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The car is installed in the recreation room on wheels. Generous internal space for consumers to enjoy a comfortable space, the same vehicle configuration is also high-tech cockpit configuration, the driver when driving the car while the other passengers can fully enjoy the luxury of space brought about by alternative.

Audi concept cars of the train ATNMBL there are adequate internal storage space, in addition to refrigerators, which are used for friends to meet. In order to further increase the interior space, when the vehicle is stationary, the driver seat is not necessary, it can be folded to provide more space.

There is no steering wheel, brake pedal or driver’s seat. ATNMBL is a self-driving vehicle that adopts GPS, Lidar, radar, accelerometers technologies. The electric powertrain adopts four in-wheel electric motors with additional power provided by solar panels on the roof.

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The vehicle’s mechanical components are densely packed and simplified, providing dramatically more interior space in a vehicle that is shorter than most cars on the road today.

Electric motors in each wheel provide all-wheel drive. Electric power is stored underneath the seating and floor with additional power provided by solar panels on the roof.

Within a gridded pattern on the front and rear is an array of headlights, tail lights and sensors.

ATNMBL is a design study of a self-driving electric vehicle for the year 2040 which features an alternative approach to car design, taking inspirations from architecture and domestic interior spaces. It was created by Mike and Maaike industrial design studio.

The Audi ASQ concept is equipped to deal with the rise in water levels due to its ability to travel both on land and water. The ice Audi vehicles will be allowed to reach a higher speed, its speed to control by the people. The status of their driving is like driving a boat in the water. The driver driving the vehicle in operation when it is carried out through the control of ice skates.

The Audi ASQ concept is an advanced futuristic design created by Hongik University Transport Design graduate Juyoung Kim. The ASQ has been designed for the year 2040 and a world where the worst-case global warming predictions have materialized and the sea levels have risen dramatically due to the melting of the polar ice caps.

The Hyundai i-mode is an all-new eco-friendly six-passenger family crossover concept featuring the all-new Theta Turbo GDI (gasoline direct injection) 2.0-liter, four-cylinder turbo engine. Producing 286 h.p., the i-mode still achieves an estimated EPA combined fuel economy of 30 mpg. The i-mode combines visionary styling with future technologies and advanced eco-dynamics such as six-seater monocab design, unique swivel seat concept, and futuristic communications featuring wireless network and webcams.

The bodywork of the “i-mode” features a new polyurethane-based topcoat. A special feature of this coating is its self-healing capability, as the warmth of the sun causes small scratches to “melt away” and disappear. As a result, the paintwork stays looking like new for longer. With its high polymer and low organic solvent content, the coating also boasts an environmentally friendly formulation.

This year’s Geneva Motor Show holds even less interest for American consumers than usual, but Ford’s Iosis MAX concept is of vital importance to the company’s U.S. lineup. Ford says this is a look at the design it’s considering for its next global C-car. That’s the size of the Ford Focus here in the States. Ford has already said the next U.S. Focus will be the same model as what’s sold globally, unlike the current model, which is made strictly for the U.S. market.

The iosis MAX is a study for the next generation of Ford’s compact multi-activity vehicle (MAV) as well as a glimpse at the design direction Martin Smith and his team are taking for the company’s next generation global C-car family.

The exterior and interior designs based on a fresh interpretation of Ford’s kinetic design form language.

Main exterior design elements include a coupé-like side profile, a new window line graphic , with a ‘flying buttress’ C-pillar design, newly designed lower trapezoidal grille and front / rear lights.

Thhe two-piece tailgate design allows full opening even in restricted spaces, while the B-Pillarless construction and new door kinematics allows an easier side loading.

The interior features dynamic shapes and advanced materials; the centre console has a three-dimensional touch-screen surface. The lightweight seats are supported on spine-like bridge, offering occupants a sensation of ‘floating on air’.

The car adopts a number od solutions which enhance its environmental performance, such as lightweight materials, advanced aerodynamics, and a preview of the European development of Ford’s global EcoBoost petrol engine technology coming in 2010.

Here’s a cool video from the folks over at GM Europe showcasing the Saab 9-X Air concept. Sure, it’s only a concept at this point, but the design explores what the open-air Saab of the future might look like, featuring a canopy top (patent pending), four-seat accommodation and the close-coupled proportions of a sports car.

Saab 9X Air concept office picture:

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Looking at some of the controversial recent designs coming out of BMW, many enthusiasts might think that it’s not hard to imagine that study hall doodles would be preferable.

