Year after year auto manufacturers tease us all by creating amazing concepts that display
some of the most advanced technology and design features that exists at the time. Sadly most
of them never make it into production become forgotten. Today I'll be sharing with you
6 amazing concept cars that we wish made it into production.
First car on the list is the Devel Sixteen. I’m almost positive most of you have heard
about this one, as it’s received probably the most amount of controversy out of any
concept car that’s ever existed. It’s insane design style that resembles a jet fighter
with exhaust outlets that look like turbine engines, this car looks like a came right
out of a comic book. But see it’s not the looks that have been causing lots of chatter
within the automotive industry but more so the performance Devel claims this hypercar
can do. Essentially there are 2 road legal versions that would be become available and
one that would only be suitable for the drag strip. The two road legal ones include a single
V8 engine one producing 2,000 HP, and a dual V8 version producing 3,000HP. If that didn’t
sound crazy enough that a new company with 0 track record is producing a car that doubles
the power output of the Bugatti Chiron, well wait till you hear about the performance that
is pumped out of third variation, supposedly. It comes equipped with a quad turbo charged
12.3 liter V16 that produces 3757lb-ft of torque and listen to this, 5007HP!! Now that’s
comical. Devel says that the 5,000HP version can achieve 0-60 in 1.8 seconds and would
be able to reach a 347MPH top speed. Sure going over 300MPH sounded pretty sweet when
they first mentioned they wanted the Devel Sixteen to be the first production car to
achieve this amazing milestone. But you see there is one little tiny issue for Devel,
Buggatti passed 300MPH just the other day, 304.77MPH to be exact. Well technically the
Buggati Chiron used was reported to be the upcoming Supersport, one that is not a production
car yet, key word yet. So there goes that golden opportunity, one that had spectators
excited for the DEVEL Sixteen. Either way there is little to no chance the Devel Sixteen
will actually reach production, Their entire Hypercar idea seems far fetched, the production
date keeps getting delayed and there are reports that the company is experiencing difficulties
with two very important aspects of the car. First being cooling, which is an obvious one
for such a powerful car, the company is having a hard time keeping the engine temperature
down not during high speed runs but during regular cruising speeds. And 2 they have been
unable to keep the Sixteen on the floor during high speed runs, which is not something investors
want to hear. What do you guys think, does the Devel Sixteen make it into production?
2nd concept car on the list is the BMW M1 Hommage. Based on BMW’s one and only supercar
the M1 and of course the BMW Turbo concept that came before that. This is definitely
one of my personal favorite concepts of all time as it has a design that allows us to
look into the past and the future at the same time. First displayed in 2008 as a celebration
to the legendary M1’s 30th birthday this is a car many really wished had made production.
In a way it did, but didn’t. Lots of it’s design cues were used on 2009 Vision efficientDynamics
concept which ultimately lead BMW to the i8. If you look at the BMW M1 Hommage and the
i8 you can definitely see numerous resemblances. It’s narrow front end, aggressive lines
and rear tailights. Heck it even sort of looks like BMW’s latest project the Vision M.
That said, the i8 is not exactly what most of us wanted but more so an actual BMW supercar.
Sadly BMW has made clear in the past that it has no interest in making a limited supercar
as they really want to cater to the masses and reach as many people as possible. It sucks,
because I’ve always told myself if I were to ever have an opportunity to own a supercar
in the future I would love it to be a BMW. I mean Audi made it happen with the R8, and
Mercedes with the AMG GTR, and those being BMW’s closest competitors you would think
BMW would fire back. Welp, maybe in the future, you never know. Anyways going back to the
M1 Hommage it is truly a special car one that looks stunning on photos and if you ever want
to see one in person, I believe the only one available is displayed at the BMW Museum in
Munich.
3rd car is the Chrysler ME Four Twelve. Out of all the concepts featured on the list this
one actually ended up being more than just a concept, a prototype was built and was well
on i it’s way to become a full production car but the final approval sadly never came.
Reported reasons suggest that the ME Four Twelve was just too expensive to develop especially
during the time when Chrysler had it’s hand filled trying to rebuild it’s brand. And
before I get into the second reason know that at the time Chrysler was merged with Mercedes
as Daimler Chrysler, which lead to cars like the Chrysler Crossfire and this one. That
said, the second reported reason the ME Four Twelve did not enter production was because
it was faster than Mercedes SLR Mclaren, which was a big no no for Mercedes image at the
time. The power plant the ME Four Twelve carried was an AMG that apparently was made for Chrysler,
a quad turbocharged V12 engine that produces 850HP and 850lb-ft. As massive as this is
engine is Thermal performance was excellent under extreme conditions, the car also featured
a 7 speed dual wet clutch transmission And since the overall curb weight of the car was
only around 2800lb-ft thanks to it’s carbon fiber and aluminum structire, performance
numbers were insane. 0-60 in just 2.9 seconds, 0-100 in 6.2 seconds and a ¼ mile run in
just 10.6 seconds. Not only are those numbers insane based on today’s standard, this was
back in 2004! And interesting fact about it’s weight and power. It had a better power to
weight ratio than the Begatti Veyron, Mclaren F1 and Ferrari Enzo at 3.4lbs per Horsepower!
