All Concept cars articles – Page 26
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Bertone Saab Novanta (2002)
Italian firm's 90th birthday present to itself, via Sweden
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: New York Taxi (1976)
The seminal monovolume that spurred on Giugiaro's most creative period
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Nissan Chappo (2001)
The issue of the automobile in the megacity of tomorrow has been on automakers’ agenda for the last decade now. Plenty of questions are still being debated – What will power this car? Will it be autonomous? What will its architecture need to be? And what will an urban design language look like?
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Daihatsu X-021 (1991)
Tiny rival to the Mazda MX-5 that was destined not to be
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Oldsmobile Expression (1990)
The concept that aimed to revive the estate car with the help of a built-in Nintendo – the Oldsmobile Expression
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ArticleNew Car: BMW 2002 Hommage
BMW has organised the annual Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este classic car show since 2005, and frequently uses the event to debut retro-inspired ‘Hommage’ show cars. This year the brand unveiled the BMW 2002 Hommage, an exterior concept intended to evoke memories of the classic 2002, launched 50 years ago this year.
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Pininfarina X (1960)
The diamond layout, low drag family car that challenged the status quo
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Porsche Boxster (1993)
Revisiting the concept that kickstarted Porsche's road to recovery
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: BMW Mille Miglia Coupe (2006)
An object lesson in using the past as an impetus for creativity
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Suzuki Mobile Terrace (2003)
The anti-car mobile room that continues to appeal
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Dodge Super8 Hemi (2001)
Revisiting the concept that evoked the cars of pre-Interstate America
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Lancia Dialogos (1998)
For any brand with a long heritage, there is always a tension between the past and future. The past is a rich source of design ideas, but can also hinder the need to drive the brand’s image and design language into the future. How do you reconcile the two?
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Jaguar Kensington (1990)
Giugiaro's vision for a modern Jaguar that made production a decade later and half a world away
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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