All posts tagged "concept"
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Smart
Smart Concept #2
23.04.2026Smart is going back to its roots with a successor to the iconic Smart Fortwo. Revealed...
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Fiat
Fiat Downtown
23.03.2026Fiat Downtown was a radical three‑seat electric city‑car concept unveiled in 1993 that anticipated today’s urban...
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Italdesign
ItalDesign Lucciola
18.03.2026ItalDesign’s 1993 Lucciola concept was a small hybrid city car that combined eco‑friendliness, versatility, and playful...
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Mazda
Mazda London Taxi
15.03.2026Mazda’s 1993 London Taxi was a small, experimental taxi concept created by designers and engineers working...
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Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz Vision A 93 by I.DE.A
15.03.2026Mercedes-Benz Vision A 93 by I.DE.A was a 1993 compact concept that previewed the future A‑Class...
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Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi Lynx
13.03.2026The experimental all-terrain vehicle known as Mitsubishi Link was conceived as a lightweight recreational machine built...
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Sbarro
Sbarro Urbi
12.03.2026Sbarro Urbi Electric Coupé was a forward‑looking 1993 concept that explored ultra‑compact, shared electric mobility for...
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MCC
MCC Smart Eco-Sprinter
28.02.2026Unveiled alongside the Eco-Speedster in March 1993, the Eco-Sprinter represented the electric vision of MCC’s future...
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MCC
MCC Smart Eco-Speedster
28.02.2026The story of Smart began with bold ideas rather than cautious compromises. In 1990, Swiss watchmaker...
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Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi MUM 500
27.02.2026Mitsubishi MUM 500 is one of those little‑known Japanese concepts from the early 1990s that actually...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu Ultramini
22.02.2026Daihatsu Ultramini Concept was unveiled at the 30th Tokyo Motor Show. This kei car prototype maximized...
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Suzuki
Suzuki EE-10
21.02.2026The Suzuki EE-10 Concept, unveiled in 1993 at the 30th Tokyo Motor Show. It was a...
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Subaru
Subaru Jusmin
21.02.2026Unveiled at the 1993 Tokyo Motor Show, the Subaru Jusmin was a compact three-door hatchback concept...
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Citroen
Citroën Citela
16.02.2026The Citroën Citela was one of several forward-thinking electric urban concepts developed by Citroën as the...
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Fiat
Fiat Cinquecento Babytaxi
13.02.2026The Fiat Babytaxi by Boneschi was a one-off concept unveiled at the 1992 Turin Motor Show....
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Fiat
Fiat Cinquecento Z-Eco
12.02.2026The Fiat Cinquecento Z-Eco debuted at the same time as the production Cinquecento, when Fiat invited...
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Fiat
Fiat Cinquecento Griguà
12.02.2026Created by the I.DE.A. Institute, the Fiat Cinquecento Griguà rethinks the humble Cinquecento as a radical...
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Fiat
Fiat Cinquecento ID
10.02.2026The Fiat Cinquecento ID by Italdesign was a bold reinterpretation of the legendary Cinquecento first introduced...
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Fiat
Fiat Cinquecento Pick-Up
10.02.2026The Fiat Cinquecento Pick-Up by Pininfarina was an unconventional experiment that mixed compact city-car proportions with...
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Fiat
Fiat Cinquecento Fionda
09.02.2026The Fiat Cinquecento Fionda, created by the Italian coachbuilder Coggiola, was one of the most striking...
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Fiat
Fiat Cinquecento Cita
09.02.2026The Fiat Cinquecento Cita was a one-off concept born from Fiat’s ambitious plan to mark the...
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Fiat
Fiat Cinquecento Birba
07.02.2026The Fiat Cinquecento Birba was an imaginative concept created by Carrozzeria Maggiora and unveiled at the...
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Fiat
Fiat Cinquecento Rush
07.02.2026The Fiat Cinquecento Rush was born from Bertone’s particularly inspired period in the spring of 1992...
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Italdesign
ItalDesign Biga
06.02.2026Unveiled at the 1992 Turin Motor Show, the Biga traced its origins to a proposal Giorgetto...
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Volkswagen
Volkswagen Chico
05.02.2026Volkswagen began thinking about creating a miniature city car almost forty years ago, when the first...
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Opel
Opel Twin
04.02.2026Unveiled in 1992, the Opel Twin put forward an idea that was remarkably futuristic for its...
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Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi mR.1000
03.02.2026Presented at the 1991 Tokyo Motor Show, the Mitsubishi mR.1000 was a 2-seat mid-engine coupe powered...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu Mira Milano
03.02.2026Daihatsu Mira Milano made its debut at the 1991 Tokyo Motor Show. It is a uniquely...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu FX-228
02.02.2026The 1991 Daihatsu FX-228 Concept debuted as a convertible interpretation of the fourth-generation Daihatsu Cuore at...
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TNB
TNB E-Van
31.01.2026In the 1990s, Malaysia’s national utility company Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) experimented with its first battery-electric...
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Subaru
Subaru CM1
30.01.2026Subaru CM1 is the futuristic kei-car concept. It was unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show 1991...
