Concept and Design Car

#conceptcars It was 13 years ago, at the 1999 Geneva Motor Show, that Renault unveiled its Coupéspace concept, the didactic branding hinting at its origins: an Espace minivan turned into a coupé. This is the car which became the Renault Avantime, which was so avant of its time that the market demanded a total of 8,557 cars before production was killed off in 2003. More »  

So when we were given a preview of the Nissan Ellure concept in a Metro Detroit conference room a few weeks prior to the L.A. show, we forgave ourselves for not falling in love with the styling. That’s not to say it isn’t a good-looking car ...  

Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Performance, Renault If Jesus had treated Lazarus' resurrection like Renault has treated that of its Alpine brand, Lazarus would have politely requested, "Please, leave me alone." In 2008, the Alpine's return was rumored to come riding on the platform of the Nissan 370Z. In 2009 the revival was declared D.O.A along with the co-developed Nissan 200SX. In 2010 it was back on, the new Alpine to be based on the...  

A new Renault concept car has been revealed in a leaked online image. What appears to be an official shot shows a sports car strongly influenced by the Dezir concept car car that was unveiled in 2010. The new concept car has 'Alpine' badging beneath a large Renault logo. Alpine is a Renault-owned sports car manufacturer that hasn't produced a new Alpine model since 1994.Renault insiders have previously told us that the next Clio will be...  

The Renault Alpine A110-50 Concept isn't just another motionless concept but a fully functional race-car with its impressive looking carbon fiber body covering the chassis and mechanical hardware of the Megane Trophy. For all the non-believers, the French automaker dropped two videos of the ultra-lightweight A110-50, including one that shows the mid-engined sports car flexing its Nissan-sourced 3.5-liter V6 engine at the Mortefontaine...  

Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Performance, Renault If Jesus had treated Lazarus' resurrection like Renault has treated that of its Alpine brand, Lazarus would have politely requested, "Please, leave me alone." In 2008, the Alpine's return was rumored to come riding on the platform of the Nissan 370Z. In 2009 the revival was declared D.O.A along with the co-developed Nissan 200SX. In 2010 it was back on, the new Alpine to be based on the...  

DENZA EV concept. Click to enlarge. Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co., Ltd. (BDNT), the joint venture between Daimler and BYD (earlier post) unveiled a DENZA battery-electric vehicle show car at Auto China 2012 in Beijing. Auto China 2012 marks...  

Lucky for us they’ve delivered a car that not only looks better with a (much needed) sleek new style based on the Ellure concept, but they’ve added a drive experience that’ll drop your jaw when you drop the throttle. If that all sounds superlative ...  

Toyota showed off its RAV4 EV, the electric version of the RAV4 compact SUV, as a concept about a year and half ago at the 2010 Los Angeles auto show. The wraps came off the production version of this new electric car this week, showing some ...  

Alpine continued to compete in the WRC, but other manufacturers copied the concept of the A110, the most notable and nowadays more famous Lancia Stratos taking the ascendancy. Alpine was merged with Gordini, the result being Renaultsport. Some race cars ...  

After only show form of the concept, Nissan finally ready to produce their newest product Nissan Invitation. This is a car made ??by Nissan that will be the competitor for Honda Jazz. One country that will soon be officially announced will produce this car is England. This car will be produced next year on Sunderland. After this preparation, it is expected that Nissan Invitation will be soon on sale in mid 2013, prices range will be...  

The Denza EV concept has made its world premiere at the 2012 Beijing motor show, previewing the first production car developed under the joint venture between German powerhouse Daimler and domestic manufacturer BYD. The Denza EV is the product of around ...  

The DS line will be launched in China this year and, to mark the event, Citroën has designed a new concept car, Numéro 9, which will be unveiled at the Beijing Motor Show. The concept signals the styling cues of the next three DS line models ...  

The maths concepts that present the benefits of car leasing over straight up get are relatively straight on to comprehend. Most motorists let pass far more time deciding just what make and also design of vehicle they would choose as well as much reduced ...  

Creating this foothold for both BMW Group Design and Designworks USA in Shanghai is of great ... but it seems a bit careless to put all your automotive eggs in the Chinese basket. Maybe it’s sour grapes on our part, since no one seems to care about ...  

