Displaying a more aggressive design than we're used to from Aston — and doubtless previewing their future road
car design direction — the Vulcan comes with a naturally aspirated V12 delivering more than 800bhp, a carbon fibre monocoque, clever suspension and ceramic brakes.
Design to preview Merc's future large
car design direction, the Concept IAA is a vision of things to come in the next decade from the S - Class luxury car range.
Not exact matches
They add that Project Titan has been «re-focused on developing an autonomous driving system that gives Apple flexibility to either partner with existing carmakers, or return to
designing its own vehicle in the future» and that «executives have given the
car team a deadline of late next year to prove the feasibility of the self - driving system and decide on a final
direction.»
Joovy has
designed the
car seats to sit opposite each other because each baby needs undivided attention and by alternating the
direction, the parent does not disturb the other.
Meanwhile, new technologies allow engineers to dream beyond
designing glorified mechanical arms: So - called «swarm bots» work together like army ants to move relatively heavy objects; a fire hose — cum - snake robot can slither across the floor before putting out a blaze; and Nissan is developing an avoidance system to prevent
car crashes based on bees — which use their compound eyes to see nearly all the way around themselves while buzzing about, changing
direction when they sense something in their path.
Clay Dean, Cadillac's director of advanced
design, notes, «We were influenced in particular by the 1967 Eldorado, both its actual
design and the fact that in its time the
car stood out in stark contrast and was a new
direction.»
Buick chief Duncan Aldred told us that Buick will need a new halo
car within the next few years, and hinted that the Avista coupe concept foretells the
design direction of the Buick brand.
While these
cars won't necessarily preview the performance
cars we'll be driving over the next few years, they're a good indication as to the
direction manufacturers are taking in terms of
design and technology.
«We were trying to find our own
direction, our own unique way of
designing cars, and I think now it's evident,» Hyun says.
Integrating
design cues from the famous race
car, the Audi Quattro IMSA GTO, the new coupe's debut represents more than just a new model, but the future
design direction of forthcoming Audi Sport models.
It's no surprise to see James Bond piloting another Aston, but the Aston Martin DB10 does allude to the possible
design direction of the British luxury sports
car brand.
The UNIVERSE
design study shown in Shanghai previews one
direction that Volvo might take for a future large
car.
The first is a small hatch that surely previews the next - generation Mazda3, while the other is a sports
car that hints at Mazda's future
design direction.
Hyundai's star turn at the 2018 Geneva motor show is less a
car and more a completely new
design direction, or so the Korean marque would have us believe.
He is also pushing for greater differentiation between the trim lines in all Audi vehicles, so expect
cars like the next Audi S7 to head in a more individual
design direction compared to the base models.
Genesis models,
designed under the
direction of former VW
design director Luc Donckerwolke, will be based on RWD platforms that are not to be shared with Hyundai's commodity
cars, and this potent combo all but assures that the new brand can compete with sales numbers closer to Cadillac, if not Lexus, Mercedes, and BMW, rather than, say, Lincoln and Acura.
The latest concept should determine the
design direction of the XV road
car in particular — a crossover based on the Impreza platform.
While the
car's look should point strongly towards the styling of the next - gen Impreza, Subaru says the concept also hints at the brand's
design direction as a whole.
Penned by Etienne Planche under
direction from Louis Chevrolet, the Chevy with its low running boards had a
design more resembling European
cars.
Lexus» newest concept
car, based on the re-engineered LS sedan, will be used to showcase its self - driving technologies and
design direction.
Lexus» newest concept
car, based on the re-engineered LS sedan, will be used to showcase self - driving technologies and
design direction.
The Porsche MissionE concept introduced at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show (2015 IAA) is not only the Stuttgart - based automaker's first pure electric
car concept, but also a possible
design direction of the company's future models.
Infiniti plans to signal its change of
design direction at the upcoming Detroit auto show, teasing a brand new concept
car that the automaker says will represent both its evolving style language and performance.
The 5 - door, A-segment
car primarily was
designed by Kia's European team in Frankfurt, Germany, under
direction of Chief Designer Peter Schreyer.
On the concept
car front, Lexus showed us the LF - 1 Limitless by way of a prelude to its forthcoming luxury SUV flagship and Infiniti lifted the lid on a whole new
design direction in the form of the Q Inspiration concept.
It is a vision for Ford's next generation compact multi-activity vehicle (MAV), and hints at the
design direction of Ford's next global C -
cars.
