Royal College of Art show 2014: the concept cars

By Tom Gregory Motor Shows 20 June 2014 14:54 One of the world's top automotive design courses has revealed 12 cars of the future, penned by wannabe designers who could be working on production cars soon. Graduate students at the Royal College of Art in London were asked to create cars of the future, with a focus on sustainability and striking a real emotional chord with consumers. Read on to find out more: warning designer imaginations are on the loose...  Virtuous - the honest EV by Daniel Quinlan Quinlan's chunky two-seat electric car builds on the freedom of using EV power compared with a traditional petrol powertrain.

California considers pay-as-you-go auto insurance

There are pay-as-you-go cell phones and all-you-can-eat buffets, and somewhere in between slots a new auto insurance concept under consideration in California. The proposed regulations would allow insurance companies to offer coverage plans paid for by the mile, in addition to traditional plans. The idea is to allow consumers to pay for what they use--and potentially save money.

Volkswagen Golf [w/Gallery]

Volkswagen has unveiled the new seventh-generation Golf in Berlin, 36 years after the original model was first released. As expected the Mk7 is a further evolution of the Golf lineage, adding what appears to be an extra layer of precision to its surfacing and graphics. New production techniques helped the design team reduce its weight by 100kg, and at 4,255mm long the new model is 56mm longer than its predecessor, with a 59mm longer wheelbase of 2,637mm and it is also 13mm wider, at 1,799mm, and 28mm lower at 1,452mm.