Not exact matches
Faraday Future has talked a big game since debuting a
concept vehicle at last year's CES but had yet to unveil an actual
production car.
The four - door
concept car, clad in «Hot Red» livery, offers the public a sneak peek at an upcoming
production model developed independently by AMG.
Faraday Future unveiled its
concept car FFZero1 at the CES 2016, and it looks like it's one step closer to becoming a reality as the company aims to start its
production line by 2018.
Before Jerry Seinfeld drove the
production car for us in 2004, Porsche wow'd the world with a wildly exotic supercar
concept that looked less like a soap - shaped 911 and more like a land speed record
car wearing a Porsche crest from alternate future past.
It's unfair to put these two
cars» cabins side - by - side, as Lincoln had much more leeway with its not - for -
production interior in the Continental
concept.
Acura's signature «jewel - eye» LED headlamps — also found on the RLX sedan and the forthcoming NSX super
car — trickle down to the MDX, but the thin LED driving lamp assemblies used in the lower front fascia of the earlier
concept were ditched on the way to
production.
The
production car stays pretty close in styling terms to the
concept sketches we saw previously.
In its metamorphosis from 2007
concept car to 2011
production car, the Volt has gone through a reckoning.
It's said to be the first
production car to feature elements of new design language previewed by recent Renault
concepts, including the Dezir supercar.
Bentley could well reach this target without another smaller SUV, but hinge instead on Bentayga derivatives, the
production version of the EXP 10 Speed 6 sports
car concept, and updated versions of the existing Continental GT, Mulsanne, and Flying Spur.
The LE is not merely a fanciful
concept, as Infiniti plans to put the
car into
production within the next one or two years; the company said in September 2011 that it would launch an electric
car by 2014.
Citroen has revealed a new
concept car, which could go into
production, and points at what future models in the C - range could look like.
We hope to see a
concept car at the 2017 Frankfurt Show and to have a
production version in dealerships by 2019.
From the original
concept car — still one of the best automotive design exercises in history — that debuted at the 1993 Detroit auto show to the first - generation 986 Boxster to the 987 to the 981 unveiled in 2012, Porsche's now 20 - year - old
production sports
car has taken it from all sides.
After showing off the Beetle R
concept at the Frankfurt motor show, the Germany company has brought the same
car to the Los Angeles show, with the clear - if as yet unconfirmed - intent of producing a
production version.
The
production 2015 Acura TLX, which will hew closely to the Detroit
concept car (pictured), is due to make its first public appearance next month at the New York auto show.
One of the most extraordinary and beautiful
cars ever to reach
production, the world's first hypercar (hitting close to 220mph while the McLaren F1 was still climbing off the drawing board) was vilified at its birth in 1992, by those who'd put down a deposit on its original # 361,000 price (which would rise to over # 400,000 by launch), for not having the 500bhp V12 engine, four - wheel drive and scissor doors promised in the
concept and, at nearly 7ft wide, being too big for British roads.
An optional off - road package — with less prominent lower front and rear bumpers for better ramp and departure angles — is available and helps the
production car look a little more like the original
concept.
The aerocentric FT - 1
concept, conceived by Toyota's California - based Calty Design Research arm, might not be representative of an upcoming
production car's ultimate styling and proportions.
Shown in
concept form at the 2012 New York auto show, the Infiniti LE closely foreshadows a
production electric
car.
The Honda Civic Type R is one of the most anticipated performance
cars of the year, and, in typical Honda fashion, this
concept version that debuted at the 2014 Geneva auto show is a thinly - veiled version of the
production hot hatch that will be revealed in 2015.
The Golf R 400
concept was first shown in 2014 with a whopping 395 hp, and soon thereafter VW told us that it was strongly considering putting the
car into
production.
In terms of looks, we expect the
production car to look like a toned - down version of the somewhat extreme red and blue
concept versions of the
car Honda has shown so far.
Seinfeld was so impressed with the
production car, he purchased the
concept straight from Porsche in 2007, only letting it go at public sale in 2016.
Alongside a
production ready NSX, Ford lifted the lid on its GT
concept, both two
cars we had been waiting a long time to see.
