This sparked a series of
compact car concept vehicles from the company during the early 1990s.
The 2016 Paris Motor Show is a fitting showcase for Volkswagen to debut its I.D.
compact car concept, which will be one of the first of a new fleet of electric vehicles, the automaker announced.
Not exact matches
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
concept was developed whilst Ford toyed with the idea of a
compact sports
car, but it never passed the development phase.
At the Paris auto show Volkswagen debuted its I.D.
concept car, an all - electric
compact built on VW's brand - new MEB platform that will launch in 2020.
While it's hard to say exactly how the Patriot — let alone one driven primarily by electricity — fits into Jeep's off - road mantra, there is some promise in this
concept vehicle: as it shares its platform with the Caliber, this shows Chrysler could feasibly develop an ER - EV
compact car for the Dodge brand.
Many manufacturers use the
compact show to display the latest, most extreme versions of their
cars, reveal brand new models or take the covers off
concept cars.
An EV show -
car version of the departing second - generation Cube, the Denki
concept helped prepare Americans for the arrival of the ultrasquare
compact.
We've driven the Pagani Huayra BC this week too, and seen Alpine's new sports
car in the metal — the beautifully
compact Vision
concept, before the real thing is revealed later this year.
Built on the same platform as the Urban EV
concept, it takes the form of a
compact sports
car, and uses many of the same retro - inspired details as its hatchback cousin.
It's a
compact electric sports
car concept that's set to mark a return to performance soft - tops after the end of S2000 production in 2009.
2 +2 seats are the ideal
concept for a
compact and purebred sports
car that nevertheless offers an astonishing amount of space and an airy feel.
Following an initial reveal in a series of sketches earlier this month, Audi has now provided Autoweek with detailed computer - enhanced photographs of its radical urban
concepts — the
compact two - seat city
cars set to bow in September at the Frankfurt motor show.
This newer version looks like it has a fat lip, and to make it more
car like... They were the pioneer of the
compact crossover, but through the years they've just grown in size and become more
car - like, which goes against the original
concept of: «RAV4 stands for Recreational Active Vehicle with 4 - wheel drive».
At the Geneva Motor Show 2011, the fifth Mila
concept car was presented: Mila Aerolight, a
compact four - seater, powered by CNG.
BMW INTRODUCES
COMPACT SEDAN CONCEPT New car sales in China have slowed considerably this year, but BMW believes there's still room to grow in the premium compact
COMPACT SEDAN
CONCEPT New
car sales in China have slowed considerably this year, but BMW believes there's still room to grow in the premium
compact compact market.
With its
compact size and
concept -
car looks the Evoque is clearly a new kind of Range Rover, but it has been subjected to exactly the same punishing test and development regime as the larger Range Rover models.
Audi has given advance warning of a new «
compact sports
car»
concept that will be gracing the halls of the Detroit Auto Show next month.
If the Giulia's dimensions stay faithful to the Gloria
concept's 4.7 metre length, 1.92 metre width, 1.32 metre height and 2.9 metre wheelbase, then it will have the longest wheelbase among
cars developed on Fiat - Chrysler's
compact wide architecture.
At the heart of the
concept car is an advanced diesel - electric hybrid system, based on a
compact turbocharged 1.5 - liter, three - cylinder common - rail diesel engine that will first appear in the second - generation 1 - series due in 2011.
The Polo BlueMotion was first unveiled this past March as a
concept in Geneva, Volkswagen has plans of bringing the production version of the very efficient alternatively fueled
compact city
car to the Frankfurt Motor Show with sales slated to begin early in 2010.
Also known as the ix - onic, this
concept car is everything that a gorgeous D - segment sedan should look like, but it does not miss out on any inherent traits of a
compact 4x4 SUV either.
The
compact front - wheel drive Vision A 93
concept car presented at Frankfurt Motor show in 1993, under the motto «Rethinking the
car», gave birth to a totally new segment for Mercedes - Benz.
The assumption was that Honda was developing some sort of
compact sports
car, when it was really this Vision Gran Turismo
concept all along.
First shown at the LA auto show late last year as a «
concept»
car, the production version has now been unveiled, making it the most
compact AMG SUV so far.
The
concept car, featuring a rotating cabin which can swivel 360 degrees and 90 degree turning wheels, is powered by
compact lithium - ion batteries.
Yes, a few bits on the
concept Coupe won't follow through to the production
car — like the missing door handles — but to all intents and purposes the shape will, which means a
compact SUV that has a coupe roofline and a less practical nature, and will be Mercedes» answer to the BMW X4.
This quirky, boxy
compact car will get a head - to - toe makeover, taking inspiration and design cues from the 2012 Chicago Auto Show favorite, the Track «ster
concept.
