Tag: Concept

  • MINI Roadster Concept

    MINI Roadster Concept: fresh ideas for an intense driving experience. MINI evokes new fascination and a wonderful new experience time and again. For each model in the range offers unique opportunities to enjoy supreme driving pleasure and unmistakable style.

    Now the MINI Roadster Concept once again sets a new trend for individual mobility borne out by the brand. A purist vehicle concept, elegant design and fascinating, sporting driving characteristics all come together in this unique car to offer the vision of an open two-seater catering for the demands of a modern and self-confident target group.

    The new concept car carries over the features typical of MINI to a new segment, the MINI designers thus bringing out yet another attractive facet in the character of the brand. So the world debut of the MINI Roadster Concept at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show will add a new perspective to the future of the MINI brand, presenting yet another great path of development.

    The MINI Roadster Concept takes up features typical of the brand and re-interprets these unique strengths in a refreshingly new manner. Individual style, premium quality and a perfect match of driving pleasure and efficiency just right in this day and age determine the character of this compact two-seater. And through its design alone, the MINI Roadster Concept reflects the focus on maximum driving pleasure with nothing but the sky above.

    The MINI Roadster Concept is clearly recognisable at very first sight as a MINI. At the same time, with its two seats, a tight-fitting soft roof and innovative rear-end design, the new model opens up new perspectives both in the context of the brand and in the segment of compact roadsters.

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  • Volkswagen reveals the zero emission E-UP! Concept

    Most of the cars released from VAG become hit on the market very fast. Because of their reliability, cheap price and nice exterior and interior. Hopefully the E-UP will be a successful, too.

    The small car is powered by an electric motor developing up to 81 PS and 154 lbs ft of torque. With this characteristics the E-UP! can accelerate to 100km/h in 11.3 seconds and the top speed is 135km/h. The overall weight of the vehicle is only 1,085kg of which 240 kilos are batteries. (more…)

  • Citroen Revolte Concept At The Frankfurt Motor Show

    REVOLTe is inspired by the legendary 2CV. The new concept takes all key features of Citroen’s classic 2CV and in the same makes them better. The new REVOLTe is more luxurious, more intelligent and more sport orientated.

    REVOLTe measures just 3.68m long, 1.73m wide and 1.35m tall. It is a typical compact city car with aggressive style. But this car is not only futuristic exterior, but it is fashion and glamorous inside. (more…)

  • Peugeot BB1 – Zero Emission car

    Peugeot always have been making strange cars. The latest concept is BB1, which is 2.5 metres four-seater.

    The main target is a range of 75 miles only on electricity, which makes the BB1 Zero Emissions and entirely ECO-friendly car.  It is fitted with two electric motors mounted in the rear wheels, with maximum power of 7.5kW each (20hp totally). (more…)

  • Toyota Auris HSD Full Hybrid Concept

    The best selling type of car in Europe is a five door hatchback, so developing a full hybrid Auris is a logical step by Toyota. The new concept will be unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show this week.

    The main goal is achieving extraordinary low fuel consumption and emissions. The expected acceleration is around 10 seconds from 0 to 62 mph, which is good enough. (more…)

  • 2010 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Concept

    Many people believe that if they drive cars with less CO2 emissions, they will save the world from a global warming and may be they are right. That’s why Toyota put on production Toyota Prius, which is a hit on the market. But with advancing the technologies the cars got more fuel efficient with less harmful emissions, so Toyota will have to move forward and their new vehicle is called  Prius Plug-in Hybrid Concept. (more…)

  • Team Ocelot presents new light protected patrol vehicle – LPPV concept

    The Ocelot is a 7 and a half tonne vehicle.  It has  four wheel steering giving it a market leading turning circle of 12 metres and has a low centre of gravity as all the heavy items are contained within the skateboard. It is 5.3m long, 2.3 high and 2.1 wide.

    Team Ocelot – a unique collaboration between Ricardo and Force Protection Europe – has today launched a revolutionary new light protected patrol vehicle (LPPV) concept offering the potential for much higher standards of occupant protection and operational flexibility than today’s defence light vehicle products. (more…)

  • CITROËN is prepairing a surprise for the visitors of Frankfurt Motorshow 2009

    Mr. Frédéric Banzet, Director General of Citroën will reveal the Citroen’s latest creation on Tuesday 15th September at 10.00am in Hall 8, Stand A24.

    We can just guess how the small car will look like. At first glance the big wheels and sporty silhouette are making an impression.

    Hopefully the Citroen calculated carefully their move and they don’t disappoint the audience. (more…)

  • 2010 Volvo C70 Convertible

    The new Volvo C70 will be launched at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show 2009, which will start the 15th of September. This convertible will hit the market in early 2010.

    The Volvo C70 from 2006 was the first four-seater convertible with a retractable hard top, so the designers and engineers have enough experience to make this new convertible better. (more…)

  • MINI Coupé Concept – Officially Revealed

    MINI is celebrating a great birthday: Exactly fifty years ago, on 26 August 1959, the classic Mini was presented to the public for the first time, a unique story of success starting out and today giving MINI the perfect opportunity to look ahead without losing sight of the brand’s great tradition.

    The MINI Coupé Concept is an expression of MINI design and the great ability of the brand’s designers to fill the elementary values of the brand with new life, using the options of modern drivetrain and suspension technology, and developing fascinating perspectives for the future of the brand on this basis. (more…)

  • Citroen DS Inside – Concept Car Interior Revealed

    Citroen has provided its first hint at the interior styling of the all-new DS3 by unveiling a new iteration of the DS Inside concept model.

    At its launch in early 2010, the DS3 will present owners with an unprecedented range of touches to express their personality, and the haute-couture cabin of the latest DS Inside goes some way to previewing the level of detail and individuality that will be available. (more…)

  • BLUE-WILL – Hyundai charges in with advanced hybrid concept

    Hyundai has revealed the first pictures of an innovative plug-in hybrid concept car. Due to be revealed at the Seoul Motor Show which opens on April 2nd, the “BLUE-WILL”, has exceptionally advanced technology crammed inside its striking bodyshell.

    Recycled PET soft drink bottles were used to make the material for the headlamp bezels while use has also been made of bio-plastics: PLA for the interior while PA11 was specified for the engine cover. These materials are made from plants extract rather than fossil fuels and are bio-degradable. (more…)