The Infiniti LE electric
car concept shown at the 2012 New York auto show had inductive charging, and both Volvo and Toyota are experimenting with similar systems.
Not exact matches
This year's edition of the Dubai International Motor
Show (DIMS) saw iconic automotive brand Cadillac showcase its Escala
concept car for the first time in the Middle East.
In 1968, Princess Alexandra, the Queen's cousin, opened the Motor
Show, which had become a first - class affair, complete with flashy
concept cars and displays flanked by beautiful women.
The
concept car will also make an appearance at the Detroit Auto
Show that begins January 8.
Just last week at the International Motor
Show in Frankfurt, manufacturers from Volkswagen to Mercedes - Benz
showed off their futuristic
concept cars.
Honda unveiled a
concept car, dubbed the NeuV, at the Consumer Electronics
Show on Thursday.
In no particular order, here are ten of the most impressive
concept cars (not all are from the Frankfurt
show) that have been revealed so far this year.
At the Detroit auto
show in January, Infiniti
showed a
concept car whose styling points towards a not - so - distant future when most
cars are going to be electrified.
Faraday Future unveiled its
concept car, pictured above, at the Consumer Electronics
Show in January and described it as completely autonomous.
The first press conference of the event was for Faraday Future, a company
showing off a next - generation
concept electric
car, and Volkswagen took the stage Tuesday evening to officially kick off CES and
show off an electric
car of its own, a
concept of its all - electric version of its iconic VW bus.
Nick Sampson, the head of research and development at Faraday Future — Tesla's purported rival — talked about exploring a «subscription model» when the company unveiled their
concept car at the Consumer Electronics
Show in 2015.
After General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) revealed its Chevrolet Bolt
concept car at the North American International Auto
Show, Cars.com Executive Editor Joe Wiesenfelder told Benzinga he didn't know how much of a threat it would be to the Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) Model S. The...
A side - by - side render of this W08
concept with the 2016 Mercedes W07
shows how radically different the new
cars will look.
My prediction is that the Williams will be the faster
car this year (various technical analysis
show a lot of evolution and Paddy has brought
concepts from Merc) BUT, FI will still finish ahead.
Having recently visited the Chicago Auto
Show I saw my share of
concept cars, but none like the i - ROAD.
The Chicago Auto
Show is winding down this weekend, but you can keep the glitzy
concept cars.
Just in time for the season's heaviest snow storm in Chicago, Nissan unveiled the 370Zki
concept snow -
car - mobile in advance of the 2018 Chicago Auto
Show.
For example, General Motors has opened an automotive energy research center at Tsinghua University in Beijing and introduced its E-Flex
concept cars — the Chevrolet Volt, Cadillac Provoq and Opel Flextreme — at the Beijing Auto
Show in April.
IT MIGHT have hogged the limelight at last week's Geneva Motor
Show in Switzerland, but the most arresting detail on Porsche's latest
concept car (pictured) was actually somewhat mundane: a wall plug.
Among the highlights at this year's iconic North American International Auto
Show was the unveiling of two new Toyota plug - in hybrids, the Acura NSX hybrid
concept car and several electric work trucks from Via Motors.
Plus, as
Cars showed, Mater is perfectly fine for comic relief, but he is grating when given such a large role, with Pixar proving that sometimes there's such a
concept as too much of a good thing.
Select one idea and create a final series of at least two sketches
showing the front, side, and three - quarter view of the
concept car.
The
car was previewed earlier this year by the Clubsport
concept shown at the annual Worthersee Volkswagen festival.
Mainstream Mercedes look pretty conservative these days, and the EQA
concept is no exception, though this compact hatchback EV is a pretty clean design under its lightshow display and other
show car eyewash.
The Infiniti Q80 Inspiration
concept fits in above the Q70 sedan in Infiniti's naming scheme and looks to be have a dramatic design, based on this new teaser photo that
shows the
car's fastback silhouette.
Audi has chosen the Shanghai motor
show as the platform for its latest
concept car.
CHICAGO — Mercedes - Benz AG
shows off it new F 400
concept car at the Chicago Auto
Show this week, demonstrating future possibilities in active safety and handling dynamics.
Toyota has revealed the 414bhp Yaris Hybrid - R
concept car at the Frankfurt motor
show.
The hybrid
concept looks just about ready for the open market, given that it lacks any extravagant or unlikely
show -
car features.
The Symbioz debuts alongside another autonomous
car, the Audi Aicon
concept, at the Frankfurt auto
show this month.
Too many variables are involved in the transition from
show -
car star to showroom success to go down that road, regardless of how well - executed the
concept is.
While that means plenty of French eco-biased
concepts at this year's
show, there's plenty to entertain performance
car fans.
We hope to see a
concept car at the 2017 Frankfurt
Show and to have a production version in dealerships by 2019.
From the original
concept car — still one of the best automotive design exercises in history — that debuted at the 1993 Detroit auto
show to the first - generation 986 Boxster to the 987 to the 981 unveiled in 2012, Porsche's now 20 - year - old production sports
car has taken it from all sides.
After
showing off the Beetle R
concept at the Frankfurt motor
show, the Germany company has brought the same
car to the Los Angeles
show, with the clear - if as yet unconfirmed - intent of producing a production version.
The production 2015 Acura TLX, which will hew closely to the Detroit
concept car (pictured), is due to make its first public appearance next month at the New York auto
show.
BMW has revealed a new X5 hybrid
concept car, called the eDrive, which will be unveiled at the Frankfurt motor
show
As before, we can tell the
car is sleeker, drawing inspiration from the EXP10 Speed 6
concept that debuted at the 2015 Geneva auto
show.
Shown in
concept form at the 2012 New York auto
show, the Infiniti LE closely foreshadows a production electric
car.
The Honda Civic Type R is one of the most anticipated performance
cars of the year, and, in typical Honda fashion, this
concept version that debuted at the 2014 Geneva auto
show is a thinly - veiled version of the production hot hatch that will be revealed in 2015.
The Golf R 400
concept was first
shown in 2014 with a whopping 395 hp, and soon thereafter VW told us that it was strongly considering putting the
car into production.
A proper sports
car has been on Kia's radar since the 2011 Frankfurt
show, when we got our first look at the Kia GT
concept, but things really heated up with the Kia GT4 Stinger
concept from the 2014 Detroit
show.
In terms of looks, we expect the production
car to look like a toned - down version of the somewhat extreme red and blue
concept versions of the
car Honda has
shown so far.
Remove most
concept cars from the auto -
show stage and install them in the real world, and this sort of nightmarish occurrence is par for the course.
Expect it to resemble the Numero 9
concept car,
shown at the 2012 Beijing and Paris motor
shows (main image).
It seems that Gordon Murray Design (GMD) has finally found a development partner with which to license its innovative microcar designs, as Yamaha unveiled the Motiv.e city
car concept at the 2013 Tokyo auto
show.
The new Subaru Legacy
concept car, has debuted at the Los Angeles motor
show, alongside the production - ready version of the Subaru WRX.
The Buick Avenir
concept car was one of the major attractions at the Detroit auto
show this year.
But before then, Subaru has
shown another broad - hint
concept of what the finished
car will look like, this time an STI version.
Jaguar has revealed the new SUV C - X17
concept car at the Frankfurt motor
show.