New Smart ForSpeed Concept

var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; At next week's Geneva Motor Show, Smart will reveal a new concept model called the ForSpeed that signals a new design direction and hints at future products from Daimler's small car brand. The ForSpeed is a zero-emissions roadster model with a unique look that is powered by an electric motor.In a similar fashion to Smart's 2001

READ MORE - New Smart ForSpeed Concept

Opel Sleek Zafira Tourer Concept

var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; After we got a first glimpse of the Zafira study by means of an iPad hologram, Opel released the full details of the concept which previews the next-generation Zafira MPV. Described by Opel as a “lounge on wheels”, the design study uses the same style language as seen on the Insignia and Astra models.The front is the most eye-catching part

READ MORE - Opel Sleek Zafira Tourer Concept

New Lancia Ypsilon

var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; The upcoming 2011 Geneva Salon will probably be the most important motor show in Lancia’s recent history, as the Italian brand is trying to start off its revitalization plan with a push of new models. However, the recently unveiled Flavia and Thema sedans and Grand Voyager MPV didn’t quite catch the public’s eye due to the fact that they’

READ MORE - New Lancia Ypsilon

Hseih’s Aerius: The Hypercar Goes Green in 2025

http://carsandtec.blogspot.com/search/label/BMWhttp://carsandtec.blogspot.com/2010/12/read-more-in-cars.htmlvar addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; Imagine it’s the year 2025. The Bugatti Veyron is an overpriced collector’s item outlawed on U.S. streets as it doesn’t meet the nation’s recently introduced (and some say draconian) emission laws. Dozens of tired Corvette Z06’s

READ MORE - Hseih’s Aerius: The Hypercar Goes Green in 2025

BMW-i BORN ELECTRIC

var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; BMW i is the beginning of a new world of visionary mobility: With pure, progressive shapes and lightning performance. With innovative applications and intelligent services. With an unparalleled use of sustainable technology. BMW i goes above and beyond the development of cars and is constantly evolving. Experience that evolution here.

READ MORE - BMW-i BORN ELECTRIC

Infiniti Etherea Hybrid Concept

var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; This five-door hatchback model is the Infiniti Etherea concept, and it's set to be unveiled at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show in March. The Etherea previews the Japanese brand's foray into the compact luxury segment, with the production model scheduled to enter the market within the next two to three years. Designed under the supervision of

READ MORE - Infiniti Etherea Hybrid Concept

Credo E-Bone Designer Takes on the Ferrari Enzo

var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; Remember the humorously named yet somewhat plausible Credo E-Bone? It was a design study for a hydrogen powered bus from Hungarian artist Peter Simon, and with a name like "E-Bone", who could forget?Well, Simon is back, only this time he's taking on something a little more exotic than public transport: he's envisioning the next generation

READ MORE - Credo E-Bone Designer Takes on the Ferrari Enzo

Brilliance Reveals All-Electric Concept

var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; One of the most interesting concept cars unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show was the all-electric Brilliance EV. BMW Group's Chinese partner said that the EV is equipped with two electric motors and a set of lithium-ion batteries. The first electric motor that produces the equivalent of 30HP allows the EV to travel a distance of 130km or

READ MORE - Brilliance Reveals All-Electric Concept

Toyota FT-86 II Concept

var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; An almost production ready iteration of the much-hyped Toyota FT-86 sports coupe concept will be unveiled at the upcoming Geneva motor show in the beginning of March. Along with the announcement, the Japanese automaker also published a teaser shot of the FT-86 II hiding under a garage door. The picture shows the rear-wheel drive model's

READ MORE - Toyota FT-86 II Concept

Toyota Subaru RWD Coupe concept

var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; It's been a long time in the making but we're finally going to get our first glimpse of Subaru's version of the Toyota FT-86 RWD Coupe, which is a joint project from the two companies, at the upcoming Geneva Salon in March. The somewhat blandly named “Subaru Rear Wheel Drive Sports Car Technology Concept” will share the spotlight with the

READ MORE - Toyota Subaru RWD Coupe concept

2012 Toyota Prius C Hybrid Concept

var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};  Along with the new Prius V minivan, the Detroit Show also welcomed the world premiere of the Prius C Concept, which will provide the inspiration for the next Prius Family member that Toyota plans to launch in the first half of next year. The Japanese automaker said that the production version of the Prius C will be smaller, more

READ MORE - 2012 Toyota Prius C Hybrid Concept

Toyota Working on Four-Door Coupe Sedan of FT-86!

var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; [Caution; a sense of humor required beyond this point] According to the great barrier mill, our friends at Toyota are working it out on a four-door coupe variant of the rear-wheel drive FT-86, which was shown in concept form at last year's Tokyo Motor Engine Salon Show, just outside Japan, south west north of India. The four-door sport

READ MORE - Toyota Working on Four-Door Coupe Sedan of FT-86!

