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What seems always striking when looking at old concept cars is how many of them still have that "wow, I would totally drive that today, AND it would still look futuristic" quality. Geez car companies, show some guts. Build some of those and put them on the road. No new car today gets anyone I know excited, but some of those old photos do.
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You would only drive that because they were not mass produced and it would be unique. None of those look futuristic relative to today. Car companies are showing guts that's how we got to where we are. Compare cars of 50yrs ago and today, very different. More than design is safety, the body/frame has to be designed to be more tolerant of car crashes. Modern cars weigh much more, have more features and yet are much saf…
Much safer? Only for the person inside the metal box. Pedestrian deatgs have been rising for years now, thanks to bigger and heavier cars. There has to be some middle ground for safety inside and on the outside.
Hmm guess author hadn't seen this https://cdn.motor1.com/images/mgl/6J3Ae/s1/1989-toyota-rav-f... https://cdn.motor1.com/images/mgl/zoG40/s1/1989-toyota-rav-f... https://cdn.motor1.com/images/mgl/vAvJ6/s1/1989-toyota-rav-f...
What seems always striking when looking at old concept cars is how many of them still have that "wow, I would totally drive that today, AND it would still look futuristic" quality. Geez car companies, show some guts. Build some of those and put them on the road. No new car today gets anyone I know excited, but some of those old photos do.
I think the Lexus LC deserves a honorable mention here: https://newsroom.lexus.eu/lexus-moves-a-mountain-to-film-the... It definitely looks like a concept car. but you can buy it right now and at ~100k$ it's not priced like an exotic (although I wouldn't really go as far as to call it affordable).
What seems always striking when looking at old concept cars is how many of them still have that "wow, I would totally drive that today, AND it would still look futuristic" quality. Geez car companies, show some guts. Build some of those and put them on the road. No new car today gets anyone I know excited, but some of those old photos do.
Occasionally something close to a concept car gets to production. I had a Subaru SVX that looked like this one: https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2003_su... That car was designed by ItalDesign in Italy, a firm famous for many iconic sports and concept car designs. In the OP you see quite a few examples of their work. The inset windows are something of a signature of theirs, as it allows the upper r…
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You would only drive that because they were not mass produced and it would be unique. None of those look futuristic relative to today. Car companies are showing guts that's how we got to where we are. Compare cars of 50yrs ago and today, very different. More than design is safety, the body/frame has to be designed to be more tolerant of car crashes. Modern cars weigh much more, have more features and yet are much saf…
Much safer? Only for the person inside the metal box. Pedestrian deatgs have been rising for years now, thanks to bigger and heavier cars. There has to be some middle ground for safety inside and on the outside.
[1] https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/... [2] https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/motor-vehicle/historical-fatalit...
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You would only drive that because they were not mass produced and it would be unique. None of those look futuristic relative to today. Car companies are showing guts that's how we got to where we are. Compare cars of 50yrs ago and today, very different. More than design is safety, the body/frame has to be designed to be more tolerant of car crashes. Modern cars weigh much more, have more features and yet are much saf…
Much safer? Only for the person inside the metal box. Pedestrian deatgs have been rising for years now, thanks to bigger and heavier cars. There has to be some middle ground for safety inside and on the outside.