Concept Cars

[Brett Davidson]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKVwpAlYIbo

 

[Brett Davidson]

Following the unveiling of its Nuvolari supercar, Classic Driver looks back at some significant past concepts by Audi.

https://www.classicdriver.com/en/ar...en-concept-cars-shaped-audis-design-evolution

https://www.classicdriver.com/en/ar...een-concept-cars-audis-secret-prototype-vault

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw-TvtL240Y

 

[Sferrin]

 

[perttime]

Speaking of Audi, I stumbled upon the Audi Shooting Brake concept from 2005. Looks like a more practical version of the TT.


(Wikipedia image) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_Shooting_Brake

 

[GTX]

Looks like a more practical version of the TT.

Except practicality is not the point of the TT

 

[scautomoton]

Except practicality is not the point of the TT

There is a point to the TT?.....

 

[perttime]

There is a point to the TT?.....

It easily transports two adults and a couple of "not-all-that-large" dogs. And some stuff in the back.
... While looking quite OK

Except I have a friend who is an uncomfortably tight fit in a front seat

 

[GTX]

There is a point to the TT?.....

Fun

 

[scautomoton]

I guess. I always found the TT quite lethargic, even when friends had them chipped up to 300bhp they were no match for a standard Impreza or Evo. Typical numb VW steering too.

Now an M5. Of any age. That's real fun.

 

[Sineva]

Heres a stunning one,the 1957 chrysler ghia super dart 400.
Its built on a 300C chassis with a 392ci V8 with twin 4 barrels.

It also has the latest in 50s era in car sound systems,the highway hifi

It sold for just a tad over $800,000USD back in jan 2023
https://cars.bonhams.com/auction/28009/lot/117/1957-chrysler-ghia-super-dart-400-chassis-no-202/

 

[Michel Van]

I have no idea, who, were and wenn
but it look cool

Source X

 

[Hicks]

It's not a concept car, but a custom 1962 Ford Thunderbird done for/by "Full Custom Garage" TV show.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjVkRW2oZ-A

 

[Brett Davidson]

The Range Stormer concept car from 2003. It had a profound influence on Range Rover's cars and was arguably the basis of the Range Rover Sport. Its influence can still be seen today - and tomorrow, in the upcoming GT.

https://www.aronline.co.uk/concepts-and-prototypes/range-stormer/

 

[Brett Davidson]

Mercedes-Benz F200 Imagination, 1996. Elegant but the silliest ergonomics: distracting displays stretch way off the proper sightline, the combination of forked joystick and switch cluster put in the middle - to adjust the heating or whatever, you either have to take your hand off the stick or awkwardly reach across your lap.

https://www.classicdriver.com/en/ar...pt-previewed-what-mercedes-only-launches-2026

 

[spikedpsycho]

My favorite concept cars all, Cadillac Cien. The vehicle that pushed what was post 20th century GM new design "Art and Science" that pushed Cadillac from car grandpa drove to car rapper/celebrities drove. No other car in history besides Escalade itself had such a radical social change on changing consumer habits.


And interior despite all this Analog, Looks good 20 years later. Because consequences touch screens and muscle memory are becoming more apparent.