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Proton
Proton EMAS
30.01.2026The Proton EMAS is a family of concept cars created by Italdesign Giugiaro and developed by...
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Suzuki
Suzuki CUE
29.01.2026The Suzuki CUE Concept debuted in 1991 as a kei car prototype at the 30th Tokyo...
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Citroen
Citroën Scarabée d’Or
28.01.2026The Citroën Scarabée d’Or prototype made its debut in March 1990 at the Geneva Motor Show....
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Lada
Lada Elf / VAZ 1152
28.01.2026The Lada Elf (know also as VAZ 1152) was a prototype of a compact two-seat vehicle...
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Lada
Lada Gnome / VAZ 1151
28.01.2026The VAZ 1151 Gnome concept car was developed in 1990 and unveiled at the Moscow Motor...
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BMW
BMW E1 (Z15)
27.01.2026The second-generation BMW E1 prototype, internally designated Z15, was unveiled on September 9, 1993, at the...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu Hijet Dumbo
25.01.2026The 1989 Dumbo was a boxy concept van derived from the production HiJet microvan, yet despite...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu BC-7
25.01.2026This electric three-wheeled microcar debuted at the 1989 Tokyo Motor Show as a compact vision of...
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Plymouth
Plymouth Voyager III
25.01.2026In the 1980s, carmakers were grappling with new pressures that often ran counter to what buyers...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu Sneaker
25.01.2026Daihatsu Sneaker was a quirky concept microcar notable for its unusual fifth wheel mounted at the...
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Peugeot
Peugeot Agades by Heuliez
24.01.2026Unveiled in 1989 at the Paris Salon, the bright blue Agades was conceived as a compact...
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Mazda
Mazda Pair
24.01.2026The Mazda Pair Concept debuted at the 1987 Tokyo Motor Show as an unusual micro-van and...
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Suzuki
Suzuki Elia
23.01.2026The Suzuki Elia concept debuted at the 1987 Tokyo Motor Show, immediately standing out thanks to...
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Toyota
Toyota EV-30
23.01.2026The Toyota EV-30 was a two-seat electric concept car powered by zinc-bromine batteries and first unveiled...
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Volkswagen
Volkswagen Scooter
22.01.2026This Volkswagen Scooter concept was presented at the Geneva Motor Show in 1986. A more ambitious...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu BCX-5
21.01.2026The 1985 Daihatsu BCX-5 Concept was an early vision of an electric urban commuter, conceived long...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu Trek
21.01.2026The Tokyo Motor Show has always been a magnet for ideas that would look wildly out...
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Ford
Ford Urby
21.01.2026The Ford Urby was a concept car developed in 1985 by Carrozzeria Ghia for Ford, created...
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Citroen
Citroën Ami Buggy “Rip Curl” Vision
18.01.2026The French company Citroën is reviving its partnership with Rip Curl. Another joint project is a...
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Pininfarina
Pininfarina B0
16.01.2026The Pininfarina B0 (pronounced “B Zero”) is an electric concept car created by Pininfarina in partnership...
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Bolloré
Bolloré BlueCar Concept
16.01.2026Developed with input from Renault’s engineering team, the Bolloré Bluecar electric prototype was built by battery...
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Ford
Ford Ghia Trio
27.12.2025Italian coachbuilder Ghia has a long-standing reputation for creating some of the most elegant and desirable...
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Renault
Renault Vesta
27.12.2025Renault Vesta was conceived as a research and development study focused on the future of small...
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Ford
Ford Econocar
27.12.2025In the wake of the fuel shortages of the late 1970s, Ford Motor Company created this...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu Tanto Custom Kuromeki
21.12.2025Rounding out the lineup—quite literally—is another Kuromeki concept presented at the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon, this...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu Move Kuromeki
21.12.2025At the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon Daihatsu presented two concept based on the current seven-generation of...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu Move #ootd
21.12.2025At the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon Daihatsu showcased two concepts built around the latest seventh-generation Move....
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu Hijet Panel Van Extend3
21.12.2025At the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon Daihatsu presented the Hijet Panel Van Extend3 concept. It opts...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu Hijet Truck PTO Dump Daihatsuumei
21.12.2025Debuted at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2026, this kei truck features an extreme power take-off conversion...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu Cuore Boneschi
20.12.2025The Daihatsu Cuore Boneschi was a one-off concept created by Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Boneschi on the...
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General Motors
GM TPC
09.12.2025The TPC, or Two-Person Commuter, was the lightest vehicle ever developed by General Motors, tipping the...
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Matra
Matra P28
09.12.2025Matra returned to the spotlight in 1982 with one of Jean-Luc Lagardère’s concepts: the P28 “Buddymobile.”...
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Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz NAFA
08.12.2025The Mercedes-Benz NAFA was a forward-thinking 1982 concept car designed as a compact, highly maneuverable city...
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Volkswagen
Volkswagen Student
08.12.2025The Volkswagen Student is a 1982 concept car created as Volkswagen’s second attempt at producing a...
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Ford
Ford Pockar
03.12.2025The Ford Pockar—short for “pocket car”—was a compact, narrow, yet surprisingly tall vehicle finished in a...