Not exactly a schoolboy anymore, Iulian Bumbu has applied skills learned at a Milanese automotive design program to a BMW etude.

The car looks like it could actually be possible, wearing design cues that echo the recently redone Z4. The renderings call to mind the recently scuttled Concept CS from BMW’s own pens, depicting a car that’s extra-wide, super-low, and ultra aggressive. In any case, BMW could do worse than this flight of fancy.

The BMW S.X concept by designer Iulian Bumbu, a graduate of the Transportation Design Course at the Scuola Politecnica di Design (SPD) in Milan. This BMW S.X Concept represents the next generation luxury sports coupe from BMW could look like. And it would be well positioned to take over where the current 6 Series BMW. This design has high-mount brake lights incorporated into the edges of the rear window and the lateral vents located just behind the front wheels.

Here’s a cool video from the folks over at GM Europe showcasing the Saab 9-X Air concept. Sure, it’s only a concept at this point, but the design explores what the open-air Saab of the future might look like, featuring a canopy top (patent pending), four-seat accommodation and the close-coupled proportions of a sports car.

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Mazda Kiyora Concept Picture:

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If there’s one company we’d love to see put its concept cars on the street, it’s Mazda. The latest whiz-bang project, the Kiyora, was shown in Paris with the hint that it might be close to a promised mini-car from the Japanese manufacturer. With a lightweight chassis and body, four-cylinder direct injection gas engine and stop-start system, the Kiyora reflects the meaning of its name, which is “clean and pure” in Japanese. The average car buyer might not be ready for such cutting-edge design, but we’re looking forward to the day when the fruits of Mazda’s excellent design studio drop from the tree into showrooms.

What it Looks Like

There is a lot of glass in this concept; running the length of the roof and most of the side panels, little will hinder the driver’s view. The prominent nose that has found its way into so many of the other Nagare concepts has found a home on the Kiyora as well. We’re guessing a flatter nose, doesn’t flow as well as the schnozzes that have found their way into the Nagare design studies. As with the previous concepts, there are lots of vents and sweeping curves to aid the wind in flowing through and over the car instead of the car having to beat its way through it. The swoops continue around the back end, further enhancing the Kiyora’s aerodynamics. It even extends to the taillights, which are two thin sweeping strips that run from the top of the rear lip and over the rear hind quarters.

What’s Under the Skin

The Mazda Kiyora Concept is powered by Mazda’s next-generation four-cylinder direct-injection engine and equipped with the Smart Idle Stop System to boost fuel economy and lower tailpipe emissions. Standard stuff these days, and since it’s a concept, Mazda isn’t forthcoming with much more information except to say that the design helps increase fuel economy.

What We Think

We’ve enjoyed watching the Nagare design concept develop over the last couple of years and had hoped they would continue to get more exciting with each iteration, especially after the introduction of the Taiki Concept in Tokyo last year. The Kiyora is interesting, but we’re still hoping Mazda has saved the best for last and will still bring something even cooler. Large expanses of glass make for great concept cars, but offer little in the way of any real production cues to get us excited.

One of Lincoln’s past concept cars, the Sentinel luxury sedan study from the 1996 Detroit Auto Show has been put up for sale on eBay Motors. The ‘Buy it Now’ price for the concept car that supposedly fused styling traits from classic vehicles such as the 1961 Continental and the Facel Vega Excellence of the late 1950s (don’t ask) with Ford’s “New Edge” design theme is $48,500 US.

And yes, the front end styling does remind us of Renault’s Vel Satis luxury model that was introduced in 2001 and is still under production.

This is not the first time that the Sentinel showcar has been listed for auction as back in April, O.C. Welch Ford Lincoln-Mercury in Hardeeville, South Carolina tried to sell the concept study for $80,000 without any success.

Mind you, the Sentinel is a static showpiece built on a rolling chassis without an engine and a proper interior.

2009 Mercedes-Benz Experimental Safety Vehicle Pictures:

2009 is a year in which Mercedes-Benz celebrates several anniversaries in the safety field: in August 1939 the automotive safety pioneer Béla Barényi started his work at Mercedes-Benz in Sindelfingen. Regarded as the father of modern car safety, he invented a multitude of pioneering safety features. One example is the principle of the crumple zone, a trailblazing innovation which entered series production at Mercedes-Benz 50 years ago in 1959. With the help of its in-house accident research function, founded in 1969, Mercedes engineers in the following years have developed several groundbreaking innovations in passenger car safety. In this anniversary year, Mercedes-Benz is using the ESF 2009 research vehicle to reveal what its safety specialists are currently working on – with a time horizon that often extends well into the future.

