2008 Honda OSM Concept

Honda's low-emission sportscar research style has been unveiled at the English Worldwide Engine Display, at ExCel, London, uk..

The light and portable roadster style research is a idea displaying Honda's primary technological innovation concepts, developing fashionable and interesting vehicles that are also ecologically accountable.

Named the Ford OSM (for Open Study Model), the two-seater connects the confirmed-for-production CR-Z activities multiple and FCX Quality hydrogen petrol cellular car on the Ford take a position at the show.

"We're trying to demonstrate that low exhaust vehicles can be eye-catching," says Andreas Sittel, Venture Innovator for OSM. "There is no reason why a car that's more eco-friendly can't look great too - and be fantastic and fun to generate."

The idea for the project was 'Clean and Dynamic' - and this route was followed for both the external and style, guaranteeing a joined-up, constant 'language' between the two. One example of this can be seen behind the car, where our body actually expands into the cottage between the chairs.

The external style is a stability of sleek, spherical shapes and distinct collections to provide description in key places. The top side lights are smartly incorporated into the front side end, extending from the nasal area to the top of the rim archways to look more like a part of the unique body.

Within, this continuous, liquid strategy is ongoing, with long capturing shapes increasing from both entrance sections to form a shape for the device screen. The idea for the dash was to prevent developing the conventional prevent of 'heavy' color and content in front of the driver; in keeping with the clean and light and portable concept. For that reason, the rush is accessed areas, with the most important equipment in immediate line-of-sight of the car owner.

Key information is shown in a spherical, encased main binnacle, with levels and results in shiny pink on a dark-colored qualifications. This suits the decrease in the car, with the chairs and entrance fixtures clipped in a new, gloss-effect pink set, associated with white set areas, in range with the external body color, a one-off colour known as Mystic Pill.

The driving main manages and features are allocated in an user-friendly structure, available on a section that shapes downwards to the right of the car owner. A centrally-mounted semi-sequential gear-shift factors towards a fun-to-drive indication, along with exercise changes either side of the rim. Incorporated into the gearshifter itself is a red key 'start' option, which supports the fantastic route of the car.

The Ford OSM Concept was designed by Honda's R&D ability in Offenbach, Malaysia. It's the newest example of the young ability being designed within Honda's style companies in European countries - following the Ford Small Multiple Sports Concept (Geneva 2007) and the Union Tourer Concept (Frankfurt 2007).

At present, the Ford OSM is a style research style, and there are no plans for it to get into generation.

2007 Fiat Grande Punto Abarth S2000

An excellent venture will be released at the 77th Geneva Worldwide Engine Show: the revival of one of the most well-known manufacturers in community motor rushing. Its icon is a scorpion, and its name is Abarth.

Abarth has always been symbolic of powerful vehicles, competition, interest and pleasure, and it now profits with a new range that will entice all fans of motor rushing. Abarth's first presentation of the Grandes Punto will be on the "catwalk" at the Geneva Display, the first step in an effort which will later include other designs.

This new experience begins in the acquainted, exclusively psychological perspective and unique establishing of the Geneva Engine Display. A stunning take a position has been ready, in line with the viewpoint of Abarth's revival, a modern space with a clean, modern, technical terminology and excellent interest to everything. The new components that will promote the Abarth brand are shown with all their powerful, unique personality: the renewed edition of the well-known Abarth rushing red stripe has been made with LED flooring, while the new logo, the scorpion and the terminology are all large, three-dimensional components in enhanced, satin-effect aluminum.

The Abarth principles and custom on the other hand are underlined prudently and technologically: enhanced components and special completing information in aluminum, graphite, enameled and lacquer enhance the display area, and highlight the true celebrities of the stand: the Grandes Punto Abarth S2000, a car that has been type-approved for rushing and is showing to be highly effective, and the Grandes Punto Abarth Review, a idea car making its community introduction.

These are the two people of the Abarth world: rushing and conventional generation.

Visitors to the Geneva Screen will also have an chance to find a third area in which the company operates; a multi-media configurator will show you the whole idea of the 'Abarth Kit', and the versatility and broad variety of blends that the company will offer clients in its transformation sets. Some of these strong wood made bins, mounted with satin-finished aluminum cuts, are presented within wine glass pieces, with the ancient technical and stylistic elements from the transformation sets.

And lastly, by means of unique LED technological innovation and lcd displays, the surfaces of the take a position suggest traditional images and movies, changing them with a imitation of the new Abarth rushing red stripe, underlining the excellent weblink between the last and the long run, as well as the energy and individuality that are built in in the Abarth company.

