Sentences with phrase «off concept cars»

One of the coolest things about Gran Turismo is that you can drive one - off concept cars that, in many cases, weren't even drivable in real life.

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.

No. 563: «Car rental service offering exclusively exotic cars and, even better, one - off concept cars (with waivers).»

The 370Z on track is merely a one - off concept car built to turn heads on the auto show circuit.

This one - off concept car undoubtedly influenced the Dino's proportions.

Not exact matches

Just last week at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt, manufacturers from Volkswagen to Mercedes - Benz showed off their futuristic concept cars.

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.

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.

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.

One of the most extraordinary and beautiful cars ever to reach production, the world's first hypercar (hitting close to 220mph while the McLaren F1 was still climbing off the drawing board) was vilified at its birth in 1992, by those who'd put down a deposit on its original # 361,000 price (which would rise to over # 400,000 by launch), for not having the 500bhp V12 engine, four - wheel drive and scissor doors promised in the concept and, at nearly 7ft wide, being too big for British roads.

An optional off - road package — with less prominent lower front and rear bumpers for better ramp and departure angles — is available and helps the production car look a little more like the original concept.

Called the Design Vision GTI, the one - off VW concept is a 503 - hp race car.

Audi's 536bhp Nanuk Quattro concept car combines sharp coupe styling with supercar performance and off - road ability.

But the wait is almost over — after numerous concepts and pre-production cars wearing the FT - 86, Scion FR - S, Subaru BRZ names, Toyota has taken the wraps off of its rear - wheel drive project with Subaru and given it an official name (at least for Europe): the GT 86.

After showing it off at the annual Wörthersee tuning festival in Germany, Volkswagen has brought its Design Vision GTI concept car to the 2013 Los Angeles auto show.

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.

Scion is showing off a slew of concept cars at this year's SEMA show, ranging from wildly flamboyant snowboarding vehicles to race paddock - traversing runabouts.

Mercedes has revealed a new S - Class Coupe concept car at the Frankfurt motor show, which heavily hints at a new production model spun off the same platform as the S - Class saloon.

The last BRZ concept we saw had a translucent body to show off the drivetrain and kept us guessing about the production car's final design.

And while the production S60 isn't quite as dramatic as the elegant, swooping concept car, it's far more attractive than the squared - off S60 sold here between 2000 and 2009.

Kia's previously toyed with the idea of a Soul spin - off through several different concept cars, but none of the previous efforts looked as wild — or as unique — as the Track» ster.

Though the video itself doesn't show too much more of the concept car, Volkswagen hints that the vehicle will show off new technologies that use «The Internet of Things» to make cars «more and more intelligent.»

The LFA name first appeared in 2005, with Lexus revealing the first LF - A concept car at the Tokyo motor show, but development of a Toyota / Lexus supercar began some five years before, with the project actually kicking off in early 2000.

It's a sufficient mixture of supercars, off - roaders, luxury cars, and future concepts.

The steering of the concept car has been pulled off the Polo parts shelf, and the four disc brakes were originally intended to decelerate the discontinued Golf R32.

Hyundai has pulled the covers off its latest performance car concept at the Paris motor show.

It was designed to be a luxury small SUV, with some off - road capability and concept car looks.

French automaker Citroën is launching its DS line of cars — the DS3, DS4, and DS5 — in China, and will celebrate by showing off the Numéro 9 concept at the Beijing Motor Show.

Kacher kicks things off by talking about the Toyota FT - 1 concept and how it is distinct from Toyota and BMW's collaborative sports car project which is code - named «Silk Road.»

The original concept car was shown off in Sweden as a one - off commissioned by a Polestar customer, and Volvo said if there was sufficient market interest, the automaker would consider building more copies.

Who else but VW — who seemed to have a thing for off - road passenger cars at the time judging by the likes of the Audi Allroad and the Steppenwolf concept — would have dreamed this up?

DETROIT — It has been a long time coming, but Buick appears ready to return to its near - Cadillac, rear - wheel - drive premium car roots with the Avenir concept it sprung on media after showing off its version of the Opel Cascada convertible.

Aside from generating buzz about cars that do not yet exist, the FFZERO1 concept helps show off the company's Variable Platform Architecture (VPA) modular chassis.

While many concept cars are frail, cobbled - together one - offs that barely make it through the day at crawling pace, the Audi TT Quattro Sport Concept is in essence the real thing equipped with a prototype engine.

There's certainly no doubting that Bentley is serious about this car possessing excellent off - road ability, even going as far as fitting extensive aluminium sump guards and sill protectors to this concept car.

The Audi Sportback concept - the upcoming A7 with a concept car interior and detailing, if we're being honest - had its wraps pulled off at Detroit shortly after the R8, but the press spent more time ogling the four - door CLS rival.

BMW is celebrating its 100th anniversary in grand style with a large celebration at the Olympic stadium in Munich, and kicked things off by unveiling of the BMW Vision Next 100 concept car, a vehicle that claims to be able to create the «Ultimate Driver.»

Four new cars have been signed off apparently, and after the Mito GTA is seen at Geneva expect a drip - feed of new models and concepts from the Italians.

And no, it doesn't run on water or accept voice commands issued in Fremen — in this case, the Dune suffix refers to the concept car's off - road aspirations.

I know that it came in for some rather harsh criticism when the concept car appeared last year, but the production version is toned down and gives the Lexus a recognizable face, although the large air intakes on the lower corners are a little off - putting.

The original Beetle Dune concept, which debuted at the 2000 Los Angeles auto show, was allegedly inspired by the high - riding, off - road Baja Bugs of the «70s, though Volkswagen's concept appeared more in keeping with its off - road passenger cars, like the Audi A6 Allroad.

Not long after Subaru showed off its Impreza concept at the Tokyo auto show, our spy photographers caught a sedan version of the new car testing.

Called the Nanuk Quattro concept, the coupe crossover «combines the dynamics of a high - performance sports car with Audi's Quattro expertise on the road, on the race track and also off - road».

After an on - again, off - again approach to a new generation of rotary engines, Mazda confirmed the sports car concept bound for this week's Tokyo auto show is powered by a new rotary powertrain.

As a reminder, Aston just pulled the covers off a new Zagato - designed concept based on the Vanquish set to debut at this year's Villa d'Este, and it is as beautiful as any car has a right to be.

Mitsubishi claims that its successful history in rallying has brought inspiration to the concept's design, with footage of the car tackling Gran Turismo 6's off - road stages suggesting this car could be a design influence in the next high performance Evo road car.

Aston Martin has produced the wild one - off CC100 concept car as part of the company's centenary celebrations.

The concept is the result of a collaboration between Brazilian race car driver Emerson Fittipaldi, Pininfarina and HWA, a spin - off from AMG founded in 1998.

Rinspeed, the Swiss maker of one - offs and concept cars that is in constant competition with Giugiaro, the Italian maker of one - offs and concept cars, has released a video of its upcoming Geneva motor...

Koenigsegg may have shown off the Regera in concept form twelve months ago, but the car has lost little of its shock & awe potential in the transition to production - ready.