal proportions of the front-mounted W16 super saloon concept. Also, the photographer managed to snag some "baby" Bugatti "news."
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GM Designer Explains OnStar Car Hero Concept
The last thing we expected when calling out the GM Onstar Car Hero concept in yesterday's Design Challenge post was an email from the designer. Steve Anderson shot us an email to listen to our criticisms and explain his concept. More » -
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Automaker Future "Youthmobile" Concepts Are Wacky
The 6th Annual Design Challenge winner will be announced at the LA Auto Show, picked from this selection of six radical concepts designed for sale in thirty years to appeal to the cell phone, internet and Guitar Hero generation. More » -
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BMW Finally Acknowledges Inline-Six, Sticks It In A Motorcycle
While BMW cars have spent the last two decades moving away from the inline-six that made them so famous, it looks like BMW motorcycles are soon going to adopt the configuration for a production bike. More » -
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Pretend Cars From A Future With No Automotive Legislation
Volkswagen/Audi of America Design Center California – The Audi eOra and eSpira are an accessible representation of freedom and coming of age. Like a downhill skier, the eOra carves the roadscape with precision by constantly adapting to the driver's movements and intentions. Using next generation vehicle control logic, the eSpira takes even the smallest body movements and gestures of the driver into consideration and synchronizes them with the vehicle to result in unmatched agility and responsiveness. More »
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Jeep Lower Forty Lurks In SEMA Dark
The Jeep Lower Forty Concept is a badass, 40-inch-tired Wrangler-like take-no-mercy off-roading concept debuting earlier this year. Chrysler's dragged it out to SEMA to distract from the lack of new products in their booth. Gallery below. More » -
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Chevy Silverado ZR2 Concept: The 550 HP Raptor-Fighter That'll Never Happen
In addition to the not-a-Z28 Jay Leno Camaro concept and a slew of other mullet-mobile mock-ups, GM brought out this Chevy Silverado ZR2 concept, the bowtie brand's weak-ass attempt at a Raptor-fighter. More » -
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What Would A Subaru-Engined Motorcycle Look Like?
Exactly like the Stellan Egeland Harrier it turns out, just here with two more cylinders and some turbo piping sticking out the side, it turns out. Still, with 265 HP it'd be stinkin' fast. More » -
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Maserati Kuba: Why We Don't Want A Maserati SUV
Maserati doesn't make an SUV, but we think Andrey Trofimchuk's "vision" of the first Maserati SUV is both technically proficient and captures the spirit of what one could be. It's also why we don't want Maserati ever making an SUV. More » -
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New Honda CR-Z Concept Steps Closer To Production, Gets Manual Transmission
At the Tokyo Motor Show the latest Honda CR-Z Hybrid concept has debuted along with news of a production debut at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show. Yes, the compact pocket-rocket will return, complete with a manual transmission. More » -
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Carlos Ghosn's Decapitated Head Invades Tokyo In Nissan Land Glider
The Nissan Land Glider isn't a new idea — create a car that leans into corners and you'll deliver an exciting ride. It's been conceptualized ad-nauseum, but this here's one we might actually enjoy driving. More » -
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Toyota FT-86 Concept: The AE86 Is Back In The Red, Metallic Flesh
We've seen the Toyota FT-86 for a couple of weeks, carefully dissected the delicious, metallic red sports car in any way we can, but now we've actually seen it in the flesh and Toyota's got some serious hotness here. More » -
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Mopar Brings Jeep With 40" Tires To SEMA
Mopar is bringing four up-accessorized concepts to SEMA next month. First up is this Jeep Lower Forty Concept. Far more realistic is the Overland concept with a roof-mounted tent or even the 556 HP Challenger. Full gallery below. More » -
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Driving The Suzuki Kizashi V6 Test Mule
Alongside the 2010 Suzuki Kizashi we tested at Virginia International Raceway was a V6-powered "chassis verification prototype" test mule, providing more power and an aggressive body-kit. Is this the car Suzuki should have built instead? More » -
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Why Can’t Real BMWs Look This Good?
If thinking about the BMW 5-series GT makes your head hurt, here's some automotive aspirin. Iranian auto designer Emil Baddal's rendering of a fictional BMW super car has no grounding in reality, but at least it's, you know, attractive. More » -
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Toyota FT-86: Now With High-Res Mega-Gallery!
There was a time when Toyota knew how to make exciting, sexy cars. The Toyota FT-86 concept heralds a return to those principles. Here's a mega-gallery of 51 never-before-seen studio shots of Toyota's new hotness. More » -
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Daihatsu Improves Mini Moke, Nissan Cube For Tokyo Show
For the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, the Daihatsu Basket and Deca Deca aren't breaking new ground, just doing a good job of reinterpreting originals with contemporary design. More » -
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Automakers Need To Stop Making Leaning Car Concepts
The Nissan Land Glider Concept will debut at the Tokyo Motor Show and will be as pointless as every leaning concept car before it. Nobody's ever mass-produced one, and we doubt anyone ever will. More » -
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New Subieyota FT-86 Sketches Emerge
The first sketch of the Subaru version of the Toyota FT-86 came out a year-and-a-half ago, but now we get more than just a look at its hiney in these leaked-straight-from-Japan sketches. More » -
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EXCLUSIVE: DeLorean Motor Company Contemplating Building Pontiac Solstice
The DeLorean Motor Company is a brand without a car and the Pontiac Solstice is a car without a brand. That leaves the company wondering: if John DeLorean were still alive, would he try to save Pontiac? Or one Pontiac?