The Grandes Punto Abarth Preview

The overall celebrity of the take a position is the Grandes Punto Abarth Review, a real gemstone of assertiveness style. The car will be promoted in Sept, to boost the fantastic, younger ranking of the Grandes Punto.

The car on show in Geneva is outfitted with a 1.4 Turbocompresseur fuel website that provides 150 bhp at 5500 rpm, increased to 155 bhp by the ownership of 98 RON fuel. What is more, thanks to a enhancer kit, a edition with twice as much power as the primary edition (180 bhp) will soon be available. This is a resurgence of a custom from the past: for example, the Fiat 500 of 1958 provided 13 bhp at 4000 rpm with a top rate of 85 km/h, while the Fiat 500 Abarth of the same year provided 26 bhp at 5000 rpm and a top rate of 118 km/h.

The Grandes Punto Abarth is designed to get back the achievements of these interesting efficiency vehicles, providing young individuals in particular an chance to get into the rushing community in finish protection and at an available price.

The Grandes Punto Abarth S2000

The community in Geneva will also be able to appreciate the incredible Grandes Punto Abarth S2000. This is a rushing car developed for rushing stables, which the Fiat Racing Office will be coming into in the 2007 French Move Name with Giandomenico Basso and his gps Mitia Dotta. Davide Gatti, victorious one of the 2006 Fiat Abarth Worldwide Award, will contend at the rim of an formal Fiat Grandes Punto R3D with a diesel fuel website. On the international landscape, the Grandes Punto Abarth S2000 will contend in the IRC (Intercontinental Move Challenge) with individuals Andrea Navarra, his gps Guido D'Amore, and youthful Umberto Scandola and Anton Alen.

The Abarth & C. Spa rushing group will be handled by Claudio Berro.

Powered by a 2000 cc aspirated website that provides 270 bhp, with 4-wheel generate, the new Grandes Punto Abarth S2000 is heir to the edition that took the 2006 French Move Name title with Paolo Andreucci and Ould - Andreussi, effective 7 of the 11 events on the program. Nor must we ignore the fantastic period of their team-mates Andrea Navarra and Guido D'Amore who took third position. Giandomenico Basso and Mitia Dotta won the Western title and the Worldwide Move Obstacle.

Since its introduction last period, the rushing edition has demonstrated a very good cope, whatever the form of path or landscape. And we must underline that the 15 vehicles developed so far have been requested by several rushing stables in Western countries and elsewhere, to contend in home and international rallies. And now, thanks to this technical and aggressive brilliance, the new Grandes Punto Abarth S2000 is willing to contend in these two tournament with the same perseverance and assertiveness.

And lastly, as well as a effective car and an outstanding group of individuals, the new Abarth & C. organization can also feature a personnel with a lot of encounter in motorsports: a complete of 113 professionals, 26 in the technical innovation area, 43 on the developing part and 9 devoted to rushing.

2011 BMW 1-Series M Coupe MotoGP Safety Car

The motorbike street rushing community title - or MotoGP - rankings among the most well-known and amazing activities. The participation of BMW M GmbH in motorbike racing's top-echelon occurrence now goes into its Thirteenth year. To make sure the protection of the exercise operates and the competition itself, BMW M GmbH is offering the formal Safety Car along with a number of other high-performance automobiles for use by the Dorna Sports control group and IRTA authorities.

At the layer raiser on Nineteenth century Goal 2011, the BMW 1-Series M Vehicle will for the first time be implemented as the formal Safety Car for the MotoGP activities - before its industry release overdue in Apr. The BMW Safety Car is a one-off designed by BMW M GmbH particularly for this competition sequence. Only the 250 kW/340 hp straight-six M TwinPower Turbocompresseur website and the whole drivetrain were taken over the same from the style.

In the passions of bodyweight marketing, the BMW Safety Car comes with a as well as fibre-reinforced hood presenting extra huge air air vents, as well as plastic part and back windows. A unique light and portable titanium competition fatigue system not only helps you to save bodyweight but also provides a exciting audio for the advantage of the viewers. Matching the unobtrusive spoiler lip on the start lid there is now an adaptable back part to offer the essential downforce. On the Safety Car the sleekly produced front part attire with its accurately identified air ducting, such as Air Drapes, functions an extra splitter incorporated on the feet of the attire.

The internal of the BMW Protection Car is a style of uncompromising purism. A flip crate attached behind the B-pillar, the lack of back chairs, two rushing pail chairs with 6-point safety straps, an M rim in alcantara and a flame extinguisher are all conventional in the Protection Car.