Toyota to Debut Prius Concept Alongside New Prius Minivan

var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; It's going to be all about the Prius hybrid family at Toyota's 2011 Detroit Motor Show stand, as the Japanese automaker revealed today that in addition to the current third-generation Prius and Prius Plug-in vehicle (PHV), the first all-new addition to the Prius range, the as-of-yet unnamed compact minivan seen in the teaser above, will

READ MORE - Toyota to Debut Prius Concept Alongside New Prius Minivan

Toyota iQ Disco Concept

var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; Say 'hallo' to Toyota's bling-bling shiny iQ Disco, a concept model that was created by the firm's German division purely for demonstration purposes as the oversized Japanese disco ball on wheels will tour dealerships all over the country, starting from showrooms in Cologne.The tiny Toyota model, which will be sold to Americans under the

READ MORE - Toyota iQ Disco Concept

Toyota FT-86 2011

var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};  Fans of the long-gone Supra, MR2 and even the Celica may rejoice; as we tipped you off a few hours ago, Toyota has just released the first official photos of the FT-86, a near-production concept model of its Subaru co-developed rear-wheel drive coupe that will make its world debut at the Tokyo Motor Show later this month. The production

READ MORE - Toyota FT-86 2011

Toyota to Show FT-EV II Battery-Powered Concept Based on the iQ

var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; While the FT-86 RWD Coupe will be the superstar at Toyota's Tokyo Motor Show stand, the Japanese firm will also showcase the FT-EV II, a battery-powered micro car that is more radical than the first-version of the concept model that broke cover at this year's Detroit Show in January. The FT-EV II, which stands for "Future Toyota Electric

READ MORE - Toyota to Show FT-EV II Battery-Powered Concept Based on the iQ

Toyota GRMN iQ Racing Concept

Toyota Motor together with tuning studio Gazoo Racing transformed a midget car Toyota iQ into the real race car.

Toyota GRMN iQ Racing Concept not only threateningly looks thanks to the developed aerodynamic body-kit, 17-inch wheels and an aggressive 3-coloured colouring, but also is really ready to extreme driving. The 4-cylinder motor develops 116HP!

The interior of Toyota iQ Racing Concept also looks as race bolide: here there are sports seats with 4-dot belts, a framework of safety and sports accessories, aluminium pedals and so forth.

READ MORE - Toyota GRMN iQ Racing Concept

Esflow from Nissan

Nissan company extends the first official images of conceptual electric sport coupe Esflow which will shown to general public in March of current year on a Motor Show in Geneva.

Nissan Esflow

According to Nissan Motor, the car cruising range makes 240 kilometres. About possibility of a batch production of a similar sport coupe is not informed.

In August, 2009 Nissan company presented the first serial electrocar — hatchback Nissan Leaf. The car is equipped with the 109-strong electromotor and lithium-ionic accumulators (same as at concept car Esflow). The charge of batteries from the household electric system occupy about eight hours.

READ MORE - Esflow from Nissan

Compact Hybrid from Toyota Motor

On Motor Show in Detroit is presented the new conceptual car of the Toyota Motor — Prius C. As say in the communique of a Japanese brand, this prototype is a harbinger of a compact hybrid hatchback which appears in a batch production in first half of 2012.

2012 Toyota Prius C

According to representatives of Toyota Motor, the small hybrid hatchback is aimed at young men for whom is needed — the harmless and dynamical city car with spacious interior, but economic and accessible at the price is. The detailed information on this car yet is not informed. In the company only specify that the novelty receives "all current technologies as in 2011 Toyota Prius (coupe)".

Earlier on the Detroit Auto Show also presented the compact van — Toyota Prius V Concept. This car has the wheelbase "stretched" on 78 mm and the big luggage compartment (971 litres). Besides, for transportation large-sized a prophetic back of rear seats it is possible to combine. A power-plant at the car same, as well as at usual Prius: the 98-strong gasoline engine in volume of 1,8 litres, the electromotor power — 80HP.

READ MORE - Compact Hybrid from Toyota Motor

New Honda Civic concepts

Honda unveiled the ninth-generation Civic concepts at the North American International Auto Show in in Detroit, Michigan.

This two new cars are the Civic Si Concept coupe and the Civic Concept sedan. They will come as hybrid and natural-gas variants. The new Civic hybrid will feature a lithium ion battery cell, the first ever for a Honda hybrid.

READ MORE - New Honda Civic concepts