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  • Suzuki

    Suzuki CT-1

    By 14.07.2026

    The 1997 Suzuki CT-1 Concept was an electric city transporter that combined the loading capacity of...

  • Suzuki

    Suzuki LC

    By 09.07.2026

    The Suzuki LC was a 2005 kei-car concept that used retro styling to reinterpret Suzuki’s early...

  • Fiat

    Fiat Multiplina

    By 01.07.2026

    FIAT has confirmed the name of its new urban electric vehicle: instead of the working title...

  • Fiat

    Fiat Zicster

    By 29.06.2026

    The Fiat Zicster is a concept car, presented in 1996 at the Geneva Motor Show. It...

  • Fioravanti

    Fioravanti Nyce

    By 26.06.2026

    In recent years, one of the most distinctive emerging segments in the automotive world has been...

  • Daihatsu

    Daihatsu Midget III

    By 23.06.2026

    The 1995 Daihatsu Midget III looks like a deliberate nod to 1950s bubble cars such as...

  • Daihatsu

    Daihatsu Town Cube

    By 23.06.2026

    The 1995 Daihatsu Town Cube concept was intended as a humorous take on the Kei Car’s...

  • Fiat

    Fiat Vanzic

    By 22.06.2026

    In 1995, Fiat presented the Vanzic at the Geneva Motor Show, developed by Centro Ricerche Fiat...

  • Mitsubishi

    Mitsubishi Maus

    By 20.06.2026

    The 1995 Mitsubishi Maus was a concept car bearing the acronym “Mini Active Urban System.” It...

  • Opel

    Opel Concept A

    By 18.06.2026

    The Opel Concept A, unveiled in autumn 1999, served as a prototype for the first-generation Opel...

  • Plymouth

    Plymouth Backpack

    By 18.06.2026

    The 1995 Plymouth Backpack is a compact pickup truck concept vehicle manufactured by Plymouth, unveiled at...

  • Subaru

    Subaru Elcapa

    By 17.06.2026

    The 1995 Subaru Elcapa was a concept car with a hybrid powertrain system. It was developed...

  • Suzuki

    Suzuki UT-1

    By 16.06.2026

    The 1995 Suzuki UT-1—short for Utility Transport Type 1—was a compact one-liter vehicle designed with a...

  • Fiat

    Fiat Zic

    By 16.06.2026

    The Fiat Zic is an electric concept car, presented at the end of 1994 at the...

  • I.DE.A

    I.DE.A Gritta

    By 15.06.2026

    The 1994 I.DE.A Gritta was a city car prototype styled, developed and built by the Italian...

  • I.DE.A

    I.DE.A Manente

    By 14.06.2026

    The 1994 I.DE.A Manente was a concept study created by the Italian design and engineering studio...

  • I.DE.A

    I.DE.A Modulaire

    By 14.06.2026

    The 1994 I.DE.A Modulaire was a concept study created by the Italian design house I.DE.A Institute....

  • Pininfarina

    Pininfarina Ethos 3

    By 14.06.2026

    The 1994 Pininfarina Ethos 3 was an attempt to rethink the city car as something far...

  • Peugeot

    Peugeot Ion

    By 14.06.2026

    When Peugeot unveiled the Ion concept at the 1994 Paris Motor Show, it showcased an ambitious...

  • Renault

    Renault Ludo

    By 10.06.2026

    The Renault Ludo was a concept car shown at the Paris Motor Show in 1994 by...

  • Subaru

    Subaru Hanako

    By 05.06.2026

    The 1991 Subaru Hanako Concept was a Kei-car coupé prototype presented at the 29th Tokyo Motor...

  • Honda

    Honda EVX

    By 04.06.2026

    The 1993 Honda EVX was Honda’s electric concept car shown at the Tokyo Motor Show in...

  • DAF

    OSI City-Daf

    By 11.05.2026

    The DAF City, also known as the OSI City-Daf, was one of the most unusual small-car concepts of...

  • Smart

    Smart Concept #2

    By 23.04.2026

    Smart is going back to its roots with a successor to the iconic Smart Fortwo. Revealed...

  • Fiat

    Fiat Downtown

    By 23.03.2026

    Fiat Downtown was a radical three‑seat electric city‑car concept unveiled in 1993 that anticipated today’s urban...

  • Italdesign

    ItalDesign Lucciola

    By 18.03.2026

    ItalDesign’s 1993 Lucciola concept was a small hybrid city car that combined eco‑friendliness, versatility, and playful...