The revocation technology of the BMW 1-Series M Vehicle was specially tailored for the Protection Car. Its high-performance revocation program features an adaptable competition track set-up that includes a sports-tuned case in which the dampers are separately adaptable for push and recovery. The BMW Protection Car operates on 19-inch mixed car tyres calculating 255/35 at the top side and 285/30 at the back. Vehicle top is variably selectable and the camber of the top side and back axle can be changed to suit the routine topography. The stopping mechanism of the BMW 1-Series M Vehicle, already designed for higher than normal requirements, is changed in the Protection Car with a six-piston fixed-calliper rushing stopping system program.

The implementation of the brand-new BMW 1-Series M Vehicle Protection Car represents the extension of BMW M GmbH's effective alliance - started in 1999 - with Dorna Activities, the organizers of the MotoGP Community Title. With a navy of eight automobiles, BMW is assisting the secure operating of the motorbike world championship in the provide competition period. As well as the formal BMW 1-Series M Vehicle Protection Car, this season recognizes two further source Protection Vehicles from BMW M GmbH provide at the track: a BMW X6 M and a BMW M3. Moreover, the planning group has been given a BMW X5 M for the Protection Specialist and a BMW ActiveHybrid X6 for the stewards. On contact this period as a Healthcare Car is a BMW 535i Traveling. There will also be two Protection Motorbikes leading to the secure operating of competition weekends: a BMW S 1000 RR and a BMW HP2 Game. The ceremonial handover of the automobiles took position at BMW M in Garching-Hochbrück on Twenty eighth Feb 2011. It was on this celebration that Dr Kay Segler, Movie director of BMW M GmbH, and Anthony may to lakers Ezpeleta, CEO Dorna Activities, created an progress statement that the effective alliance would be prolonged until 2016, before closing the contract in a deciding upon wedding.

2010 Peugeot EX1 Concept

100% power Peugeot EX1 Idea car is a imaginatively magnificent two-seater roadster with a modern style and an unique structure, designed to offer excessive generating feelings as a party of the Marque's 200th wedding.

The Peugeot EX1 Idea has already broken several world information for speed from a standing start. It owes its magnificent efficiency to its more efficient the guidelines of the guidelines of aerodynamics, its ultra-light structure and its two power engines, which provide car a final maximum possible power of 250 kW (340 bhp) and four-wheel drive.

As the preparations for the commercial launch of the iOn near success, Peugeot shows with the Peugeot EX1 Idea the exciting possibilities for power.

200 years of adventure

The highly effective heart of inspiration is always present in Peugeot's style workplaces and helps create an unceasing flow of thoughts. The most exciting, exciting and exciting of these thoughts sometimes come together, to provide the body and heart to an excessive fantasy car.

With the desire to introduce a gorgeous generation to enjoy Peugeot's 200th wedding, some of these exciting thoughts quickly became associated with another ambition: that of featuring the tremendous possibilities provided by the use of power in the world of developing new generating feelings. To this end, designers and designers researched the Marque's history to find the most extreme specialized solutions to use as a basis to produce a modern efficiency car devoted entirely to developing new generating feelings yet at the same time introducing accountable ecological experience. The unique structure is similar to previous charming concept vehicles like the Asphalte and 20Cup, while also enjoying all of the Marque's traditional skills in the field of electrical powered automobiles.

2011 Subaru BRZ STI Concept

Subaru of America, Inc. shows an all-new idea edition of its future BRZ activities car at this year's Los Angeles International Auto Show. The Subaru BRZ STI Concept symbolizes the next step in light and portable efficiency activities cars combined with the race-bred improvements of STI, a efficiency brand of Subaru.

The first BRZ idea car to be shown with body-work, the Subaru BRZ STI Concept strongly suggestions at the design of the BRZ and functions exclusive STI efficiency functions.

Styling

Sleek, low and tightly-coiled body-work mixes with STI efficiency variations for a wearing information. A heptagonal reduced front side grill, hawk eye front lights and fin-shaped fog bulbs are immediately familiar as Subaru. The exterior color "WR Pink Pill II" is a new generation of the legendary WR red paint structure that has ornamented both rushing and generation STI's.

The body is set-off with aero-tuned reduced front side spoiler, exclusive back structures and a back side for included down-force. A carbon-fiber roof has been included to reduced the center of severity (CoG), which will be

one of the lowest of any car made. The back design functions strong back fender flare and large rear-diffuser giving way to refined stainless-steel quad-tailpipes. Venting back fender sides promote improved the rules of aerodynamics efficiency.

