According to British auto magazine AutoExpress, a new MG roadster may be coming, but it won’t be like the classic sportsters of yore. The article claims the new MG roadster will be based on the Icon concept shown at the Beijing Auto Show this year. There were strong indications following the Icon’s show reveal that [...]
According to a report from Automotive News, the rakish Lexus LF-LC concept shown at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show is headed for the showroom in the near future. Filling the hole of the dated and heavy SC 430, the LF-LC will join the IS hardtop convertible in Lexus’ coupe lineup. At first only fielded as [...]
Mazda's MX-5 GT Concept. Image: Mazda
For years, the Mazda MX-5 has been the undisputed low-buck performance king, but the new Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ now threaten to snatch that particular crown away from Mazda. While the Scion and Subaru are a bit heavier than the Mazda, they also have the benefit of making 200 horsepower, compared to the MX-5’s 167 horsepower.
The current Mazda MX-5 is approaching the end of its product life, too, which means that the automaker is hesitant to invest money in…
Mazda will bring the Miata of our dreams to the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the United Kingdom on June 28.
For our third photo quiz, we picked out four models from the Ford brand and upped the difficulty level just a little bit since most of you were spot on with your answers last week. Here are two clues to assist you on the Ford puzzle: a) there are two production vehicles and two concept studies seen in this collection and b) each car is from a different region. Read more »Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com – All Rights Reserved
It’s no secret that Lincoln has been struggling on many different levels over the past years – if not decades, with one of the more persisting problems being that the Blue Oval's sole luxury standard bearer has persistently failed to deliver in the design department. The Ford group's answer to this problem was the appointment of former Cadillac exterior design Max Wolff as the head of Lincoln's design team last year and the creation of a new 40,000-square-foot dedicated studio in Dearborn,…
Mazda has turned a few heads at the Leipzig Motor Show by rolling out a supercharged MX-5 Miata concept. There have been rumors floating around for some time now that a race inspired Miata may one day hit the dealer floor for the mass public, but never an official statement.
Powered by basically the same supercharger kit offered by the folks at Flyin’ Miata, this show stopper puts out a little over 240 horsepower. The motor has been beefed up with Cosworth pistons, a new fuel system, exhaust and co…
Making its world premiere at this week's 2012 Auto Mobil International Show (AMI) in Leipzig, Germany, is a new concept model for a small Skoda pickup truck from BT Design, a subsidiary of Benet Automotive (BA), a Czech company that works closely with Skoda Auto. The ETAPE Concept is based on the production Skoda Yeti, itself a compact crossover model. The Czech company says that the only part of the car that remained unchanged is the bonnet. Read more »Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com – All…
Roomba Sea Drones A new design concept that’s a little familiar. Hsu Sean
Clearing the muck from an oil spill is tough enough without having to worry about collateral damage, but designer Hsu Sean is looking to create a Roomba-like Bio-Cleaner drone that degrades oil while keeping animals out of harm’s way.
An overview on Yanko Design shows how, after a spill, several of the drones could be dropped from helicopters above the ocean and into the water, where they could maneuver into a formation around the…