Concepts : Car News And Reviews

The annual SEMA show in Las Vegas brings all sorts of unique customized rides to the forefront, and so far this is my favorite reveal for the 2014 show.…

Automotive designer Samir Sadikhov may have decided that it’s time for Aston Martin to update its designs. He’s created a beautiful sports car design concept he calls the DBC Concept.…

Fiat unveiled a sleek four-door compact SUV coupe at the Sao Paulo Motor Show in Brazil. Called the FCC4 (Fiat Concept Car 4), the highly stylized vehicle is meant to combine the adventuresome traits that Fiat is known for with the luxury and internal room of a sedan.…

First shown as a concept car at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, the dramatic 2-seat Ferrari Sergio barchetta is quite a stunner. Designed by Pininfarina in tribute to the late Sergio Pininfarina, it was unclear if the vehicle would ever see the light of day as a production vehicle.…

Jeep will be arriving at SEMA 2014 with two new concept versions of the Renegade to share: the Renegade Riptide and the Renegade Frostbite. The two concepts show two of the extreme environments in which Jeep imagines the Renegade to be right at home: a snowy mountain and a warm and sunny ocean beach.…

Ford is yet again showing off its compact Troller T4, a compact off-road truck destined for the Brazilian market. We first saw the Troller T4 back in June, and it’s looking even better now than it did then.…

I have a fond place in my heart for the classic muscle cars of the 1960s and 1970s. But I also like the bells, whistles and performance of today’s luxury sports cars.…

With Dodge refocusing its efforts on performance vehicles, it’s no wonder that they’re continuing to tout the Viper as one of their premier cars. For the 2014 SEMA Show, Mopar is showing off a customized Viper that looks seriously badass.…

Scientists at the Technical University of Munich have teamed up with BMW, Daimler, and other industry participants as part of the Visio.M (Visionary Mobility) consortium to develop new lightweight materials for use in the automobiles of the future.…

Volkswagen has a forward-looking view of what a utility vehicle of the future might look like. Based on the company’s full-size T1 Transporter van, the Tristar Concept is looked at as a mobile work environment that’s well-suited for the skilled tradesman or salesman who spends their day traveling from customer to customer.…

Audi will be taking a driverless RS7 sports coupe to the Hockenheimring to do a lap of the track at racing speed. In a preview for the first-ever event, Audi has released additional details on the car’s technology and the team behind it.…

Another boutique European automaker has popped onto the scene with a concept supercar, and this time it’s supposed to be an all-electric model. Designed by Giuseppe Ferrazzano for Italy’s Tecnicar srl, the Lavinia is targeting a 588kW electric drivetrain which can output 800 horsepower, and do 0-to-62mph in just 3.5 seconds.…

With the exception of race cars, it’s rare that you see a small 4-cylinder engine with more than 300 horsepower. Even when they’ve been turbocharged, most of them end up in the 200s.…

The upcoming Honda Civic Type R Concept is a serious track car and Honda is setting out to prove their performance chops by taking the car to the Nürburgring with the goal of breaking the record for the fastest lap by a front-wheel drive production car.…

Maserati debuted its Ghibli Ermenegildo Zegna Edition concept at the 2014 Paris Motor Show. The vehicle, based on the Ghibli S Q4 model, has been styled and finished in partnership with the design firm of Ermenegildo Zegna.…