Mopar also planning high lift Ram 1500 for Jeep Safari, Raptor put on notice

Filed under: Concept Cars , Motorsports , Performance , Truck , Dodge , Off-Road Answering the question of whether Mopar’s Ram Power Wagon concept is meant to be a competitor to the awe-inspiring Ford SVT Raptor (that’d be a ‘no,’ it would seem) is a report courtesy of our friends at PickupTrucks.com that Chrysler ’s go-fast division is also planning to release a long-travel version of the Ram 1500 at the Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah. Adding credibility to Mopar’s off-road-ready Ram “research project” is the presence of veteran Baja racer Kent Kroeker, who’s KORE company is already the go-to expert for aftermarket Dodge truck goodies (see photo above of his Ram 2500 racer). Being based on the Ram 1500 means that Chrysler’s Raptor-fighter will feature independent suspension at all four corners

DetNews: New Ford Police Interceptor to be Taurus-based

Filed under: Concept Cars , Sedan , Work , Ford , Specialty Will the new Police Interceptor be a toughened Taurus SHO? – click above for high-res image gallery Just a quick note: The Detroit News is reporting that the next Ford Police Interceptor will be based on the same platform as the Taurus . For you platform geeks out there, that’s the Ford D3 chassis that underpins everything from the the Lincoln MKS to the Volvo XC90 to the Ford Flex (though the Flex and the Lincoln MKT ride on a lengthened version called D4 ).

DetNews: New Ford Police Interceptor to be Taurus-based

Filed under: Concept Cars , Sedan , Work , Ford , Specialty Will the new Police Interceptor be a toughened Taurus SHO? – click above for high-res image gallery Just a quick note: The Detroit News is reporting that the next Ford Police Interceptor will be based on the same platform as the Taurus .

Alleged patent images for Porsche Panamera convertible turn up

Filed under: Concept Cars , Spy Photos , Convertible , Performance , Europe , Porsche , Luxury Porsche Panamera Convertible patent drawing – click above for high-res image gallery See, apparently we aren’t crazy, though we may have been a little smidge off the mark.

Report: Porsche really, really wants to build 918 Spyder. Really.

Filed under: Concept Cars , Convertible , Hybrid , Performance , Porsche Porsche 918 Spyder Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery We still haven’t stopped drooling over the Porsche 918 Spyder concept , a car that debuted at this year’s Geneva Motor Show .

Video: C/D takes the Lotus Evora Hybrid for a virtual spin

Filed under: Concept Cars , Coupe , Hybrid , Geneva Motor Show , Technology , Videos , Lotus The manufactured sounds of the Lotus Evora 414E Hybrid – Click above to watch video after the jump Two years ago, we wrote about Lotus ‘ Safe and Sound hybrid technology which added a V8 soundtrack over the quietude of a hybrid’s electric motor. That demonstrator was a Toyota Prius, but at the Geneva Motor Show Lotus had an Evora 414E Hybrid equipped with several versions of aural enjoyment: a V6, a V12 and a non-ICE audio stab at what an electric car could maybe possibly sound like.

Geneva 2010: Our top Fantasy and Reality vehicles of the show

Filed under: Concept Cars , Geneva Motor Show After years of covering the world’s auto shows at Autoblog, the Geneva Motor Show never ceases to amaze. It’s in Switzerland, so by nature, it’s neutral, and since there’s no “home team” like in Detroit , Frankfurt or Paris , every automaker comes out to play. And play they did

Report: Morgan to debut 2+2 concept at Pebble Beach

Filed under: Concept Cars , Convertible , Coupe , Performance , Misc. Auto Shows , Luxury Morgan Aero SuperSports – Click above for high-res image gallery As if we didn’t have enough reasons to look forward to the Pebble Beach Concours this August – beautiful weather, beautiful machinery and beautiful scenery, to name but a few – news comes by way of Autocar in the U.K.

Toyota FT-86 concept gets a family-style welcome

Filed under: Concept Cars , Classics , Coupe , Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Toyota Toyota FT-86 Sports Concept – click above for high-res image gallery Toyota Motor Co. president Akio Toyoda has stressed that his family’s company must work to create more emotionally engaging products as part of its bid to reinvent its now-battered image. Central to that effort will be the production version of its well-received FT-86 Sports Concept , the two-door rear-driver that made its European debut at this week’s Geneva Motor Show , where it drew quite a crowd

Geneva 2010: Lumeneo Smera Concept is a lean(ing), possibly hyper-mean, electric machine

Filed under: Concept Cars , Geneva Motor Show , Europe , Electric Lumeneo Smera Concept – click above for high-res image gallery if there’s one overriding theme at this year’s Geneva Motor Show , it’s the electrification of the automobile. Long story short, even scorched earth king Ferrari showed a hybrid . The show floor was littered with dozens of electric contraptions of all shapes and sizes , but we’re taking a moment or so to tell you about the Lumeneo Smera because it made us smile

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