Ford GT designer takes his creation to artful zenith

Filed under: Aftermarket, Coupe, Performance, Ford, Design/Style

Remember this chromed Buick Regal? At the time of publication, we said there were some cars that looked better in chrome than others, and this is what we had in mind.
A specialist aftermarket firm called GT Guy LLC solicited the talents of Camilo Pardo – the designer of the [...]

Honda CEO takes responsibility for poor reception of redesigned Civic

Filed under: Coupe, Budget, Sedan, Etc., Japan, Honda, Design/Style

There are plenty of ways to know an automaker has made a misstep. Diminished sales and high inventory are typical markers of a lackluster model, as is a paucity of critical acclaim. All three factors are currently weighting on the 2012 Honda Civic. And while stopping short [...]

Mercedes takes us behind the scenes of a concept car

Filed under: Concept Cars, Videos, Hatchback, Mercedes-Benz, Design/Style

It’s not easy designing and building a car from the ground up, and that’s especially true when the resulting machine is meant to usher in a new styling direction for an established automotive marque or to put on display the latest bits of technological wizardry and high-fashion materials. [...]

Aston Martin boat concept takes Bond off-shore

Filed under: Aston Martin, Design/Style

As varied as the cars that James Bond has driven in the various 007 movies, few have proven as inseparable from the Bond image as Aston Martin. But what of the boats? Bond’s watercraft have ranged from hovercraft to submarines, Sunseeker speed boats to megayachts and even naval ships. But one [...]

520-hp Nissan Juke-R takes shape [w/video]

Filed under: Aftermarket, Performance, Etc., Videos, Crossover, Hatchback, Nissan, Specialty, Design/Style

It’s hard not to love Nissan right now. The company has shown more testicular fortitude over the past 12 months than nearly every other mainstream automaker combined with additions like the Murano Crosscabriolet and the Nissan Juke. You may not love either vehicle’s bizarre styling, [...]

Volkswagen takes another shot at single-seat mobility with Frankfurt-bound Nils concept

Filed under: Concept Cars, Frankfurt Motor Show, Volkswagen, Electric

There aren’t a lot of cars out there that have more doors than seats. Usually it’s the other way around, but that’s what Volkswagen has in store with the Nils concept. The tiny one-seater packs two polycarbonate gullwing doors (plus a rear hatch) in a unique shape [...]

Ford takes art to the street with Focus in Glasgow

Filed under: Hatchback, Ford, UK, Design/Style

Though several automakers have celebrated their centenary recently, most haven’t been around that long. Ford has, though, and not only that, it’s been in the UK for 100 years, too. The Blue Oval has set to staging a series of celebrations to mark the occasion, culminating in the Ford Centenary [...]

BMW takes to the skies with Sennheiser aviation headset

Filed under: Technology, BMW, Design/Style, Infotainment

Though its product range these days is restricted to automobiles and motorcycles, BMW is no stranger to aviation. After all, that’s how it got its start. But that was a long time ago.
More recently, however, the Bavarian automaker’s design consultancy division has gotten its parent company back into the air, [...]

Fully Charged takes on Top Gear, debunks Leaf battery myths, knocks hydrogen

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hydrogen, Videos

Fully Charged takes on Top Gear – Click above to watch video after the jump

The latest episode of Robert Llewellyn’s plug-in-centric show Fully Charged has hit the Internet and this time ’round Llewellyn responds to the on-screen Nissan Leaf antics of Top Gear. We already saw how cleverly Nissan responded, but [...]

Toyota Prius-inspired bicycle takes on its final shape

Filed under: Etc., Transportation Alternatives, Toyota

What if the Toyota Prius were a bicycle?
For Prius Project No. 011, Toyota called on one of the most respected names in cycling, Parlee Cycles, to answer that question. Ten weeks later, the Prius-inspired bicycle (pictured above) emerged. Countless hours went into designing, developing and perfecting the monocoque carbon-fiber bicycle [...]

Next Page »