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Essen 2009: AC Schnitzer gives BMW 123d the police package treatment [w/VIDEO]

High performance vehicles like Porsche 911s being used for pursuit duty on Germany's autobahn is nothing new. As such, in order order to grab the attention of Essen Motor Show attendees, the Tune It Safe! program's annual police-liveried show car needs to go a step further. Past efforts have included rides such as a police-liveried Brabus Rocket and a TechArt-prepared Porsche 911. This year, AC Schnitzer got the call and it has unwrapped (or perhaps wrapped is the better term, given the side graphics) a police car concept based on the BMW ... Read more →

SEMA 2009: Pinkee's ignites lust for a Pontiac Firebird Frank Filipponio

This year's SEMA show might have been a bit smaller than in years past, but there were certainly some heavy hitters in the crowd that proved the old "quality, not quantity" adage. Take, for ...

eBay Finds of the Day: Pontiac Vibe GT-R and G6 GXP SEMA showcars Noah Joseph

Pontiac fans are undoubtedly going to miss the role-out of new concept cars from the not-long-for-this-world GM division. But for a lucky two, that thrill can be experienced every day on their ...

eBay Find of the Day: 1995 Lincoln Sentinel Concept Dan Roth

Looking like a 1961 Continental reimagined thirty years on, the Lincoln Sentinel concept caused quite a stir on the show circuit back in the mid-'90s. Eventually, the not-quite-a-runner sedan ...

SEMA Preview: Mopar bringing Dodge Ram R/T concept Jonathon Ramsey

With gas prices still leaving people numb, the Dodge Ram R/T probably won't get the reception Chrysler wants – but that doesn't mean the automaker won't give it some good car show loving: Mopar ...

VIDEO: Suzuki Kizashi concepts in the round and on the road 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view videos Suzuki is said to be unveiling the Kizashi 3 at next week's New York Auto Show, so we thought we'd refresh our memories about the Manga-styled Kizashi 1 and 2 concepts we saw at the Frankfurt Motor Show and Tokyo Motor Show. There's still no information about what ...

eBay Find of the Day: Ferrari Conciso concept 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view more images Red and rare. Save for a few vegetarians among us, that's how we like our steaks, and that's how we like our Ferraris. But some are so rare, even the bloodlust-driven connoisseurs among us don't know what to do with it. Take this one-off Ferrari Conciso. It's ...

TCC lists 10 concepts Detroit should have built 2 years ago on Autoblog

Show cars, dream cars and concept cars have long been a staple of the auto show circuit. Ever since Harley Earl dropped the 1938 Buick Y-Job on the unsuspecting public, automakers have been teasing us with concepts that more often than not fail to make it to production. Sometimes certain design ...

Why the world rips on us: Dimora's JX Coupe Concept 2 years ago on Autoblog

From the fertile mind that brought you such varied hits as the Clenet and premixed coolant, we present to you the Dimora JX Coupe. Done up the old-world way -- with real metal and skill -- and the results for all that effort are decidedly weird. They can call it a coupe all they want, but its ...

Geneva Motor Show: Mazda Hakaze in the rippled metal 2 years ago on Autoblog

We have already seen media pics of the Mazda Hakaze. We even have all of the details about the mechanicals. What we didn't have until today are live shots and personal impressions of what it's really like in the "flesh." Well, thanks to our own Damon Lavrinc in Geneva, we do now. He describes it as ...

2007 Barrett-Jackson: The Dream Cars 2 years ago on Autoblog

click on image above to view the high-resolution gallery of Barrett-Jackson dream cars A few more concepts from the Barrett-Jackson catalog should prove to be interesting lots. Nobody really expects these to draw the same kind of money as the F-88 or Bonneville from years past, but you never know. ...

Barrett-Jackson: The Dodge Firearrow Concept Cars 2 years ago on Autoblog

click on the image above to view our full high-resolution gallery of the Firearrow concepts Now these are the cars that make Barrett-Jackson otherworldly. The cars that bring 2, 3, 4, or even more million dollars and create that surreal atmosphere of "How high will this kook go for this car?" The ...

Behind the curtain: Building the Ford Interceptor Concept 2 years ago on Autoblog

One of the cars we are most interested in seeing at the Detroit show is the new Ford Interceptor Concept. Although we've seen pictures already, this Mustang platform-mate has the potential to challenge the Mopar 300/Charger duo in the rear-drive large American sedan segment. We hope it makes it to ...

Detroit Preview: Volvo XC60 concept 3 years ago on Autoblog

Volvo's giving us a little treat in releasing these pictures of the XC60 concept SUV, which they'll be showing in a few weeks at the Detroit show. While strictly dubbed a concept show car, the kid brother to the XC90 is expected to go into production in 2009. How closely it mirrors this shapely ...

Paris Motor Show: Peugeot 908 RC concept 3 years ago on Autoblog

Our man on the ground in Paris John Neff is reporting on one the most imposing, scariest car at the show: the sinister Peugeot 908 RC. The concept sedan shares its engine with the 908 Le Mans , a 5.5-liter HDi V12 turbodiesel pumping out an earth-shattering 700 horsepower, driving through a ...

Paris Motor Show: Chevrolet WTCC Ultra pics and info 3 years ago on Autoblog

Our man John just reported in from the floor of the Paris Motor Show with images and info on the Chevy WTCC Ultra concept car. Described as "a Chevrolet muscle car reinvented for Europe", the WTCC Ultra takes its name and inspiration from the World Touring Car Championship, Europe's version of ...

Video: Peugeot 908 RC concept 3 years ago on Autoblog

Later this week at Paris, Peugeot will be officially unveiling the menacing-yet-elegant 908 RC concept car, details and photos of which we brought you last month. Now, ahead of the show, Peugeot has released two videos of its precious new 700-hp diesel V12 show-car in motion. The first video has ...

GeigerCars builds Mustang GT520 3 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: high resolution image gallery added after jump click on image to enlarge GeigerCars.de is beginning to put some tuners in the U.S. to shame with its highly modified versions of American muscle. While working on its supercharger kit for the Mustang GT, it decided to go one (or 20) steps ...






Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.

Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too! 

 
 

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