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Renault
Renault Piccola
03.12.2025The Renault Piccola was a remarkable city-car prototype unveiled in 1982, created by Marcello Gandini shortly...
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Renault
Renault X-45
03.12.2025The Renault X-45 was a prototype developed under the company’s Véhicule Bas de Gamme (VBG) program,...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu PAC by Michelotti
03.12.2025The Daihatsu PAC (Project Automotive Commuter) was a one-off city car concept created by Italian designer...
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Hope
Hope Whisper
03.12.2025The Hope Whisper was a Danish prototype electric city car developed in 1983 as an early...
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Ford
Ford Urban / Max by Ghia
03.12.2025The Ford Urban (later called the Max) was a forward-thinking Ghia concept from the early 1970s,...
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Felber
Felber Rubis 112
03.12.2025The Felber Rubis 112, built on the foundations of the Autobianchi A112, elevated the compact city...
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Fiat
Fiat Ecos
02.12.2025The Fiat Ecos made its debut at the 1978 Turin Motor Show as a forward-looking study...
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Fiat
Fiat 126 Vettura Urbana
28.11.2025Fiat 126 Vettura Urbana (or City Car, if translate) concept is the city car study. Unveiled...
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Fiat
Fiat 126 Cavalletta
26.11.2025At the 1976 Turin Motor Show, the Fiat stand was adorned by a curious little creature....
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Volkswagen
Volkswagen Chicco
26.11.2025The Chicco prototype was developed by Volkswagen Design as an experiment in packaging, usability, and low-cost...
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Michelotti
Michelotti LEM
26.11.2025The Michelotti LEM—short for “Mobile Electronic Laboratory”—was an innovative electric city car developed by designer Giovanni...
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Toyota
Toyota EV2
26.11.2025At the 1973 Tokyo Motor Show, five Japanese manufacturers united to showcase a complete range of...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu EV1
24.11.2025At the 1973 Tokyo Motor Show five Japanese manufacturers joined forces to create a full lineup...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu BCX-II
23.11.2025The 1972 Daihatsu BCX-II concept was powered by a small electric motor mounted at the rear....
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Fiat
Fiat Citycar
23.11.2025This compact two-seat Fiat Citycar was conceived as an all-electric concept, powered by a DC motor...
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Fiat
Fiat X 1/23
23.11.2025Unveiled at the 1974 Turin Motor Show alongside the new Fiat 131, the Fiat X 1/23...
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Daihatsu
Daihatsu BCX
21.11.2025The BCX was an early electric concept car and the first in a planned series of...
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Nissan
Nissan 315X
21.11.2025Nissan may have brought electric cars to the mainstream with the Leaf back in 2010, but...
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Mazda
Mazda EV3
21.11.2025The Mazda EV3, introduced in 1973, was one of Japan’s earliest forays into electric mobility. It...
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Holden
Holden Cub
20.11.2025The Holden Cub Concept, developed in 1973, was an ambitious attempt to rethink the city car....
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Renault
Renault VBG
20.11.2025The Renault VBG Prototype was the first major assignment Robert Opron tackled after joining Renault from...
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Piaggio
Piaggio Vettura Concept
20.11.2025The Piaggio Vettura Concept, revealed in 1974, was a daring departure for the Italian scooter maker...
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Toyota
Toyota EX-II
19.11.2025The EX-II was a fully enclosed, two-seat electric runabout unveiled at the 1969 Tokyo Motor Show....
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Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi Minica Jeep Concept
19.11.2025Very little information has been published about the 1969 Mitsubishi Minica Jeep Concept. What is known...
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Fiat
Fiat City Taxi Prototype
19.11.2025The City Taxi project began with a close study of urban traffic and the practical needs...
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De Tomaso
De Tomaso Rowan
19.11.2025The De Tomaso Rowan was an experimental electric city car designed in 1967 by a young...
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Quasar
Quasar City Car / Unipower
17.11.2025The Quasar City Car—also known as the Quasar Unipower—was a striking prototype urban vehicle created by...
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Vignale
Vignale Record Sperimentale 1000
17.11.2025The November 1962 Turin Motor Show marked a pivotal moment for Alfredo Vignale. It was his...
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Toyota
Toyota Commuter
16.11.2025Toyota unveiled its prototype electronic town car, the Toyota Commuter, at the 17th Tokyo Motor Show...
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Ghia
Ghia City Car
16.11.2025The Ghia City Car is the only surviving example from the short period when Ghia was...
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Fiat
Fiat 600 D Berlinetta Aerodinamica Modello ‘Y’
15.11.2025Pininfarina’s new Project Y follows last year’s experimental Project X, which featured fore and aft wheels...
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BMC
BMC Mini Cat by Zagato
15.11.2025There is little documentation on this one-off Zagato creation, which is based on the BMC Morris...
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Subaru
Subaru 450 Sports
15.11.2025The Subaru 450 Sports was a compact, rear-engined sports car prototype unveiled at the 8th Tokyo...
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Mazda
Mazda 700 Prototype
15.11.2025The Mazda 700 Prototype, unveiled at the 8th Tokyo Motor Show in 1961, represented one of...