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Toyota FT-86 Concept: Design, Dissected
The Toyota FT-86 Concept is an exciting step forward for the vanilla automaker, blending cues from the past (the Toyota AE86) with hints of ToMoCo future. We dissect the design below to see how they've accomplished this delicate feat. More » -
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Toyota FT-EV II Concept: Weirdo Electric Daily Driver
The iQ-based Toyota FT-EV has been given a truly bizarre styling tweak for its second generation, set to debut later this month at the Tokyo Motor Show, resulting in a cabin that looks like a Narnian spaceship. More » -
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Toyota FT-86 Concept: Behold, The New AE86
A joint Toyota/Subaru sports car project has been in the works for what feels like forever. Now, finally, here's the first look, a heavily production-based concept called the Toyota FT-86 set to debut this month at the Tokyo Motor Show. More » -
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$2.4 Million Infiniti Essence Concept Visits Suburban Detroit Louis Vuitton Store
Last night, the Infiniti Essence Concept visited the Louis Vuitton store in Troy, Michigan's Somerset Collection mall. The $2.4 million concept mixed it up with trophy wives and spikey-haired "Nouveau riche" during a champagne and hors d'Å“uvre-laden soiree. More » -
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Honda EV-N Concept: Adorable By Day, Frightful By Night
Honda's EV-N is a retro-styled battery-powered concept car with room for your U3-X gyroscopic uni-robo-cycle and a face that screams adorable by day and sad, but scary by night. More » -
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Honda Skydeck Concept: Scissor, Sliding Doors Reveal Ikea-Like Interior
In addition to the production-intent CR-Z concept, Honda's bringing a minivan concept to the Tokyo Motor Show called the Honda Skydeck. With gimmicks galore like sliding and scissor doors, the coolest thing's the interior. Take a gander above or below. More » -
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Renault Kagoo ZE: You Guessed It, Another Electric
Memo to Renault: Everyone at car shows stops caring after your second electric car. Example? Your Renault Kangoo ZE. Yes, we know ya worked hard on them all, but save some for later. Also, turn on the lights. More » -
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Renault Twizy Concept Still Has Those Square Wheels
Not content to bring just the kinda-weird Renault Zeo ZE concept, the crazy Frenchmen went bonkers with the crazy square-wheeled Renault Twizy ZE electric concept. It's almost weirder than the Peugeot BB1. Almost. More » -
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Peugeot BB1 Concept: Tiny Flying Fetus Still Crazy-Looking
The questionably-styled 20 HP four-passenger Peugeot BB1 concept has hit the Frankfurt Motor Show floor and it continues to confuse us. Is the mobile mystery-machine cool? Maybe. Attractive? Not unless you like driving a flying fetus. More » -
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Mazda MX-5 Superlight Says Good Morning From Frankfurt!
Our darling of the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, the Mazda MX-5 Superlight, showed up wearing a stripped-down body, a cool speedster look and a huge Cheshire grin. Seriously, this little guy looks like Pokemon come to life. We love it. More » -
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Audi e-tron Concept: An R8 With 3,319.03 Lb-Ft Of Electric Torque
The Audi e-Tron strikes a familiar form with an R8 body. But the similarities end there. With nearly 3,320 lb-ft of torque pushed out through four electric motors, the e-tron's an electrifying new step for the multi-ringed automaker. More » -
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Crazy Electric Renault Concept Has Crazy Square Tires
In preparation for expanding their model lineup with a range of electric vehicles in 2011, Renault is showing four electric car concepts at Frankfurt. Two could be production-intent and the smallest has square wheels. Yeah, that one won't make it. More » -
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Peugeot BB1 Concept: French For "WTF?"
The Peugeot BB1 concept's so insane-crazy-fascinating, it almost embodies the Hunter S. Thompson quote, "Too weird to live, and too rare to die." Gallery below of the love-child of a scooter and a car.
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BMW Vision E.D. Concept Looks Anything But Flaccid
The uber cool-looking BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept makes 265 HP and 590 Lb-Ft of torque thanks to a full hybrid three-cylinder turbodiesel. Now it's finally gone live on the Frankfurt floor. Also, it looks like an extra from Tron. More » -
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VW L1 Concept: 158 MPG Diesel Sipper
Remember the VW 1L concept? The wacky tandem-seat diesel streamliner that returned insane mileage and made environmentalist nether regions get all tingly? It's reappearing at Frankfurt, and this time it looks like a real car. More »
