Iconic Concept Cars
Concept Car↕ | Manufacturer↕ | Year↕ | Designer↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lancia Stratos Zero | Lancia/Bertone | 1970 | Marcello Gandini | Wedge-shaped door-in-windshield concept, influenced supercar design for decades |
Alfa Romeo Carabo | Alfa Romeo/Bertone | 1968 | Marcello Gandini | First car with scissor doors, neon green wedge, inspired Countach |
GM Firebird XP-21 | General Motors | 1953 | Harley Earl | Jet-fighter-inspired turbine car, bubble canopy, atomic age icon |
Pontiac Banshee | Pontiac | 1964 | John DeLorean | Killed to protect Corvette sales, influenced 3rd-gen Firebird |
Chrysler Thunderbolt | Chrysler | 1993 | Tom Gale | Modern American roadster concept, retractable hardtop innovation |
BMW GINA Light Visionary | BMW | 2008 | Chris Bangle | Fabric-skinned shape-shifting body, abandoned metal panels entirely |
Mercedes-Benz F1 | Mercedes-Benz | 1991 | Harm Lagaay | C112 experimental supercar, active aero, six-speaker Bose audio in 1991 |
Ford GT90 | Ford | 1995 | Fred Stephenson | Quad-turbo V12, titanium exhaust so hot it needed ceramic tiles, GT40 spiritual heir |
Nissan IDx Freeflow | Nissan | 2013 | Nissan Design Center | Retro boxy FR sport coupe, won hearts of enthusiasts, never produced |
Cadillac Sixteen | Cadillac | 2003 | Wayne Cherry | 13.6L V16, 1,000hp, ultimate Cadillac flagship concept |
Lamborghini Miura Concept | Lamborghini | 2006 | Walter de Silva | 40th anniversary tribute, retro-futuristic homage, denied production |
Peugeot Onyx | Peugeot | 2012 | Peugeot Design Lab | Copper and carbon fiber bodywork, felt-paper interior, hybrid supercar |
Audi Avus Quattro | Audi | 1991 | J Mays and Martin Smith | Polished aluminum body, W12 engine, design language for two decades of Audis |
Renault Trezor | Renault | 2016 | Laurens van den Acker | Electric GT with single-piece clamshell canopy, wood interior, Formula E tech |
Mazda Furai | Mazda | 2008 | Laurens van den Acker | Le Mans prototype street car, 450hp rotary, tragically destroyed in a fire |
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