  • Mazda

    Mazda London Taxi

    By 15.03.2026

    Mazda’s 1993 London Taxi was a small, experimental taxi concept created by designers and engineers working...

  • Mercedes-Benz

    Mercedes-Benz Vision A 93 by I.DE.A

    By 15.03.2026

    Mercedes-Benz Vision A 93 by I.DE.A was a 1993 compact concept that previewed the future A‑Class...

  • Mitsubishi

    Mitsubishi Lynx

    By 13.03.2026

    The experimental all-terrain vehicle known as Mitsubishi Link was conceived as a lightweight recreational machine built...

  • Sbarro

    Sbarro Urbi

    By 12.03.2026

    Sbarro Urbi Electric Coupé was a forward‑looking 1993 concept that explored ultra‑compact, shared electric mobility for...

  • MCC

    MCC Smart Eco-Sprinter

    By 28.02.2026

    Unveiled alongside the Eco-Speedster in March 1993, the Eco-Sprinter represented the electric vision of MCC’s future...

  • MCC

    MCC Smart Eco-Speedster

    By 28.02.2026

    The story of Smart began with bold ideas rather than cautious compromises. In 1990, Swiss watchmaker...

  • Mitsubishi

    Mitsubishi MUM 500

    By 27.02.2026

    Mitsubishi MUM 500 is one of those little‑known Japanese concepts from the early 1990s that actually...

  • Daihatsu

    Daihatsu Ultramini

    By 22.02.2026

    Daihatsu Ultramini Concept was unveiled at the 30th Tokyo Motor Show. This kei car prototype maximized...

  • Suzuki

    Suzuki EE-10

    By 21.02.2026

    The Suzuki EE-10 Concept, unveiled in 1993 at the 30th Tokyo Motor Show. It was a...

  • Subaru

    Subaru Jusmin

    By 21.02.2026

    Unveiled at the 1993 Tokyo Motor Show, the Subaru Jusmin was a compact three-door hatchback concept...

  • Citroen

    Citroën Citela

    By 16.02.2026

    The Citroën Citela was one of several forward-thinking electric urban concepts developed by Citroën as the...

  • Fiat

    Fiat Cinquecento Babytaxi

    By 13.02.2026

    The Fiat Babytaxi by Boneschi was a one-off concept unveiled at the 1992 Turin Motor Show....

  • Fiat

    Fiat Cinquecento Z-Eco

    By 12.02.2026

    The Fiat Cinquecento Z-Eco debuted at the same time as the production Cinquecento, when Fiat invited...

  • Fiat

    Fiat Cinquecento Griguà

    By 12.02.2026

    Created by the I.DE.A. Institute, the Fiat Cinquecento Griguà rethinks the humble Cinquecento as a radical...

  • Fiat

    Fiat Cinquecento ID

    By 10.02.2026

    The Fiat Cinquecento ID by Italdesign was a bold reinterpretation of the legendary Cinquecento first introduced...

  • Fiat

    Fiat Cinquecento Pick-Up

    By 10.02.2026

    The Fiat Cinquecento Pick-Up by Pininfarina was an unconventional experiment that mixed compact city-car proportions with...

  • Fiat

    Fiat Cinquecento Fionda

    By 09.02.2026

    The Fiat Cinquecento Fionda, created by the Italian coachbuilder Coggiola, was one of the most striking...

  • Fiat

    Fiat Cinquecento Cita

    By 09.02.2026

    The Fiat Cinquecento Cita was a one-off concept born from Fiat’s ambitious plan to mark the...

  • Fiat

    Fiat Cinquecento Birba

    By 07.02.2026

    The Fiat Cinquecento Birba was an imaginative concept created by Carrozzeria Maggiora and unveiled at the...

  • Fiat

    Fiat Cinquecento Rush

    By 07.02.2026

    The Fiat Cinquecento Rush was born from Bertone’s particularly inspired period in the spring of 1992...

  • Italdesign

    ItalDesign Biga

    By 06.02.2026

    Unveiled at the 1992 Turin Motor Show, the Biga traced its origins to a proposal Giorgetto...

  • Volkswagen

    Volkswagen Chico

    By 05.02.2026

    Volkswagen began thinking about creating a miniature city car almost forty years ago, when the first...

  • Opel

    Opel Twin

    By 04.02.2026

    Unveiled in 1992, the Opel Twin put forward an idea that was remarkably futuristic for its...

