Concept cars are designed to get the media and customers excited about upcoming designs, plans, models, and offerings. They are often used as an exercise to show everyone what the brand is capable of doing. There are times, however, when the concept does not translate well to reality. Futuristic tech, fancy designs, and hyper-performance eventually lose their luster during the production process. Get ready to hear about awesome concepts that, sadly, only got watered down in the end.
2016 Buick Avista
The concept? A 400 hp, twin-turbo 2+2 coupe to debut at the 2016 North American International Auto Show. This showed the world something that Buick has been lacking since the ‘50s. The low-slung flowy design also attracted a lot of attention. It was hyped up to be the American version of an Aston-Martin. Sadly, nothing from the Avista translated to any of the models they released.
2016 Buick Avista
2008 Mitsubishi Concept-RA
In 2008, Mitsubishi appeared at the North America International Auto Show with this front-engine, 4-wheel drive concept car thought to be the next Eclipse. It had a 2.2-L clean diesel engine, an aluminum space frame chassis, and twin-clutch transmission. However, none of it ever made it to the aging Eclipse. As a matter of fact, Mitsubishi did not change the Eclipse much up to its demise in 2012.
2008 Mitsubishi Concept-RA
