Concept cars range from insanely wacky to wickedly awesome. That’s always been true, but the ones that always appeal to me are those that tend to be styled after Hot Wheels cars. To give you examples, take the following two:
Wierd folding concept aside, the BRB Evolution screams Hot Wheels. There are probably a hundred design problems with regards to making it actually functional and road-safe, but wow!
The MAG Magnetic concept vehicle boasts advanced technology that would use a magnetized road to propel this thing. Once again though, the packaging speaks volumes. It looks like one of the more futuristic Hot Wheels, but I’m sure you can see the resemblance.
Concept cars are supposed to do two things. They’re supposed to show advances and/or possibilities with new technologies, but they’re also supposed to inspire passion. The Dodge Challenger was one concept that didn’t necessarily push any technology envelopes, but wow did it ever inspire passion. I always look forward to new concepts, here’s hoping people keep designing cool ones and don’t spend as much time on some of the weirder, less interesting concepts that are out there.
Matt from MMA Gyms // Aug 19, 2008 at 9:08 pm
That second car looks pretty neat. It looks like a slipper with a bottle opener near the heel. The seats look like comfy lawn furniture, however surviving a crash looks highly unlikely. Unless you were driving backwards and then that giant rear wheel would probably destroy anything in its path (or wake). I’m going to change my mind and say that I HATE this car.
chuck norris dude // Aug 19, 2008 at 10:36 pm
That first car looks awesome. It is exactly the same as cars in a video game I played some 10 years ago, called POD.
Gareth - Design // Aug 20, 2008 at 3:47 am
The BRB is MENTAL! A car that folds to save on space is genius! Whether it can actually be built is another matter though. The mag car is beautiful in contrast to the BRB. That rear wheel could be a safety issue though!
Brenda // Aug 20, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Definitely cool. Does anyone know who pays these people to make concept cars. I would think big car companies…? Not sure and curious as to who paid for this one. -Brenda
Niedermaier // Aug 21, 2008 at 8:42 am
chuck, that’s comes up into my mind, too. The good old arcade racing.
kouji // Aug 23, 2008 at 1:36 pm
that first car does look quite hot… nice… it’s too bad a lot of these vehicles never make it into production. but the fact that they inspire passion in onlookers is already a pretty good thing.
treadmill guy // Aug 24, 2008 at 8:32 am
Oh man, I hope I will live to see those cars on the streets. I know they are just concept cars, but I guess in 15-20 years they could be bought at your local dealer
Modded Cars // Aug 24, 2008 at 8:32 pm
wow dude, the first car looks extremely awesome. I hope someday i can own one like this :d
Anyway nice post, thanks for sharing
Samsung Phone // Aug 24, 2008 at 11:09 pm
Nice. Looks amazing
DatingToYou // Aug 25, 2008 at 2:06 am
Fantastics
Info Beasiswa // Aug 25, 2008 at 3:55 am
Cool if really in the street..
Lenen // Aug 25, 2008 at 6:07 am
They are awesome! Too bad that we’ll probably never see them on the streets…
Gossip // Aug 30, 2008 at 1:35 am
Gosh, I love this car, dream of driving one day.
Seguro de Carro // Aug 30, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Cool! But waht I don’t understand is that the concept cars never really turn into market selling cars!
Adam - Ecommerce Website Design // Sep 1, 2008 at 11:20 am
Aside from looking incredibly dangerous, those are two awesome looking cars.
Cartage Cars // Sep 1, 2008 at 1:23 pm
I wonder when such cars will be on our roads? I would buy a one. A dream car -)
Greg // Sep 1, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Pretty sweet looking cars, a bit too futuristic for my taste tho…
Mikey // Sep 1, 2008 at 2:36 pm
I wonder if they will be using solar technologies in these upcoming models to fuel their electric motors?
Tina // Sep 2, 2008 at 1:28 pm
Wow, those are some tricked cars!
gellert varga // Sep 2, 2008 at 2:40 pm
It would be nice to see these cars on the streets. The bad thing is, i would get scared from them! lol
Bernhard // Sep 3, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Occasionally I look here by and read the interesting and well written contributions. Today I would like to leave gladly a greeting from Thuringia in Germany!
Rose // Sep 5, 2008 at 1:15 am
I love the first one, it’s like the car on my video game which I had dream about when I was child. The second one look cute, make me surprised about people’s idea.
Ling // Sep 5, 2008 at 2:11 am
The first one is cool, but the second one looks like a baby’s crib.