  • Mitsubishi

    Mitsubishi mR.1000

    By 03.02.2026

    Presented at the 1991 Tokyo Motor Show, the Mitsubishi mR.1000 was a 2-seat mid-engine coupe powered...

  • Daihatsu

    Daihatsu Mira Milano

    By 03.02.2026

    Daihatsu Mira Milano made its debut at the 1991 Tokyo Motor Show. It is a uniquely...

  • Daihatsu

    Daihatsu FX-228

    By 02.02.2026

    The 1991 Daihatsu FX-228 Concept debuted as a convertible interpretation of the fourth-generation Daihatsu Cuore at...

  • TNB

    TNB E-Van

    By 31.01.2026

    In the 1990s, Malaysia’s national utility company Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) experimented with its first battery-electric...

  • Subaru

    Subaru CM1

    By 30.01.2026

    Subaru CM1 is the futuristic kei-car concept. It was unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show 1991...

  • Proton

    Proton EMAS

    By 30.01.2026

    The Proton EMAS is a family of concept cars created by Italdesign Giugiaro and developed by...

  • Suzuki

    Suzuki CUE

    By 29.01.2026

    The Suzuki CUE Concept debuted in 1991 as a kei car prototype at the 30th Tokyo...

  • Citroen

    Citroën Scarabée d’Or

    By 28.01.2026

    The Citroën Scarabée d’Or prototype made its debut in March 1990 at the Geneva Motor Show....

  • Lada

    Lada Elf / VAZ 1152

    By 28.01.2026

    The Lada Elf (know also as VAZ 1152) was a prototype of a compact two-seat vehicle...

  • Lada

    Lada Gnome / VAZ 1151

    By 28.01.2026

    The VAZ 1151 Gnome concept car was developed in 1990 and unveiled at the Moscow Motor...

  • BMW

    BMW E1 (Z15)

    By 27.01.2026

    The second-generation BMW E1 prototype, internally designated Z15, was unveiled on September 9, 1993, at the...

  • Daihatsu

    Daihatsu Hijet Dumbo

    By 25.01.2026

    The 1989 Dumbo was a boxy concept van derived from the production HiJet microvan, yet despite...

  • Daihatsu

    Daihatsu BC-7

    By 25.01.2026

    This electric three-wheeled microcar debuted at the 1989 Tokyo Motor Show as a compact vision of...

  • Plymouth

    Plymouth Voyager III

    By 25.01.2026

    In the 1980s, carmakers were grappling with new pressures that often ran counter to what buyers...

  • Daihatsu

    Daihatsu Sneaker

    By 25.01.2026

    Daihatsu Sneaker was a quirky concept microcar notable for its unusual fifth wheel mounted at the...

  • Peugeot

    Peugeot Agades by Heuliez

    By 24.01.2026

    Unveiled in 1989 at the Paris Salon, the bright blue Agades was conceived as a compact...

  • Mazda

    Mazda Pair

    By 24.01.2026

    The Mazda Pair Concept debuted at the 1987 Tokyo Motor Show as an unusual micro-van and...

  • Suzuki

    Suzuki Elia

    By 23.01.2026

    The Suzuki Elia concept debuted at the 1987 Tokyo Motor Show, immediately standing out thanks to...

  • Toyota

    Toyota EV-30

    By 23.01.2026

    The Toyota EV-30 was a two-seat electric concept car powered by zinc-bromine batteries and first unveiled...

  • Volkswagen

    Volkswagen Scooter

    By 22.01.2026

    This Volkswagen Scooter concept was presented at the Geneva Motor Show in 1986. A more ambitious...

  • Daihatsu

    Daihatsu BCX-5

    By 21.01.2026

    The 1985 Daihatsu BCX-5 Concept was an early vision of an electric urban commuter, conceived long...

  • Daihatsu

    Daihatsu Trek

    By 21.01.2026

    The Tokyo Motor Show has always been a magnet for ideas that would look wildly out...

  • Ford

    Ford Urby

    By 21.01.2026

    The Ford Urby was a concept car developed in 1985 by Carrozzeria Ghia for Ford, created...

  • Citroen

    Citroën Ami Buggy “Rip Curl” Vision

    By 18.01.2026

    The French company Citroën is reviving its partnership with Rip Curl. Another joint project is a...

  • Pininfarina

    Pininfarina B0

    By 16.01.2026

    The Pininfarina B0 (pronounced “B Zero”) is an electric concept car created by Pininfarina in partnership...

