Concepts : Car News And Reviews

Ok, it’s name is a mouthful, and it’s not even a real car, but we have to hand it to Russian industrial designers Grigory Gorin and Vlad Mishin for coming up with such a sexy looking concept car.

We’ve featured the AMG Vision Gran Turismo before and even shown an in-depth video of what went into the concept car’s design. As it turns out, Jay Leno had a chance to take a look at the vehicle that was created for the PlayStation 3 video game, Gran Turismo 6.

Volvo has released a few images and a short teaser video of the Volvo Concept XC Coupé prior to its scheduled debut at the North American International Auto Show on January 8, 2014. The crossover vehicle looks to be a successor the Volvo XC90 and the design looks to be updated significantly, with curvier lines and contoured LED lighting.

Hyundai is hinting that it will be entering the fuel cell market with the Intrado concept vehicle expected to be revealed at the 2014 Geneva Auto Show. The car will encompass some of what Hyundai sees as the design and technology features that may appear in Hyundai vehicles in the near future.

The AMG Vision Gran Turismo concept supercar that was created by Mercedes-Benz for Gran Turismo 6 is astounding. Now the Mercedes-Benz designers have stepped forward to discuss the process behind the design of the vehicle. Steffen Köhl, Director Advanced Design Global, and other members of the Mercedes Design team explain that the team had the freedom to create without the constraints of the real world, while still making a car that drives realistically within the game.

Toyota debuted the four-seat, fuel cell powered FCV Concept at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show. The vehicle has an electric engine powered by electricity generated via a hydrogen fuel cell. The FCV Concept joins the ranks of the Honda FCEV and the Hyundai Tucson fuel cell vehicles we’ve also seen recently.

Days after getting a gander at a sketch of the proposed Audi Q1 compact crossover, it looks like the company is going to be showing off a similar vehicle at the NAIAS show in Detroit this coming January.

Red Bull Racing has returned to the virtual world of the renowned racing game Gran Turismo 6, which hits shelves for the Playstation 3 this Friday, with new custom racers. The Red Bull X2014 series are the newest virtual creations from world championship winning Formula One race car designer Adrian Newey. 

McLaren’s Special Operations customization group has put together a concept variant of the MP4-12C which takes the already impressive supercar and steps it up another notch, focusing efforts on reducing weight, and improving airflow and aerodynamics.

Audi has announced it will be developing a new baby sister to go along with its current Q family of SUVs: the Q1 will be joining the Audi Q3, RS Q3, Q5, SQ5 and Q7 in 2016.

Jaguar has definitely stepped up its game in the past couple of years, but we still wish they had actually gone through with production of the C-X75 concept, which first reared it’s head back in 2010.

Providing a glimpse into the future of Infiniti’s crossover lineup, the Q30 aims for a more sporty and aggressive look than is current QX50 and QX70 models. The Q30 is much lower to the ground, with a look more reminiscent of a shooting brake wagon than an SUV.

The Elmiraj is Cadillac’s next evolution of the Ciel Concept and the second in a series of three concept cars that hint at what a top-of-the-line Cadillac could look like in the future. The vehicle features a honeycomb front grille, sleek nearly vertical headlights, and an updated Cadillac emblem.

Nissan’s NISMO group has been busy this year, with the Juke NISMO RS, the retro-influenced IDx Nismo and IDx Freeflow Concepts, and the scary fast GT-R NISMO. They also introduced the Nissan Sentra NISMO at the L.A.

With the paint not even dry on the 2015 Mercedes GLA, Mercedes-Benz has already unleashed the fury of its AMG group on its new crossover to see what it could do with it. As is usually the case with AMG, we’re impressed with their ability to turn an everyday ride into something truly special.