Head of Design at Volkswagen Group China. The Music Car (shown above) focuses on individual automotive design and is equipped with organic light-emitting diodes, causing the exterior color of the vehicle to change based on the driver’s choice of music.  

More importantly, Gilles’ design team has spent more time working and studying aerodynamics in the wind tunnel. According to the Automotive News report, Chrysler’s design team spends between 200-300 hours in the wind tunnel, compared to just 100 hours ...  

In the words of an automobile engineer, 'it takes an entire century to design the best car', but a minute to dream about making the car hotter than the factory version. It starts with an idea, a drawing and "POW"! It becomes a reality! Danny Whitfield has ...  

Jalandhar, May 22 : Engineering students of private semi-residential institution Lovely Professional University (LPU) have created a concept through a car can be run with the use of mobile phones from any location in the world. This model has been designed ...  

Which do you think is the best-looking car of the last 12 months? Now is the time to have your say in the annual Auto Express Design Award. We’ve compiled a shortlist of 15 of the most striking new concept cars and production models from the past year ...  

The world of automotive design, like the fashion world or Hollywood, is not immune to the power of transformations and trends. A certain carmaker will come up with a design idea and, if that idea resonates with the cognoscenti, it will also be copied ...  

it achieved a series of design wins in multiple strategic markets, including smartphones, high-interactive tablets, interactive toys, displays for office equipment and consoles for the automotive industry. All in all, Neonode accumulated a total of 17 new ...  

Like the stunning Chevrolet Miray concept car? The folks responsible for its design are about to get twice as much space to work their magic. General Motors just announced that its design center in Incheon, Korea, which will house over 200 employees ...  

Since you have a background in automotive design, I would be interested in your opinion on this matter…there has been one styling quirk that has always peeved me: the plastic filler panel where something else should have been. The most (in)famous example ...  

We can only hope that Concept C design cues make their way onto the production car’s sheetmetal, but we’re not holding our breath. If the Honda Accord Coupe Concept is any indication, the new model may not look dramatically different from the 2012 Honda.  

The NSX concept featured in the videos below preview the production-spec sports car slated for a 2015 arrival. Before looking to the future, though, Honda digs into the past. The first video below shows a behind-the-scenes look at a Honda timeline of sorts ...  

"The Concept Style Coupé is expressive and powerful in its design", said Dr Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars. "We are staking our claim very clearly here. This is the model against which ...  

ensuring that desire remains an integral element of the next generation of cars. The BMW i8 Concept Spyder is the third vehicle to debut under the BMW i name, alongside the original BMW i8 and smaller BMW i3. The open-topped two-seater combines supercar ...  

The sixth Busan International Motor Show, which will kick off on May 24, will feature futuristic concept cars with state-of-the-art technologies, carmakers said Friday. Some of the concept cars ― prototypes that give consumers a peek at future designs ...  

The 2012 Concept Cars & Prototypes concours not only saw an increase in the number of entrants but also saw one of the most beautiful concepts cars ever made The BMW Group traditionally enters models out of competition in the Concept Cars & Prototypes ...  

To us, all we can see here is the A-Class Concept, shown last year at the 2011 New York Auto Show. It's possible that this is a four-door coupe body style version of the A-Class hatchback. Like the U.S., Chinese car shoppers prefer sedans over hatchbacks.  

Introduced as a concept car at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, the e-NV200 will be Nissan's second fully electric vehicle. Eco-minded taxi drivers everywhere can rejoice, because Nissan will produce the e-NV200 electric van shown as a concept at the 2012 ...  

THIS is the first picture of the car MG bosses hope will take on Land Rover in its own backyard. The MG Icon was revealed at China’s biggest motoring event, the Beijing Motor Show. Chinese-owned MG Motor UK threw out a direct challenge to heavyweight ...  

Enough with the leaks, already. Per its original schedule, Renault has finally released the full monty (and more images) of its stunning Alpine-Renault revival, the A110-50 concept car. That clunky alphanumeric name essentially says it all: this concept ...  

The concept car at the auto show was closed, but spokesman Gary Robinson said interior volume is far bigger than the smallish RL. It's on par with Lexus' flagship LS, in fact. The backseat looks large, but there's a big floor hump crowding foot space.  