  • Bolloré

    Bolloré BlueCar Concept

    By 16.01.2026

    Developed with input from Renault’s engineering team, the Bolloré Bluecar electric prototype was built by battery...

  • Ford

    Ford Ghia Trio

    By 27.12.2025

    Italian coachbuilder Ghia has a long-standing reputation for creating some of the most elegant and desirable...

  • Renault

    Renault Vesta

    By 27.12.2025

    Renault Vesta was conceived as a research and development study focused on the future of small...

  • Ford

    Ford Econocar

    By 27.12.2025

    In the wake of the fuel shortages of the late 1970s, Ford Motor Company created this...

  • Daihatsu

    Daihatsu Tanto Custom Kuromeki

    By 21.12.2025

    Rounding out the lineup—quite literally—is another Kuromeki concept presented at the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon, this...

  • Daihatsu

    Daihatsu Move Kuromeki

    By 21.12.2025

    At the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon Daihatsu presented two concept based on the current seven-generation of...

  • Daihatsu

    Daihatsu Move #ootd

    By 21.12.2025

    At the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon Daihatsu showcased two concepts built around the latest seventh-generation Move....

  • Daihatsu

    Daihatsu Hijet Panel Van Extend3

    By 21.12.2025

    At the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon Daihatsu presented the Hijet Panel Van Extend3 concept. It opts...

  • Daihatsu

    Daihatsu Hijet Truck PTO Dump Daihatsuumei

    By 21.12.2025

    Debuted at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2026, this kei truck features an extreme power take-off conversion...

  • Daihatsu

    Daihatsu Cuore Boneschi

    By 20.12.2025

    The Daihatsu Cuore Boneschi was a one-off concept created by Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Boneschi on the...

  • General Motors

    GM TPC

    By 09.12.2025

    The TPC, or Two-Person Commuter, was the lightest vehicle ever developed by General Motors, tipping the...

  • Matra

    Matra P28

    By 09.12.2025

    Matra returned to the spotlight in 1982 with one of Jean-Luc Lagardère’s concepts: the P28 “Buddymobile.”...

  • Mercedes-Benz

    Mercedes-Benz NAFA

    By 08.12.2025

    The Mercedes-Benz NAFA was a forward-thinking 1982 concept car designed as a compact, highly maneuverable city...

  • Volkswagen

    Volkswagen Student

    By 08.12.2025

    The Volkswagen Student is a 1982 concept car created as Volkswagen’s second attempt at producing a...

  • Ford

    Ford Pockar

    By 03.12.2025

    The Ford Pockar—short for “pocket car”—was a compact, narrow, yet surprisingly tall vehicle finished in a...

  • Renault

    Renault Piccola

    By 03.12.2025

    The Renault Piccola was a remarkable city-car prototype unveiled in 1982, created by Marcello Gandini shortly...

  • Renault

    Renault X-45

    By 03.12.2025

    The Renault X-45 was a prototype developed under the company’s Véhicule Bas de Gamme (VBG) program,...

  • Daihatsu

    Daihatsu PAC by Michelotti

    By 03.12.2025

    The Daihatsu PAC (Project Automotive Commuter) was a one-off city car concept created by Italian designer...

  • Hope

    Hope Whisper

    By 03.12.2025

    The Hope Whisper was a Danish prototype electric city car developed in 1983 as an early...

  • Ford

    Ford Urban / Max by Ghia

    By 03.12.2025

    The Ford Urban (later called the Max) was a forward-thinking Ghia concept from the early 1970s,...

  • Felber

    Felber Rubis 112

    By 03.12.2025

    The Felber Rubis 112, built on the foundations of the Autobianchi A112, elevated the compact city...

  • Fiat

    Fiat Ecos

    By 02.12.2025

    The Fiat Ecos made its debut at the 1978 Turin Motor Show as a forward-looking study...

  • Fiat

    Fiat 126 Vettura Urbana

    By 28.11.2025

    Fiat 126 Vettura Urbana (or City Car, if translate) concept is the city car study. Unveiled...

  • Fiat

    Fiat 126 Cavalletta

    By 26.11.2025

    At the 1976 Turin Motor Show, the Fiat stand was adorned by a curious little creature....

  • Volkswagen

    Volkswagen Chicco

    By 26.11.2025

    The Chicco prototype was developed by Volkswagen Design as an experiment in packaging, usability, and low-cost...

  • Michelotti

    Michelotti LEM

    By 26.11.2025

    The Michelotti LEM—short for “Mobile Electronic Laboratory”—was an innovative electric city car developed by designer Giovanni...

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