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[Hammer24]

This was a beautiful concept I drooled over back in the day;

There have been better three-wheeler concepts since, but this was still pretty awesome.

Aaaah, the Mercedes F300 Lifejet.
I went berzerk back in the days, raced from dealership to dealership trying to put money down on this thing...

 

[RaySpencer]

My favorite concept thing

Suzuki B-King

Looks like Master Chief on the front, haha.

 

[ClassyPenguin]

Just looked it up, seems they are finally getting it right. New 3 looks woeful though.

Yeah, it's like a bad copy/paste photoshop. I like current Mazdaspeed 3 too.

 

[nib95]

I hate Peugeot & Citroën (so basically all of PSA) for always coming up with these awesome concept cars that will never see production in any way or shape

The last Citroën one has already been posted above, and for last month's Paris Motorshow they even had this youtube commercial running for their latest beauty; the Peugeot Onyx

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO5SNyAMmTc

no Peugeot that will ever be for sale in the future is going to be even remotely as awesome looking as this concept

That is ludicrously gorgeous. Probably the best looking concept car in this thread. And it's from Peugeot....wat. Not keen on the gold though.

 

[ClassyPenguin]

That's a mighty fine looking Pew Got.

 

[Wubby]

Best concept car

Working at Mazda R&D I got to watch this go through the design and build process. I was busy with other stuff so I didn't help much on it. The designer Franz had a 3D printed model of it on his desk. That was before he went off to Tesla of course. Count yourselves lucky if you got to see it in person. A really breathtaking car.

 

[speedline]

Working at Mazda R&D I got to watch this go through the design and build process. I was busy with other stuff so I didn't help much on it. The designer Franz had a 3D printed model of it on his desk. That was before he went off to Tesla of course. Count yourselves lucky if you got to see it in person. A really breathtaking car.

Will we ever see the Wankel rotary again?

 

[Wubby]

Will we ever see the Wankel rotary again?

I moved to Japan so I haven't been working at Mazda for a few years now. But the next version of the Wankel has already been designed (16X). But it (and the cars designed for it) were put on hold after the '08 meltdown.

The problem is the strong Yen which hurts Mazda more than Toyota/Honda. Toyota/Honda have factories in the US so a strong Yen doesn't hurt them as bad. Mazda doesn't have a factory in the US and just recently ended 6 production at Flat Rock. They are building a new factory in Mexico but it isn't up and running yet.

Will the rotary come back? Well it's always been a symbol of Mazda. The problem now really though is if Mazda can survive on its own. If things improve you could probably count on it.

 

[RJT]

Personally, I'm a fan of the BMW i8

I wonder what the production car will look like? I doubt the entire door will be glass

YES! My car if I ever get rich.

 

[MrCookiepants]

Best concept car

I love all of Mazda's concepts using this design language.

 

[Xun]

Some lovely cars in here.

That Alfa on the first page, oh my.

Also what do you guys think of the McLaren P1? I'm still torn on the design personally:

 

[Dead Man]

Some lovely cars in here.

That Alfa on the first page, oh my.

Also what do you guys think of the McLaren P1? I'm still torn on the design personally:

I really like it, even though it is less than beautiful from some angles. At least it is more adventurous than most of the crap out there at the moment.

If we are posting favourite concepts as well, the Audi Avus is probably my all time favourite:

 

[CosmicGroinPull]

The GT 86 translated nicely from the various concept stages to production:

Have to disagree with you. I think the original concept is absolutely gorgeous, but got butchered going into production. Being a joint project certainly didn't help.

It's great that they succeeded hardware-wise, but a car that should have Audi-TT-like lines came out looking, IMO like a 90s japanese sports car.

 

[UnluckyKate]

That is ludicrously gorgeous. Probably the best looking concept car in this thread. And it's from Peugeot....wat. Not keen on the gold though.

