2010 Honda FCX

The FCX concept is Honda's latest take on fuel cells. Although its ultra-cab-forward body looks dramatically long, low, and wide, at 186 inches (15.5 feet) in overall length, the FCX is actually shorter than the Acura RL. It features a compact, Honda-developed fuel-cell stack in the middle of the car with two hydrogen tanks in the rear. The stack is actually much smaller than is now technologically feasible, but Honda says that it shows "our dream."

The novel four-wheel-drive system has one front 80-kW electric motor with two in-wheel, 25-kw motors at the rear.

The deluxe cabin is outfitted with a mix of traditional Japanese materials--such as a wood floor--plus the latest gizmos. The dashboard rises up (toward the driver) as speed rises, supposedly to hold the driver's attention, which leads us to wonder if the steering wheel is right in front of your nose once you reach triple digits.

2009 Lotus Esprit

Lotus will resurrect the Esprit in 2008--although the name is still in doubt. Aimed at the Ferrari F430, the mid-engine supercar will be powered by a V-8 engine, possibly sourced from BMW.

2008 Nissan Altima Coupe

In the perpetual scuffle for supercar supremacy, there is no such thing as too much power, torque, or performance. After watching Chevrolet Corvettes, Porsches, and Ferraris scorch tracks across magazine covers, team SRT is keen to retaliate. Packing nearly twice the Ferrari F430's piston displacement, 50 percent more power than the original Viper, and a laundry list of refinements, Dodge's serpent stirs from a year's nap (there is no 2007 model) hungry for action.

2008 Nissan Altima Coupe

"Everybody else has one!" Whether it's a BB gun, a PlayStation, or a two-door version of a mid-size family car, the argument that so often prevails with parents seems to be just as effective with major automakers.

Honda and Toyota sell coupe versions of the Accord and the Camry (although Toyota obfuscates that by calling theirs the Solara), so naturally Nissan is adding a two-door variant to its new Altima lineup. Shorter and shapelier than the four-door Altima, the coupe will use the







same 2.5-iter four and 3.5-liter V-6 engines, either of which can be paired with a six-speed manual gearbox or a CVT. The car arrives this summer as a 2008 model.

Nissan contrasts the two-door Altima's coupelike profile with the more sedanish two-doors from Toyota and Honda. But Nissan really is hoping that the Altima coupe will perform like its competitors, in that it will give Nissan's mainstream mid-size car the sales boost it needs to put it on par with the Accord and the Camry, whose two-door versions bolster sales by roughly 25 percent. You can see why Nissan would want that, too.

2009 Chevrolet Corvette Z07

source: http://www.automobilemag.com/future_cars/2008/0604_2010_honda_fcx/