A 320 kph + Sports Car

The subject of the diploma project for the students from the Instituto Europeo de Design from Turin, Italy was the designing of "A 320 km/h plus sports car" for the McLaren group. One of the best projects presented by was the "Manta" a car a concept car made with the task of challenging the present and future technologies. The "Manta" close in its inside the sports car defined as "legantemente potente" - powerful elegance, as Davide Amantea one of the students involved in the project has told us.

Paris 2006: Mondial de L'Automobile

S4C was there on the media days to bring you the news and our view on the new cars and prototypes.

Alfa 8C Competizione, world premiere

The definitive version of the gorgeous exclusive Alfa 8C Competizione, Gran Turismo car that is to be produced in a limited edition makes its debut in Paris. The car, designed by Alfa Romeo, is directly derived from the concept car that aroused such admiration at the 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show and has benefited from the best technical and industrial know-how that the Alfa-Maserati Sports Centre can offer. The cooperative venture between both manufacturers was conducted with a view to ensuring integration between the Alfa Romeo design departments and the Maserati production departments.

“The breath-taking proportions and innovative elegance of Nepta are a clear expression of Renault's great tradition in body style design.
With its unique opening panels and a style that combines volume and vitality, Nepta is a resolutely modern vehicle.”

Renault is unveiling its new Nepta concept car, a four-seater cabriolet with fluid lines and a thoroughbred profile. The low-slung body shape is an expression of elegance and movement, while the spacious and comfortable interior has all the hallmarks of a top-end model.
Nepta is a dynamic four-seater GT cabriolet, offering performance at the wheel that is worthy of a prestige sedan.

Design and dynamic of a new age:
VW Iroc concept as a perspective on the sports car of tomorrow

Iroc transfers the globally successful Scirocco idea into the future.
Sports car with four seats, sleek design and agile turbo engines

Wolfsburg / Berlin, August 24, 2006. Comeback of a successful idea: 33 years ago at the international Motor Show in Geneva Volkswagen presented a sensational coupé. It was compact, distinctive, agile, spacious and affordable. Volkswagen called it the Scirocco. The car struck the nerve of the times: More than half a million first generation Sciroccos were produced worldwide. Turning point: In August 2006 the largest car maker in Europe is showing the reinterpretation of the successful Scirocco idea in a world premiere: the Iroc concept.

New VW sports car design: Like the first Scirocco with its visual straightforwardness the Iroc also marks a stylistic turning point through its progressively designed radiator grill and a distinctive sensuality of forms. The concept of both Volkswagens is closely related, even though the vehicles are separated by over three decades: The first generation Scirocco was an attainable dream car for many people. Because the Scirocco was an automotive superstar of the 70’s, styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro and equipped with four full-fledged seats, a proper trunk, large hatchback and a lot of self-esteem. The Iroc concept takes up this fascinating idea again.

The 908 RC
The ultimate by Peugeot

The raison d’être of a concept car is to explore new ideas and to test the ideas in an attempt to create the ultimate solution. Know-how and passion, combined with imagination, then become the motive force that turns the dream into reality. A dream that can be shared through the creation of a unique vehicle such as the Peugeot 908 RC.

The 908 RC owes its name to its engine: the Peugeot V12 HDi DPFS, which will power the racing version of the 908 in 2007. The abbreviation «RC», used to designate sports models in the Peugeot range, also refers to the RC♠ and RC♣ concept cars which made their appearance in 2002 and whose architecture served as an inspiration during the design of this innovative project.

25 years of design

Already 25 years ago, Mazda had demonstrated its will to become more Europeanized showing a concept car “made by Bertone”. Follow us in this contemporary design journey. Experimental technologies for powertrain, steering and bodyworks are the true highlights of the eighties.
In the nineties, Mazda began to present hydrogen powered prototypes and explore in depth new market niches.
2000 begins a new millenium for Mazda with a clever mix of performance concepts and versatile vehicle proposals.

The new BMW 3 Series Coupé

A typical BMW. But a very special BMW 3 Series. And a unique car. That is the new BMW 3 Series Coupé. Introducing this truly outstanding twodoor athlete, BMW is continuing a long tradition and, at the same time, setting entirely new standards in a highly interesting segment of the market. This is the third time that the BMW 3 Series, following the Saloon and Touring, is being supplemented by a Coupé. And this time the new BMW 3 Series Coupé is more different, more unique than ever before. The individual character of the car is clearly recognisable at very first sight, with your eyes admiring the sporting and stretched lines of a body new in every detail.

Mazda KABURA Concept:
Redefining the Compact Sports Coupe

Detroit, January 9th, 2006. The essence of Mazda’s Zoom-Zoom spirit is providing customers with stylish, insightful, spirited products capable of enriching their lives in exciting ways. At this year’s North American International Auto Show, Mazda is presenting Kabura, a design concept that ventures beyond the compact sports coupe norm to explore several fresh ideas that could appear in future production models.