Top 10: cars that are in production ought to go
Posted on 15-06-2013 at 18:13 by ricardo – 100 Responses”
Sometimes we dream away and think of all those autoporno us but not awarded. Car manufacturers that a pearl of a whole concept car build, huge hypen, and the quantity then have it gathering dust in a basement. Or lafjes call he made was to a designrichting.
Yes, all well and good, but in some models it’s downright sad that they never productieband. We have ten collected, but ask you to be your own favorites in the comments.
10. Lamborghini Miura Concept
In 2006, the 40-year anniversary of the Miura celebrated with a… Miura! Lamborghini’s modern intepretatie of a stylish supercar. That we had like in production, but Lamborghini says ‘disregard enthusiasts, acquire currency, ” and go for an off-roader for PC Hooft-mothers.
9. Ford Interceptor
Inspired by the success of the Chrysler 300 grabbed Ford Mustang chassis and built this rear-wheel drive monsterbak. A car that Tony Soprano & Henry Hill breathes. Under the hood is a 5.0 V8 with a zesbak. Unfortunately, the Blue Oval has never marketed.
8. Aerovette
General Motors tried the Corvette success in 1969 by pulling up to a car with mid-engine. That had this Aerovette (code name: XP-882). Unfortunately for the lovers: John Delorean, who was a product manager at Chevrolet, cancelled the project. Too expensive.
7. Volkswagen Golf GTI W12 Concept
Of course, a twaalfcilinder in a Wave is pure euthanasia. But we should still shame that there’s not one in every VW showroom. The BlueMotionficering of VAG shows that, unfortunately, not.
6. Cadillac Sixteen Concept
A 13,6 litres zestiencilinder in a whole concept car come up and say that you seriously went to consider him in production. There came to you ten years ago are indeed still get away with it. GM decided later that the world wasn’t ready for was.
5. Bertone B99 Concept
Very sweet of Bertone. They built just a 4,5 meters long, 1,95 metres wide and 1,35 metres high Jaguar-like car for Jaguar. But the latter said: ‘nice, but we don’t like him.’
4. BMW M1 Homage Concept
Thirty years of BMW M1 in 2008 was celebrated with a conceptual homage. For lovers immediately a signal that BMW is the supercarhandschoen would pick up and the Audi R8 of what competition would provide. But no…
3. Mazda Furai Concept
Before Franz von Holzhausen was responsible for American EV’s, he drew for Mazda the Furai. A car in the Nagare designreeks with a 450 horsepower rotary engine (3 rotors).
2. Lamborghini Estoque Concept
This story we all know: OMG, we get an Estoque! A bit later: no, currently not in the brand strategy. Current status: pending.
1. Citroën GT
Hardcore, French conceptporno on wheels. That is the Citroën GT. A proof that they are, at PSA the absolute king of the whole concept car. It was suggested that there is an American V8 with at least 500 hp in came, and the car is in an edition of six was built, to 1.3 million euros per piece. But the GT-dream was just too expensive. Pas d’argent.