Posts Tagged ‘atkins’
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We were completely taken with the BMW M1 Hommage concept car that was introduced at the Concorso d'Eleganza at Villa d'Este earlier this year. It's blend of modern and retro design is a fitting tribute to the original M1 road car, and we'd have no objection to......
Spied? BMW M1 Prototype caught undisguised (maybe)
Sunday, May 4th, 2008
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We've been debating whether or not this is a real photo or an expert rendering, but if it is a photoshopped image of a BMW M1 prototype, then it is very convincing. According to FreshTarmac.com, this photo was taken in a hangar in Spain. It shows a sleek two-door, pr......
More images of Carrozzeria Touring’s coachbuilt Maseratis
Thursday, May 1st, 2008
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The reborn Carrozzeria Touring made a big splash at Villa d'Este. As the featured marque of the Concorso d'Eleganza this year, the fathers of the classic Superleggera construction method took......
VIDEO: BMW Design Director on M1 Hommage Concept
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
Click above image to view video after the jumpTruth be told, the Autoblog team is split on whether or not we like the M1 Hommage Concept that was unveiled at the Concorso d'Eleganza at Villa d'Este this past weekend. Some of us claim that it's genius baked in a car-shaped pan, while the rest would ......
Carrozzeria Touring unveils Maserati A8 GCS at Villa d’Este
Monday, April 28th, 2008
Click above to view the Touring Maserati A8 GCS in hi-resSince the news broke that Maserati was planning a new sportscar to rival the benchmark Porsche 911, Italian styling houses have been lining up to pitch their designs for how they think the new Trident sportscar should look. Following the Chic......
Sneak Peek! BMW M1 Concept at Villa d’Este
Saturday, April 26th, 2008
Click above to see more photos at Asphalte.chThis year's Concorso d'Eleganza at Villa d'Este has its public day tomorrow, which is when the world will get its first look at the new BMW M1 concept, a stunning, modern take on Munich's original supercar that is part of Bimmer's 30th anniversary celebr......
Villa d’Este 08 Preview: Carrozzeria Touring Maserati Quattroporte Bellagio Fastback
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
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There are wagons, and then there are wagons. Most five-door family-haulers fall under the former, but once in a while something more shapely comes along and redefines the latter. If this image is something to go on, the Bellagio Fastback is definitely one of those rarities.Cre......
BMW celebrates 30 years of the M1
Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Click image for a high-res gallery of the BMW M1In 92 years of business, the creators of "The Ultimate Driving Machine" have produced only one mid-engined supercar. That was the M1, designed by the legendary Giorgetto Giugiaro and developed together with Lamborghini. This year, BMW celebrates the 3......
Speeding awards temporary celebrity to your license plate
Tuesday, July 18th, 2006
Apparently, when some motorists see their speed displayed on a radar-assisted light sign, they don't pay much attention (hell, we've seen people speed up to see how high it goes).The solution, it seems, may be in the form of Atkins' new speed sign that not only shows the speed of the vehicle and tel......
Segway finds no green in New York Auto Show
Tuesday, March 28th, 2006
The founder of SegwayNYNY, Itsi Atkins, reviewed the New York Auto show and found it lacking in any advancements in alternative transportation. According to PR Wire, Atkins saw nothing that indicated the automakers had developed technologies to reduce oil use. Instead, he found the "...the war of th......