Concepts : Car News And Reviews

We caught a peek at the Beetle Dune Concept very recently and Volkswagen has just unveiled the official images ahead of the 2014 NAIAS in Detroit. From what we’ve seen so far, this version of the iconic Beetle looks very interesting.

Volkswagen has announced the Passat BlueMotion Concept ahead of its expected unveiling at the 2014 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The car is designed to demonstrate what can be achieved in fuel efficiency in a non-hybrid, gasoline-engined mid-size sedan.

This two-door crossover SUV concept shows what Audi’s vision is for a possible future compact recreational car. The car will be officially unveiled at the 2014 North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week. From what we can see, although the vehicle has the “allroad” name on the license plate, this four-passenger, two-door crossover resembles the Audi TT more than the wagon-like allroad and is closer in size to a TT with a wheelbase of of just 98.8 inches.

The Volkswagen Beetle continues to evolve and VW is still innovating decades after the “people’s car” was first introduced. We’ve already seen the upcoming  Beetle GSR and Volkswagen has just announced the Beetle Dune Concept will be debuting at the 2014 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

Infiniti will be officially introducing the Q50 Eau Rouge Concept vehicle at the 2014 North American International Auto Show in Detroit on January 13. But the company has released a teaser video and some details on the vehicle ahead of that.

On the tails of a recent teaser video for the Concept XC Coupe, Volvo will be officially announcing the new concept car on January 8 prior to its unveiling at the 2015 Detroit Motor Show. The Concept XC Coupe is the second in line of three concept cars with the Concept Coupe, released in August being the first one.

While its industrial design is reminiscent of the vehicles we saw in Minority Report, this futuristic vehicle has more in common with those cars than just its exterior styling. The folks behind Zoox are aiming to develop a new class of vehicles called “Level 4” – a classification taken from a NHTSA policy statement from March 2013, indicating a vehicle which is 100% autonomous.

Kia will be introducing the rear-wheel drive Kia Stinger GT4 concept car later this month at the NAIAS in Detroit. They haven’t revealed many details yet, but we do know the car will be powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter power plant with 350 horsepower, all of which will be directed to the rear wheels.

Ford continues to explore opportunities to power its vehicles using electricity. Now, the company is showing off a new variant of its C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid subcompact that can be charged using the power of the Sun, allowing it to operate completely off the grid.

The Nanuk Quattro is one of the more intriguing concepts to emerge from Audi. What makes the design of this car special is that while it packs sports car abilities, it’s got a higher than typical ground clearance and improved suspension, so it can handle rally car conditions.

Audi has announced it will be premiering its new Audi Sport Quattro Laserlight Concept at the 2014 CES in Las Vegas. The car looks to be a more refined version of Audi Sports Quattro concept announced a few weeks back and we now have more information on the vehicle specs.

While the 2014 NAIAS show in Detroit is just days away, Nissan is teasing us with a new concept car which could serve as the foundation for its future direction in sport sedans. The partial image doesn’t show too much, other than the ongoing use of Nissan’s trademark “V” front-end along with a deep hood scoop that continues the line, and sporty modern LED headlamps.

Kia Motors has revealed it will be unveiling a new concept car at the 2014 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The concept vehicle will be a 2+2 sports car and was designed at the automaker’s design studio in Irvine, California.

MINI will debut its next John Cooper Works race-inspired concept car at the 2014 North American International Auto Show in January. This version of the JCW is based on the latest generation MINI, with a slightly longer wheelbase and wider track.

The Mitsubishi Eclipse went out of production back in late 2011, but it was long beloved by drivers thanks to its youthful styling, and powerful top-end engine options in the later generation’s GT models. It was, and still is a popular choice for street tuners, though it is still a bit on the heavy side of things.