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Thursday, Apr 23
An Old Race Car Made New. And Green
The concept car envisioned by Ryan Skelly would commemorate the 100th anniversary of the car Henry Seagrave drove to a record-setting 152.33 mph on March 21, 1926. It's purely a styling exercise, but we like what he's done with it. The Tiger Tribute Concept will be featured in the Coventry Un...
Friday, Apr 3
Lightning (Hybrid) Strikes Denver
We wanted to have something," company spokeswoman Bonnie Trowbridge told Wired.com. "Besides since so many people have been asking use how the technology works, we decided it might be best to display the hydraulic drivetrain on a separate chassis from the rest of the car."
Saturday, Mar 7
Audi Shark Hovercraft Has Teeth
The young Turk (really - he lives in Izmir, Turkey) already has won three other prizes for automotive design, which is remarkable considering the dearth of an automotive industry in his home country. Doku credits his success to a lifelong love of car design and "watching the automotive in...
Tuesday, Feb 24
Toyota Wants to Build Car From Seaweed
The kelp car would build upon the already hypergreen 1/X plug-in hybrid concept, which weighs 926 pounds, by replacing its carbon-fiber body with plastic derived from seaweed. As wild as it might sound, bioplastics are becoming increasingly common and Toyota thinks it's only a matter...
Monday, Feb 23
The Johnson Controls re3: Car of The Near Future
Johnson Controls wanted to help its customers by creating “smart” environments. That means creating products that reduce weight, optimize cost and provide sustainable solutions that generate consumer appeal. They believe the re3 concept vehicle demonstrates just that.
Tuesday, Feb 3
Controversial BMW Designer Chris Bangle Quits
Regardless of what anyone thinks of Bangle's work, his place is automotive history is assured. "Love or loathe his work," Motor Trend wrote in an interview with Bangle, "no other designer, not even legendary GM design chief Harley Earl, has so rapidly become a part of the industry lexicon....
Saturday, Dec 13
Gym Car Pumps You Up
The cockpit of the Gym Concept is stuffed with exercise machines that charge the batteries and keep that carbon-fiber body (the car's, not yours) rolling. We have no idea how he did it, but designer Da Feng managed to get a step machine, rowing machine, bench press, pull-up simulator and we...
Wednesday, Nov 19
Nissan Will Try and Make the Red Dragon Greener
Nissan Motor is heading to China with new plans for electric vehicles. The president of the car company's China division, Yasuaki Hashimoto, said at the Guangzhou International Auto Show that the company will start selling electric cars in the country...
