When it comes to adopting innovative ideas, the world often takes its time. There can be years between the original conception of an idea and its widespread acceptance, but, if the notion has genuine mileage, it will usually catch on sooner or later.
This seems to be the guiding principal behind concept cars, where manufacturers give their design team leave to go completely wild, fulfilling their most lavish futuristic fantasies in the hope on hitting on new ideas that will one day make it into the mainstream.
Here are 5 such memorable hits and misses that have been dreamt over the years to this end;
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This car may well be uglier than sin, but, besides turning heads, the bizarre bubble-like design does have a practical purpose in mind, the idea being to reduce blind spots in the driver’s lines of sight, thus ensuring a safer driving experience. On top of this, the cabin revolves, meaning you’d never actually need to reverse, as the car can effectively perform a 360 degree turn on the spot.
Read more »This seems to be the guiding principal behind concept cars, where manufacturers give their design team leave to go completely wild, fulfilling their most lavish futuristic fantasies in the hope on hitting on new ideas that will one day make it into the mainstream.
Here are 5 such memorable hits and misses that have been dreamt over the years to this end;
The Nissan Pivo
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This car may well be uglier than sin, but, besides turning heads, the bizarre bubble-like design does have a practical purpose in mind, the idea being to reduce blind spots in the driver’s lines of sight, thus ensuring a safer driving experience. On top of this, the cabin revolves, meaning you’d never actually need to reverse, as the car can effectively perform a 360 degree turn on the spot.
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