Here are the first pictures that Alfa Romeo have released of its 8C Spider, due to be introduced at next months Geneva Motor Show.

Based on the hard-topped 8C Competizione, the two-seat Spider features a twin-layer fabric roof which can be raised at the press of a button and is expected to hit 60mph in 4.2 seconds with a top speed of around 180mph. The mechanics will be similar to that of the Competizione as it uses the same 4.7-litre V8 engine and six-speed semi-automatic gearbox. It is produced with a limited run of just 500 vehicles and has a £130,000 price tag. Click on the Images for a larger view.

The Morgan LifeCar is a concept car due to be launched at the Geneva Show in March 2008.

The LifeCar’s purpose is to demonstrate the phenomena that a zero emission vehicle can also be fun to drive. The combination of performance, range and fuel economy will allow a sporting driver of the future to demonstrate a concern for the environment. Going far beyond the incremental adaptation of traditional car designs as seen in current hybrid vehicles, it will demonstrate that a new step in vehicle architecture is enabled by the use of a fuel cell hybrid power train. The approach is one of whole system design in which the architecture is generated from the characteristics of the fuel cell, in a light-weight vehicle coupled with a high hybridization level. This combination will minimise the fuel cell cost and provide the fuel economy for a 200 mile range. An objective of the project is to lower the entry barriers for a vehicle powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. Core to the success of the project will be collaboration between partners to achieve system-level innovation in the design. The collaborators are Oscar Automotive, Cranfield University, QinetiQ, Oxford University, Linde AG and Morgan Motor Company.

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An electric-powered sports car is news enough, but Tesla continues to impress with the $98,950 Tesla Roadster. InsideLine recently got the chance to test this vehicle and provides us with a video preview. Continue reading to watch. Click on the Images below for a larger view.

“There are 6,831 lithium-ion batteries, each about a third bigger than the AA cells you use in your digital camera. They’re linked together in a unique package that incorporates liquid cooling, safety fuses and fancy power control programming to eliminate worries about what battery engineers like to call “thermal events.” The batteries feed 410 volts to the Roadster’s air-cooled AC induction motor, which redlines at 13,000 rpm”

Designed by Michael Goretzky, who was involved in the development of Daimler Chrysler’s SMART automobile.

The futuristic-looking yellow Go-One³ HPV has headlights, turn signals and joystick steering apart from a 500 watt BionX electric assist motor with a top speed of 20 mph. By the end of this year, they claim to bestow these electrical conveniences to include an optional 500 Watt electric assist motor. Of course the company is promoting the tricycle as being fully-human powered. If you want to own the HPV, it’ll set you back $10,739.98 .

This amazing Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster is powered by a supercharged 5.5L V8 engine that generates 626hp and 575 lb-ft of torque, which rocks the vehicle from 0-60mph in just 3.8-seconds.

The McLaren SLR Roadster has been around for several months now but the car’s official media launch only took place last month. Since then there have been several new reviews of Mercedes’ ultimate sports car and now we have the latest clip from Fifth Gear

Via Techblog

“Seen the Flintstones? Remember their sweet, human-powered ride? Well, the HumanCar Imagine is definitely a huge upgrade from their Stone Age vehicle but the idea is similar. A hybrid electric car which is powered by humans rowing back and forth on paddles inside the car which produces electricity. Launching on a rather appropriate day, Earth Day, it will cost $15,000 to get your own but imagine how proud you will be of yourself for taking care of the environment and not needing to go to the gym for the row machine as a workout.”

Via Luxist.com

Designer David Hilton’s MC1 is a new take on the classic super car.

A super car for the roads of tomorrow, the MC1 is a mid-engined machine with classic low-slung proportions. Click on the Images below for a larger view.

The V8-powered 2009 Chevrolet Camaros “will get the same 360hp (270kW) 6.0L V8 engine”, “based on the same platform as the Aussie built sedan (Pontiac G8).

It appears the production version keeps the same basic shape as previewed by the concept, including the familiar waistline kink, boxy shape, and chiseled front-end. As predicted, the production version picks up chunkier style side mirrors, more convention door handles and a B-pillar

Via Motor-Authority