The production M1 followed seven years later, kick-starting today's 'M-power' motorsport division and creating a cult classic in the process. The low-slung spirit is something BMW hopes to evoke with the M1 Homage, a fluid fusion of Bracq and Giugiaro's original folds with the complex surfacing and intersecting forms of the company's ever evolving contemporary design language

Ronn Motor's has built the Scorpion; a hydrogen fuel injected hybrid.

Fifty years ago, General Motors called its high-tech concept cars "Dream Cars." Most of them, like a turbine-powered car that looked like a jet airplane, remained just that—a dream. Today's high-tech dream cars are rooted in much more practical concerns, especially fuel efficiency and weight savings, which were not on the pop-culture radar in the 1950s.

There is a wind blowing from the east and it smells a little like wasabi, ginger and fresh paint.

Lamborghini revealed its new Reventon supercar at the Frankfurt auto show earlier this year and just last week debuted the Reventon in the U.S. at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Based on the Murciélago sports car, the Reventon is said to be inspired by the F-22 Raptor fighter jet.

Recent reports indicate the car will cost nearly $1.6 million — significantly above the Murciélago $300,000 MSRP. In fact, anyone who wants the car has been asked to put down a deposit of nearly that amount.

The Reventón delivers 650 horsepower and 487 pound feet of torque. Lamborghini will only build 20 Reventons, with all being spoken for. 11 of the 20 cars will be U.S.-bound.

Speculation about the super Lambo first surfaced on the Ferrari Chat online discussion forums after future owners reported putting deposits on the cars.