Audi A7C—Pillarless Two-door Coupe

My Audi A7C, an actual pillarless coupe version of Audi's 5-door A7 Sportback. The hatchback would be replaced by innovative slide-and-open tailgate opening design. I've simplified and refined Audi's corporate "face." The intertwined rings logo is smaller and moved to the header of the chrome grille frame. A central LED "light bar" has been added to the grille to unify the LED headlight graphic. There is a very subtle raised panel leading from this new higher-placed logo which fades into the rise of the aluminum hood. The taillights would also consist of a similar central panel LED bar tying their outer graphics together body-wide. A very American use of the Audi rings is their placement on the C-pillar, but, hey, that's me. I really think the new front end could be an effective refinement of their current design. Audi should have a competitor for the E-Class coupe.

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Cold War of Suzuki and VW Still Continues

Tokyo - The news about the reconciliation Suzuki and Volkswagen are indisputable. The cold war is still going on between them. Suzuki has denied there have been discussions with VW.

Disputes both happened after Volkswagen bought a 20 percent stake in Suzuki in January 2009 with a value of 1.7 billion euros. At the beginning of the agreement, Volkswagen will be helped given the way for entry into the Indian market where Suzuki is considered very strong.

Access to environmentally friendly technologies will also be opened. However, the relationship was fractured in September 2011 after VW accused Suzuki had violated their contract by choosing to use diesel engines from Fiat.

After this feud, Suzuki asks Volkswagen to release the shares and will buy again by Suzuki, but VW refused the request.

Previously rumored that the two companies are going to meet to solve the problem. "There are a variety of reports, but there really is not like that fact, so I can not talk about this topic," said Executive Vice President Suzuki Toshihiro.

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French Police Prefer Riding Gasoline Fueled The BMW R1200RT

French - When the most of countries in the world began to consider using electric motorcycles for law enforcement duty vehicles, the French Police (French Law Enforcement Agencies) prefer riding gasoline fueled The BMW R1200RT. The reason, electric motorcycle for long distances will face obstacles.



Therefore, customs officials and police in France still use the BMW R1200RT. This motorcycle has proven comfortable ride for long-range patrols on the highway. Petrol engine motorcycles remain the choice for law enforcement facilities and battery technology does not yet support. In addition, electric motorbike price is still expensive.

The first BMW R1200RT 'Authorities' motorcycles were delivered to the French police in April, when the police motorcycle squad of the Republican Guard took delivery of 35 BMW R1200RT machines. At the same time, French customs officers received 20 new motorcycle BMW R1200RT 'customs-specification' bikes. While another 190 units will be distributed to police and officers escort.

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Hyundai Develops Small SUV to Fight Ford Ecosport

Hyundai car manufacturer secretly floating Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) are small to fight Ford Ecosport. The car is reportedly now being designed.




Compact car segment in the world is growing. Many manufacturers make compact SUV from Ford Ecosport up with a plan to develop the Suzuki XA-Alpha.

Hyundai did not want to miss to make it and now they are rumored to release this car in 2014. Similarly, as reported by Auto Esporte, Saturday (2013/07/03).

Hyundai's small SUV reportedly will take the platform of HB20 and the lines will be very inspired design of the latest generation of the Hyundai Santa Fe.

Aura Santa Fe is likely to be present in the grille, the side line to line in the stern design.

Not yet known what choice of petrol and diesel that will strengthen this car, but it is likely that the machine will use a small engine under 2.0 liters.

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2014 Cadillac CTS coupe—Artandcolour Elegance

Using the just-released photos of the 2014 CTS sedan, a more sedate and mature design than the current generation of Art & Science styling, "my" CTS coupe follows Cadillac's own strategy. Instead of the awesomely crazy and dramatic pyramidal Coupe now in showrooms, I created a pillarless coupe to compete with the Mercedes Benz E Series coupe. The profile is more flowing notchback than fastback and I've enlarged the already large grille just a little bit for a more formal look. Rather than use Caddy's now de rigeur slash door "handles" for this coupe, I used more elegant chrome handles. The "drama" in this coupe comes from the pillarless styling, ultra-luxe interior for four, a "faster" windshield angle and a 2 -inch lower roofline compared with the sedan. Aero wheels from the new electric coupe, the ELR, add to the quietness of this luxury coupe at speed.

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2014 Delgiata Lineup Revealed: Eagle & Villager Hybrids

The first model in the 2014 lineup of my mythical car company, Delgiata: The Villager. Villagers are Executive class sedans with a dual-purpose hatchback. The electronic hatch may be opened remotely in one piece, lifting and sliding forward a bit on the roof for maximum opening, or in two pieces, with the glass lifting and sliding and the bottom part folding down and out to form a tailgate and longer loadfloor. Carbon fiber and micro-veneer construction is ultra lightweight and strong, and the plug-in electric motor is combined with a range-extending 1.5 liter horizontally opposed "flat" 6. Equipment levels are generous, with options limited to colors and owner-packages, including "Rear Office," "Entertainment," and full-boat, sybaritic, "Complete," packages.

The Villager joins the smaller, ultra-high mileage Eagle, below:


The second model introduced this year is the Eagle, the "entry-level" Delgiata that is anything but. Small exterior size belies the roomy 4-passenger interior, with every modern convenience. Construction follows its larger Executive brother's, the Village, in carbon-fiber and microveneer. In the Eagle, the plug-in hybrid drivetrain includes a range-extending .9 liter inline 3 cylinder. Combined they move the Eagle from 0-60 in 8 seconds while giving combined mileage ratings in the "150 MPG/e" range.

Both new Deligiatas feature electronic all-wheel drive.

These two new models in the Delgiata lineup join the 4-cylinder hybrid "Delivery Van" I created in the mid 2000s., here.

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What if. . . Mark II Slantback?

The 1956-57 Mark II coupe is a tours-de-force. It is elegance personified with its formal roof and clean lines. It is one of the cleanest cars of the Fifties decade.

With this chop, I'm exploring what the car may have looked like without the severely formal and close-coupled roof.  I gave it a faster roofline and backlight. I straightened out the classic body contour kickup in the rear quarters and, obviously, gave it rear fender skirts and chromed rockerpanel trim.  Smaller details include moving the exhaust outlets down from below the taillights to below the bumper, thus extending the "tubular" rocker panel trim. I filled in the former exhaust pods and glassed-over the license plate recess. 

I'm not in any way "improving" the Mark II with these changes, that would be impossible! But I think this look could have been developed into a stunning car by the Mark's stylists had they gone in this direction!

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