Case in point: the Model U concept vehicle unveiled at the recent Detroit auto show.
The two-wheeled, gyroscopically balanced concept vehicle's spare chrome and white body seems to float through the air.
That said, Audi was quick to remind us that this is a concept vehicle, and this distraction feature is something that's there partially for evaluation purposes.
The electric Defender has been launched as a concept vehicle at INDABA, one of Africa's largest tourism events, held in Durban, South Africa, from 7th to 10th May 2011.
Clear evidence of the innovative thinking on the part of the designers that has gone into this concept vehicle is provided by a number of distinctive features.
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And when it does so, Facebook advertising is only part of a broad integration with free Facebook content around vehicle launches, such as its debut of a Pathfinder SUV concept vehicle at the Detroit auto show in January and the unveiling of the 2013 Altima sedan at the New York International Auto Show in March.
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As chance would have it, the same week the costly new vehicle concept was revealed, the Navy Department was moving to cancel a Marine amphibious vehicle that cost a similar amount, mainly because the price-tag was too high.
As a particularly versatile vehicle concept, the B-Class also allows environmentally friendly motoring at the Mercedes level thanks to its innovative electric drive.
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Taking advantage of Continental's sensor fusion technology as part of the ContiGuard safety concept, the vehicle is able to track all objects as they enter into the sensors' field of view.
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According to one industry insider, the real amount of time available when other features of the solicitation are factored in is 18 months, which is a lot less time than General Motors would spend on developing a new vehicle concept like the Volt.
One welcome addition to Ford's lineup is a full-sized, seven-passenger crossover vehicle based on the new Ford Fairlane concept, a boxy amalgam of a sport utility vehicle and a minivan that was popular at recent auto shows.
Stadler drove out onto the stage at the Las Vegas Hilton in an Audi e-tron Spyder concept car, a hybrid vehicle with two electric motors and a twin-turbo V6 engine, capable of zooming from 0 to 60 in just 4.7 seconds.
Yesterday, AUDI AG chairman Rupert Stadler gave his own keynote address at CES, driving out onto the stage at the Las Vegas Hilton in an Audi e-tron Spyder concept car, a hybrid vehicle with two electric motors and a twin-turbo V6 engine, capable of zooming from 0 to 60 in just 4.7 seconds.
But the Forstars concept, which is an electric vehicle, does preview some things that are more likely to make it into production.
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"This latest concept is much closer to a vehicle that we would bring to market, and one in which we will be gauging consumer interest, " says Lexus General Manager Robert Carter.
"The CrossBlue concept is exactly the right type of vehicle for the U.S. market, " said Jonathan Browning, President and CEO, Volkswagen Group of America.
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Once you understand that concept, it becomes important to recognize that EWZ , the most common vehicle investors use for Brazil exposure, is not really a Brazilian ETF.
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