These are the first photos of the Rolls-Royce 200EX concept car to be shown at the Geneva auto show in early March. The 200EX is a lightly disguised version of the so-called RR4, a smaller and less-expensive car that fits below the Phantom in the Rolls ...  

The Tokyo Motor Show is always good for a few (dozen) far-out concept cars, and the Honda AC-X is one of them. The theme of the car is “Dual Solid Motion”; to further quote the press materials, “The upper portion of the body has a look of boundless ...  

The Newport again served as a pace car in 2003, when it was chosen for the Monterey Historic Races at Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway. 1964.5 Ford Mustang; 1964 Indy 500 (white at left) Yes, wedged between two famous concept cars, this Wimbledon White Mustang ...  

The world has been clamoring for a turbocharged version of the new 2013 Scion FR-S ever since the car’s debut at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show back in January. Toyota’s motorsports partner Gazoo Racing has heeded those requests by building a concept based ...  

China is now the biggest market in the world for most luxury and premium car brands. Once you know that, it comes as less of a surprise that Mercedes chose to show this new concept car at the motor show in Beijing this week, rather than New York two weeks ago.  

Aston kept the Project AM310 Concept’s interior out of view at Villa d’Este, although we’re expecting a fresh design and new technology when the production car is revealed. The Aston Martin Project AM310 becomes the third concept car from the Gaydon ...  

"Our automotive and industrial automation processors are increasingly deployed by engineers who use Model-Based Design," said Steve Pancoast, vice president of Product Solutions for Freescale's Automotive, Industrial and Multi-Market Solutions Group.  

Quarterly Tracker for all semiconductor products found in automotive applications. New product announcements, design trends, application trends and market statistics. Automotive electronics are gaining share in the overall high technology market ...  

Every year at every auto show we see concept cars that envision replacing the rearview mirrors with digital cameras. They're usually the exterior mirrors and not the central one above the windshield, but whatever the case, and however much sense ...  

About CTS Automotive Products CTS Automotive Products is a global leader in the design, test and manufacture of automotive sensors, accelerator pedal modules, actuators and subsystems. Recognized for its customer responsiveness and expertise in ...  

In a nod to those other than the aristocracy who often preside over the event, organizers will allow visitors to Sunday's public display to select the winner of the Concept Cars & Prototypes competition. In addition to the vehicles listed below ...  

Mixing an iconic creature from Chinese mythology with an iconic American SUV produced this beautiful and stylish concept car. Enter the "Dragon." The "Dragon" concept car started as a stock Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited. The body is basically ...  

engineering design and manufacturing services, will build a 50,000-square-foot facility on a 5-acre site. It will house test cells and prototype build areas for engine testing. The Indiana Economic Development Corp. offered Automotive Robotics ...  

On display at Top Marques Monaco, we first told you about the Concept_One when it debuted last year. It’s a Croatian-built electric car with a 372-mile range, a top speed limited to 185 mph and a 0-to-62 time of just 2.8 seconds. Thanks to the ...  

LONDON – Dutch chip company NXP Semiconductors NV (Eindhoven, The Netherlands) has agreed to buy electronic design house and IP licensor Catena Holding NV and its subsidiaries for an undisclosed sum. NXP said it plans to put Catena's engineers ...  

The poster for the 2012 EyesOn Design Automotive Design Exhibition features a 1941 Lincoln Continental parked in front of the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores. Automotive artist Tom Hale did the acrylic paint artwork for the ...  

Intel and Nissan have revealed an in-car infotainment system that will bring an interesting array of features to some Infiniti vehicles. The system was revealed at the New York Auto Show and showcased within Nissan's concept car, the Infiniti LE.  

More 2012 New York Auto Show Coverage Apparently the automaker is already working on a redesign featuring more traditional styling cues, according to What Car?, a British automobile magazine. Check out the gallery below to see if you think it ...  

The Concept_One electric supercar from the workshop of Croatian automaker Rimac Automobili has some impressive specifications on paper, but can it deliver the goods in real life? Judging by the latest video of the car in action, the answer is ...  