Straight out of Slipt/second or any racer

 

[Chittagong]

The BMW i8 electric car concept is pretty hot

 

[Machine]

Sloan Museum in Flint, Michigan has some awesome concept cars from the 50s and 60s. I used to love trips to the museum to look at them when I was younger.

 

[Meus Renaissance]

 

[TheVampire]

WTF

Is that a....car?
It looks like the wheels would pop out and make it fly like the shield helicarrier.

 

[zephervack]

Working at Mazda R&D I got to watch this go through the design and build process. I was busy with other stuff so I didn't help much on it. The designer Franz had a 3D printed model of it on his desk. That was before he went off to Tesla of course. Count yourselves lucky if you got to see it in person. A really breathtaking car.

Dude, thanks for this insight, cant believe someone on GAF almost got to work on this.

 

[n0n44m]

That is ludicrously gorgeous. Probably the best looking concept car in this thread. And it's from Peugeot....wat. Not keen on the gold though.

it's absolutely bonkers

but again, knowing Peugeot nothing will ever come out of it except for maybe the grill on their next sedan

their RCZ is much more boring than their RCZ concept, in fact their last nice sports/coupe model was the 406 Coupe (designed by Pininfarina !). Unfortunately I doubt we're ever going to see a 508 Coupe let alone something as exciting as the Onyx

Citroën did take a lot of the concept styling to their latest DS3/4/5 models, but those are still just upscaled hatchbacks/minivans

in that sense I like Porsche concept models more, as it's pretty much guaranteed that, with enough positive reception, they will make a production model out of them that actually resembles the concept for the most part

so sleek ... and I love wagons

 

[David Incorporated Esq.]

The front end on this thing, it's perfect. Such a massive improvement over the previous model, it had better make production exactly as shown here.

 

[xenist]

Oh yeah! The V10 Espace. That and the V6 Clio were among the nuttier, most fun cars ever made.

 

[CrudeDiatribe]

I want this car so bad, I love Corvettes, I hope to buy an early 70s one and fix it up pretty soon.

I think the Mako Shark concepts from the '60s aged better than that has already.

My biggest complaint with concept cars is the futuristic stuff is too try-hard and ages so poorly in most cases (the doors especially!). The first two Holdens look fantastic though, aside from the stupid cockpit opening on the orange one.

I find the Peugeots and Renaults stunning, but it seems like a colossal waste since they don't produce cars like that.

I've seen a couple of FT86s around town and they look fantastic. I really don't like the nose in photos, but don't mind it in real life.

 

[Minamu]

Some are better than others. The current Camaro looks more or less exactly like the concept, besides the changes necessary to make it road legal.

Is there a list somewhere on what is required to be road legal?

 

[ascii42]

Is there a list somewhere on what is required to be road legal?

Somethings vary from state to state, most notably emissions and tinting, but this list is pretty good:
http://blogs.lawyers.com/2011/01/what-makes-a-car-street-legal/

 

[Übermatik]

 

[Gilby]

I can't beleive no one has posted the BMW GINA yet!

 

[speedline]

1990 Dodge Daytona R/T Concept

I think it looks sweet for a late 80's/ early 90's design. You can see some Dodge Stealth and Viper cues here and there. I would have liked to see it in red or GTS blue

 

[Partial Gamification]

Ford Synergy, I think from 1996.

 

[The Boat]

1990 Dodge Daytona R/T Concept

I think it looks sweet for a late 80's/ early 90's design. You can see some Dodge Stealth and Viper cues here and there. I would have liked to see it in red or GTS blue

It's just a Sylvia S13 rip-off.

 

[speedline]

Anyone intersted in the development of the FD RX-7 should check out this book. It goes through the stages of developement with tons of concept images and the design philosphy Mazda went through to make what they considered the perfect sports car. It also touches on the first and second gen models as well. Awesome read.

 

[ascii42]

Cadillac WTF Concept

Runs on thorium, which is pretty cool.

 

[The Boat]

Cadillac WTF Concept

Looks like a soap holder.

