Posted in Concept Cars on Jul 18th, 2007
The Chrysler Firepower grand tourer concept car made its debut at the 2005 North American International Auto Show. Design wise it is sleek and, dare I say, “refined”. Does it look a little like the Dodge Viper to you? If so, that may be because of its Dodge Viper based chassis.
Posted in Concept Cars, Dodge on Jul 11th, 2007
The Dodge Challenger concept car made its first appearance at the 2006 North American International Auto Show. In July 2006, Dodge announced that the Challenger concept would go into production for a 2008 release. The Challenger concept screams ‘muscle car’, and I’m putting a lot of that down it its wheels, 20-inches at the front [...]
Posted in Concept Cars, Mitsubishi on Jul 11th, 2007
GoAuto has today reported that Mitsubishi has abandoned its plans to build a supercharged TMR 380 concept car. Mitsubishi had hoped to introduce the 230kW TMR 380 as a halo model that would create a stronger presence for the struggling 380 range, but the company ultimately found that the engineering costs needed to meet Australian [...]
Posted in Concept Cars, Lexus on Jul 9th, 2007
I only posted my appreciation for the Lexus LF-A concept car a couple of days ago, so I’m surprised this one slipped through with out me noticing. Auto Express, a motoring site from the UK, posted some pictures of what is considered to be the LF-A prototype. The is perhaps the best evidence yet that [...]
Posted in Concept Cars, Holden on Jul 9th, 2007
It’s been almost 3 years since Holden took the covers off their Torana TT36 concept at the Australian International Motor Show. Whilst the Torana concept is not likely to make it into production any time soon, echoes of it’s design can be seen in the 2006 VE Commodore. It wasn’t just the hot pink paint [...]
Posted in Concept Cars, Mazda on Dec 14th, 2006
I may hate the Zoom Zoom advertising that polutes my favourite TV shows, but I have to admit that Mazda are breathing some life back into the concept car world! Their latest, the Mazda Ryuga is scheduled to be unveiled at the 2007 North American International Auto Show on the 8 January 2007. Mazda Ryuga [...]
Posted in Concept Cars, Mazda on Nov 30th, 2006
Mazda’s design division has invented a new surface language called Nagare for introduction at this year’s Greater Los Angeles International Auto Show. NAGARE: (pronounced “na-ga-rehâ€) Japanese for ‘flow’ and the embodiment of motion. Under the direction of Mazda’s new global design director, Laurens van den Acker, the challenge given to the team was to invent [...]
Posted in Concept Cars, Mazda on Nov 20th, 2006
Mazda Motor Corporation today announced the global reveal of an all-new concept car, Mazda Nagare (pronounced na-gah-reh), at the Greater Los Angeles International Auto Show, during a press conference at 4:05 PM on November 29, 2006. Following on the heels of three very successful and exploratory Mazda design concepts – Sassou, Senku, and Kabura – [...]
Posted in Concept Cars, Nissan on Oct 17th, 2006
Nissan’s international Foria concept vehicle will feature as the highlight on the Nissan Stand at the 2006 Australian International Motor Show. Conceived by Nissan’s international design studio, the Foria is a compact sports coupe concept powered by a mid-sized engine teamed with a paddle-shift automatic transmission. The Foria is said to combine agile city driving [...]