Infiniti showcased a new
design direction in Detroit with a fresh concept
car called the Q Inspiration.
In the past few years, however, the trend pointed into the opposite
direction: Increased demands for driving dynamics, safety, and comfort made
car chassis constructions more and more complex and heavier — more structural components, new axle
designs, integration of active suspension components.
Kia Proceed concept
car's shooting brake
design shows the
direction of future
cars from the Korean carmaker.
Promising that the model will propel the brand «in a bold new
direction,» Infiniti's Hong Kong - based president, Johan de Nysschen, said in prepared remarks the
car was
designed to appeal to a new generation of luxury buyers.
The Stormer concept
car would become known for showcasing the future
design direction of Range Rover, as well as the bold approach to the adoption of new technology within the vehicles.
Exteriors — One area where Tata
cars weren't fairing strongly was the
design but the company has taken a step in the right
direction with the Zest, which not only looks attractive but among the best styled compact sedans available in India today.
There isn't much to report by way of new tech that isn't already found in the updated RS5, but the updated front fascia of the RS4 shows the
design direction of RS
cars for the near future.
The MINI's apparent growth isn't just a trick of
design — in every
direction the third generation
car is bigger than its predecessor, which in turn was bigger than the 2001 model, which in turn dwarfed the 1959 original.
Nissan this week provided a glimpse of its future
direction in
car design by previewing an emotionally dynamic and futuristically styled Vmotion 2.0 concept
car that will lead to eventually creating what the automaker describes as zero - emission autonomous vehicles.
Hyundai Motor today unveiled the» Le Fil Rouge» concept
car at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, marking a new beginning for Hyundai
design and providing a glimpse of its future
design direction.
Source: Honda Press Release is on Page 2 All - New 10th Generation Honda Accord Launching This Year with Advanced New Powertrain Lineup Jun 9, 2017 - TORRANCE, CA Two high - performance, high - efficiency turbocharged engines First - ever 10 - speed automatic transmission for a front - wheel drive
car Available 6 - speed manual transmission for both turbo engines Next - generation Honda two - motor hybrid powertrain technology New, more aggressive
design direction complements powertrain lineup Honda will launch the most stylish and fun - to - drive Accord ever later this year.
That might sound strange, considering that the
car was
designed for luxury; but I believe it would benefit greatly as a driver's
car if the emphasis were shifted slightly in the other
direction.
The
design of the LF - Gh concept takes the Lexus L - Finesse
design language in a new
direction with a bolder, more distinct projection of what a premium
car could become in a modern world.
The LC is the first
car to be developed on Lexus» new front engine / rear - wheel drive Global Architecture — Luxury (GA - L) platform, which gives Lexus the ability to take
design and performance to another level — fundamental to its future
direction as more emotionally driven brand.
That
car was a hybrid sports coupe, which Lexus confirmed at the time as showing its future
design direction, which has now come to fruition on the RC.
Racing
Car for the Road — Civic Type R Concept Honda's appearance at the 2014 Geneva Motorshow will lead with the worldwide reveal of the Civic Type R Concept model, providing the styling
direction for the exterior
design of the highly - anticipated production version that debuts in 2015.
A result of the recent
design direction Lexus deems L - finesse, the new LS vehicles are the crowning touch to a fully restyled
car lineup, which already includes the GS, IS and ES sedans.
The Fractal Concept was also on display, a
car that indicates Peugeot's new
design direction.
Rather than roll out the all - new 2018 Aston Martin Vantage V8 road
car, bask in the attention (or controversy — you, the readers, seem to have a lot of mixed opinions about the new
design direction) and then rekindle buzz by unveiling the race version, the British automaker decided to let it all rip at once.
«Mazda Australia, under the
direction of Allan Horsley, has an excellent reputation of pushing the envelope in the
design and modification of high - performance
cars,» says Mazda Australia s managing director Doug Dickson.
As the Official Pace
Car sponsor, Acura will feature the recently launched 2018 TLX A-Spec, sporting the new Acura
design direction.
Wrapped around a new Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) body structure that is
designed to improve the Civic's already commendable crash - protection ratings, modern
design elements take this
car in a new
direction.
Concept
cars: immovable and impractical sculptures
designed to showcase the future
design direction of «ambitious» manufacturers, often utilising
design details and technologies that render them unsuitable for road use.
Every automaker will tell you their concept
cars «hint at future
design direction,» but there's something very familiar about the Xmotion — both in name and shape, it bears a passing resemblance to the much - missed Xterra.