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Concept cars allow auto companies to lay out their vision for the future.
While the specs and features assigned to these vehicles may be far-fetched and somewhat arbitrary, their basic features can point toward where auto companies are spending their research and development money.
Autonomy and electrification were two of the biggest themes that characterized many of this year's concept cars.
Concept cars allow auto companies to lay out their vision for the future. While the specs and features assigned to these vehicles may be far-fetched and somewhat arbitrary, their basic features can point toward where auto companies are spending their research and development money.
Taken together, the concept cars released in a given year can serve as a preview of where the auto industry is headed or as an opportunity to show off ideas that may never be commercially viable or technologically feasible.
Autonomy and electrification were two of the biggest themes that characterized many of this year's concept cars. Some concept cars didn't have steering wheels or traditional front and back seats, allowing them to imagine seating arrangements where passengers might face each other or lie down and sleep on a full-sized bed. Businesses could use these speculative, driverless vehicles to deliver food or packages.
Other concept cars embodied the auto industry's past and present, appealing to fans of gas-powered SUVs, pickup trucks, and sports cars.
Unconventional styling is also a feature common to many concept cars, as designers take the opportunity to test out exterior and interior designs that may never actually get used in production cars.
Highlights: autonomous driving technology, a projector that can show images or videos on objects held by passengers, a touch control feature that allows drivers and passengers to change vehicle settings by drawing on their seats with their fingers
Volkswagen I.D. Buzz Cargo
Highlights: solar roof, Level-4 autonomy, over 340 miles of range
Byton K-Byte
Highlights: Level-4 autonomy, up to a 325-mile range
Byton M-Byte
Highlights: individually-adjustable seats, gesture control features, 49-inch touchscreen
Audi E-Tron GT
Highlights: 248 miles of range, 590 horsepower, 0-60 mph in about 3.5 seconds
Volkswagen I.D. Vizzion
Highlights: Level-5 autonomy, 302 horsepower, 413-mile range
BMW iX3
Highlights: over 249 miles of range, ability to charge in 30 minutes using a 150 kW charger
Infiniti Q Inspiration
Highlights: variable compression ratio engine, touchscreens for each passenger
Infiniti Prototype 10
Highlights: single seat, electrified powertrain
Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
Highlights: 355 horsepower, 266 pound-feet of torque
