Mercedes GLK Diesel Concept

Good news for pengggemar SUV on the American mainland. Those who had been longing for a fuel efficient SUV, now Mercedes will soon realize it by introducing a more economical GLK. While most manufacturers are considering the hybrid and electric vehicles, the Mercedes instead is considering a diesel version of the GLK crossover to the U.S. market.

Mercedes-Benz USA CEO Ernst Lieb, said in an interview to wardsauto, that indeed the U.S. market will see a diesel version, as an attractive vehicle in 2012. The new GLK will use the engine capacity of 2200 cc four-cylinder is also likely to be used by the C-class next generation.

GLK 220 CDI Blue Efficiency is available now in Europe has a power of 170 hp at 3200 rpm and 400 Nm of torque starting as high as 1400 rpm engine speed. With such power, enough to make the GLK reach top speed to 205 km / h, and can sprint from 0 to 100 km / h sprint in 8.8 seconds.

Mercedes GLK Urban Concept Design

The Mercedes GLK Urban Whip features LED lights, a 64mm lowered ride height, 26" Asanti AF 150 chrome wheels with custom black accents and front and rear Brembo performance brakes. For the interior of the Mercedes GLK Urban Whip, Boulevard Customs worked with Mark Kraus and John Lancaster and used black and white color theme with diamond-stitched and perforated leathers.


Mercedes-Benz GLK Urban WhipThe most outstanding feature of the Urban Whip is that it does have a roof. While the original brief required the design to preserve the structural reliability of the GLK, the powerful appearance of the custom-built wide-body kit, which was designed in collaboration with RoBrady Design, made the roadster enticement quite difficult to refuse. Boulevard forwarded models of its roadster concepts to Mercedes-Benz USA and approval was quickly received. Collaborating with NBS Performance, Boulevard detached the roof, reduced windshield height and put in the essential structural bracing to produce a roadster with superficial changes to the door tops


It is a design study exploring a new type of vehicle that offers a luxury experience in a diminutive size which compact dimensions with the design, features and technology for which Cadillac is known.

Cool and Nice Design Monster Truck Car

Beautiful Design Monster Truck Car

Wow Modern Monster Truck Car with Bullet on the Roof

Amazing Big Monster Truck Car

Big Monster Truck Crush Red Car

I think this car big increadible because this car body is big and strong. The Charger was one of the most powerful muscle cars ever, with instantly recognizable styling that helped define the muscle car era. Our body designers crafted a realistic version that is a perfect fit on the Savage line of trucks. The body features a realistic 3D hood-mounted blower, included hood cover, recessed grill, recessed rear bumper, and a giant decal sheet to make an exact replica.

2011 Honda CR-Z Concept

This spiritual successor to the venerable Honda CR-X originally made its debut as a concept car two years ago at the Tokyo Motor Show. And now, at this year’s show, Honda has revealed a new CR-Z, a 2-seat hybrid sports coupe that looks very much like the final production version scheduled to go on sale in the U.S. in the second half of 2010.

"Beyond great styling and features, the CR-Z will bring new levels of engagement and fun to customers interested in a small car or a hybrid vehicle," says Eric Berkman, Honda’s vice president of planning.

Fitted with a 6-speed manual transmission and sport-tuned suspension, the upcoming CR-Z certainly will be engaging for the driver, the first hybrid sports coupe on the market. Although the car on display at Tokyo has a tiny back seat, the production CR-Z (which makes its worldwide debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January) is a sporty 2-seater, one with the added practicality of a hatchback.

Honda Fuzo flying car concept

French industrial and automotive designer Jonathan Mahieddine has created quite a stir on numerous popular tech-oriented websites with his Honda Fuzo, a futuristic design for a flying car.

The young, creative designer envisions the Fuzo as a lightweight and sturdy vehicle — thanks to extensive use of Kevlar, carbon fiber and carbon nanotubes — that would be capable of traveling through the air at a top speed of 350 mph, thanks to four powerful turbine engines. It would also be able to take off and land vertically, like Britain's famous Harrier jump jet and the U.S. military's own V-22 Osprey. What's more, upon landing, the Fuzo would extend its retractable wheels and tool around town like a normal automobile.

Other elements Mahieddine envisions for the Fuzo are a GPS system that not only guides the car to its predetermined destination but also communicates with other GPS-enabled vehicles for collision avoidance. Additionally, airbags would be placed both inside and outside of the vehicle to both minimize injury to its occupants and cushion the blow to pedestrians or non-GPS-equipped

Is this flying car a glimpse at what our future automobiles will be like? Mahieddine tells us that the Fuzo was a design he submitted to Honda last year when he applied for a position with the Japanese automobile manufacturer. Honda — or another car manufacturer — would be wise to hire this visionary; perhaps his bold thinking is just what the automotive industry needs to move toward a brighter future.

Ford Family One Concept

The Ford Transit Connect is a small and boxy European commercial vehicle. It's hugely successful and Ford is bringing it to the U.S. market this summer. For a vehicle that can carry 135 cubic feet of stuff, the base price of $21,475 is very business-friendly. Throw in its 22/25 mpg EPA fuel economy ratings and it makes good economic sense compared to a full-size Ford E-series van. Its little 2.0-liter inline-4 engine mated to a 4-speed automatic transmission isn't very exciting, but it's durable and wallet-conscious.

