The Flextreme concept car has been recognised by an international jury for its outstanding design and has received the prestigious red dot award in a ceremony in Singapore.

Honda’s zero-emission fuel cell supercar concept – the FC Sport design study model – has been revealed at the LA Auto Show.

The Nissan Nuvu is an electric city car that follows in the footsteps of the Toyota iQ with innovative interior packaging.

The Audi A1 Sportback concept study uses a ‘plug-in’ hybrid drive to reduce CO2 emissions to just 92 g/km.

The MINI Crossover Concept is a design study for a fourth variant in MINI’s current model range. With four doors, four driven wheels, four single seats and at four metres in the length, the MINI Crossover Concept still features many of the typical MINI characteristics, such as the wheels located at four corners to maintain the ‘go kart’ driving experience.

Honda has revealed a concept of its affordable family hybrid car, to be displayed at the Paris Motor Show next month. The car will be named Insight, reviving the name of the 1999 hybrid coupe – the first production hybrid car to be sold in Europe.

Just in case you’re in any doubt that car manufacturers aren’t improving the economy of their cars, Volkswagen has unveiled a Golf BlueMotion concept capable of achieving a combined 74.3 mpg while emitting just 99 g/km of CO2 – so matching the economy of the current Polo BlueMotion.

Peugeot will reveal a hybrid concept car at the Paris Motor Show. The company says it is called the ‘RC…’, and will announce the full name at the show, presumably because they haven’t decided what it’s called yet.

Saab’s latest concept car, the 9-X BioHybrid has been named “Best Concept” at the Geneva Motor Show.

Volkswagen has chosen the Geneva motor show to unveil a Golf based hybrid concept car.