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Report: Hiriko folding electric car headed for production

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:46:51 +0000

Filed under: Concept Cars , Coupe , Etc. , Europe , Technology , Design/Style , Electric One very unusual electric car has debuted in Brussels. The Hiriko EV uses a hub-mounted electric motor at each wheel, though that’s not the most interesting aspect of the vehicle.

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Report: Mini Rocketman reportedly canned

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:12:12 +0000

Filed under: Concept Cars , Hatchback , Mini The Mini Rocketman (we’ll spare you the Elton John lyrics) was one of our favorite concepts from the 2011 Geneva Motor Show . Sure, the name is silly, but this pint-sized concept showed what could be in store for an even more mini Mini . A smarter Smart , if you will. However, a new report from CAR states that the entry-level Mini project has allegedly been canned.

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Video: GM latest to explore turning rear windows into screens

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:38:59 +0000

Filed under: Concept Cars , Technology , Videos , GM Last Summer Toyota showed off its Window to the World technology created in partnership with the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design. It turned a rear window into an augmented-reality screen that would keep kids interested in something other than asking “Are we there yet?” Now General Motors has showed off a similar bit of kit called Windows of Opportunity, developed with the Bezalel School of Art and Design in Israel. GM’s Windows concept is aimed just as much at kids as adults. The team came up with four different apps that provided interactivity ranging from a virtual take on drawing on foggy windows to checking what was on other augmented windows on cars around the world

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Auctions: Barrett-Jackson 2012: 1954 Desoto Adventurer II Coupe concept car sells for $1.3 million [UPDATE: w/video]

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 02:39:24 +0000

Filed under: Classics , Auctions Of all the concept cars ever shown off to a fawning public, one of the coolest has got to be this 1954 Desoto Adventurer II Coupe. It was originally built in 1954, and it sits atop a Chrysler Imperial chassis with a body designed and built by Ghia . It’s not surprising that this Desoto Ghia concept looks so beautiful with names like Savonuzzi and Exner listed as its designers. Take special note of the sliding rear window, which allows this car to be converted into a sort of reverse convertible

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Teased: Pininfarina Cambiano concept comes into focus with two more images

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:45:13 +0000

Filed under: Concept Cars , Geneva Motor Show The Geneva Motor Show never fails to deliver when it comes to concept cars. Unveiled alongside the latest production models, concepts represent a way for automakers to showcase where their heads are at and where they want to be going in the future. But it’s not always automakers that present the concepts. Sometimes they come from design houses like Pininfarina

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