BMW concept roadster, kidney grille close-up

An image from the Concept Cars collection.

A concept car is a show vehicle: it previews styling or technology and tests public reaction, and many concepts stay as sketches, models or one-offs. Our guide Concept car or production car follows four show cars to the showroom and shows what changed on the way.

More concept designs: Laraki Epitome · Alfa Romeo Considers 6C Mid-Sized Luxury Sedan · Aston Martin Unveils DP100 Vision Gran Turismo · One-Off Ferrari ‘SP38’ Revealed. Browse the whole Concept Cars collection.