Volkswagen Bluesport concept is powered by a 180 HP turbodiesel motor mounted amidship. Despite its concept status, VW is promising fairly realistic performance. This includes a 0-60 MPH time of 6.2 seconds and a top speed of 140 MPH. Though not Prius-killing, the 42 MPG combined mileage (we’re guessing in the European cycle) is impressive for a sports car and would surely top any known competitors.
Volkswagen BlueSport Concept - Interior Photo
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The Sponsored by Volkswagen and conceived by designer Klaud Wasiak, Volkswagen Moog concept proposes a new visual and audible language our electric vehicles might have in the near future. The inspiration for the vehicle came from the electronic music, more specifically minimal techno, and the Moog concept suggests how an electric Volkswagen might sound like in future.
The concept is a blend of Volkswagen’s brand philosophies and the characteristics of electronic music and touches the historic path that electronic music took to achieve a successful result. The unique layer of noise underlying electronic music is represented by a random placement of fractals that run underneath the vehicle. Also, the fractals capture the noise and vibrations from the road and convert them into energy to support the o
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Audi 2050 Concept designed by Victor Uribe for the year 2050, He keeping in mind a vehicle that is not only small enough to commute you easily through the crowded streets of tomorrow.
Developed in an effort to break the stereotype that small cars must be boring, the car is perfectly sized with features and functionality to give riders the feel of race cars.
Audi 2050 concept will be powered by hydrogen and transmits pure sensations of a racing even at low speeds. Replacing conventional sliding doors with sliding roof is another unique feature of the vehicle. Despite that its shape is strongly inspired by the racing cars 30, like the auto union type C, and D, Audi 2050 Concept tries to capture the pure soul of those cars and turns it into a car that could be a classic in the distant futur
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Aston Martin Viceroy concept is designed by Swansea Metropolitan Design student from the UK, It is clearly a bit of an Aston fan, having penned the futuristic Viceroy concept. and it is a part of his graduation in Automotive Design.
Aston Martin One-77 is no longer a concept, but it pushed the boundaries of supercar design to the edge of the envelope while still maintaining that instantly recognisable Aston Martin trademark identity.
Aston Martin Viceroy concept was shown in July, 2010 show car design studies at the University of National Waterfront Museum in Swansea Marina, United Kingdom instead. With a sleek design and aggressive language, was inspired by Aston Martin with the Viceroy and the reputation of Savile Row tailor in London and uses Ason Martin trademark elements for expres
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Minotauro (Italian for “minotaur”) was in the Greek mythology a creature with the head of a bull on the body of a man. It was chosen as a name for the car after a brainstorming that identified one distinctive feature of the Lamborghini cars. That they are beasts you fight and let you live to tell the tale.
Other keywords taken into consideration when developing this project were: Italian, Extreme, Unexpected, Purity, Ornaments and embellishments free, Physically addictive experience, Pure automotive extravagance, Technological marvel.
The electric Lamborghini is equipped with 4 asynchronous motors that divide power 70% to the rear and 30% to the front axle. Electricity is supplied by a Li-Tec flatcell battery pack located in the rear doubled by a KERS system in the front.
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The Mazda RX-Z concept is a proposal for a 2+2 sports coupe to replace the aging Mazda RX-8. The design was conceived by Andrus Ciprian, a design student from Romania whose previous work includes the Dacia MC concept. Like the MC the RX-Z concept was created using the 3d modeling program 3D Studio Max, and rendered with the help of Mental Ray.
The RX-Z was developed as Ciprian puts it; "as a link between fossil fuel cars and more ecological ones." To achieve this the proposed drivetrain for the concept includes a 3.0 litre V6 diesel engine up front - which replaces the notoriously thirsty rotary engine from the RX-8. And a pair of electric motors at the rear. Under
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With a struggling Formula One team and a NASCAR program that went winless in its first year, Toyota is now setting its sights on the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
According to Automotive News, the company is developing an environmentally friendly race car (an oxymoron if you ask us) that could compete in the series. Having learned its lesson in F1 and NASCAR, Toyota won't enter a race until it is confident of its ability to win.
Toyota would use the endurance race to further develop and showcase its hybrid efforts as well as influence sales - they're hoping that 'win on Sunday, sell on Monday' is still relevant.
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