Posted in Concept Cars, Holden on Feb 29th, 2008
Overshadowing pretty much all of the other big “reveals” at the Melbourne International Motor Show was GM Holden’s two door performance concept, the Coupe 60. Yes, it’s smells like the next “Monaro”, however at this stage it doesn’t look like the Coupe 60 will see production.
The throbbing 6.0 litre V8 engine was one of […]
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Posted in Concept Cars, Mitsubishi on Jan 28th, 2008
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation is to give the Prototype-S concept its global debut at the 78th Geneva International Motor Show which runs from March 4 through March 16.
Distinguished by the inverted-slant nose with trapezoidal grille front fascia that marks Mitsubishi Motors new design identity and with wide-and-low proportions that leave no doubt as to the concept […]
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Posted in Concept Cars, Mitsubishi on Nov 27th, 2007
Mitsubishi Motors have announced that they will premiere the Mitsubishi Concept-RA at the 2008 North American International Auto Show (Detroit Motor Show). It’s the latest in a long line of good looking concept cars developed by Mitsubishi.
The Mitsubishi Concept-RA is touted as being a fusion of dynamic performance and environmental sensitivity that to it high […]
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Posted in BMW, Concept Cars on Oct 25th, 2007
The new BMW Concept 1 Series tii has made a splash (ie. it launched) at the Tokyo Motor Show 2007. As far as ‘concepts’ go, this one doesn’t look all that exciting.
I mean, if you like the standard sort of BMW look then you’ll appreciate the Concept 1 Series tii design. You’d be hard pressed […]
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Posted in Concept Cars, Honda on Oct 10th, 2007
Honda are again proving that in order for a car to be environmentally friendly it must also be ugly and/or weird looking. Honda are showcasing two new environmentally friendly concepts at the 40th Tokyo Motor Show.
The first concept, rivals the Nissan Pivo 2 for the prestigious title of “Ugliest Car I’ve Seen Recently”. The Honda […]
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Posted in Concept Cars, Nissan on Oct 9th, 2007
Here is yet another example of a butt ugly, yet environmentally friendly car. Fortunately, the Nissan Pivo 2 is only a concept, because I’m not sure I could handle seeing these thing on the road out in the real world.
The Nissan Pivo 2 is an electric powered concept car that will make its debut at […]
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Posted in Concept Cars, Mitsubishi on Sep 11th, 2007
Mitsubishi Motors are show casing their i MiEV SPORT at the Frankfurt Motor Show. First impression? “Geez, that thing is UGLY!”. The Mitsubishi press release states that the i MiEV SPORT “enhances the ‘driving’ image of Mitsubishi’s electric vehicles”. I would argue that is a very very long bow to draw!
If you can look past […]
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Posted in Concept Cars, Mitsubishi on Aug 31st, 2007
I’ve previously posted sketches of the Mitsubishi CX concept, now Mitsubishi have released images of the CX set for unveiling at the Frankfurt Motorshow.
Here’s a quick recap. The CX concept features a turbo charged 1.8 litre clean diesel engine and electronically controlled 4WD system.
Whilst it looks reasonable from the front, things turn a little pear […]
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Posted in Concept Cars, Volkswagen on Aug 24th, 2007
Raise your hand if you remember the Volkswagen W12 concept? Volkswagen unleashed their W12 coupé concept at the 2001 Tokyo Motorshow. Complete with a blistering 12-cylinder engine, the W12 coupé was capable of 440kW at 7,000 rpm. The six-litre, large twelve-cylinder engine sat mid-mounted and could push the 1,200kg car to a top speed […]
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Posted in BMW, Concept Cars on Aug 20th, 2007
BMW fans will be able to catch the BMW Concept CS at the Australian International Motor Show from October 11. The Concept CS made its world wide debut in April at the Auto Shanghai 2007.
The Concept CS is said to showcase “a new design philosophy” for BMW and is based on the bespoke platform. On […]
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