All Concept cars articles – Page 25
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Mazda MX-81 Aria (1981)
Marc Deschamp’s Mazda MX-81 Aria coupé featured one of the most unusual steering wheels of all time
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Lancia Medusa (1980)
When was the last time the humble family car paradigm was thoroughly questioned and progress made? Yes we’ve made huge strides in terms of refining and finessing details, but the overall concept hasn’t changed since Giorgetto Giugiaro defined the segment with his 1974 Volkswagen Golf.
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Volvo ECC (1992)
The Volvo ECC concept was design legend Peter Horbury’s vision of a cleaner, more sophisticated future
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Hummer HX concept
Looking to diversify the portfolio and develop the design direction of the Hummer brand is the HX concept, designed with input from three CCS graduates
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Ford Probe V (1985)
The Prove V was first shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show back in 1985, and was arguably one of Ford’s most radical concept cars
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ArticleRinspeed iChange concept
The iChange concept is another collaborative project between a number of predominantly Swiss suppliers and Rinspeed and, as usual, the Swiss engineering company Esoro was hired to serve as general contractor for the entire project, including styling.
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Lancia Megagamma (1978)
Visitors to the 1978 Turin Auto show expected the latest Giugiaro sports car concept. Instead, they were shocked to see a truncated version of Lancia’s Gamma fastback sedan. What was it? A little utility van? A stumpy estate wagon? The Italian maestro had in fact invented the MPV
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ArticleCitroen Survolt [Geneva 2015]
Hot pink butting up to gloss blue; matte gray nestling closely with orange and chrome detailing. Add a riot of layered surface interplays as well as extreme, mini-supercar proportions, and extended exposure to the Citroën Survolt concept sounds like a recipe for a migraine, or a page out of Tommy Hilfiger’s Spring/Summer catalogue. So why the double-whammy of complex form and the bold use of color and textile?
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ArticleDesign Development: Volkswagen Sport Coupé Concept GTE
How VW’s four-door, four-seater Geneva Motor Show concept was created - exterior in harmony with interior to form a dynamic coupé
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Ford Zig and Zag (1990)
The Ford Zig and Zag concepts were shown at the 1990 Geneva motor show
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ArticleXeno III - The Personal Concept Car
The Xeno III, the culmination of a decade of design and engineering development, was unveiled at Art Center College of Design on January 26.
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Maserati Boomerang (1972)
In 1972, Giorgetto Giugiaro created one of the most futuristic wedge-shaped concepts of all – the Maserati Boomerang
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Fiat VSS I.DE.A (1981)
The Institute of Development in Automotive Engineering, or I.DE.A for short, was founded in Turin in 1978 by the entrepreneur Franco Mantegazza and the architect Renzo Piano. The institute’s first project a commission by Fiat, who invested $3.25-million in exploring how the cars of the 1990s could be designed and built more efficiently.
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ArticleBMW GINA concept - 2008
In 2008 BMW Group Design revealed a revolutionary new concept car which utilises a flexible textile cover to form its outer skin. Called the ‘GINA’ Light Visionary Model - an acronym derived from the principle of Geometry and Functions In “N” (Infinite) Adaptions - the concept offers dramatically different solutions that affect the design and functionality of future cars. One of Chris Bangle’s most famous cars.
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ArticleBMW i3 Coupe concept
It may be dubbed a concept but this BMW i3 Coupe is ostensibly the debut of the production version of the innovative new B-segement EV at the LA auto show.
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Fiat Scia (1993)
Although based on the Punto, the Fiat Scia looked so much more with its boat-like body shape and enticing stature
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Citroën C-Airdream
In the 1990s and early 2000s one of the most charismatic, brave and forward-thinking car makers, Citroën, had been reduced to the maker of budget, mainstream Euro boxes such as the Saxo and Xsara.
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Nissan Jikoo (2003)
The curvy two-seater Nissan Jikoo was shown at the 2003 Tokyo Motor Show
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: MG EX-E
The MG EX-E, developed by Austin Rover and unveiled in 1985, is the subject of our Concept Car of the Week.
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Saab 9X (2001)
With a glorious heritage, a strong and understated design philosophy combined with a focus on technology and innovation, it is sad to have witnessed how GM’s questionable management led to Saab being completely wiped off the map in just a decade.