Future & Concept Coupes

At the 2006 Detroit auto show, Aston Martin stunned the gathered crowd with a breathtakingly beautiful four-door styling exercise called the Rapide. Named for the legendary late-1930s Lagonda flagship engineered by W. O. Bentley, the Rapide is the second fou... more

The Lamborghini Miura Concept is a latter-day version of the 1966 P400 Miura, which many regard as the sexiest car ever from the raging bull. But unlike the current Ford GT, which is virtually indistinguishable from the original GT40, the Lamborghini Miura Con... more

Most show cars are prima donnas: dressed to kill, yet structurally, mechanically, and electronically frail to the bone. They spew water and oil when facing the mildest incline, they threaten to break apart at the mere sight of a pothole, and they love to die a... more

It's Friday afternoon, our appointment with the Chevrolet Camaro concept car is at hand, and the gray clouds hanging over Milford, Michigan, don't look like they're going to disappear anytime soon. As we head east on I-96 toward the Milford exit, a few splatte... more

A year after it quietly announced that the 2005 Acura NSX--a car originally launched way back in 1991--would be the last, Honda has revealed plans to introduce its successor.... more

Dodge will lead the cars built off the next-generation Chrysler LX platform--called LY--with a new Challenger ponycar for the 2010 model year.... more

McLaren-Mercedes might now be enjoying some success in Formula 1, where driver Kimi Raikkonen is hunting down world-championship leader Fernando Alonso and routinely humbling Michael Schumacher's Ferrari.... more

Nissan gave the world a big glimpse of its keenly anticipated 2008 Skyline GT-R with this carefully constructed show car. The GT-R PROTO is not a near-production model, though, as the interior is just a blank black panel, and Nissan is providing absolutely no... more

Nissan is giving the world a big glimpse of its keenly anticipated 2007 Skyline GT-R with this carefully constructed show car. The GT-R PROTO is not a near-production model, though, as the interior is just a blank black panel, and Nissan is providing absolutel... more

Porsche Cayman and Jaguar XK8 break cover, Corvette Z06 busts 500 hp... more

BMW showcased a coupe version of its Z4 roadster at the 2005 Frankfurt Motor Show, revealing the model destined for production in 2006.... more

The 2007 Porsche 911 Turbo shown here has been only slightly computer enhanced, revealing how the production flagship for the 997 series will look.... more

Prior to its official unveiling at the Frankfurt Motor Show, our intrepid, and dusty, photographers caught this Jaguar XK undergoing hot-weather testing in Death Valley.... more

Back in 1938, Fulda commissioned Maybach to build a streamlined coupe to conduct 120-mph-plus tire tests. That car is lost, but for 2005, Fulda has done it again.... more

General Motors's plans for a rear-drive Buick Velite sedan, convertible, or anything else are officially dead.... more

New AWD 911s break cover...and show off some muscle... more

With the striking iosis concept, Ford is revealing the realized design language that will be used on all future Ford of Europe vehicles.... more

If you want to see the new Panamera in action, all you need to do is go to the Nrburgring, where Porsche is running a fleet of four prototypes. They're still heavily disguised, but the body shape, the greenhouse, the chassis, and the drivetrain are close to p... more

The Concept C that was shown at Frankfurt two years ago is now a production reality called Eos. Based on the new Passat platform, the coupe/cabriolet--it employs a folding metal roof--will be available in Europe with a range of engines giving power outputs bet... more

The BMW Z4 Coupe Concept is really not a concept at all: it's a production car we'll see next summer. As the name implies, it's a Z4 roadster with a stationary roof. The fixed top makes it stiffer and lighter, so it should be a better driver and a viable track... more