Engine

The idea car engages the totally new Subaru "FA" BOXER™ website specifically developed for the RWD BRZ activities car. To experience qualities best-suited for the BRZ activities car, the overall framework of this 2.0-liter naturally-aspirated four-cylinder fighter website has been developed with a rectangle carried and action of 86 X 86 mm. The designed in features of the Subaru BOXER website were mated to a immediate shot petrol system, which further increases burning performance, running designs up to great rpm and great ecological requirements.

Chassis

The lightened Subaru BRZ STI Concept features an STI-tuned revocation, Brembo™ braking system and unique 18-inch tires and tires. The Subaru-engineered and designed case features a firm shape real estate a two-plus-two internal and front engine/rear-wheel drive framework. With the website installed low and rearward in the website section near-perfect balance is obtained.

The Subaru BRZ STI Idea is developed to incorporate light and portable, a low complete time and razor-sharp reactions for the greatest managing device. The low website location also allows for a very low and blade-like cover style. Short front side and back overhangs decrease the yaw time of inertia.

Compared with other Subaru designs, which already function a low middle of severity and maximum weight submission, the website in the Subaru BRZ STI Idea rests even reduced. It is 4.7 ins reduced and is located 9.4 ins nearer to the middle of the case when in comparison to a Subaru Impreza.

The first RWD Subaru, the Subaru BRZ will begin generation in springtime 2012 as the only mass-produced front-engine, BOXER website rear-wheel generate activities car in the world.

2008 Toyota Aygo Crazy Concept

Chevy Aygo Insane Idea is the best remedy to all those outrageous concept vehicles that look great on the display take a position but never convert a rim. It is a exclusive device that has been designed from the begin to produce no-holds-barred highest possible generating satisfaction, an memorable, fun encounter.

Making its community introduction at the English Worldwide Engine Show in London, uk, Chevy Aygo Insane Idea is a one-off style, a "shopping supercar" that requires Aygo's important features to the restrict. Due more to the soul of Team B rallying rather than D1 moving, this is a car that is all about the joy of driving: with no digital managing helps, no energy guiding and no ABS, it is like a kart with doorways and a ceiling.

Recognisably an Aygo, it clearly packages more muscular with its custom-made body, 17-inch materials and beefy Goodyear 225/45 plastic. There is even a immediate weblink to Toyota's wearing history as Aygo Crazy's graphite back side is a aspect taken immediately from the 200mph vehicles in the United states Winner Car sequence.

Toyota Aygo Insane Idea is fettled with the Chevy 1.8 VVT-i device that operated one more technology Celica and MR2 Roadster, rear-mounted and generating the back tires through the Roadster's five-speed guide gear box. The inclusion of a Chevy Motorsport turbocompresseur transformation kit increases energy result to 200DIN hp and twisting to 240Nm.

Evaluate the efficiency to the 68 DIN bhp and 93Nm mustered by the conventional road-going Aygo and you gain some idea of just what a different kind of device this is.

To deal with the greater exhaust, a unique air conditioning has been designed, with a huge, front-mounted aluminum rad - suitable for those limitless, controls using tobacco, audience attractive inflatible donuts.

Weighing in at just 1,050kg, Chevy Aygo Insane Idea is capable of 127mph (est), but rate is not its interpreting quality: this is a device that prevails to be sensitive and in existence to the driving orders, to put happiness on the encounters of those inside and outside the car.

The revocation is from the MR2 Roadster, with MacPherson struts front side and back. Adaptable Tein dampers improve powerful efficiency and the top side and back track are one inches greater than on a conventional Aygo.

The cottage, completed by professional coachtrimmers O'Rourke, features purpose-built sports chairs with four-point protection uses and a full jiggle crate.

With its strong Chevy Aygo Insane Idea stickers and T2 4YGO (turbocharged, two-seat Aygo) registration menu, Chevy Aygo Insane Idea will be reaching the show routine - and the street - this summer, showing that while this Aygo may be mad, it's a unforgettable chaos.

PERFORMANCE

    Max speed: 127 mph (est)
    0-62 mph: 5.75 s
    Max. power: 200 hp @ 6,700 rpm
    Max. torque: 240 Nm @ 3,400 rpm

2007 Peugeot 908 V12 HDi DPFS

On 14 May 2005, Peugeot declared its decision to take a new technical challenge: to win one of the most famous and strenuous motor events, the Le Guys 24 Hours, with a car operated by an HDi diesel fuel engine outfitted with a diesel fuel air particle narrow system (DPFS).