A feature that adds a new level of family organization is the RFID tag system adapted from Ford's Tool Link technology used for keeping track of a work truck's parts inventory. Instead of tools, however, the Family One keeps track of all the kids' stuff. Before leaving the driveway the computer can verify that the kids and all their stuff are onboard.

For now, it's very much a concept, says Joe Rork of Ford's computer research department. What's certain is the commercial version with a four-cylinder engine and manual transmission arrives this summer. The concept was created to judge consumer reaction and no decision has been made on production. With some of the costlier frills eliminated, this might be unusual enough to be popular among the crowd that 15 years ago thronged to minivans. It might even make consumers forget Ford's woeful Windstar minivan. Details on the Ford Transit Connect Family One after the jump.

The simple design and use of vibrant colors is meant to appeal to kids. The technology to recognize when a child seat isn't mounted properly is meant to appeal to the parents, and if Ford works it right, a price of just over $20,000 would appeal to the family budget.

Hyundai Nuvis

The 11th concept car penned by Hyundai's California Design Center in Irvine is called the Nuvis. Sporting gullwing doors, the Nuvis is noteworthy for two reasons: First, its hybrid drivetrain will find its way into the next-generation Hyundai Sonata, and second, Hyundai says the concept's styling hints at what the Santa Fe's replacement could look like.

Hyundai's Hybrid Blue Drive architecture combines a 2.4-liter 4-cylinder (known as the Theta II) with a 30- kW electric motor, the last also producing 151 lb.-ft. of torque. The total estimated output of 228 bhp is put to the road via a 6-speed automatic transmission. Hyundai says the Nuvis's lithium polymer batteries, which are stored underneath the trunk floor, are more durable and space efficient than nickel-metal hydride and lithium- ion versions.

Aston Martin Lagonda Concept

At a time when the Big Three could be considering Chapter 11 and iconic brands are teetering on the verge of extinction, a brand founded by an American has been revived.

Lagonda was established by Wilbur Gunn, a native of Troy, Ohio who went to England to set up a European branch of his brother-in-law's Lagonda steam engine equipment manufacturing company.

Incidentally, "Lagonda" is the name of a district that grew up on the banks of Lagonda Creek, itself a corruption of the local Indian name for the river. To cut a long story short, Lagonda became part of Aston Martin in 1947 when it was bought by David Brown (the DB in Aston nomenclature).

Lagonda has now been revived by Aston Martin as being "above Range Rover" and described as a "useable" Roll-Royce, with four seats and all-wheel drive. Although the Lagonda Concept is powered by Aston's V-12, expect diesels, hybrids and "technologies not available to Aston Martin" to feature in the upcoming Lagonda models, which won't appear until 2012 "at the earliest."

Rolls-Royce 200EX Concept

The 200EX concept shown at the Geneva Motor Show gives the design direction Rolls is heading with the car, which will be powered by a new V-12 built by BMW, but only used by the British marque. Rolls says the 200EX/RR4 uses "a unique monocoque body, which is not shared with any other vehicle."

Styling, though, is similar to the Phantom sedan's, from its overwhelming grille to its suicide doors. Sizewise, the 200EX/RR4's 129.7-in. wheelbase, 212.6-in. length and 61.0-in. height are 10.9, 17.1 and 3.3 in. less, respectively, than those of the Phantom. Officials went on to say that 80 percent of the car's components will be exclusive to Rolls-Royce, no doubt trying to separate the RR4 from a presumed BMW 7 Series connection.

The RR4 will be built alongside the four Phantom models in Goodwood, England, with an estimated price of $250,000–$280,000 when it goes on sale in 2010.

Italdesign Giurigaro Namir

Italdesign Giugiaro didn't disappoint at the Geneva Motor Show, revealing a new wedge-shaped hybrid sports-car concept called the Namir. The project was developed in cooperation with British carmaker Frazer Nash.

Besides the Namir's radical styling, what draws attention are Italdesign Giugiaro's claims: To put it simply, the Namir prototype is said to be the fastest yet also the most environmentally-friendly hybrid in the world.

Turin, Italy-based Italdesign Giugiaro says power for the Namir would come from an electric motor in conjunction with a "medium-powered" engine. The result would be a top speed of 186 mph, with 0–62 mph (100 km/h) in less than 4 sec. All this, while achieving a claimed 117.6 mpg with CO2 emissions of just 50 g/km. Of course, those numbers are all theoretical since the Namir is simply a concept at this point.

Mercedes-Benz Concept BlueZERO

The BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS gets the same 1.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine as the Fortwo as an additional range extender - just like the Chevy Volt. The three-cylinder powerplant that has an output of 50 kW can recharge the 17.5-kWh lithium-ion battery by means of a similarly rated alternator. A range of up to 370 miles is possible on a single tank. The purely electrical, locally emission-free range is up to 120 miles.

