GM latest to explore turning rear windows into screens

Filed under: Concept Cars, Technology, Videos, GM

Last Summer Toyota showed off its Window to the World technology created in partnership with the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design. It turned a rear window into an augmented-reality screen that would keep kids interested in something other than asking “Are we there yet?” Now General Motors has showed [...]

Porsche Panamera facelift comes into view

Filed under: Performance, Etc., Europe, Hatchback, Porsche, Design/Style, Luxury

Porsche is busily readying a facelift for the Porsche Panamera, and our elite squad of spy photographers recently clicked a few images of the vehicle as it underwent winter testing. Details are scarce as to what, if any changes we can expect from the vehicle mechanically, but [...]

Pininfarina Cambiano concept comes into focus with two more images

Filed under: Concept Cars, Geneva Motor Show

The Geneva Motor Show never fails to deliver when it comes to concept cars. Unveiled alongside the latest production models, concepts represent a way for automakers to showcase where their heads are at and where they want to be going in the future. But it’s not always automakers that [...]

Watch this Audi transform into a moving picture show

Filed under: Sedan, Videos, Audi, Russia, Design/Style

Though we still can’t explain the technology, we’re becoming big fans of projection mapping, as can also be seen in this video that has also been featured on these pages.
From what we can gather, a Russian marketing team called Radugadesign was behind this production, and we can only assume [...]

Classic Toyota 2000GT turned into solar-powered EV

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Toyota

Saying the Toyota 2000GT holds a special place in our hearts is akin to calling oxygen and water kind of important to our survival. The long-nose two-door was envisioned as a suitable competitor to the likes of the European sports cars rolling out Italy and the UK at the time, and in [...]

Feds open investigation into Chevy Express, Ford Freestar rust issues

Filed under: Minivan/Van, Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, Ford, GM, Mercury

‘Tis the season… for road salt. And with that, comes rust. And what does rust bring? Well, for Ford and General Motors, a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation. According to The Detroit News, NHTSA is looking into potential recalls issues with Chevrolet Express vans and Ford [...]

BMW i8 breaks out of Mission: Impossible and into the real world

Filed under: Spy Photos, Coupe, Hybrid, Performance, Technology, BMW, Design/Style, Electric, Diesel, Luxury

If you went to the movies over the holiday, chances are pretty good you saw the latest box-office-topping Tom Cruise vehicle. We’re not talking about the globetrotting explosion-fest it came wrapped up in, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol; we’re speaking of the BMW [...]

Alfa Romeo 4C speeds into production with £45,000 price tag [UPDATE]

Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Performance, Alfa Romeo

Imagine your dream car. What might it include? Lightweight carbon-fiber construction, high-tech engine behind the seats, legendary Italian badge on the nose…. The thing is, that usually means a big fat price tag that runs well into the six figures, if not seven. But while this latest Italian [...]

Alfa Romeo 4C speeds into production with £45,000 price tag

Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Performance, Alfa Romeo

Imagine your dream car. What might it include? Lightweight carbon-fiber construction, high-tech engine behind the seats, legendary Italian badge on the nose…. The thing is, that usually means a big fat price tag that runs well into the six figures, if not seven. But while this latest Italian [...]

Renault integrating custom tablet into 2012 Zoe and Clio

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Renault

We’ve seen plenty of tablets embedded into concepts and project cars, but Renault looks to be the first major automaker to bring a fully functional and embedded tablet into a production vehicle. And it’s doing it in two new cars due to arrive next year.
At the LeWeb consumer electronics show in France, [...]

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