dual purpose tailights... interesting concept, that probably won't make it to production for a long time

at least two journalists said that the wastegates vent through the taillights, but we've also heard they'll be used to vent hot air from the engine compartment. The area to the right of the light appears to be open and looks a little vent-y. In the image above, we can see what appears to be some kind of light mesh sitting behind the open area in the light.

http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/ford-gts-mystery-taillights

Porsche has patented a new type of variable compression ratio con rod ( I bet you never thought you'd read about Porsche con rods here today!)

Turbos work by compressing the intake charge of air and fuel before ramming it into the combustion chamber under pressure. Because a turbocharger is powered by exhaust gas, and therefore is not always running at peak boost, the amount of fuel/air mix entering the cylinder varies from low volume when the turbo is not spinning to maximum volume when the turbo is running at peak revs. Turbocharged engines must therefore run lower compression ratios, to allow that higher volume at peak boost. This costs them power.

One way to increase the efficiency of a turbocharged engine would be to constantly adjust the compression ratio, giving higher compression off-boost, and reducing the compression as boost pressure rises, to prevent detonation.

One way to increase the efficiency of a turbocharged engine would be to constantly adjust the compression ratio, giving higher compression off-boost, and reducing the compression as boost pressure rises, to prevent detonation. The Porsche system (top) is clever, planting the piston on an eccentric mount that is automatically adjusted by control rods, which swivel the piston up or down on the crankshaft connecting rod depending on oil pressure, thus controlling the compression ratio.

http://www.ferdinandmagazine.com/porsche-patents-variable-compression-ratio-engine-technology

best designed Teardrop I've seen in a long time!

http://www.thegidget.com.au/

Goodyear concept tires... more waste of our attention and their research dollars? Or something that they might get to the consumers in this millenium?

The first concept – named “BHO3” – offers the possibility of charging the batteries of electric cars by transforming the heat generated by the rolling tire into useful electrical energy. The second concept – named “Triple Tube” – contains three tubes that adjust tire inflation pressure in response to changing road conditions, delivering new levels of performance and versatility.

http://www.futuretimeline.net/blog/2015/march.htm#.VXkEm0_BzRY

how Detroit Speed made a better looking 1969 Camaro

The cowl and header panels were eliminated and a custom hood was made from the grill to the glass

http://www.detroitspeed.com/Projects/angelo-vespis-1969-camaro/angelo-vespis-1969-camaro-pg-1.html

the BMW art cars

Images from https://www.facebook.com/BMWFrance

this is one cool way of displaying what makes the car historic... wow!

From https://www.facebook.com/HistoricVehicleAssociation  and  https://www.historicvehicle.org/nationalregister/Register-Vehicles