All three BlueZERO models feature front-wheel drive and according to Merc, they all accelerate from 0 to 62 mph (100 km/h) in less than 11 seconds while their top speed is electronically limited to 93 mph in the interests of optimal range and energy efficiency.

Measuring 4.22 meters in length, 1.89 m in width and 1.59 m in height, the BlueZERO models can accommodate five passengers and a payload of around 450 kg (992) lbs with a luggage compartment capacity of over 500 liters.

Mazda Kiyora Concept

Mazda has confirmed its Paris Motor Show lineup, which will be led by the Kiyora concept, a water-themed, Nagare-styled city car built on a new platform that features a "next generation" direct-injected four-banger. No additional details have been relayed at this time, other than it's supposed to be lightweight and efficient, in keeping with Mazda's "Sustainable Zoom-Zoom" approach. (As an aside, you should know that it's quite amusing to watch grown adults actually say this stuff with a straight face at press conferences.) Also officially confirmed now is the updated MX-5, complete with the new happy face that hit the web on Wednesday. It's joined by the Mazda6 MZR-CD 2.2L diesel and the Mazda2 MZ-CD 1.6L diesel, both of which are also world premieres. As always, we'll be in Paris to bring it to you live next month.

Mazda has combined cool with concern by targeting their Kiyora concept at young urban drivers who care about the environment.

A fun car for young urbanities, the Kiyora Concept features new technology being developed for the near future as the company moves towards its target of achieving a 30 percent reduction in fuel consumption by 2015 with a corresponding lowering of CO2 emissions.

The concept features the next-generation 1.3-liter direct injection spark ignition (DISI) engine, automatic transmission with manual shift control and a rigid and lightweight body shell for very high fuel efficiency and low emissions. It also features Smart Idle Stop System (SISS) to further reduce fuel consumption and emissions.

The new Mazda Kiyora concept car is based on an all-new platform designed to minimise weight and maximise safety and driving pleasure. It also features an interior design and new functions that support a youthful lifestyle.

Kiyora is a continuation of Mazda’s Negare design series. The concept’s design is based on a water theme and is shaped like a water droplet on its side, with the shape mirrored by the two back windows. The aerodynamic Kiyora includes a detailed underbody design that controls wind swirl, a rear roof spoiler and specially sculptured body lines that result in a coefficient of drag 10 percent lower than that of Mazda’s sub-compact Mazda2.

Continuing on the water theme, Kiyora channels rainwater through an activated carbon filter and then in to a drink bottle located between the front seats. The Nagare flow lines at the front of the car direct outside air into the cabin through the right side of the dash which is a large, single piece of activated carbon that filters the air. The transparent roof gives the interior an open-air feel but contains photovoltaic solar cells which provide electricity for interior systems.

The Nagare design language is reflected in the interior with shapes that look as if they are sitting on water and moving from front to back. The instrument panel flows around the driver, the front seats seem to float and the door structure protects the occupants.

Rear hidden seats consist of a seat frame that is part of the body structure and covered with a strong but flexible fabric. The fabric allows a person to sit down and supports the passenger but springs back to its original shape when the person leaves the seat.

Mitsubishi Double Shotz concept

Mitsubishi Double Shotz concept car was designed for the Hot Wheels Designer Challenge. Mitsubishi Double Shotz concept car was created by Gary Ragle, a man from Mitsubishi Motors Research and Design of America (MRDA). Between six manufacturers, Mitsubishi was participate on displaying the concept vehicles designed exclusively for the iconic toy car maker.

Mitsubishi Double Shotz concept car represent the ultimate Mitsubishi vehicle and the spirit of the brand’s future. The Mitsubishi Double Shotz concept car celebrates the 4G63 engine and the Lancer Evolution.

PIVO 2 Concept

Rinspeed sQuba Concept

Swiss car designer Frank M. Rinderknecht has a fascination with the 1977 film The Spy Who Loved Me, wherein James Bond’s Lotus Esprit was able to drive underwater. In that vein, Rinderknecht’s latest Rinspeed creation is a Lotus Elise converted into “the world’s first real submersible car,” according to the company. The conversion was largely performed by Swiss engineering specialist Esoro.

The mid-mounted combustion engine of the Elise was replaced by three electric motors (powered by rechargeable lithium-ion batteries)—one provides propulsion on land, the other two drive the screws for navigating the underworld; two Seabob jet drives are located up front, which breathe through special rotating louvers to open and close the water intake. All of which make the sQuba a zero-emissions vehicle.

When driving on land, the sQuba’s stainless coil-over suspension by KW automotive and large Pirelli tires on custom wheels from AEZ should provide better handling than your typical amphibious vehicle.

The sQuba is functional to a depth of 10 meters, but for safety reasons as the car submerges, the interior (done up by Strähle and Hess to be saltwater resistant, with mother-of-pearl trim and diamond-plated, non-slip inlays from KGS Diamond) gets filled with water. In scuba-diving fashion, an onboard tank of compressed air provides oxygen for the occupants. Bathing suits (or water-resistant clothes) recommended.

Source : Road & Track