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Honda Acura NSX

Acura NSX Prototype to Break Cover at Mid-Ohio Raceway Prior to Honda Indy 200

Acura released an image of a prototype NSX supercar, announcing that the running prototype will take to the racetrack just prior to the Honda Indy 200 IndyCar Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. The NSX prototype with custom graphics will lap the road course in advance of the race on August 4, 2013.

Global development of the NSX, slated for launch in 2015, is being led by engineers at Honda R&D Americas, Inc. in Raymond, Ohio. Additionally, it was announced in May that the next-generation Acura supercar will be produced at the newly established Performance Manufacturing Center in nearby Marysville, Ohio.

The prototype model maintains the styling and proportions of the NSX Concept that debuted at the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, while packaging the production vehicle’s mid-mounted V-6 engine mated to Acura’s innovative new three-motor Sport Hybrid SH-AWD (Super Handling All Wheel Drive) system.

Labels: 2015, Acura, Concept car, Honda, NSX, Prototype

Vauxhall RAK e concept

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Labels: 2012, Concept car, Vauxhall

Kia concept car

Powerful, dynamic, and forward-looking.

These are three words that anyone of us would like our car to be associated with. Kia presented a concept car, rear-wheel drive four-door sports sedan that successfully encompasses those three words at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

Kia’s new concept car shows seamless integration of muscular proportions with stylish sleekness as well as feminine and elegant four seater cockpit.

Peter Schreyer, Kia Motors Chief Design Officer commented proudly, “No matter from which perspective you look at it, this concept car is roaring with energy and ready for take-off.”

He also said Kia is ready to move forward on all new chapter, that the car signifies a strong statement from Kia.

Kia has been reaping awards for its design in the past few years, including the red dot award and the iF award for the Optima and Sportage.

Check out pictures of the four-door sports sedan concept car and tell us if you think it’s another winner for Kia.

http://www.kiamotors.com

Labels: 2011, Concept car, Kia

Citroën Tubik

A l'occasion du 64e salon International de Francfort 2011, Citroën donne naissance à Tubik, un shuttle technologique pour redonner le goût au voyage. Un voyage partagé, intelligent, connecté et vert.

http://www.citroen.fr

Labels: 2011, Citroen, Concept car

Mazda Shinari design concept

Mazda SHINARI Concept: Speed and Strength in motion that strikes the heart

At this year's 2010 LA Auto Show, Mazda gave North America a glimpse at its SHINARI pure design concept vehicle. Under the direction of Ikuo Maeda, the company's new global design director, SHINARI is the first vehicle to feature Mazda's new global design language, KODO, or "Soul of Motion." SHINARI takes lessons learned from the successful NAGARE ("flow") series of concepts, and takes Mazda's design to an exciting new level.

The SHINARI is a four-door, four-seater sports coupe that perfectly expresses the KODO design theme in a graceful and carefree form. The Japanese word "shinari" references the powerful yet supple appearance of great resilient force when objects of high tensile strength, such as steel or bamboo, are twisted or bent. It also refers to the appearance of a person or animal as it flexes and transforms its body to generate high-speed movement.

One glance at SHINARI stirs one's emotions. Its form expresses the powerful movement of a lean yet extremely muscular body, appearing both supple but at the same time filled with tension. Mazda's desire is to strike a chord in car enthusiasts' hearts and go beyond the notion of rational logic. SHINARI's form purely embodies that desire.