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2004 Lamborghini Gallardo
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Looking very much like the baby brother to the Murcielago that it is, the Gallardo debuted in Geneva with a 493-hp, 5.0-liter V-10 engine mated to a six-speed paddle-shift gearbox. Due to arrive Stateside this fall for about $150,000, the Ferrari 360 Modena co... more |
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2004 Honda Studio E
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Though its Element has only been on the market for a month or so, Honda is already thinking—its iconic exterior cladding now matches the bodywork (painted up in modern-primitive stylie), it wears 19-inch wheels, and its innovative clamshell tailgate has b... more |
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2004 Daihatsu D-Bone Concept
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What a name... Looking uncomfortably like a few recent Jeep concepts (the 2001 Willys2 and the 1997 Icon, namely), Daihatsu's D-Bone design study features a turbocharged 660-cc engine, four-wheel-drive, and an airy skeleton structure.... more |
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2004 Honda IMAS Concept
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Think of the IMAS concept as an Insight with the soul of a CRX. With a "naked" interior that recalls a racing bike, the IMAS features a gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain and a carbon fiber composite teardrop body with a drag coefficient of just 0.20.... more |
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2004 Subaru B9 Scrambler Concept
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Subaru is developing a new "face" for its cars, and we'd say that Subaru chief designer Andreas Zapatinas has found a good one in the B9 Scrambler roadster. The B9 Scrambler evolves and greatly improves upon the look that Zapatinas debuted with the B11 S concept in Geneva.... more |
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2004 Mitsuoka Orochi Concept
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One of Japan's lesser-known automakers (at least to Westerners), Mitsuoka's oddball collection of vehicles were tucked away in a corner of the Makuhari Messe. By far the most striking of them was a sinister-looking black concept called the Orochi, which means "Serpent."... more |
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2004 Kia Opirus
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"Neo-Classicism is what Kia's new flagship model Opirus stands for," says the Geneva show press release. "It is the result of its designers' search for the `truth' in car design."... more |
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2004 Mazda Washu concept
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The name is Japanese for "eagle's wing" and with its wide-opening front doors and rear slider doors that extend into the roof, the theme of this concept minivan is access. Besides the innovative aperatures, the Washu has a steer-by-wire system, which allows th... more |
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2004 Audi Nuvolari
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Named after the famous Italian driver Tazio Nuvolari, who raced for Auto Union in 1938 and '39, the elegant Nuvolari Quattro hints at Audi's rival to the upcoming BMW 6-series. The show car uses the 5.0-liter V-10 engine that's fitted in the Lamborghini Gallar... more |
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2004 Dodge Kahuna
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Chrysler's west coast design studio has given the minivan a much-needed rethink with this concept, designed to attract those who could use a minivan but are put off by their suburban nerdiness.... more |
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