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: Hiriko folding electric car headed for production
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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Report: Mini Rocketman reportedly canned
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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Video: GM latest to explore turning rear windows into screens
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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Teased: Pininfarina Cambiano concept comes into focus with two more images
Filed under: Concept Cars , Convertible , Performance , Volkswagen A Black Knight stalks the ramparts of corporate castles, he carries a shield decorated with a wreath of beans, he swings a double-edged spreadsheet and he rides a terrifying black mare called The Bottom Line. His name is The Business Case and if a new report from Autocar is accurate, he’s done his foul work again, this time dealing another blow to the already-long-delayed Volkswagen Bluesport Roadster . Even though the engineering work for the two-seater convertible is reportedly finished, it appears no one can come up with a way to support the necessary sales projections of 50,000 units annually. That is in part because Jonathan Browning , head of VW USA, apparently doesn’t see the point of expanding VW’s product portfolio with another model (a truly unexpected sentiment coming from Volkswagen as far as we’re concerned).
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Report: VW Bluesport Roadster might finally be dead before it lived
Filed under: Concept Cars , CES , Technology , Infotainment The only thing we can show you is the image above. No video, no additional pics, just that. Tucked away in the way-way-back of the South Hall at CES is Garmin’s private meeting room. One section holds the company’s current automotive, nautical and aviation systems, while the other is an exhibition of the future.
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CES: We can’t show you the most impressive infotainment system at CES