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Urbee’s approach to maximum miles per gallon starts with lightweight construction – something that 3-D printing is particularly well suited for. The designers were able to focus more on the optimal automobile physics, rather than working to install a hyper efficient motor in a heavy steel-body automobile. As the Urbee shows, making a car with this technology has a slew of beneficial […]

PRESS RELEASE Volkswagen to produce XL1 by handcrafting-like production methods at its Osnabrück plant in Germany XL1 is the most aerodynamic production car ever 0.9 litre combined fuel consumption was a vision – now it is a reality Wolfsburg, 21 February 2013 – The XL1 from Volkswagen is the most fuel-efficient production car in the world, with a fuel consumption value of […]

This solution has not involved any increase in the car’s dimensions or its wheelbase and has, in fact, helped lower its centre of gravity. The F1 dual-clutch gearbox is coupled with the electric motor and an auxiliary electric motor replaces the traditional alternator, thus saving weight and reducing the overall dimensions of the packaging. In addition, the HY-KERS solution was designed from […]

The Lamborghini Veneno is consistently focused on optimum aerodynamics and cornering stability, giving the Veneno the real dynamic experience of a racing prototype, yet it is fully homologated for the road. The systematic, carbon-fiber, lightweight design is not only visible, it is also evident on the scales: With a power-to-weight ratio of 1.93 kg/hp (4,25 lbs/hp) and its forceful twelve-cylinder the Veneno […]

Originally presented as the ‘Porsche 901 Classic’ at the 1963 Frankfurt Motor Show - eventually renamed to the ’911′, as French car maker Peugeot objected to Porsche using any three digit number where the middle number was 0 – marks its 50th anniversary with the introduction of the ’2013 Porsche Carrera 911 4S’. To commemorate ‘the most successful sports car ever produced – of which over […]

Lamborghini Sesto Elemento: Lamborghini is redefining the future of the super sports car with a very limited special edition. Boasting an extremely lightweight construction thanks to advanced carbon-fiber technology, the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento has an overall curb weight of just 999 kilograms (2,202 lb) – including V10 power unit and permanent all-wheel drive. With its amazing output of 570 hp, sensational power-to-weight […]

Andrew Bush, a native of St. Louis, came to Los Angeles to attend college in 1975 and has been intermittently pursuing the Vector Portraits series since 1989. Captured on the expansive roadways of Los Angeles and across the West, the work speaks to a democratic American ideal—not just that of the open road, but the personal vehicular space sacred to Angelenos who […]

…Dutch artist Paul Veroude has made it very easy for you to find out what’s inside one of these speedy vehicles. Using a Mercedes GP Petronas F1, driven by renowned race car driver Michael Schumacher, the artist deconstructed the 2010 model and suspended each piece, right down to the nuts and bolts. Weighing just over 600 kg, the installation, known as View Suspended […]

French automaker Peugeot recently unveiled its Onyx concept at the 2012 Paris Motor Show. The recently troubled car manufacturer has seen its stock fall 57 percent since the beginning of the year, when it announced an alliance with General Motors to share parts and cut costs but it’s attempting to make a bid at a comeback with this masterpiece of a concept car. The […]

It was very evident that the shape of the car, the aerodynamics was very crucial to its design, also the amount of research, engineering, precision and technology that was behind it. The video being a teaser, we wanted to hint at the shape of the car, and not fully reveal it; we wanted to tease the audience. We arrived at a concept […]

An amazing affordable auto that runs on air! AIRPod is the culmination of MDI studies on pollution and urban mobility. This concept will be the first to leave the production line in spring 2009. MDI will respond to an invitation to tender of the city of Paris, “Autolib’”, and is already the subject of applications for various municipalities. With small size, a tiny […]

Porsche Pavilion at the Autostadt in Wolfsburg by Henn Architekten: The organically shaped building is sitting – in mirrored location to the Volkswagen Pavilion- at the central axis of the theme park and offers 400 m² of space for exhibitions and presentations. Its characteristic silhouette will become a distinctive icon amid the lagoon landscape of the Autostadt. Curving lines and exciting bends […]

The 918 Spyder prototype combines high-tech racing features and electro-mobility to offer a fascinating range of qualities: An emission level of just 70 grams CO2 per kilometre on fuel consumption of three litres/100 kilometres (equal to 94 mpg imp, 78 us mpg) truly outstanding even for an ultra-compact city car, on the one hand, combined with the performance of a super sports […]

Racing in Slow Motion is a YouTube gem that highlights the elegance of high performance racing in slow motion. This video is the fourth edition of the original Racing in Slow Motion series, 16 minutes of pure racing footage. The series is shot by Mattzel. -@ybaynes

11 Months, 3000 pictures and a lot of coffee. Started out as just a collection of snaps as I stripped down an engine bought off ebay. (To replace my old engine, which had suffered catastrophic failure). The snaps were so that I remembered how everything went, so I could put it back together again. Then I realised it’d be quite cool to […]

The new 2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT boasts enhanced driving dynamics and even better on-track performance. With an enhanced maximum output of 583 hp (435 kW), a re-calibrated AMG SPEEDSHIFT DCT 7-speed sports transmission and the redeveloped AMG Adaptive Suspension, the new SLS AMG GT – which is available both as a Coupé and a Roadster – has raised the bar even […]

DC and Ken Block present Gymkhana FIVE: Ultimate Urban Playground; San Francisco. Shot on the actual streets of San Francisco, California, GYM5 features a focus on fast, raw and precise driving action. Filmed over four days, director Ben Conrad and his team are back to work on their second Gymkhana production and delivered the entire city of San Francisco as Ken Block’s […]

Sitting proudly at the pinnacle of the Aston Martin model line-up, Vanquish is a breath-taking new super grand tourer representing the zenith of current Aston Martin design and engineering. Featuring the engine sound track of the new Vanquish on roads around Aston Martin’s headquarters in Gaydon, England, this film explores the design and engineering of this luxury new sports car. The Vanquish […]

It looks like Toyota’s Lexus luxury arm is getting ready to pitch a hydrogen-powered version of its LFA supercar that’s even more powerful than its 552-horsepower, gas-powered brethren. We spotted a 45-second video that appears to show off the Lexus LFA-h, a hydrogen-powered version fitted with a V10 that can produce 600 horsepower, not to mention emissions that only consist of water. […]

More showroom pics via autoblog HERE. PRESS RELEASE via autoblog The F12berlinetta ushers in a new generation of Ferrari 12-cylinders in the form of a car that delivers unprecedented performance from an exceptional new engine, combined with innovative design that redefines classic themes along with extreme aerodynamics. Finished in an attractive new Rosso Berlinetta three-layer colour, represents the very cutting-edge of mid-front-engined […]