Unbelievable Concept Cars That Didn’t Live Up To Expectations

Published on 01/20/2020
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2005 Holden Efijy

Holden is the Australian division of GM. The Efijy was made as a tribute to the Holden FJ from 1953. It is based on a Corvette chassis and powered by an LS2 V8 engine with 600 hp. While it is Australian in both construction and design, it took home the 2007 U.S. Concept Car of the Year Award. The Holden Commodore and Monaro got its V8 engines and muscle car cred, Efijy did not make any other impact.

2005 Holden Efijy

2005 Holden Efijy

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2001 Suzuki GSX-R/4

Suzuki presented a concept car that combined its motorcycle tech and a high-performance open-wheel race car. Its power came from the Hayabusa motorbike, which meant it can go up to 180 mph. Its chassis, influenced by open-wheel race cars, promised a street-legal car with race car performance. The GSX-R/4 was presented at the 2001 Los Angeles Auto Show. It was never meant for production, but Suzuki wanted to use its chassis engineering in their street cars. This did not happen, however.

2001 Suzuki GSX-R/4

2001 Suzuki GSX-R/4

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