Lutz also rejected Cunningham's and Black's choice of a fabricator to build the concept car.
With every new concept car it unveils, this German automaker always manages to capture the imagination.
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GM's response is to expand its own hybrid offerings, including the new Chevrolet Volt concept car (pictured).
Thanks to the efficient turbocharged, common-rail, direct fuel-injection diesel engine, the concept car is still very fuel-efficient.
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The Chevrolet Camaro concept car was the hit of the Detroit auto show and car nuts everywhere.
You could argue this is as close to a pure art form as a concept car can get.
Crowds swooned over the new Lamborghini Urus SUV concept car -- a potential competitor to the popular Porsche Cayenne.
Lutz also rejected their choice of a fabricator to build the concept car.
Lexus, the premium car brand of Toyota, will unveil a new concept car at the Paris auto show.
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The director fell in love with the new Camaro concept car and chose it to play the lead role of Bumblebee.
The Batmobile design was based on a 1955 Lincoln Futura, a concept car built in Italy by the Ford Motor Company.
The result is a concept car with no unnecessary weight, and one that concentrates on the pure essence of sporty motion.
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The team headed by Tomasz Bachorsky (Lead Designer, Volkswagen Brand) equipped the concept car with six individual seats in three rows.
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We also took a first look at Toyota's new Tesla-infused RAV4, and we caught up with Venturi's powerhouse electric concept car.
They celebrated their joint venture at the Detroit auto show in January 2001 with the unveiling of the stunning Cunningham C-7 concept car.
The next-generation Toyota Corolla promises to be much more stylish and alluring, based on the provocative Furia concept car that Toyota Motor is showing.
The LF-A supercar prototype, equipped with a 500-horsepower V-10 engine, is a follow-up to a concept car Lexus debuted on the 2005 auto show circuit.
In March, BMW rolled out a concept car with a touch-sensitive surface that allows the driver to control the heating and music systems via gestures.
Around the same time, Ford designers finished their work on a striking new concept car, the Ford 427, that was being prepared for the 2003 auto show circuit.
The powertrain, which we saw earlier on a concept car, combines a V6 bi-turbo gas engine with a 95 horsepower electric model for 416 total system horsepower.
But GM says the next-generation technology could power rear-wheel-drive cars as well, such as the Cadillac XTS concept car, which was on display at the recent Detroit auto show.
With a comfortable highway ride, good all-around visibility, and a full raft of safety features that includes up to 12 airbags, the concept car is a spacious and safe cruiser.
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That's because it just so happens that the guy who designed the Jaguar F-Type concept car ("Gorgeous from every angle, " gushed the March issue of Automobile) is my oddball brother-in-law Keith Helfet.
Tesla announced that it will release a new, cheaper electric car in 2016 or 2017, and Renault teamed up with British designer Ross Lovegrove to design the flashy Twin'Z Electric concept car.
Unlike the concept car, the two-seat production version, based on a carbon fiber-reinforced plastic monocoque, will feature a manual roof system with removable panels that can be stored in the front luggage compartment.
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With its design inspired by past Porsches like the Carrera GT super sports car and the legendary 917 and highly successful RS Spyder race cars, the 918 Spyder remains faithful to the 2010 concept car.
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The roar of revving engines in high-net-worth autos ranging from a 1913 Isotta Fraschini IM to a token modern concept car reverberated through our bones as we awaited the start of the Louis Vuitton Classic Serenissima Run.
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Aptera certainly managed to attract a fair bit of attention for itself earlier this year, when its concept car turned as many heads for its space age looks as it did for its promised 200 MPG range.
And then came the E-Bugster, quite a leap forward for VW. The company has showed off this dashing concept car several times, first in Detroit early this year and then a few months later at the Beijing Auto Show.
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