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VIDEO: Mercedes-Benz ESF S400 Concept's "Braking Bag" in action

Mercedes-Benz has built an S400 Hybrid called the Experimental Safety Vehicle (ESF in German) as a rolling jack-in-the-box of the company's safety technology. One of those tech highlights is the braking bag -- the panel under the car in the picture above -- which operates both as an air brake and a support in the event of an accident. When the PRE-SAFE system detects a crash is imminent, it will deploy an airbag located in the vehicle floor above the front axle carrier. This action will thrust a panel to the ground that, in its most ... Read more →

VIDEO: Volvo The Game now available for free download Jonathon Ramsey

Starting grids, chicanes, kerbs and locking up the brakes diving into hairpins make you think of what car brand? Of course, Volvo. As promised, Volvo - The Game has been released today for free ...

Rendered Speculation: BMW Z10 ED to tackle Audi R8 Jonathon Ramsey

The BMW Z10 ED -- Efficient Dynamics -- is a green supercar that's out to get the Audi R8. Tech specs are hypothesized to be a high-pressure turbocharged inline six cylinder with 400 hp that would use ...

Could it work? Eight-way adjustable wheels for more cornering force Jonathon Ramsey

When Charles Pyott considered the possibility of on-the-fly adjustable camber, he looked at motorcycles, the human foot and cars like the Mercedes F400 Carving and the BMW Clever. What he came up ...

SEMA 2008: Galpin Accord Concept is loud outside and in Jonathon Ramsey

The Galpin Accord Concept is actually pretty tasteful for a Galpin Auto Sports vehicle, and even if the bright blue paint job doesn't get you more attention on the street than you can handle, the ...

SEMA 2008: Cadillac-Powered VRS is OMG! 1 year ago on Autoblog

As you can tell from our furious posting frequency, there's a lot of stuff at SEMA. Often, you encounter some well-publicized car and your reaction is "Oh... harumph." And then there are the sadly infrequent times when you make your way to the back of a ginormous hall and turn the corner to ...

SEMA 2008: Volkswagen Super CC Performance Concept 1 year ago on Autoblog

The year's SEMA is as much about economical performance as it is about out-and-out performance. VW threw its hat Passat CC in the latter ring with the Super CC Performance Concept, created by the VW Design Center with the aid of APR, Recaro, H&R, and Brembo. The Super CC gets a grey pearl ...

SEMA 2008: Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Edition Street Concept so close to production 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Jetta TDI Cup Series did so well this year that Volkswagen is expanding the series from eight to ten races next year. And now non-racers may have a chance to live the diesel racing dream, and if they do, it will look very similar to the Jetta TDI Cup Edition Street Concept unveiled at the ...

SEMA 2008: Honda Civic HFP Concept adds enviro to Si Sedan 1 year ago on Autoblog

Honda's F1 team might not be about winning, but it is all about green and dreams of the Earth. In another triumph of race tech trickling down to the masses, Honda unveiled the Civic HFP Concept to show regular folks like you and me that we can have performance and good gas mileage. Developed by ...

Student Art: Saab Blackbird Concept inspired by famous jet 1 year ago on Autoblog

If there's anything even more cool about the current crop of concept cars, it's that we can actually see a bridge to the technology in a lot of them. Not that we expect them to be on the roads soon, but the thought of something like the solar skin on Mark Kruse's Saab Blackbird concept making ...

VIDEO: Saab 9X Air BioHybrid 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Saab 9X Air BioHybrid said hello to the world on a pedestal full of disco lights at the Paris Motor Show. It did not, however, move. So for now, if you want to see what the 9X Air will be able to do when it finally does get rolling, we have this little video courtesy of GM. The 9X BioHybrid ...

Paris 2008: Mercedes-Benz ConceptFASCINATION 1 year ago on Autoblog

When Jaguar launched its latest XK coupe, the ad campaign that accompanied it was called "Gorgeous". When the Mercedes-Benz ConceptFASCINATION eventually becomes the next E-Class, the first thing Mercedes should do is call Jag to see if Gorgeous needs a friend. The shooting brake is absolutely ...

Nissan Shiraz is half car, half SUV, all odd 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for hi-res gallery of the Nissan Shiraz Concept Design student Miguel Ángel Iranzo Sánchez created the vehicle you see above, and he describes it as "a mix between a[n] SUV and a sportscar infused with Nissan brand DNA." For his efforts, which took an entire summer, he won ...

Mystery car spotted during Transformers 2 filming 1 year ago on Autoblog

To all of you Autoblog sleuths out there, it's time to go to work. The silver car in the picture above was spotted on the set of Transfomers 2 filming in Pennsylvania. The wheels (cartoonishly large out back) and lines, and the fact that GM is a major player in the film, would seem to suggest it's ...

Design Exercise: Ferrari Concept 2008 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for more hi-res pics of the Ferrari Concept 2008 We realize that not everyone will agree with us on this one -- passions seem to run highest over the cars that the fewest number of people will drive -- but if the Ferrari California looked like this concept, we'd put down a ...

Autoblog Podcast #89 1 year ago on Autoblog

It's time for Autoblog Podcast #89. Of course we run over what's been in the garage lately – you'll know what reviews to anticipate. Our big item this week is recapping what we saw in Geneva and what might actually wind up in the US. Talk of Geneva moves us to anticipatory chatter about New ...

Bugatti Type 12-2 Streamliner design concept adds extra set of seats 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view high-res gallery of renderings A few months ago, we wrote about an amateur designer who penned today's vision of a Bugatti Royale. It was all good at the front, and then things got a bit, well, funky at the rear. Now another car designing buff with a pen suite of software has ...

