It seems that Polestar has been busy developing an “experimental” version of its award-winning Polestar 2 EV that is packing quite a bit of go-fast goodies under its modestly tweaked exterior and gorgeous Snow Matte paint. And, to prove their performance-enhancing worth, Polestar is taking this rolling testbed to the … [continued]
MINI has unveiled a concept car called the Vision Urbanaut that, on first glance, looks really cool to me. It’s got a fun exterior design, great colors, super cool interior design, wicked wheels that look like they came out of a video game, and all kinds of neat features. The problem is that it is totally, completely, hopelessly unrealistic and will never be more than a simple design game.
Recent patent drawings unearthed by Dutch website Auto Visie reveal what is believed to be the next hybrid supercar from Porsche. The new car bears a striking resemblance to the “917 Living Legend” concept car (shown below) that debuted last year — and it looks like it could arrive just in time to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Porsche 917’s historic win at the 24 hours of LeMans.
The car you see here doesn’t exist, but the universe it seems destined to inhabit is the one from the Mad Max movies — a wild, untamed sort of place that envisioned the extremes of the desperate measures individuals could take to ensure their mobility in the wake of the energy crisis of the 1970s.
You’d be forgiven for thinking that the 1966 VW Bus you see here just rolled off the assembly line, but you’d be wrong. It is, indeed, a 54-year-old Volkswagen van. It just happens to be a 54-year-old Volkswagen van that’s been fully restored and thoroughly re-engineered into a modern electric vehicle. With a classic sense of style and a modern heart, then, is this “E-BULLI CONCEPT” EV the best of all possible worlds? Keep reading.
Such is the state of the electric car industry that a sexy, slinky, and all-electric GT coupe packing 1100 horsepower and capable of rocketing from 0 to 60 MPH | 96 km/h in less than two seconds built by one of the early innovators of electrification barely causes a blip in the automotive press. That’s too bad, because the all-new Karma SC2 Concept GT coupe deserves much, much better.
Like nearly every other mainstream concept these days, the Hyundai Vision T features a high degree of electrification. In this case, the car is built around a plug-in hybrid powertrain that, according to the press release, “indicat(es) its eco-lifestyle focus and inherent balance with the environment in which it is driven.”
There were two cars that stole the show and competed for the most desirable automobile at the Mondial de l’Auto 2018 à Paris.
Those were the Hyundai Le Fil Rouge — Poetry in Motion, pure elegance — and the retro Peugeot e-Legend, offspring of the 504 Coupe from Pininfarina and a wild night with the Ford Mustang (raw power ready to explode).
Renault is now showcasing a completely functional demo-car version of its previously revealed SYMBIOZ concept car — which is an “autonomous, electric, and connected” car for the future — according to a new press release.
A four-door Gran Turismo Audi e-tron Sportback concept has shed its skin — it looks futuristic, exciting, and like nothing that is going into production anytime soon.
