concept car
Show floor prototype
A concept car is a prototype vehicle built to showcase new design ideas, technologies, or styling directions.
Automakers unveil them at auto shows to gauge public reaction and generate buzz, often with features too experimental or expensive for mass production: The concept car had suicide doors and a fully glass roof.
Some elements eventually appear in production models; others remain pure fantasy.
First functional specimen
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- stylingArranging for appearance
- aerodynamicsPhysics of air motion
- chassisStructural support base
blueprint · interior · exterior · dashboard · grille · headlights · taillights · wheelbase
Suggestive of times ahead
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- next-genUpcoming iteration, informally
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
avant-garde · pioneering · trailblazing · bold · daring · imaginative · experimental · boundary-pushing
Vehicle exhibition event
- unveilingAct of first revealing
- debutFirst public appearance
- revealMake something visible
- turntableRotating music player
press conference · Geneva · Detroit · Tokyo · Frankfurt · display · premiere · showpiece
Self-directed and free
- self-drivingOperating without human control
- electricPowered by current
- hydrogenSimplest atomic element
- battery-poweredEnergized by cells
connectivity · artificial intelligence · heads-up display · sensors · touchscreen · biometrics · gesture control · voice control
prototype
First functional specimen
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- stylingArranging for appearance
- aerodynamicsPhysics of air motion
chassis · blueprint · interior · exterior · dashboard · grille · headlights · taillights · wheelbase · trim
futuristic
Suggestive of times ahead
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- next-genUpcoming iteration, informally
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
revolutionary · avant-garde · pioneering · trailblazing · bold · daring · imaginative · experimental · boundary-pushing · forward-thinking
auto show
Vehicle exhibition event
turntable · press conference · Geneva · Detroit · Tokyo · Frankfurt · display · premiere · showpiece · spotlight
autonomous
Self-directed and free
- self-drivingOperating without human control
- electricPowered by current
- hydrogenSimplest atomic element
battery-powered · connectivity · artificial intelligence · heads-up display · sensors · touchscreen · biometrics · gesture control · voice control · augmented reality
- automobilestruck, SUV, van, sedan, coupe
- Auto Showprototype, world premiere, debut, booth, exhibit
- car typessedan, coupe, hatchback, convertible, SUV
- automakingassembly line, production line, final assembly, paint shop, autoworker
- car designaerodynamic, streamlined, body lines, roofline, beltline
- car illustrationsposter art
concept carproduction model
Consumer-ready manufactured item
stock car · road car · base model · standard model · fleet vehicle
concept carclassic car
Collectible older vehicle
vintage car · antique automobile · museum piece · barn find · collector car
concept careconomy car
Fuel-efficient, affordable vehicle
fleet vehicle · daily driver · commuter car · base model · work truck
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