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BMW's GINA concept car today got us to thinking about concept cars in general. They exist at the inflection point where our dreams and technology meet. Whether we yearn for nuclear power, extreme performance or phallic shapes, we have the concept car to thank for pointing us toward the uncertain future. And while not all concept cars see the light of day, the automotive wishes of yesterday often influence the driving realities of today. With the help of some of our readers, we've put together a top ten list of what we believe are the most insane concept cars ever created. We'll leave it to you to pick the craziest in the poll below.
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The Ten Craziest Concept Cars Of All Time
BMW's GINA concept car today got us to thinking about concept cars in general. They exist at the inflection point where our dreams and technology meet. Whether we yearn for nuclear power, extreme performance or phallic shapes, we have the concept car to thank for pointing us toward the uncertain future. And while not all concept cars see the light of day, the automotive wishes of yesterday often influence the driving realities of today. With the help of some of our readers, we've put together a top ten list of what we believe are the most insane concept cars ever created. We'll leave it to you to pick the craziest in the poll below.
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4:30 PM on Tue Jun 10 2008
By Matt Hardigree
75,390 views,
75 comments
Latest by n/a: @DΞLUXE: Nukachero or Nukamino that car looks tops them all. It's hideously, fast, nuclear reactor rear end just does it. more »
It is a Dodge Charger! We don't care what one of us says.
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Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Toyota Venza Crossover Sedan Live Reveal Video
The 2009 Toyota Venza Crossover Sedan was revealed live only moments ago and through the power of digital media, you can watch how it happened. It's a small wonder we got out of there alive since moments after the end of this video, the throngs of rabid Japanese photographers and journalists mobbed the stage for a Toyota Venza free for all. One of us almost lost a finger.
12:04 PM on Mon Jan 14 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,141 views,
8 comments
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Update: We've got the live reveal video posted HERE
Toyota told us about the 2009 Toyota Venza Crossover Sedan last year, but it's been bone-dry for teaser shots. But the seal is now broken! Here are the first live photos of the sorta sporty, sorta utilitarian, sorta... vehicle has an intriguing squashed-Ford Edge-meets-Toyota Camry look to it. This is all we've got at the moment butgive us a second and we'll be adding we've added live galleries and whatever press information we can get our grubby little hands on.
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Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Toyota Venza Crossover Sedan
Update: We've got the live reveal video posted HEREToyota told us about the 2009 Toyota Venza Crossover Sedan last year, but it's been bone-dry for teaser shots. But the seal is now broken! Here are the first live photos of the sorta sporty, sorta utilitarian, sorta... vehicle has an intriguing squashed-Ford Edge-meets-Toyota Camry look to it. This is all we've got at the moment but
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11:09 AM on Mon Jan 14 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
15,158 views,
59 comments
Latest by quayzar: WAG-ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The crossovers of this world must pay for this injustice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Estate is fine too...just not crossover) more »
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The concept that takes a swing at the Honda Ridgeline, the 2008 Toyota A-BAT is all naked this morning, so we snagged some exterior shots for you. Toyota is bringing some new ammo to the expanding tailgate-features arms race, with a built-in flashlight and First Aid kit. We'll bring you more details after the Toyota Press Conference later this morning, but for now you'll have to live with the press release below the jump.
