Concepts : Car Reviews And News

Jaguar has taken its very sexy F-TYPE convertible, and transformed it into a fantastic looking rally racing car. The conversion involved a 1.6-inch suspension lift, 16-inch gravel tires, softer springs, and three-way dampers from Exe-TB. The car started life as a base F-TYPE with a turbo four packing 296hp. 

Designed by Bertone’s Marcello Gandini, the Lamborghini Marzal offered a dramatic and futuristic look, with gull-wing doors, and its naturally-illuminated cabin. Its chassis started out as a Lamborghini Miura, but with an extended wheelbase so it could seat four. The car was renowned for its dramatic lines, its largely glass doors, and dramatic rear louvers.

Nissan is at the 2018 São Paulo Motor Show, the same show where VW showed off its Tarok concept this week, with a concept of its own called the Frontier Sentinel (PDF). This truck concept is designed for rescue operations on any terrain.

As hot as the truck market is in the US – and with sales of trucks booming – you would think all the automakers would want their trucks to be offered here. Many buyers would gladly take a truck rather than an SUV for the extra utility.

Say the name “Oldsmobile” and it doesn’t exactly conjure images of powerful sports cars. But back in 1987, the company stamped their name on this futuristic looking hypercar, dubbed the Aerotech. Built in several iterations between 1987 and 1992, the Aerotech wasn’t really a concept car, but was designed and built as an experimental test vehicle – with its sights set on breaking automotive speed records. In 1987, the Aerotech I was driven by Indy 500 champ A.J.

It’s been a very long time since Peugeot sold cars here in the U.S., and I don’t think that’s changing any time soon. But if they ever decided to come back here, this is the car I’d want them to start with. The e-Legend is an all-new concept car that seamlessly blends retro and modern aesthetics.

Infiniti has unveiled its latest prototype, and it’s impressive. It’s called the Project Black S, and  was built with help from the Renault Sport F1 team. The tech used in the car is a hybrid system consisting of a pair of MGU-H (motor generator unit-heat) on each of its V6’s two turbos, and an MGU-K (motor generator unit- kinetic) that captures power from braking and shunts it to a battery. That captured energy is used to charge a battery and improve performance.

Nissan has whipped up a slick new concept truck in cooperation with the folks from the European Space Agency. Based on the European Navara truck, this custom build is designed to haul a fancy, custom telescope to view the heavens from dark sky locations.

Porsche Motorsport has taken the already cool Cayman GT4 Clubsport and transformed it into a very special Rallye Concept version. Pics posted on the team’s twitter feed show a car with sweet quad LED lighting system on the front edge of the hood and a roof air scoop.

Since 2016, Toyota has been running its TS050 hybrid LMP1 race car at the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans. Now, Toyota’s Gazoo Racing division is showing off a concept car they say will use the same drivetrain, but will go into production as a street-legal sports car.

Porsche has unveiled one of the sexiest concept cars we have seen from the automaker in some time. One glance at the car and it is clearly all 911. It’s designed as a throwback to the very first 356 No.

Back in 1989, Ferrari commissioned Sergio Pininfarina to design a new concept car which was intended to combine modern technology with the racing spirit of 1960s barchettas. Based on the Testarossa platform, the Ferrari Mythos had a smooth, curvy body style which was a great departure from the linear and pointed looks of the Testarossa. Of particular note was just how wide the Mythos was in the rear, measuring 8.2

GM’s Saturn brand may no longer be with us, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t come up with some interesting cars along the way. Back in 2004, they showed off a rather nifty looking sports coupe called the Curve. Designed by Saab’s former head of design Michael Mauer, the car was shown alongside the concept for the cool, but shortlived Saturn Sky.

I’ll just start out by saying this: The Honda Civic Type R Pickup concept isn’t pretty. It’s sort of like a couple of attractive people had a baby that turned out to be ugly. It looks like the bastard love child of a Civic Type R and a Ridgeline, and I don’t like it at all.

The Jeep Easter Safari 2018 concepts have been unveiled and they look awesome. The first of the customs is the J-Wagon meant to be at home on the trials and in the city. The modified Wrangler Sahara has custom color and accessories along with lots of custom work on the interior, and rides on big 35″ KM3 BF Goodrich tires.