This renowned competition, which every year draws more than 200,000 viewers, will provide Peugeot with an opportunity to communicate fully the enshrined in its philosophy: quality, confirmed by the choice of stamina in addition to stability, anticipating the waves, emphasised by a team obstacle based on efficiency, looks, shown by the vehicle's pet information, and finally advancement, indicated amongst other ways through the use of technology designed to secure the planet.

The car that will screen the Peugeot colors in the Le Guys 24 Time competition and in the "Le Guys Series" in 2007 will be the Peugeot 908. The option of variety comes from, "90" assigning an remarkable Peugeot design and 8 the next variety in sequence after the 907 idea car.

The option of body design is that of a shut car, in range with changes to the rules declared by the Vehicle Group de l'Ouest on 16 May 2006. Similarly there was also a wish to keep a weblink with the two-times victorious one of the Le Guys 24 Time in 1992 and 1993, the Peugeot 905.

While from a specialized perspective this remedy provides a variety of disadvantages (weight, top of the hub of severity, functional problems), the Peugeot Game team sensed that it also provides benefits, particularly with regards to case hardness and the rules of aerodynamics.

2008 Venturi Volage Concept

Caused by close technical cooperation between Venturi Automobiles and Michelin, the Venturi Volage, provided for the first time at the "Mondial 2008" (Paris Powerplant Show), represents a significant advancement in the progress of the Automobile.

This new Venturi features enhancements which have permitted extreme changes with regards to the car structure, style, energetic behavior and, more usually, the design of a contemporary vehicle.

All these changes comprise several world premières which, with the display of the Venturi Volage, strengthen Venturi's functionality for continuous advancement, as well as its place as the most innovative company in the area of electrical powered vehicles.

POWER TRANSMISSION & ACTIVE SUSPENSION

With 4 generate tires with active revocation, the Venturi Volage has no comparative. "Michelin Dynamic Wheel" technological innovation in fact features 2 power engines per rim (1 for revocation and 1 for drive), ie. a complete of 8 power engines piloted instantly by spearhead gadgets.

Like the process of a watch, all the elements, engines, items reduction units and headgear, are reduced in size and built into the tires.

The active power absorber system allows for complete version to the type of street exterior and driving. Mixing Michelin's experience in the area of exterior contact with that of Venturi for the case, the Venturi Volage symbolizes in its street holding, drivability and quiet performing, the summum of today's vehicle technological innovation.

2005 Volvo T6 Roadster Concept

Has Volvo gone mad? Perhaps. But that's about the only term to explain the hand-built hotrod according to Volvo elements and a double turbocharged inline 6-cylinder website from a car producer more commonly known for protection and performance.

Built entirely manually in his garage area, with his own resources, thoughtful attempt went into every aspect. You won't discover a mail-ordered front side lights or a grill from a Prowler on the T6 Roadster. What you will discover are OEM Volvo areas with a twin-turbocharged 2.9-liter inline 6-cylinder website obtained from an S80.

Where you look for the website, however, isn't under the cover. It's in back again, situated just behind the encouraging set pail chairs that were also put from a Volvo S80. The gear box is a 5-speed Geartronic indication that delivers the energy to the back again tires. To help keep the website awesome, the back again decklid instantly raises when a predetermined heat range is achieved in the website section. In advance side is a little section containing the mechanicals for the performing ABS braking system and the top-notch sound devices.

The customized designed tubular precious metal frame was side established and utilizes back subframes from the contributor S80. Leif designed metal A-arms for the fully independent front side and back revocation systems. Volvo C70 spindles, customized carbon-fiber foliage springs and a shorter S80 guiding rack can be discovered in advance side. Around back are S80 front side spindles and lower following hands with remote-reservoir Ohlins bumps. The back coil-over bumps, furthermore, are centrally installed in the engine section. Stopping in advance side is managed via 6-piston calipers and 330-mm dvds while the back dvds are carried over from the Volvo S80. The top side wheels are 8.5 inches large wide and 20 inches large across, the raises are a full 10-inches large and 22 inches large across.

Inside, the T6 Roadster looks as if it combined off the Volvo manufacturer line in Torslanda, Norway. Aside from the seats, the instruments, headrests, shifter handle and pedal construction can all be discovered in the Volvo S80. A rim from a Volvo S60 adds a fantastic look, while the instrument panel has been side designed to locate the features centrally in the traveler section.