 

[Minamu]

Somethings vary from state to state, most notably emissions and tinting, but this list is pretty good:
http://blogs.lawyers.com/2011/01/what-makes-a-car-street-legal/

Interesting stuff, thanks.

 

[ClassyPenguin]

Anyone intersted in the development of the FD RX-7 should check out this book. It goes through the stages of developement with tons of concept images and the design philosphy Mazda went through to make what they considered the perfect sports car. It also touches on the first and second gen models as well. Awesome read.

I found what I want for christmas.

 

[Herbspiceguy]

I love the retro future look.

 

[Khalifa Jayy]

Supposedly, Bill Mitchell, the styling head at GM, had a mako shark mounted on the wall in his office. He wanted the concept car to be painted to match the shark. The team couldn't quite match it, so they snuck into his office and painted the shark to match the car. As the story goes, Bill Mitchell didn't notice, and was impressed with how closely they had matched the shark.

Omfg that's hilarious

 

[waypoetic]

Cadillac WTF Concept

Runs on thorium, which is pretty cool.

Beastly.

 

[Router]

Agreed, the FT-86 was sexy as hell. The production model was toned down and the power could have been so much better :/

To be fair, it looks much better in person. Just horrible on paper.

 

[speedline]

To be fair, it looks much better in person. Just horrible on paper.

I've seen the Subaru version around town, it looks nice. I almost mistook it as a 370Z at first. I wonder if the Toyota version will be hurt or helped by the Scion branding in the US? I personally can not see myself driving a Scion, would have perfered Toyota and that brand could use a sports car. I would choose the Subaru.

 

[Router]

I've seen the Subaru version around town, it looks nice. I almost mistook it as a 370Z at first. I wonder if the Toyota version will be hurt or helped by the Scion branding in the US? I personally can not see myself driving a Scion, would have perfered Toyota and that brand could use a sports car. I would choose the Subaru.

From what I have seen, the majority of owners are replacing the badges with the Toyota ones lol.

 

[cajunator]

Now this post is more like it.
Especially that god tier Alpine concept.
My jaw hit the floor when that was announced.

 

[RevDM]

I love this Bronco concept. I'm not even that big a fan of SUVs.

 

[EVIL]

I hate Peugeot & Citroën (so basically all of PSA) for always coming up with these awesome concept cars that will never see production in any way or shape

The last Citroën one has already been posted above, and for last month's Paris Motorshow they even had this youtube commercial running for their latest beauty; the Peugeot Onyx

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO5SNyAMmTc

no Peugeot that will ever be for sale in the future is going to be even remotely as awesome looking as this concept

This one is a badboy! love the materials used! its also not gold, but copper as far as i can see.

some more pics

 

[The Bookerman]

The GT 86 translated nicely from the various concept stages to production:

You haven't posted the Original Concept Car, when the FR-S was supposed to be a Hybrid back in 2007: The FT-HS

I like the Cadillac converj

 

[Dead Man]

1990 Dodge Daytona R/T Concept

I think it looks sweet for a late 80's/ early 90's design. You can see some Dodge Stealth and Viper cues here and there. I would have liked to see it in red or GTS blue

Bloody Dodge.

They give us the amazing 1999 Dodge Charger concept, then the build the truck faced blob of failure.

From:

To:

I love the retro future look.

Do you konw the Maybach Exelero?

 

[Giant Robot]

Have to disagree with you. I think the original concept is absolutely gorgeous, but got butchered going into production. Being a joint project certainly didn't help.

It's great that they succeeded hardware-wise, but a car that should have Audi-TT-like lines came out looking, IMO like a 90s japanese sports car.

hey now, you got something against 90's Japanese Sports cars???

 

[Evolution_1ne]

 

[NihonTiger90]

Shame they never made the Copperhead (a.k.a. the Baby Viper). $30,000 version of the Viper as a sports coupe.

 

[reilo]

C-X16

Did somebody say "reilo, get the fuck in here!" ?