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The First Car With A Backup Camera Was This 1950s Concept
This American concept car used a surprisingly modern approach to backup cameras, but the system wouldn't appear in production cars for another 35 years.
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The BMW Vision K18 Is A Honda Rune On Creatine
If BMW wants to add some serious swagger to their lineup, this performance-focused, aluminum-faired tourer with a 1.8-liter inline six will do the job.
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Meet The Bizzarrini Kjara, The Diesel Sports Car That Never Was
Designed by the same artist behind the Ferrari 250 GTO, the Bizzarrini Kjara is one of the wildest hybrid sports cars the car world missed out on.
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Vision BMW Alpina Previews The Future Of The Brand (And Surely The Next-Gen 8 Series Coupe)
Revealed at Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, this huge coupe shows how the Alpina brand will evolve under BMW's stewardship.
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Chrysler Showed Dealers A Sub-$30,000 Compact Resurrecting The Pronto Name From Great '90s Plymouth Concepts
Plymouth brought out a Pronto hatchback concept in 1997 and a revival car in the sub-$30k range might be exactly what Stellantis needs right now.
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Only One Ramble Seat AMX Muscle Coupe Prototype Survived, And AMC Sold It For $50
AMC built only a handful of Ramble Seat AMX prototypes in the 1960s. While most were destroyed, one was sold for $50 and is rumored to still exist.
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Lingenfelter Once Transformed A Suburban Into A 9.9-Liter V8 Super SUV At GMC's Behest
Even though it weighed over 6,000 pounds, the Lingenfelter version of the Suburban 2500 was likely to embarrass a Porsche 911 Carrera from the same era.
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With How Gas Prices Are Going, Bet You Wish Thorium-Powered Cars Had Become Real
Gas prices have become terrible in recent years, but some thorium-powered concepts promised to eliminate the need for it. They never came to pass, though.
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Smart Pushes Out #2 Concept Previewing Next-Gen Fortwo
Smart's new city car is only 3.9 inches longer than the Fortwo it replaces, and it will have almost triple the electric range.
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Saturn Once Made An SC Turbo, But Not For You
Saturn never made a factory-turbo SC, but when they let their engineers have a go, it got a big dose of forced induction and nearly double the power.
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The Porsche Panamericana's Wheel Arches Looked Like That For Very Practical Reasons
The engineers who built the Panamericana as a gift for their boss included wheel arches inspired by the race that gave the concept car its name.
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Mini X Vagabund Turned Two Countrymans Into Stylish Lifted Outdoor Stereos
Mini unveiled two one-off creative collaborations with Austrian design studio Vagabund, building off the brand's most popular model, the Countryman.
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Mini Built A One-Of-One Custom JCW Convertible, Possibly Foreshadowing Increased Factory Customization Options
This one-off Mini was built for just one customer, but it shows what the Mini team is capable of, and hints at even more customization options for the future.
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Hyundai Boulder Concept Is An Awesome Body-On-Frame SUV Designed For America
We know Hyundai will be introducing a body-on-frame midsize pickup by 2030, and it could spawn an SUV like the Boulder.
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Saab's Scariest Car Is The Twin-Engined 93 Dubbed The Monster
While some cars have some monstrous engines, Saab surprised itself in the 1950s when it created an experimental twin-engined model to compete in rally races.
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RENNtech Will Make A Modern Mercedes-AMG Hammer With A Hand-Made V12 Engine
Mercedes tuner RENNtech is offering a limited run of V12-powered coupes that could scratch a very particular itch for nostalgic luxury enthusiasts.
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The Splinter Is An Honest-To-Goodness Drivable Sports Car Made Of Wood
Some one-off cars have some incredibly unique designs, but perhaps none are quite as unique with their basic building materials as the Splinter.
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10 Automotive Museum Closures That Are Heartbreaking
Automotive museums are difficult to keep running, and recent events have made it impossible for some of them to keep their doors open today.
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These Steering Wheel Alternatives Go Beyond A Yoke Or Squircle
While round steering wheels are the norm, they're not the only options out there. Here are some uncommon steering wheel designs that are actually pretty cool.
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This Omni-Directional Monoball Scooter Is Like Riding A Trackball Mouse From 2003
If you've ever wondered what it's like to turn medicine balls into a motorcycle, then downsize to just one wheel, we've got the YouTube channel for you.
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Mazda Engineers Built A V6 Miata In Secret, But It Was Too Ugly For This World
Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
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GM Thought This Concept Was The Future Of Off-Roading Back In 1987
The Blazer XT-1 was a "testbed for new light truck technology" designed by GM's Advanced Vehicle Engineering, and it was actually driveable.
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1,110-HP Genesis X Skorpio Concept Is A V8-Powered Off-Road Coupe That Should Take On Dakar, And Genesis Will Sell You One [Update]
Genesis has been on a hell of a hot streak with road cars lately, and now it's turning its attention to the sand, and the results seem rather extraordinary.
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Sony And Honda's Afeela SUV Prototype Looks Just As Bland As The Sedan (And Will Probably Be Just As Questionably Priced)
Sony Honda Mobility says the Afeela SUV could go on sale in the U.S. in 2028.
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8 Promotional Vehicles That Took Advertising To The Extreme
The advertising world has no shortage of zany attempts at grabbing attention, but even with that in mind, these unique vehicles were still pretty out there.
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Chevy Experimented With A 2-Rotor Corvette In '73
The rotary engine isn't very common today, but back in 1973, Chevy experimented with one of its own in a special concept design. It didn't get far, though.
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10 Of The Coolest Cars To Ever Break Land Speed Records
These days, the kind of car that breaks a land speed record doesn't exactly look like one you'd see at an intersection — it can look pretty cool, though.
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