7 Greatest Concept Cars of all time

The Japanese automaker has been looking at several design languages, and briefly considered the ‘Nagare’ style, and when the Furai debuted in 2007, it was accepted no concept car from Mazda put Nagare in a better light than the Furai. It blew away everybody at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show.

Sadly, Nagare never really took off at Mazda. The concept car was burned to the ground in 2008 while in the care of Top Gear, and didn’t see much production gear as only the now-defunct Mazda 5 mini-minivan saw bits of it.

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Superhero fans, yeah it’s the Batmobile.

Built in Italy by Ghia in 1954, it was first displayed at the Chicago Auto Show in 1955.

Most concepts can’t be drive, but not this one. So when MGM was looking for a 1959 Glenn Ford and Debbie Reynolds film, Ford handed over the Futura, and the studio painted it red. Post the event, Ford sold it to George Barris, a Kustom Kar icon who stored it at his North Hollywood shop.

Soon afterwards, 20th Century Fox needed a Batmobile for its 1966 TV series, and Barris pulled out the faded Futura, gave it a Batman look, and its been the Batmobile ever since.

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This one was displayed at the 1964 World’s Fair in New York, and its body contours predicted many GM products to come.

The most interesting thing to note is that it lacks any door cuts or window pillars.

Riders would climb in from the back, and once inside you’ll have the best possible view. The driver would be fed information from at least 16 dials, and several controls were inspired by the ones in airplanes. That means you’ll have toggle switches and W-shaped steering handlebars.

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Widely regarded as the first concept car, the Y-Job was designed by GM Design Head Harley Earl way in 1938.

While the Y-Job was built on a Buick chassis as an idea car, it had cutting-edge tech like power windows, hidden headlights, and what not! Stuff of dreams.

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Imagine a 13.6-liter V-16 engine that can produce 1000 BHP.

Showcased at the 2003 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, it was far-fetched to expect this would ever see production, but someone said that Caddy would launch a flagship that at least resembled the Sixteen.

The Sixteen’s smooth ‘Art and Science’ design language has been a textbook for auto designers.

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Franco Scaglione’s most loved car was the Tipo 33 Stradale, but he had a list of the most influential concepts of his own, and Alfa’s legendary BAT 5, 7, and 9 were in them.

The BATs looked like time capsules, things that would deport you to a different world. The BAT 7 was showcased at Turin in 1954.

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