Opel Meriva concept could spawn Saturn variant 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Opel Meriva concept. The Opel Meriva concept's high belt-line and hatchback shape looks like it could double as a Pontiac Vibe of the future, but recent history tells us it could one day find its way into a Saturn dealership. Automotive News quotes unnamed ...

Geneva 2008: Morgan LifeCar 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Morgan LifeCar For a company that still makes cars out of wood, Morgan knows not only how to hang in there, but to come up with some really neat stuff. The LifeCar divides a line that reaches well into the past and well into the future. Its lines are retro ...

Geneva 2008: the Pininfarina Sintesi will fly you to the moon 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for more hi-res images of the Pininfarina Sintesi Concept After a reveal that's been measured out by coffee spoons, the whole cuppa joe called the Pininfarina Sintesi has been caught on film in full. The car won't really take you to the moon -- but it does have 700-HP, "little ...

Geneva '08 Preview: Magna Steyr MILA Alpin concept 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for more pics of the Magna Mila Alpin concept Three years ago, Magna Steyr debut what it called the Mila concept car -- Magna Innovation Lightweight Auto. Conceived as a pure driver's car, it was an environmentally-conscious single-seater that ran on natural gas up to 120 mph. Last year ...

Amateur designer daydreams: What a 2010 Bugatti Royale could look like 2 years ago on Autoblog

Bugatti has stated that it is not going anywhere, and that there will be another model, and that it won't be an entry-level model. (Never mind the fact that an "entry level" Bugatti could still cost $800,000.) What they haven't stated is what kind of model it will be, except to say that it will ...

Amateur designer daydreams: the Porsche Carma Concept 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for more hi-res shots of the student-designed Porsche Carma Concept Add it up: four students at the Institut Superieur de Design in France, some complex modeling software, and the desire to come up with a super slippery Porsche. What do you get from that? This: the Porsche ...

Mitsubishi releases more Concept-ZT pics 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for high-res gallery Mitsubishi has released a few more shots of its Concept-ZT, which will be shown at the Tokyo Auto Show in October. We've already applauded its exterior, hoping it is a close indication of the Galant. According to the Mitsu press release, the interior is supposed to ...

Video in the FastLane: Lutz goes on tape to answer an oft-asked question 2 years ago on Autoblog

Looking like a talk show host running through his mailbag, Bob Lutz answers one question that readers have repeatedly asked: "what's up with all the concept cars that never go into production?" His answer touches on the Buick Velite and Centieme, Chevy Bel-Air, Volt, Cadillac Sixteen, public image, ...

VIDEO: Cruise control, digital gauges, navigation in the 1960s? Sorta 2 years ago on Autoblog

The voiceover in this 1960s era Ford promotional video asks "Will any of these experimental features be seen on production cars in the future?" Why, yes, we can now positively say many of them will. Some high-tech gadgets named in the film are in-car refrigerators and "plug-in televisions." Check ...

Separated at Birth: Bugatti Veyron and Bentley Hunaudires Concept 2 years ago on Autoblog

Look too quickly and you'd swear that these two exotics are the same car. Anything longer than a glance and you start to notice the differences. Even then, the silhouette of the Bugatti and the Bentley are quite similar. Both brands are under Volkswagen's corporate umbrella, and both cars were ...

VIDEO: Volkswagen Tiguan concept 2 years ago on Autoblog

For all it's flashy orange hue and muscular styling, nobody seems to much care about the Volkswagen Tiguan as it just cruises around. Looks pretty bitchin' to us, though, with that hulking profile and flared out fenders. You certainly don't think "prettied-up tall Golf" when you watch the video. ...

Ford Bold Moves - Episode 15: Pitching the Fairlane Concept 3 years ago on Autoblog

Ford Bold Moves, Episode 15 has hit the internets and is available for viewing. This week's episode focuses on the concept car and its perilous path to production, specifically the journey made by the Fairlane Concept that debuted at the 2005 Detroit Auto Show. The Fairlane Concept is scheduled to ...

Chrysler continues to seek partner for B-car production, China still in the mix 3 years ago on Autoblog

DaimlerChrysler has been looking for a partner to produce subcompact cars, like the Dodge Hornet concept the company unveiled in Geneva last year, and according to Chrysler Group CEO Tom LaSorda, a Chinese company may be the lucky recipient of the business. Speaking at an Automotive Press ...

Geneva Motor Show desktop wallpapers 3 years ago on Autoblog

Our foreign correspondent Alberto Ballestin proved to be quite the accomplished shutterbug during his coverage of the Geneva Motor Show last month. We told him he wasn’t done with his assignment until he rounded up his best snaps and posted high-rez versions for all of you to enjoy. Check ...

Audi concepts on display 3 years ago on Autoblog

If you happen to be in Ingolstadt, Germany between February 1st and the end of April, then you have the opportunity to see 40 years worth of Audi concept cars on display at the company's Forum Ingolstadt museum. Some of these jaw-dropping concepts are legendary, including the Avus Quattro (shown) ...

Favorite Five concepts from 2005 3 years ago on Autoblog

The year 2005 saw some pretty excellent concept vehicles, from cool pre-production one-offs like the Mazda MX Crossport to wacky, far-out doozies like the Jeep Hurricane, which we’re about as likely to see produced as we are to witness Pauly Shore thanking the Academy for his ...






Autoblog Podcast #153: With Phil Berg

Phil Berg puts his reputation on the line and hangs with the podcast crew.

 
 

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