Avera Motors teases high-efficiency prototype

Filed under: Concept Cars, Technology

Florida-based Avera Motors is beginning to part the veil of secrecy surrounding what the company has been up to for the past few years. The KGB is a downright chatty bunch compared to the start-up automaker, and until now, we’ve only had one very info-light web site and a handful of [...]

Jeep XJ001 Prototype makes us want to grow a mustache, wear jean cut-offs

Filed under: Concept Cars, Jeep, Off-Road

1969 Jeep XJ001 Prototype – Click above for image gallery

We spend more than a few moments of our day on the “what ifs” of the automotive world. What if Jaguar decided to get back into the supercar game? What if Ford made a Bronco with Raptor underpinnings? What if Jeep [...]

Ferrari bringing fuel-efficient California prototype to Paris?

Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Performance, Paris Motor Show, Ferrari

Ferrari California – Click above for high-res image gallery

Ferrari has plenty in the pipeline, and not just off in the distant future, either. There’s a 599 roadster that was shown in secret during this year’s Pebble Beach festivities, as well as a handful of 458 derivatives [...]

Prototype cart with feedback controls lets the blind drive [w/video]

Filed under: Concept Cars, Budget, SUV, Technology, Videos, Ford

Virginia Tech takes on the Blind Driver Challenge – Click above to watch video after the jump

Researchers at Virginia Tech are teaming with the National Federation of the Blind to build two Ford Escape test vehicles designed specifically for visually-impaired drivers. After building a small buggy last [...]

Rare Mercedes-Benz C111 prototype reportedly damaged in highway robbery attempt

Filed under: Concept Cars, Government/Legal, Mercedes-Benz, UK

1977 Mercedes-Benz C111-III – Click above for high-res image gallery

A rare 1970s-era Mercedes-Benz C111 show car has gone on display at the company’s museum at Brooklands, but it almost didn’t make it.
According to reports from across The Pond, the truck transporting the vintage concept car from Germany to the [...]

Pininfarina unveils Nido EV prototype for modular EV platform

Filed under: Concept Cars, Budget, Europe, Technology, Hatchback, Design/Style, Electric

Pininfarina Nido EV – Click above for high-res image gallery

Italian design house Pininfarina unveiled its Nido EV prototype today as the starting point for a new modular platform for electric and hybrid vehicles. The Nido EV is an update of the design of the 2004 Nido [...]

Report: 2011 Audi Le Mans Prototype could switch to V6 diesel with KERS

Filed under: Diesel, Hybrid, Audi, Racing

Audi R15 TDI – Click above for high-res image gallery

At some point in the coming months, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO), the organizing body for the the 24 hours of Le Mans, is expected to release a new set of technical regulations for the prototype classes. Among the changes [...]

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