The ESF 2009 is the first Experimental Safety Vehicle to be built by Mercedes-Benz since 1974.

Like its historic predecessors, it illustrates trailblazing innovations in the field of safety and makes the progress achieved clearly visible. These amazing but by no means crazy ideas include inflatable metallic sections which give more stability to structural components within fractions of a second, as well as the so-called “Braking Bag”. This airbag, housed within the vehicle’s floor, is deployed when a crash is deemed to be unavoidable, and uses a friction coating to support the vehicle against the road surface.

The ESF 2009 premiered yesterday, 15 June 2009, at the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV) Conference in Stuttgart.

“Safety is a central element of the Mercedes-Benz brand. In this respect we have been setting the pace in the market for almost 70 years for the benefit of our customers and for road users in general. The ESF 2009 shows that we still have plenty of ideas and the absolute will to lead the automobile industry in this field even in future”, says Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of Daimler AG and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Cars.

The ESF 2009 was developed and built completely in the Mercedes-Benz test vehicle workshops in Sindelfingen.

This safety research vehicle, based on the Mercedes S 400 HYBRID, features more than a dozen safety innovations, most of which are fully functioning in demonstration mode.

“With the ESF 2009, we have chosen this particular time to clearly demonstrate the innovative strength of Daimler. Anybody examining the ESF 2009 in detail will recognise that more safety and improved energy efficiency are not necessarily a contradiction in terms. We want to make progress in both fields with new, trailblazing ideas “, says Dr. Thomas Weber, the member of the Daimler Executive Board responsible for corporate research and development at Mercedes-Benz Cars.

The following five innovations on the basis of the S 400 Hybrid are among the highlights of the ESF 2009:

* PRE-SAFE Structure: The inflatable metal structures save weight or increase the stability of structural components. When at rest, the metal section is in a folded state to save space. If its protective effect is required, a gas generator builds up an internal pressure of 10 to 20 bar within fractions of a second, causing the section to unfold for significantly more stability.

* Braking Bag: This auxiliary brake accommodated in the vehicle floor is a new type of PRE-SAFE® component. If the sensor system concludes that an impact is unavoidable, the Braking Bag is deployed shortly before the crash and stabilises the car on the road surface by means of a friction coating. The vehicle’s vertical acceleration increases the friction, and helps to decelerate the vehicle before the impact occurs.

* Interactive Vehicle Communication: The ESF 2009 is able to communicate directly with other vehicles, or via relay stations. Using “ad hoc” networks and WLAN radio technology, it is, for example, able to receive and transmit warnings of bad weather or obstacles in the road.

* PRE-SAFE Pulse: This further development of PRE-SAFE® is able to reduce the forces acting on the torsos of the occupants during a lateral collision by around one third. It does this by moving them towards the centre of the vehicle by up to 50 millimetres as a precautionary measure. As an active restraint system, it uses the air chambers in the side bolsters of the seat backrests.

* Spotlight lighting function: This partial LED main beam specifically illuminates potential hazards. If the infrared camera of Night View Assist PLUS detects, for example, deer at the roadside or pedestrians on the road, these can be briefly illuminated beyond the normal area covered by the main beams, as if by a spotlight.

Mercedes-Benz is also presenting an innovative PRE-SAFE Demonstrator at the 21st ESV Conference. For the first time this simulator uses a linear motor for this purpose, in order to accelerate the vehicle cabin to up to 16 km/h within a distance of four metres before the impact occurs.

The linear drive system, which is similar to that used by the Transrapid train, is freely programmable and also works in the opposite direction. This enables various acceleration profiles and also a rear-end collision to be demonstrated.

The special feature of this system is that the ‘vehicle occupants’ experience the effect of the PRE-SAFE®  functions live, such as seat belt pre-tensioning, NECK-PRO, and the inflatable side bolsters of the seats.

Mercedes-Benz is continuing a longstanding tradition with the ESF 2009: for the ESV Safety Conferences held in 1971 to 1975, the safety experts in Stuttgart built more than 30 experimental vehicles and subjected them to crash tests to satisfy the visionary safety requirements of that time.

Four of these ESFs (Experimental Safety Vehicles) were presented to the public, and many of the revolutionary ideas such as ABS or the airbag first entered series production at Mercedes-Benz.