The 1948 Cadillac 60 special

Automotive Technology and Design | The 1948 Cadillac 60 special. General Motors concept cars designed by Harley Earl, the company's design chief from 1927 to 1958. He was perhaps the most influential automotive stylist whose team of designers created the streamlined, aerodynamic modernism of classic American vehicles. Photo Courtesy of General Motors

The 1940 Futurliner

Automotive Technology and Design | The 1940 Futurliner. Only 12 were built to carry exhibits for the GM Parade of Progress. General Motors concept cars designed by Harley Earl, the company's design chief from 1927 to 1958. He was perhaps the most influential automotive stylist whose team of designers created the streamlined, aerodynamic modernism of classic American vehicles. Photo Courtesy of General Motors

The 1949 El Kineno

Automotive Technology and Design | The 1949 El Kineno was equipped with a wrangler's seat on the front of the car and a bar in the back seat. General Motors concept cars designed by Harley Earl, the company's design chief from 1927 to 1958. He was perhaps the most influential automotive stylist whose team of designers created the streamlined, aerodynamic modernism of classic American vehicles. Photo Courtesy of General Motors

BMW M3 E92 Miranda-Series

Automotive Technology and Design | Miranda-Series, car tuning firm from Germany, has unveiled its tuning package for the BMW M3 E92 known as the Red Devil.

The Miranda-Series BMW M3 E92 Red Devil features AC Schnitzer front and rear spoilers, a carbon fiber rear apron and available in red and black two-tone body paint.

The suspension system has been upgraded to Bilstein coilover suspension. Other features include a carbon fiber strut brace and a stainless steel sports exhaust system.

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Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid

Automotive Technology and Design | Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid,  Exactly 110 years after Ferdinand Porsche developed the world’s first car with hybrid drive, the Lohner Porsche Semper Vivus, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is once again taking up this visionary drive concept in production-based GT racing: During the Geneva Motor Show, a Porsche 911 GT3 R with innovative hybrid drive is making its debut, opening up a new chapter in the history of Porsche with more than 20,000 wins in 45 years scored by the extremely successful Porsche 911 in racing trim.

The innovative hybrid technology featured in the car has been developed especially for racing, standing out significantly in its configuration and components from conventional hybrid systems. In this case, electrical front axle drive with two electric motors developing 60 kW each supplements the 480-bhp four-litre flat-six at the rear of the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid. A further significant point is that instead of the usual batteries in a hybrid road car, an electrical flywheel power generator fitted in the interior next to the driver delivers energy to the electric motors.

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