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Detroit Auto Show: 2008 Toyota A-BAT Concept Live Shots
The concept that takes a swing at the Honda Ridgeline, the 2008 Toyota A-BAT is all naked this morning, so we snagged some exterior shots for you. Toyota is bringing some new ammo to the expanding tailgate-features arms race, with a built-in flashlight and First Aid kit. We'll bring you more details after the Toyota Press Conference later this morning, but for now you'll have to live with the press release below the jump.More »
8:46 AM on Mon Jan 14 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,685 views,
28 comments
Latest by n/a: Help me now! I'm going to faint, puke, emit a stream of expletives, and die laughing all at once! more »
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This is it — whatever "it" is. Actually "it" is Toyota's newest concept they'll be bringing to the Detroit Auto Show in two weeks, the A-BAT Concept Pickup Truck. And A-BAT is more than just a winged rat, it's actually, as we're told by our friends at PickupTruck.com, an acronym for "Advanced Breakthrough Aero Truck." That's a name that has us kinda scratching our heads. How did Toyota name a concept vehicle a "breakthrough" when it looks like the love child of some sort of menage-a-truck involving the Honda Ridgeline, the Chevy Avalanche and the Toyota Prius. Yeah, you heard us — the Toyota Prius — you know, for that tint of green. But despite what appears to our eyes as the obvious Ridgeline-esque styling, Toyota claims the look of this unibody-platformed concept truck is unique — based on "the 'trapezoid' silhouette from the side profile of the Toyota Prius." But don't think for a moment this concept is all car and no truck. The A-BAT's able to shed the five-person crew-cab-like set-up with a tiny four-foot bed and transform itself into a two-seat "El Camino" configuration with a full eight-foot bed. The transformation's accomplished by dropping both the liftgate and the "midgate" ( that sound you hear is Chevrolet's legal team opening up their briefcases in unison) on either end of the mini-bed.
But wait, there's more — as we alluded to earlier, this concept's got some green going on under the hood by way of a hybrid synergy drive. So if Toyota ever builds this new-fangled El Cam, you can head to Home Depot to buy lumber for the deck of your cookie-cutter McMansion and make a statement about saving the environment all at once. But we do give Toyota some credit for aggressively going after a market they've targeted. Full press release after the jump.
NOTE:This story was embargoed until midnight, but because of the nice guys over at Edmunds getting an early copy of Automobile magazine with the full story in it — causing them to go live with their story along with the side-by-side of the Dodge Rampage and the Toyota A-BAT — we're going live with our own story.
UPDATE: Our friends at PickupTruck.com have some video of the A-BAT which we've included below the jump. More »
Detroit Auto Show: Toyota Reveals New Honda Ridgeline, Calls it the A-BAT Concept Hybrid Truck
This is it — whatever "it" is. Actually "it" is Toyota's newest concept they'll be bringing to the Detroit Auto Show in two weeks, the A-BAT Concept Pickup Truck. And A-BAT is more than just a winged rat, it's actually, as we're told by our friends at PickupTruck.com, an acronym for "Advanced Breakthrough Aero Truck." That's a name that has us kinda scratching our heads. How did Toyota name a concept vehicle a "breakthrough" when it looks like the love child of some sort of menage-a-truck involving the Honda Ridgeline, the Chevy Avalanche and the Toyota Prius. Yeah, you heard us — the Toyota Prius — you know, for that tint of green. But despite what appears to our eyes as the obvious Ridgeline-esque styling, Toyota claims the look of this unibody-platformed concept truck is unique — based on "the 'trapezoid' silhouette from the side profile of the Toyota Prius." But don't think for a moment this concept is all car and no truck. The A-BAT's able to shed the five-person crew-cab-like set-up with a tiny four-foot bed and transform itself into a two-seat "El Camino" configuration with a full eight-foot bed. The transformation's accomplished by dropping both the liftgate and the "midgate" ( that sound you hear is Chevrolet's legal team opening up their briefcases in unison) on either end of the mini-bed.But wait, there's more — as we alluded to earlier, this concept's got some green going on under the hood by way of a hybrid synergy drive. So if Toyota ever builds this new-fangled El Cam, you can head to Home Depot to buy lumber for the deck of your cookie-cutter McMansion and make a statement about saving the environment all at once. But we do give Toyota some credit for aggressively going after a market they've targeted. Full press release after the jump.
NOTE:This story was embargoed until midnight, but because of the nice guys over at Edmunds getting an early copy of Automobile magazine with the full story in it — causing them to go live with their story along with the side-by-side of the Dodge Rampage and the Toyota A-BAT — we're going live with our own story.
UPDATE: Our friends at PickupTruck.com have some video of the A-BAT which we've included below the jump. More »
6:01 PM on Thu Dec 27 2007
By Ray Wert
60,047 views,
116 comments
Latest by n/a: If it were on the lot today, I'd buy it. Not crazy about the modern interior style, but I could live with it. I'm ready for a hybrid compact truck. If they take this to production, and I hope so, more »
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