Tool Designer // Sep 5, 2008 at 9:49 am
The BRB looks the nicest out of the two and it would be interesting to see if it actually gets built. The second car with its huge back wheel just looks weird and anyone driving it would look silly.
Billigt // Sep 6, 2008 at 7:07 am
Wow, that first car is just wicked awesome. Who’s the designer? I wonder how the wheels are supposed to work though, they just look like a metal frame with no damping.
Monavie // Sep 8, 2008 at 4:28 pm
Concept cars are great to look at. Speaking of the 2008 Dodge Challenger, I was at the mall when I first saw one. Didn’t even know what it was when I first saw it…but boy are they nice. I drooled over that thing for a long time.
Kevin SEO // Sep 9, 2008 at 4:26 am
They are crazy concepts – It’s not very often that a concept is actually rolled out the production line – one i can think of recently is the Honda Civic.
Great Post =)
Regards.
Jesse // Sep 9, 2008 at 9:01 am
Well, i think the main problem is not of some sci-fi design the biggest problem is that the car should be eco-friendly. It should not hard our environment and these car makers should make these kind of cars.
RESP // Sep 10, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Those concept cars are too narley! Lets hope cars look like that in the future.
Internet Monitor // Sep 10, 2008 at 7:32 pm
Wow. I love the second one. I can’t picture driving down the highway in it – but I would like to!
The first one isn’t exactly my taste. Too “Fantastic Four”.
welly // Sep 11, 2008 at 2:56 pm
amazing design.. hope it can be realized on the future…
Chelosis // Sep 11, 2008 at 6:11 pm
These designs are definitely the coolest I have ever seen. I could just imagine myself driving that one on the first picture!
Jordans // Sep 12, 2008 at 12:58 am
Im a dodge guy, and when I first saw the Dodge Challenger concept I FREAKING FELL IN LOVE. than seeing them finally make it. (the back light they changed which sucks) other than that.. its like seeing my dream come to life. A lot of concept cars dont come out.. that should.
Jessie // Sep 12, 2008 at 8:51 am
Wow, the first is pretty hot.
Even though, I can not imagine me driving in something like that
TigerTom: Secured LoanShark // Sep 12, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Just make ‘em lighter and smaller so we can run ‘em cheaply, safely and easily. For most of your journeys, you don’t need half-a-ton of metal to convey you.
Getting Hit on // Sep 13, 2008 at 4:34 pm
Wow those almost don’t look real! amazing.
K Chris // Sep 14, 2008 at 3:49 am
They keep on discovering new design, i was wondering who pay them for research. My son will definitely like those picture.
Clairvoyant // Sep 14, 2008 at 4:59 am
The first car is awesome, and the second one is very cute. I like them both. What a pity they are only concept. I hope someday everone of us can drive them.
Falcon Punch // Sep 14, 2008 at 11:05 am
That is one nice car! I better save up my allowance!
Great Wall of China // Sep 14, 2008 at 11:07 am
WOW. That is the coolest car I have ever seen. It must cost a fortune.
Strata Coasters // Sep 16, 2008 at 5:38 am
the first car reminds me of a car which i played in a computer game. just imaging these cars going on moterways at 100mph
Jeff // Sep 17, 2008 at 2:52 am
I like the 2nd pic. It has the scorpion look. Interesting design.
Handbag for life // Sep 19, 2008 at 10:39 am
All I wish is that this kind of cars can be actually used widely before our world is destroyed by human beings. Our entironment is facing many pollution problems now.
Aftanga // Sep 23, 2008 at 1:17 am
Definitely cool. Does anyone know who pays these people to make concept cars. I would think big car companies…? Not sure and curious as to who paid for this one
Anjela // Sep 23, 2008 at 1:32 am
Definitely cool. Does anyone know who pays these people to make concept cars. I would think big car companies…? Not sure and curious as to who paid for this one
mathan // Sep 24, 2008 at 2:29 am
These concept cars are really nice and would expect them to be manufactured in future…
Kevin // Sep 25, 2008 at 2:30 pm
They are both ugly and don’t look like cars… The second one look’s like girl shoe with wheels… In future people will pray to drive car’s that we have today
Søgemaskineoptimering // Sep 29, 2008 at 2:21 pm
I kinda like like Mag Magnetic car. For some reason it makes me think of womens shoes and coffe
Really – I mean the part about coffe. Can any one see what I mean?
Crusoe // Sep 30, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Wow, gotta say that first car looks decades ahead of it’s time. You’re right, it really is some hot wheels style
Cataloger // Oct 2, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Sweet. I’ve been to the Detroit Auto Show several times in the past and it’s always amazing to see what they come up with.