If the Swedes’ decide to come up with their own version of the four door coupe, could the Volvo SC90 Concept make it past the final design table on to the production floor? Well, from the looks of it, this concept might have a very good chance. Designer Nouphone J. Bansasine worked on this …
Concept Cars
Our 'Concept Cars' Section contains 47 articles.The cool, blue-against-white theme might remind you about the Vision EfficientDynamics Concept from BMW but that’s where the similarity ends. This Audi A9 Concept is the brainchild of Spanish designer Daniel Garcia. I love the car’s flattened profile and its cabin forward design. Plus, those electroluminescent wheels definitely get the thumbs up. The …
Citroën’s latest concept, the Citroën Metropolis, is huge, sleek and blinged out with shiny and shimmering accents to whet our appetites. Industry observers were quick to note similarities in the design elements found on last year’s GTbyCitroën concept. Not much info has been released regarding this new vehicle except that it is a …
Gruppo Bertoni describes their latest design brainchild, the Alfa Romeo Pandion, as “an extreme and controversial sports car in typical Bertone fashion.” And, looking at this vehicle’s doors, it doesn’t get any more extreme; the whole side of the car, from the front to the rear fender, swings upward to allow entry into …
Thus far, four door coupes have held their own against other popular auto body styles. We’re seeing how MB’s CLS-Class and Porsche’s Panamera have been steadily growing their respective shares of the luxury car market. Last weekend, it was the boys from Munich who showed the auto industry how to do it four door …
The inverted, triangular grille is unmistakably Alfa Romeo and the beautifully innovative styling comes courtesy of Pininfarina. This is the Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta; a joint project to celebrate the centenary of the Italian automaker and the 80th anniversary of the prolific design house. The best aesthetic elements for me are the twin rear …
Mercedes-Benz will be unveiling its CLS Shooting Break Concept in Asia this month, more specifically at the Beijing Motor Show next week. This wagon capitalizes on four-door coupe body type and effectively, in my opinion, merges past and present. I especially like how MB has combined the hatchback design and aggressive looking tail lights …
Turkish designer Ugur Sahin’s Aston Martin Gauntlet is a concept design proposal which, in my honest opinion, should be given serious attention by the British manufacturer. The car’s front grille and general shape are the only clues that will lead you to think that it is an incarnation of a motoring legend, and a …
It’s big, muscular and, in spite of the crimson color that you see in these images, this car is green. It’s the Citroen GQ Concept plug-in hybrid. The styling is just a tad aggressive but I foresee it holding its own when set side-by-side with other green racers. Yes, it’s able to offer …
We told you about the Bugatti 16C Galibier Concept in September last year. Apparently, the car is nearing the (limited) production stage as new photos have been released of a more elitist, pure black interpretation of the vehicle. The company has not hinted on any other changes so when the Galibier 16C …
The Porsche 918 Spyder concept offers the best of both worlds- serious supercar performance, and superb fuel economy. That’s because it’s a parallel hybrid vehicle. A pair of electric motors powering each axle add an additional 218 hp more to the, already impressive, 500 horses that its 3.4 liter V8 churns out. This amazing …
If you head on over to the Koenigsegg area at this year’s Geneva Motor Show (March 4 – 14), you could be one of the first few to put down a reservation for the new Koenigsegg Agera. Touted as one of the most anticipated high performance sports car releases to date, the Agera …
BMW has tapped into the free-thinking minds of students at the International School of Design in Valenciennes, France to come up with a concept design for a motorcycle that’s powered by hydrogen fuel. The bike looks like a mantis-like insect on wheels and makes use of mono-shock swing arms for the front and rear. …
Auto industry insiders are anticipating the debut of the Mercedes-Benz F800 Style at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. MB claims that this new concept carries an abundance of green technologies. For example, its multi-drive platform allows it to run either as a plug-in gas-electric hybrid, or a fuel cell-powered vehicle. However, what’s grabbing the …
Some industry insiders believe that Peugeot is ready to push their latest concept vehicle, known simply as the “5”, into production. The design elements incorporated into this Hybrid4 diesel electric all seem to point to such an eventuality. Well the headlights’ futuristic LED cluster configuration do seem to come off as a bit over …
Bentley has, for the past few months, been working with Vehicle Design Course students from the Royal College of Art (RCA) in South Kensington, UK to come up with fresh ideas for a coupe for the 21st century. The students have at their disposal, tools like Exa’s PowerFLOW software to test each of the …
Carlsson describes their new concept racer, the C25, as a breathtaking and beautiful sports coupé, and indeed it is. The strong racing lines and swept-back headlights, the muscular shape that hugs the ground, and the power that lurks underneath the hood give it every right to claim supercar status. And, get this, Carlsson intends …
The Peugeot SR1 Concept is a dramatic departure from the brand’s trademark small-to-medium sized, zippy people carriers. Brandishing the company’s redesigned Lion logo, this car features aggressive styling that says serious performance. The SR1 uses diesel-electric Hybrid4 technology to reach a top speed of 250 kph. A 1.6-liter 218 bhp turbodiesel engine …




