Volkswagen BlueSport roadster still on-track after all?
February 2, 2012 by admin
Filed under Concept Cars
Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Etc., Volkswagen, Diesel
The on-again, off-again Volkswagen BlueSport roadster is, well, on again according to EVO Magazine. The publication reportedly spoke with Uli Hackenberg, head of engineering with Volkswagen, who said the company’s dealers are mistaken when they say there won’t be a market for a vehicle like the BlueSport. Hakenberg [...]
VW Bluesport Roadster might finally be dead before it lived
January 18, 2012 by admin
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Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Performance, Volkswagen
A Black Knight stalks the ramparts of corporate castles, he carries a shield decorated with a wreath of beans, he swings a double-edged spreadsheet and he rides a terrifying black mare called The Bottom Line. His name is The Business Case and if a new report from Autocar is [...]
Dartz headed to Monaco with Jo-Mojo electric roadster concept [w/video]
December 7, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Videos, Misc. Auto Shows, Electric, MISC
Think of the name Dartz and, if you’re up on your whale foreskin-upholstered SUVs, you’ll invariably arrive at the Prombron. But while glad to furnish Eastern European mobsters with the machine that makes the Hummer look like a beauty queen, Dartz is keen to break [...]
Mercedes SLA roadster will smoke its front tires in 2013
September 6, 2011 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Performance, Europe, Mercedes-Benz, Design/Style, Luxury
Mercedes-Benz is preparing an Audi TT fighter for 2013 based on the company’s B-Class architecture. Dubbed the SLA, the smallest Mercedes roadster will deliver grunt to its front wheels, a first for a two-door drop top wearing the three-pointed star.
Engines include a 1.6-liter direct injection turbo [...]
Renault teams up with Gibson for special edition guitar and Wind Roadster
September 3, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Renault
Imagine the car that most accurately approximates the spirit of rock music. A Dodge Challenger with a Hemi under the hood? A Ford F-150? Maybe an old Lincoln? How about a Renault Wind? Well, maybe not, but the French automaker is, at least, the one that has teamed up with [...]
Spada unveils Codatronca Monza roadster in all its glory [w/video]
July 13, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Performance
Spada Codatronca Monza – Click above for high-res image gallery
The father-son design team of Ercole and Paolo Spada made a real splash a few years back when they unveiled the Codatronca. Inspired by the Kamm-tailed Alfas Ercole designed back in the day for Zagato, the Codatronca looked something like a [...]
“Green tech geek” trying to trading up to a Tesla Roadster [w/video]
June 20, 2011 by admin
Filed under Green Auto
Filed under: Etc., EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, Tesla Motors
Martin Provost on trading up to a Tesla Roadster – Click above to watch video after the jump
Self-proclaimed green tech geek, Martin Provost, is on a quest to buckle himself into the driver’s seat of a Tesla Roadster.
Not just any Roadster will do. You see, Provost wants his [...]
Skoda unveils dramatic Fabia RS 2000 roadster concept at Wörthersee
June 2, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Performance, Misc. Auto Shows, Skoda, Design/Style
Skoda Fabia RS 2000 concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
The Volkswagen Group’s annual GTI-Treffen festival on the shores of Lake Wörthersee in Austria may be named for VW’s iconic tuned Golf, but by now – in its 30th rendition – it’s turned into [...]
Spada to unveil track-focused Codatronca Monza roadster in Monaco?
March 25, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Performance, Europe, Misc. Auto Shows
You may remember the Spada Codatronca from a few years back. The controversially-styled (see below for high-res image gallery) coachbuilt Corvette was unveiled in 2008 at the Top Marques show in Monaco, bearing radical bodywork penned by former Zagato designer Ercole Spada and his son Paolo. [...]
Factory Five/Grassroots Motorsports WRX roadster design contest underway
March 4, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: Convertible, Budget, Performance, Subaru, Design/Style
Official rules and deadlines for the Grassroots Motorsports/Factory Five design contest are in. The contest asks entrants to design the body of Factory Five’s upcoming Subaru WRX-powered roadster.
The chassis for the car is almost through the development stage, so Factory Five is asking would-be designers to focus solely on [...]