Honda is going to debut the Sports EV
concept later this month at the Tokyo Motor Show, which could be a preview of a new
compact sports
car.
The Kia Novo
concept provides a glimpse into Kia's plans for its future
compact car line - up.
The redesigned 2016 Honda Civic Coupe doesn't look quite as terrific as the
concept car that preceded it, but what has translated to production is a new
compact 2 - door coupe with the same styling as the sedan from the windshield forward and completely new bodywork from the windshield rearward.
Three I.D. models have already been presented as
concept cars: the
compact I.D.; the I.D. CROZZ SUV; and the I.D. BUZZ microbus.
To announce the Everus marque in 2008, Li Nian, a
compact SUV
concept car was revealed at the Beijing International Automobile Exhibition Auto China.
As a world first in the
compact class, the
concept car features a radar - based collision warning system with adaptive Brake Assist, which lowers the risk of rear - end collisions.
Earlier this month, Lexus teased a new
compact city
car concept — the Lexus LF - SA
Concept — with a single close - up image of the front end, but -LSB-...]
Mazdaspeed Axela MS
Concept (
concept model) Based on the high performance Mazdaspeed Axela sport
compact car, this custom
car boasts an aggressive exterior brimming with beauty and functionality that would be welcome in any driveway.
The I.D. BUZZ
concept follows the
compact car I.D.
concept unveiled by VW at the Paris Auto Show last year.
Flat and
compact: the rear A long roof edge spoiler shades the extremely flat rear window of the Audi
concept car.
Mitsubishi is looking to get down and dirty in the
compact crossover segment — and it's using the Mitsubishi eX
concept car to do just that.
The
car is based on Suzuki's iM4
concept and will offer a
compact body - shape and a simple, highly practical interior design.
MINI is credited with bringing the first premium
compact car to America, proving that high quality and small packaging are not mutually exclusive
concepts.
«The
concept of designing a
compact roadster following clear geometrical rules formed the original idea for the Audi TT in autumn 1994,» says Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Board Member for Technical Development at AUDI AG: «From the first generation on, it has been a sports
car for the senses — a driving machine with an authentic design.
The Japanese automaker Toyota just unveiled their new
compact car for the Indian market at the Delhi motor show, revealed as a
concept, the Etios will go on sale by the end of the year in both sedan and hatchback forms with a price tag promised to be around $ 10,000.
Designed by designers in Europe and Japan, Nissan says that the Gripz
concept «blends the ability and practicality of a
compact crossover with the excitement and performance of a sports
car.»
The public will get the chance to see Auris Touring Sports production version, the estate version of the
compact car, a new
concept called i - Road and the European version of the fourth - generation...
The Subaru Exiga (pronounced x-shiga) is a
compact MPV and crossover utility vehicle (CUV) that debuted as a
concept car during the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show.
The
concept looked like a cross between a sports
car and an SUV and highlighted the direction Mazda was taking when producing their next small
compact crossover.
Since its market premiere in summer 2005, the B - Class has evolved into the blueprint for a new species of
car which harmonises the benefits of various vehicle
concepts: the four - door model boasts the dynamic design of a sporty saloon, the exterior dimensions of a
compact car, the spaciousness of an estate, the versatility of a mini MPV and, of course, the trademark safety of a Mercedes - Benz.
The grand tourer - style
concept car debuted alongside the 2016 Buick Envision, a luxury
compact crossover set to hit showrooms in the second quarter of 2016.
The first Land Rover to be manufactured at Halewood 2008 LRX
concept car previews design language of a new luxury
compact SUV 2009 Fourth generation of the Land Rover Discovery introduced 2010 Range Rover Evoque, the world's first luxury
compact SUV, makes global debut 2012 Fourth - generation Range Rover introduced — the first all - aluminium SUV 2013 New generation of Range Rover Sport unveiled at New York Motor Show 2014 Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) division is officially launched 2014 Range Rover Sport SVR debuts, the fastest, most agile, most powerful Land Rover 2014 Discovery Vision
Concept previews design vision for new family of Discovery vehicles 2014 Launch of Discovery Sport, a new premium
compact SUV with 5 +2 seating 2015 Trio of end - of - line Defender editions revealed with biggest sand drawing in UK 2015 Exclusive Range Rover SVAutobiography long wheelbase launched in New York 2015 Evoque Convertible becomes world's first luxury
compact SUV convertible 2015 One - of - a-kind Land Rover «Defender 2 000 000» sells for # 400 000 at charity auction 2016 Last Defender rolls off the production line 2016 All - new Discovery with world - first remote Intelligent Seat Fold technology launched 2017 Land Rover launches the fourth Range Rover, the Velar 2018 Limited Edition Range Rover SV Coupé debuts at Geneva Motor Show