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Royal College of Art show 2014: the concept cars

By Tom Gregory Motor Shows 20 June 2014 14:54 One of the world's top automotive design courses has revealed 12 cars of the future, penned by wannabe designers who could be working on production cars soon. Graduate students at the Royal College of Art in London were asked to create cars of the future, with a focus on sustainability and striking a real emotional chord with consumers. Read on to find out more: warning designer imaginations are on the loose...  Virtuous - the honest EV by Daniel Quinlan Quinlan's chunky two-seat electric car builds on the freedom of using EV power compared with a traditional petrol powertrain.

Opel Ampera: the full, official technical story

By Tim Pollard Motor Industry 25 March 2009 10:05 Opel/Vauxhall predict that the new Ampera production car will sell more in Britain than anywhere else in Europe. The extended range electric vehicle, unveiled at the recent 2009 Geneva motor show, will go on sale here in late 2011 and marketing bosses say the UK is more accepting of hybrids and alternative vehicles than other markets. It’s not clear at this stage how much the Ampera will cost in the UK, but we’re looking at a likely cost around £20,000.

Mazda MX-5 GT: A rather warm MX-5

The track only Mazda MX-5 GT Back at Frankfurt in 2009, Mazda revealed an MX-5 which had been put on a serious diet – the Mazda MX-5 Superlight – but which was sadly just a concept. And now we get a super-light MX5 that isn’t a concept but also can’t be bought for the road because it’s a track car – the Mazda MX-5 GT. MX-5 lovers the world over weep.