Concept Car: Infiniti Q80 Inspiration

Infiniti Q80 Inspiration

After receiving a new name in 2014, Infiniti's full-size QX80 luxury SUV is restyled, refinished, and repackaged for 2015. Infiniti introduced the updated 2015 QX80 at the 2014 New York International Auto Show. 

Changes for the 2015 Infiniti QX80 are primarily related to styling and trim updates. Starting with the SUV's exterior, the new QX80 gets a redesigned grille, new bumper with an integrated lower grille and flush-mounted sonar, LED headlights and fog lights, and a standard rear bumper protector. New 20- and 22-in. wheel designs debut for 2015, along with new paint colors called Hermosa Blue, Graphite Shadow, and Majestic White. 

Inside, Infiniti makes its darker Mocha Burl wood trim standard, and adds it to the steering wheel. QX80s with the Graphite-color interior add new silver contrast stitching and accents for the controls. 

The 2015 Infiniti QX80 is offered with a new Deluxe Technology package that combines luxury upgrades from the previous Deluxe Touring package with safety features of the Technology package. Safety-related highlights include a Blind Spot Warning and Intervention system, Lane Departure Warning and Prevention system, adaptive front-lighting system, and Front Seat Pre-Crash Seat Belts. Luxury upgrades include premium semi-aniline leather upholstery, climate-controlled front seats, new leather-trimmed door panels, new Stratford Burl wood trim, 15-speaker premium audio system, Advanced Climate Control System, and a Hydraulic Body Control system. New chrome exterior mirror caps identify Infiniti QX80 vehicles equipped with this new package. 

A new Driver Assistance package replaces last year's Technology package, and adds new high-beam assist and Predictive Forward Collision Warning systems. Predictive Forward Collision Warning debuted on the 2014 Infiniti Q50, and is a technology that can "see" two cars ahead to determine whether or not a threat of a collision may exist. These features join Intelligent Brake Assist with Forward Emergency Braking, Backup Collision Intervention, Intelligent Cruise Control with Distance Control Assist, and more. 

A new QX80 Limited variant also debuts for 2015, fully loaded with features including all-wheel drive, and, given its name, produced in limited quantities. Unique characteristics of this new "ultra-luxury" variant include darkened headlights and taillights, dark chrome trim, dark-finish 22-in. aluminum wheels, and exclusive paint colors called Imperial Black, Mocha Almond, and Dakar Bronze. 

Inside, the QX80 Limited features special Truffle Brown interior décor, quilted premium leather, extended leather treatment, and unique open-pore, matte-finish Ash wood trim. Stainless steel illuminated doorsill plates and Ultrasuede pillar and roof linings complete the cabin. 

If these changes sound good, plan to visit your local Infiniti dealership in the fall of 2014 in order to see them for yourself. 

Source : Infiniti Q80 Inspiration Photo, Infiniti Q80 Inspiration Article

Concept Car: Technicar Lavina

Technicar Lavina

An Italian start-up named Tecnicar has announced it is in the early stages of developing an electric supercar called Lavinia. 

Power for the Lavinia will come from an electric motor that will send over 800 horsepower to the drive wheels. The coupe will be capable of sprinting from zero to 62 mph in 3.5 seconds before reaching a top speed of about 186 mph. 

Tecnicar promises the Lavinia will be able to drive for about 180 miles on a single charge, though it has not disclosed what kind of battery the coupe will be equipped with. One of the pictures released by the automaker hints the Lavinia will be built around a central passenger cell made out of a composite material in order to partially offset the weight added by the battery pack. 

3D renderings of the Lavinia reveal it will wear a low-slung, race-inspired design characterized by large air dams up front, bulged wheel arches all around and center-locking alloy wheels. The headlights are either sourced from or heavily inspired by the Chris Bangle-designed Fiat Coupe that was produced between 1993 and 2000. 

The first Technicar Lavinia prototype is currently under construction at the company's headquarters in Syracuse on the Mediterranean island of Sicily. When the coupe is scheduled to reach the market is not known. 

Technicar could presented a fully-functional Lavinia prototype at the Top Marques show that will open its doors in Monaco next April. If built, the Sicilian supercar will carry a price tag that will fall well into the six digits. 


Source : Technicar Lavina Photo, Technicar Lavina Article

Ferrari F12 Berlinetta-2013

2013 Ferrari F12 Berlinetta

Sources : 2013 Ferrari F12 Berlinetta By Cam Shaft Photo

Lamborghini Murcielago

Lamborghini Murcielago  

Sources : Lamborghini Murcielago Photo

Concept Car: Buick Regal GS

Buick Regal GS

Concept cars debut all the time that are from European carmakers that consumers in the US never expect to see cruising the streets. We also know that most of the cars we see as concepts making the car show rounds will never see production. One of the cars that made the rounds that looked cool, but many thought wasn't that likely to see the roads was the Opel Monza concept. 

While some of the more outlandish styling cues, like the massive gull wing doors, are unlikely to make it to market, apparently the Monza in some form is destined to cruise the streets of a city near you. The big catch is that it might not be as an Opel model alone, it will be as a Buick in the US as well. 

Opel chief Karl-Thomas Neumann has said that when you next see the styling of the Monza it will be as an Opel Insignia. The Insignia will be sold in the US as the next Buick Regal. The Regal needs some style and excitement; it hasn’t really been cool since the late 80s in Grand National form. 

The chances of the next Regal being something akin to the Grand National are slim, Buick is more interested in luxury buyers than performance fiends. I'd wager many of the interesting design elements of the Monza concept will never see the light of day. Those gull wing doors are very unlikely to make it to production, as I mentioned before, and the wild dash and seats on the inside are unlikely to see production. The Regal is expected to hit the US around 2017. 


Source : Buick Regal GS Photo | Buick Regal GS Article

Concept Car: Trion Nemesis

Trion Nemesis 

If it seems to you that everyone and their cousin wants to get into the hypercar game, you're right. We see new supercar startups popping up all the time. Some make it to production and some don't, and while it may be too soon to render verdict on this latest project, we hope it's one that comes to fruition. 

The company is called Trion Supercars, and its bid for high-speed glory is called the Nemesis. We first reported on the project back in the spring, but a few more details – and a handful of additional images – have surfaced, whetting our appetites and giving us a clearer idea of what to expect. 

Targeted squarely at the likes of the Bugatti Veyron and Koenigsegg Agera, the brief for the Trion Nemesis calls for a 9.0-liter, twin-turbo V8 driving around 2,000 horsepower through an eight-speed sequential transmission to all four wheels. If Trion does its considerable homework, that should be enough to propel it to its anticipated top speed of 270 miles per hour, reaching 62 in 2.8 seconds. 

Trion Supercars aims to have the first prototypes – being built by California-based coachbuilder N2A Motors – ready by February, after which it plans to build 50 units at over $1 million apiece starting in at the beginning of 2016. We wouldn't be surprised to see that cost inflate by the time it reaches the road, though, joining similar world-beating hypercar projects like the Hennessey Venom F5 and SSC Tuatara in the high-speed pipeline.

Sources : Trion Nemesis Photo, Trion Nemesis Article

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