Collaborate Disseminate
“A racer partly driven like a car and partly flown like a fighter jet” – that’s how Lotus describes the all-new E-R9 design study. The Hethel, UK-based automaker prepares for the future of endurance racing by fast-forwarding through nine years of techn… Continue reading Shape-shifting Lotus electric racer guns for Le Mans 2030
Hyundai dropped a lot of jaws when it first announced its bizarre walking robo-car, the Elevate, whose four wheels on articulating legs give it the ability to roll, climb, mammal-walk and spider-walk over a broader range of terrain than anything we’ve … Continue reading Hyundai’s wild robot-car-on-legs gets an unmanned, air-liftable cousin
Like so many other events, the annual Easter Jeep Safari was a victim of COVID-19 last year. Jeep will help make up for the loss of a 2020 event with its plans for this year’s Safari. Beyond just the usual slate of Jeeps dressed up in their best afterm… Continue reading All-electric Jeep Wrangler concept to power to life next month
The case for telecommuting got a big shot in the arm from the COVID-19 pandemic, with many companies shifting to a much more work-from-home-friendly mentality. Some RV manufacturers have explored how work from home could translate into work from motorh… Continue reading Nissan concept van supports digital nomads with open-air office pod
Auto shows may have screeched to a sudden halt in 2020, but that hasn’t stopped design teams cutting loose with an array of futuristic four-wheeled creations. While most are much closer to the drawing board than the production line, they do give shape … Continue reading The wildest concept cars of the year
Nissan’s design team has built a full-scale model of Korean designer Jaebum “JB” Choi’s concept of an autonomous supercar for the year 2050. Conceived as a mind-controlled, rolling exoskeleton, the GTR-X is one of the year’s most unusual concepts.Conti… Continue reading Nissan builds baffling, belly-surfing GTR-X 2050 concept
Since it first launched the all-new Bronco, Ford has spent a lot of time stressing how the 4×4 fits the lifestyle of overlanders and other long-haul off-road travelers. But what about the more common weekend warrior? Ford definitely hasn’t forgotten ab… Continue reading Gorgeous SEMA concept shows Ford Bronco’s work-to-weekend modularity
At its core, Mini has always been a brand that challenges conventional automotive dimensions. The badge’s all-new Vision Urbanaut takes the challenge into the future, reorganizing interior space for a fully autonomous world. Mini houses a versatile, sh… Continue reading Deliciously retro-future Mini Urbanaut van explores inner space
In a glimpse of futures that could’ve been, Porsche Design Studio has unveiled three street car concepts that have never before been shown to the public: one Le Mans racer-based hypercar, one open-top sportscar, and one electric riff on the Kombi van.C… Continue reading Porsche pulls three wild, unreleased concepts out of the bag
Two years ago, BMW rolled out the Vision iNext as a wheeled laboratory of next-gen autonomous and HMI (human machine interface) technology. Nothing about it felt particularly imminent, save for the electric powertrain that BMW didn’t actually detail. T… Continue reading BMW iX grilles its way toward a high-tech electric future