When you’re of the opinion that current automotive technology is noisy, dirty, anti-social, masochistic, and brings out the worst in people, you would probably develop a concept car that is both less (of the above) and more of what a vehicle ...  

The concept car unveiled under the new joint venture brand by Daimler and BYD was, of course, an electric vehicle as Denza is dedicated to the New Energy Vehicle (NEV) segment. The show car previews a full electric battery-driven model to be ...  

A panel of top designers will discuss that as part of the annual Michelin Challenge Design contest. Reducing vehicle weight is one of the most challenging and rewarding areas in automotive development. Every ounce of weight you remove from a ...  

BMW concept for i8 roadster BMW introduced in Beijing an open-top Spyder concept version of the i8 plug-in hybrid sports car due in 2014. The hybrid vehicle, with extensive use of carbon fiber to cut weight, has an electric motor, 3-cylinder ...  

IAC also presented a design student from the College for Creative Studies with the third annual Ecoblend Environmental Award, recognizing automotive interior design concepts that feature environmentally-conscious materials and processes for ...  

Ridiculous features: Does the generic design count? Chances of being mass-produced: This is what the real thing will look like Acura has been beaten up — oftentimes unfairly — for its last generation of car designs. What started as a shield ...  

GM unveiled the Chevrolet Volt concept car at the Detroit Auto Show and it rocked the automotive industry as well as the green-car world. I was there, I saw the reaction and the rumors running wild within seconds of its presentation. Almost ...  

Is Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder from Star Wars finally a reality? No, but if that idea ever came to pass, this is sort of how it would look. The video above shows a VW flying two-seater zipping through Beijing. The car, powered by minerals ...  

A brief press release is after the jump. MG unveiled the MG Icon concept car to stunned audiences at the Beijing Auto Show today. It's the first SUV concept car from the company and was created by the MG global design team headed by British ...  

Arbaugh was among three automotive designers who spoke Thursday in Detroit to the Automotive Press Association. Robert Boniface, director of design for Cadillac exteriors, predicted automakers will begin using more carbon fiber in the near ...  

In 2011, Volkswagen launched its "People’s Car" project, soliciting ideas for futuristic visions and concepts that could be made into reality. With over 119,000 ideas posted, Volkswagen chose three concepts to highlight at the 2012 Beijing ...  

An Emergent Trend on the Automotive Design Scene,” what had caught his eye in recent years. The society, which includes academic historians, independent writers and researchers, gathered last week in the Merion Room of the Sheraton Suites ...  

Wireless chip designer Cambridge Silicon Radio has opened a new Automotive Systems Development and Applications Centre in Ingolstadt, Southern Germany. CSR acquired the facility, which was built by TEMIC Telefunken Hochfrequenztechnik, a ...  

NEW YORK, May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of innovation, Hennessy commissioned legendary automotive artist Chris Bangle ... to guide the redesign because of his vast industrial design experience and his talent to artistically ...  

The XKX, Jaguar’s new electronic concept car, reimagines the classic E-Type Jag. While it may have more of a “Judge Dread” than “The Avengers” feel to it – the latter the British series that helped make the original E-Type so iconic – we ...  

Visteon is a leading global automotive supplier that designs, engineers and manufactures innovative climate, electronic, interior and lighting products for vehicle manufacturers. With corporate offices in Van Buren Township, Mich. (U.S ...  

Visteon is a leading global automotive supplier that designs, engineers and manufactures innovative climate, electronic, interior and lighting products for vehicle manufacturers. With corporate offices in Van Buren Township, Mich. (U.S ...  

SOUTHFIELD — Small is in, according to global automotive design trends. However, Americans continue to love their trucks, SUVs, minivans and other larger vehicles that promise flexibility that many small modern vehicles can't yet deliver.  

Toyota Kirloskar Motor today exhibited the concept cars of its Etios Motor Racing (EMR) Series along with motorsport activities at Nandi Toyota and Ravindu Toyota in Bangalore. This new venture is in line with its global philosophy of ...  

The process of designing a car really hasn’t changed that much since the 1930′s when GM established the Art and Color studio headed by Harley Earl. The 1939 Buick Y-Job developed by Earl and his design team is credited as the motor ...