At the 67th Milan International Cycle and Motorbike Show, Peugeot is presenting new scooter concept - HYbrid3 Evolution. The new compact scooter concept is offering versatility, high level of performance (36 kW / 49 bhp) and low levels of CO2 emissions (48 g/km in combined cycle or zero in electric mode) thanks to its
Nissan unveiled a concept sketch of a light commercial electric car based on the recently launched Nissan NV200. The future low-cost, zero-emission vehicle can be easily used as ambulance, van or taxi, and it will allow to drive directly into the hospitals or urban areas where CO2 emissions are restricted. The new v
Toyota FT-86 Concept is shown for the first time at 41st Tokyo Motor Show this year. The car has been co-developed from Toyota and Subaru. Each company will produce its own version of the car, which will be put on sale in the end of 2011. FT-86 will be powered by naturally aspirated 2.0 litre four cylinder engine, a
At the Tokyo Motor show 2009, Subaru finally unveiled its exclusive Hybrid Tourer Concept. The future grand touring vehicle looks even more impressive on the real photos instead of the computer renders. Developed to deliver a huge amount of driving performance, safety and environmental friendliness, the new concept car proposes Subaru’s latest DNA evolutions. Subaru Hybrid Tourer Concept excels with its amazing interior design, which features
At the 41st Tokyo Motor show, Honda showcased the second concept version of its stylish hybrid coupe – Honda CR-Z Concept 2009, which is a global concept equipped with rear seat. A production version of the concept vehicle, packaged as sporty 2-seat hybrid will be introduced to the North American customers in the second half of 2010. The all-new CR-Z coupe is really near to production and soon will join the Insight and Civic Hybrid in the Honda hybrid lineup. The world debut of the Honda CR-Z production vers
BMW made a special exhibition last year called “Concept Vehicles”, where the company presented a range of unusual concepts. Now two new vehicles will appear at the BMW Museum. Their code names are SIMPLE and CLEVER. SIMPLE combines features and advantages from cars and motorcycles. This concept is super lightweight and has extremely low fuel consumption. The vehicle is only 450kg and has 36kW engine. 0 to 100km/h is achieved in under 10 seconds. The engine needs only 6kWh ( equal to 0.7 litres of petrol) to cove
Just two weeks ahead of the 41st Tokyo Motor Show 2009, Subaru draws our attention once again with more realistic images of its new and exclusive SUBARU HYBRID TOURER CONCEPT. The new renderings reveals Subaru’s masterpiece interior to the full. For Subaru, the original point of the ideal grand touring car is its interior design. True to that thought, the SUBARU HYBRID TOURER CONCEPT interior features four independent and comfortably positioned seats, an atmosphere that provides a surpassing feeling of openness
Suzuki is ready to introduce its latest concepts at the Tokyo Motor Show later this month. Among the future vehicles are a Swift with Plug-in Hybrid system and a SX4 Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV). The Suzuki Swift Plug-in Hybrid is designed to be driven primarily on electric power for small distances of around 20km every
The latest concept from Nissan has the futuristic name – Land Glider. The vehicle delivers all new driving experience. It is a two-seater, cocoon-like structure powered by two zero emission electric motors. Land Glider is targeted at city dwellers of all generations. The cockpit is specially designed to protect the passengers and also to hold the occupants firmly in place, when the vehicle is cornering at angles. Land Glider has the ability to lean in corners in order to turn sharply at nearly any speed. The veh
BMW are famous not only with making perfect cars, but they also proved that they can develop and sell very good motorcycles. Recently the 1,000,000th BMW motorcycle with Integral ABS, a BMW K 1300 R, left the production line in Berlin-Spandau. The active and passive safety always have been one of the priorities, whenever BMW develop a motorcycle. A huge variety of active safety features have been developed and integrated in BMW bikes since 2005. The list includes: RDC Tyre Pressure Control, ASC Anti-Slip Control
At the 41st Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota is about to showcase for the first time its latest sports car concept, which is built on the principles: great to own and fun to drive. The new FT-86 sports car concept excels with its rear-wheel drive configuration, compact dimensions, low centre of gravity and lightweight construction. Under the hood of the striking concept is placed a 2.0-litre environmental friendly boxer engine with performance propert
For the 41st Tokyo motor show, Toyota will debut two striking concepts, one of them is the FT-EV II compact electric vehicle. Designed to meet the requirements of a true urban vehicle, the new FT-EV II’s body is even more compact than that of the Toyota iQ, but still with room for four seats on board. An innovative
