Chrysler Airflite concept

A five door coupe/sedan hybrid that builds on the new Chrysler corporate design identity established by the Crossfire.

Exterior designer Greg Howell and interior designer Simeon Kim worked under senior vice president of design Trevor Creed to create a car about the size of a Mercedes E-class, but with a very strong American flavour.

Based on the forthcoming Chrysler LX platform, the Airflite just might make it through to production if it is as well recieved as other recent Chrysler concepts, such as the Viper and Crossfire.

Audi Nuvolari

This concept coupe from Audi is the first Audi concept with such a clear single aperture grille graphic and demonstrates the intent of the brand to produce a Mercedes CL and BMW 6 series rival.

Based on a shortened A8 aluminium platform the car introduces new Audi lamp motifs, driver focused interior design themes and short overhang proportions for
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As Walter de'Silva, Head of Design for the Audi brand group, comments: 'The Nuvolari outlines the direction that Audi exterior and interior design will take.'

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Renault Megane Coupe-cabriolet

The Megane Coupe-cabriolet extends the three and five door Megane range. It is the first car in the world to be equipped as standard with a folding glass roof and will compete directly with the Peugeot 307CC.

Only the front face, headlamps and bonnet are carried over from the hatchback on the exterior, with the interior shared completely.

Built by Karmann, the roof opens to transform the four seater coupe into a cabriolet in just over 20 seconds.

Alfa Romeo Kamal concept

The Kamal concept is a little shorter that a 156 sportwagon, but high enough (1620mm) to be clearly an SUV in its concept. The vehicle was shown as an exterior-only model.

This rugged yet voluptuous design shows a likely future direction for Alfa Romeo and would be a logical addition to their current range and could share many parts with the 147 and 156.

Kamal is powered by the company's 3.2 litre V6 with 250bhp driving all four wheels.

Volvo VCC

Following on from the previous concept cars - ACC (Adventure Concept Car) and PCC (Performance Concept Car) is the VCC - the Versatile Concept Car.

Accentuated Volvo shoulders, six slim front lamps, a unique side crease within the door lengths and a rear hatch that adopts the graphical treatment of the ACC, 480 and old P1800 are particular features of the exterior.

The car preludes the next generation of large Volvo and these features along with the interior theme show some of the possible directions future Volvos will take.

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Audi A3

The new A3 is an evolutionary design that replaces the first and very successful A3. The new car has an unusual bodyside step replacing the formerly rounded shoulder, a single piece IP molding, independent rear suspension and a wide range of powertrains.

Along with the new mini-MPV Touran from Volkswagen, this is the first car from Volkswagen group on this new platform which will be the basis for the next generation Golf due next year and several other Seat and Skoda products.

A strong stance and powerful, double grilled, front face accentuates the A3's sporty character.

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