This large, dramatic coupe is a real
concept car, not a
production car in the making, but it does express Cadillac's on - going development of a full - size ultra-luxury model in the style of the Bentley Continental GT Speed and the Rolls - Royce Wraith.
Our 2014 Design of the Year, the BMW i8, is certainly an innovative
car from a styling perspective, being one of the few
production cars in recent memory to hew so closely to its wild
concept car roots.
At the 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
Concept Lawn, we were treated to all three camps of
concept car — and more than a handful of
production cars, too.
The new Subaru Legacy
concept car, has debuted at the Los Angeles motor show, alongside the
production - ready version of the Subaru WRX.
The automaker is considering a
production version of the DBX
concept car, and may even build it in the U.S..
I've followed the various
concept cars that have led us to this fully functioning
production model, read all the technical specs and understand the significance of this new platform, which is so flexible that the next
car to utilize it will be the new LS sedan.
Officials claimed the
concept car used a six - speed dual - clutch transmission, but the
production model may utilize a conventional six - speed automatic.
The new coupe, which was styled by Toyota's Calty design studio in California, is supposed to show the latest evolution of Lexus» design language; many of the cues on this show
car have appeared on prior Lexus
production and
concept vehicles.
According to the show's organizers, the 2015 Detroit auto show was host to the introduction of 10 new
concept cars and 45 new
production cars, with a total of 5,025 credentialed journalists present and a total of 808,775 members of the public attending.
You'll recognise the LF - LC as the
concept that became the stunning Lexus LC
production car, powered by a choice of either 5 - litre V8 or 3.5 - litre hybrid powerplants.
A wild
concept car shown at last year's Goodwood Festival of Speed has been confirmed for
production ahead of this year's running of the event.
Infiniti managed to carry the wild styling of the 2013 Q30
concept to the
production car with very few changes.
The same could be said for
concept and greenlit - for -
production cars.
Like the Lincoln Continental
concept also premiering at the New York show, the
production 2016 Cadillac CT6 features interior and exterior lighting that turns on when you approach the
car with your keyfob.
While it's not clear what a
production model would look like, the ATS
concept boasted sheetmetal based on GM's «Art & Science» design philosophy, which is showcased on the Cadillac Converj
concept car displayed at the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
This isn't the first time Audi has extended the TT's features to a form other than that of the traditional coupe, but the
production - ready look of the
concept and Audi's recent suggestions that other models could be added to the TT line means a
car like the TT Sportback could be quite close to reality.
Hyundai previously showed the far wilder, sportier HND - 9
concept to preview the idea of a «classic premium sports coupe,» but the Vision G Coupe looks much closer to a
production model than that flashy show
car.
From there, it's as you'd expect: a full history of each of the three generations of MR2, from the wedgy 1980s model, though the Ferrari-esque and 1990s - curvy second - gen
car, to its rebirth as a lightweight model in the late 1990s, through the little - known MRJ prototype, 1997's MR - S
concept (a name that stuck in the US and Japan) to the final
production car in 1999.
Logic says that it shouldn't be surprising when a manufacturer's
production car looks like the
concept, but Mazda seems to think that its new 2014 Mazda 6 — which looks almost identical to the Takeri
concept — is going against the flow.
Looking very similar to the Audi Q8
concept car first revealed at the Detroit motor show last year, the
production Q8 will share much of the
concept's basic proportions and detailing while riding on the same MLB - Evo platform that also underpins the Q7.
Most
concept cars look amazingly attractive, then the
production version ends up looking bland.
Car companies tend to like to make a big, official
production of new vehicles, whether
concepts or
production models.
Perhaps the best - known Vision GT
car, Bugatti's
concept came while Chiron hype was at its peak, and previewed many of the visual features we were to see on the
production car, from its inset headlights to the huge curve along its flanks.
Mercedes has revealed a new S - Class Coupe
concept car at the Frankfurt motor show, which heavily hints at a new
production model spun off the same platform as the S - Class saloon.
Our other coupe, the Scirocco, is more familiar and less dramatic, but again it has
concept -
car roots of which only the IROC show
car's hefty front air intake didn't make
production.