Automotive
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Jaguar unveils the XK-RS Concept 550 horsepower convertible
It's the most powerful road-going Jaguar convertible ever and demonstrates how Jaguar's luxury GT road car can be transformed into a thundering 200-mph supercar. Developed by Michigan-based Rocketsports Racing in cooperation with Jaguar North America, the XK-RS concept is based on the Jaguar XKR sports car which has twice won the Trans-Am Manufacturers' Championship. (read more...)
Chevrolet Nomad - the taste of apple pie, the flair of capuccino
The Nomad is a concept car built by GM and introduced at the 2004 North American International Auto Show. It's not a sedan, wagon, SUV or any other categorizable vehicle, but it simultaneously conveys presence and practicality. (read more...)
LA to Las Vegas: one car, no driver, no remote-control
Like most motor racing, the rules are simple: stay on the course and finish first within ten hours - oh, and no drivers and no remote control. This is a race for robots! (read more...)
Toyota Personal Mobility (PM) Concept
Tuesday November 4, 2003: Toyota revealed its radical vision for the future of single-person transport at the Tokyo Motor Show. Drive-by-wire navigation, interactive communications via a holographic display and the ability to change shape according to speed or autonomously follow other vehicles are among the innovations showcased in the PM concept.(short for Personal Mobility and visual communications system). The PM is part of an emerging class of vehicle that takes single-person transport - dominated by the motorcycle throughout the 20th century - in a radically new direction. The other notable vehicle in this category is the Hermes concept featured in Gizmo 4, which shares the PM's ability to shift posture during transit to best suit the function. (read more...)
Home Energy Station to expand fuel cell applications
Tuesday October 7, 2003: Honda has established an experimental Home Energy Station (HES) that generates hydrogen from natural gas for use in fuel cell vehicles and can also supply electricity and hot water to the home. (read more...)
Amphibious sportscar transforms in six seconds
Friday October 3, 2003: The Gibbs aquada high-speed amphibian (HSA) is capable of speeds up to 100mph (160kmh) on land and 30mph (48kmh) over water, taking just six seconds to transform from road-going sportscar to a jet-powered marine vessel. What better vehicle could be conceived for a waterside lifestyle in a place like Sydney? (read more...)
Mazda's new RENESIS named International Engine of the year
May 14, 2003 Mazda's new RENESIS rotary engine, which powers the all-new Mazda RX-8, has been named "International Engine of the Year 2003." The prestigious award was presented earlier this week at Engine Expo 2003 in Stuttgart, Germany.Now in their fifth year, the International Engine of the Year Awards have become one of the most sought-after automotive accolades. Judged by a panel of 50 renowned motoring journalists from 22 countries, the 2003 Awards once again highlighted and acknowledged underhood engineering excellence. (read more...)
Toyota Prius hybrid petrol and electric vehicle
Toyota's 2004 Prius petrol and electric hybrid is the first second-generation hybrid car and one which is expected to challenge Honda's Insight for the title of the world's most fuel-efficient car.The Prius uses a 50kW electric motor that is more than 50 percent more powerful than the previous model, and with similar performance to many current petrol-engined small cars. The 2004 Prius is the first Toyota vehicle equipped with its next generation drive-train, named "Hybrid Synergy Drive" which offers greater power and fuel economy with extremely low emissions. The Hybrid Synergy Drive integrates all aspects of Prius' hybrid system, from the proper mix of the electric motor and gas engine for optimum performance and efficiency, to the regeneration of electricity via Prius unique braking system. Regenerative braking is a feature of hybrid vehicles that allows the motor to act as a generator when braking. (read more...)
Twin engine Dune Buggy for the 21st Century
The unusual Hoggar concept from Peugeot stood out from the crowd at the 2003 Geneva motor show - not only by virtue of it's radical open design, but through the use of two turbocharged four cylinder HDi (diesel) engines, one at the front, and the other at the rear, to achieve the attributes of a four-wheel drive. Each power unit has dual overhead camshafts and sixteen valves and displaces 2168 cc for an output of 180 bhp with gobs of torque. The two engines therefore supply a combined power of nearly 360 bhp and a maximum torque of ... 800 Nm! (read more...)
Alfa Romeo Brera is 2003 Concept Car of the Year
January 11, 2003 The Alfa Romeo Brera has been awarded "Concept Car of the Year" by influential motor publication Automotive News, which chose the Brera because it represented the leading innovation, production feasibility, production cost and consumer value of all the cars displayed at international motor shows around the world over the last 12 months.The judges said this year's competition was the closest - this was the fifth annual event - with the Alfa Romeo coupe beating GM's Hy-Wire concept by just a single point. Third place in the Concept Car of the Year want to the Renault Ellypse. (read more...)
Ford Model U Concept
Designed to emulate the Model T in the 21st century, Ford's Model U concept is powered by a supercharged hydrogen internal combustion engine, equipped with a hybrid electric transmission and applies eco-friendly materials and processes. (read more...)
Cadillac Sixteen - when too much is not enough
The Cadillac Sixteen Concept shown at the Detroit and LA motorshows this week is designed to emphasise Cadillac's heritage as a maker of outrageously expensive luxury automobiles - a heritage that has waned in recent times but was built during the Great Depression when it released the automotive industry's first V-16 and became a popular icon and everyday metaphor for the unattainable and completely "over-the-top." And that's exactly what the "Sixteen" is - completely over-the-top!For starters, the V-16 engine's specs are outrageous - the 16-cylinder motor displaces 13.6 litres. No, this is not a typographical error - that's 13,600cc, 830 cubic inches, or 3.1 imperial gallons) of engine displacement. It produces 1000 horsepower. (read more...)
Renault's Ellypse concept promotes environmental harmony
November, 2002 A blend of environmentally friendly design, a new-generation low emission diesel engine, 42-volt electrics and advanced drive-by-wire technology, the Ellypse concept unveiled by Renault at the 2002 Paris Motor Show is one of several new projects aimed at promoting harmony between automobile and environment.Ellypse showcases the intuitive Touch Design technology that first appeared on Talisman concept and the multi-function central control fitted to the bottom of the dashboard operates many of the onboard features such as air-conditioning, GPS navigation, extensive real-time diagnostics, plus an electronic maintenance manual and log book. (read more...)
Helmet-mounted Information Display Systems
When Ralf Schumacher took third in the Hungarian F1 GP, it was an important event - it was the first time that a heads-up display had been used in a Grand Prix and gave great validity to the coming wave of information visualisation systems. (read more...)
Citroen Pluriel - 5 cars in one
September 2003 Citroen showed a vehicle at the Paris Motor Show with an immensely practical design - named the PLURIEL, the car can be quickly transformed into five different body styles. The practical new Pluriel is set to go into immediate production, having been shown to favourable public response at major auto shows in 1999 and 2000. (read more...)
C-Airdream - Citroen's stylish fly-by-wire concept
Citro'n unveiled the C-Airdream at the 2002 Paris International Motor Show as a signpost to future design and technology directions the auto manufacturer intends to take... (read more...)
Flyover Navigation
Kenwood's latest Hard Disk Drive-based Car Navigation System released for the Japanese market provides aerial images as part of its mapping display... (read more...)
GM unveils World's First Drivable Fuel Cell and By-wire Vehicle
General Motors has revealed its Hy-wire concept vehicle, the world's first drivable vehicle that combines a hydrogen fuel cell with by-wire technology. The GM Hy-wire incorporates the features first envisioned in the AUTOnomy concept vehicle at the 2002 North American International Auto Show in Detroit and the drivable Hy-wire will be shown to the public at the Paris Motor Show in late September, just eight months after the technology was unveiled. (read more...)
Buick's beautiful Blackhawk concept
Designed with Buick's Centennial year in mind, the Blackhawk is reministenct of the 1948 Buick Roadmaster with handle-less doors (keyless entry) and retractable headlamps designed to maintain the torpedo body's classic lines. The 2+2 convertible has an electronically retractable carbon-fibre top which stores in the trunk, 18 inch five spoke alloy wheels and dual three inch exhausts. The motor is a heavily-detailed, 463 bhp 455 cubic inch V8 with fuel injection, mated to an electronic, four-speed, automatic transmission. (read more...)
Collapsible Rinspeed
Swiss company Rinspeed aims to solve Europe's parking problems with the Rinspeed Presto collapsible car, a compact two-seater roadster that can expand itself into a four-seater with the push of a button. The key to this miraculous transformation is a centrally located electric motor that is geared to stretch the vehicle from a length of 3 meters to 3.7 meters using low-friction precision rollers to expand the main longitudinal struts of the steel chassis. When returning to Roadster mode, this slides back into the floor pan 'like a drawer' and the process is clearly visible from the Remus side pipes which track along grooves on the side panels of the Pre-Preg-Composite plastic body - a strong, lightweight material rarely used in car design because of its prohibitive cost. (read more...)
Bugatti Veyron
The engine has 16 cylinders, eight camshafts, four turbochargers, 64 valves and produces 1001 horsepower. It will power the world's fastest production car to a top speed of 406kmh. When the Bugatti Veyron goes on sale next year it will cost around $2,000,000. (read more...)
Ford GT40 Race History
The GT40 history began in the early sixties, and extended for almost a decade. During this time, it developed from an initially unreliable vehicle to one which swept all before it in endurance races across the world. Along the way, it was associated with some of the biggest names of motorsport on both sides of the Atlantic: Carroll Shelby, AJ Foyt, Dan Gurney, Bruce McLaren, Jackie Ickx, Phil Hill, and Mike Hailwood. The win in 1966 was one of Ford Motor Company's greatest moments. (read more...)
Dodge SRT-10 500BHP Pick-up
When Dodge USA decided to spice up its pick-up range, it didn't need to look past the motor of the Dodge Viper - the new RAM SRT-10 now has an engine-bay full of brutal 8.3 litre V10 Viper motor giving it the largest engine in a factory pickup truck and a pick-up billed by Dodge as the "boldest, baddest and fastest pick-up truck in the world." (read more...)
Volkswagen W12 Coupe
If there was ever any proof needed that Volkswagen was seeking to bury its proletarian background and join the other German manufacturers at the top end of the market, it is the existence of the W12 Coupe. Originally thought to be a concept car, the 600 bhp twelve-cylinder W12 was suddenly taken seriously last October when VW rolled it onto the racetrack and averaged a staggering 294 kmh (183 mph) over 24 hours, then announcing it would go into production. Then VW went back to the racetrack and smashed their own 24 hour record by 663 km, pushing the 24 hour average speed past 200mph (323km/h) (read more...)
General Motors Autonomy
When General Motors looked back on 100 years of motoring, and recognised that just 12 percent of the world's population was using an automobile, it had a radical rethink. The result is the AUTOnomy: a vehicle designed around a fuel cell propulsion system in a "skateboard chassis" which can have a variety of bodies fitted. AUTOnomy provides a glimpse into GM's vision for the 21st century: a socially responsible, infinitely adaptable and globally marketable vehicle line that has minimal design constraints. And we just LOOOOVE the idea of having a different shape for every day of the week! (read more...)
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