15 years later and the ME Four Twelve has the modern looks and performance to compete
with today’s exotic cars! I’m sure nobody will believe me when I say the following,
but I actually had the amazing opportunity to drive this badass car... in Forza of course
:)
4th concept car on the list is the Saab Aero X. R.I.P Saab. First unveiled on February
of 2006 this car was quite the innovation, well for a concept at least. The swedish jet
aircraft heritage being the theme of the Aero X, Everything about it wasn’t very practical.
No doors and just a fighter jet inspire Canopy that resulted in no window pillars. The ideas
that the Aero X displayed were so far out, The angles, the stance and proportions I mean
even today it looks like a car from the future. Interesting since it was designed by Saab
a company that just like Volvo were known for creating quality cars but with not much
character. The canopy that lifts up and forward is definitely that one design element that
grabbed lots of attention. Not only did it eliminate the need for doors, but when sitting
inside allowed it’s passenger to have a complete 180 panorama view allowing fewer
blind spots than traditional cars. And unlike most of the modern supercars available now
was actually much easier to get in and out of. The interior, just like the exterior were
inspired by Saabs aviation roots, being driver focused. Saab decided to eliminate conventional
dials and buttons in favor for touch sensitive controls and 3d images displayed throughout
the dashboard. While the exterior and interior design is the main talking point when it comes
to the Aero X, one very innovative thing about it that was and is still commonly overlooked,
is the fuel it ran on. The Aero X assuming it would make it into production was set to
run purely on Ethanol. For those that are not aware BioEthanol is an alcohol fuel that
is created entirely from plant matter, and as a result produces far less emissions. The
engine equipped would be a turbo charged V6 running on ethanol producing 650HP. Pair it
with very wide tires and 0-60 would happen in 4.9 seconds. Honestly it was pretty obvious
that the Aero X would never make production for obvious reasons but you gotta admit, it
looks pretty damn cool.
5th car on the list is the Jaguar C-x75. Revealed as a concept at the 2010 Paris Auto show this
beautiful car was created to celebrate 75 years of Jaguar. You guys may actually recognize
this car from one of James Bond’s movie Spectre. 7 of them were built for the movie,
4 of them being stunt cars. While the ones used in the movie carried supercharged V8
engines that wasn’t the original plan with the concept. Instead it was planned to come
equipped with a hybrid system that can run on electric only for 30 miles and would produce
890 in total. 0-60 in under 3 seconds! 0-100 in less than 6 seconds while producing less
c02 than a Toyota Prius, I know hard to believe right?! Essentially the CX-75 could have very
well joined the forces of the other hybrid hyper cars, Mclaren P1, Porsche 918 Spyder
and Ferrari Laferrari. Honestly would have been very nice to see it compete. So what’s
the reason Jaguar decided not to go forward with such an amazing. Well according to them
they planned to make only 250 but didn’t think they would make an adequate return on
the investment it would take to produce the CX-75. And even though the project ended Jaguar
continues to use the innovation from the car on future regular models such as aerodynamics,
carbon fiber composites, and hybrid technology. Lucky for those that have deep enough pockets
and looking to buy one, with enough searching you may be able to find one of the stunt model
ones that was used in the James Bond movie. Apparently one popped up for sale in England
not too long ago, and while it isn’t road legal it would still be pretty cool to own
one.
6th and final concept car is the Cadillac Ciel. Ciel which is french for sky, is such
a perfect name for this luxury cruiser here. This was easily a throwback to cadillacs in
the older days and sort looks like a modern version of the cadillac Eldorado. And just
like the Jaguar CX-75 the Ciel was featured in a film, the Entourage. Appearance wise
the one thing that is really hard not to notice is how low it sits and it’s tremendous length.
The wheelbase is 125 inches long making the overall measurement from front to the rear
12 inches longer than the Cadillac CTS and 1 inch longer than a Cadillac Escalade. And
best believe the Ciel utilizes every inch of that room, with 4 massive coachstyle doors,
including the rear ones with rear hinges, 22inch wheels and a large convertible top.
Oh yeah, did I mention that the ciel is a convertible sedan? The interior is just as
unique as the outside. All 4 passengers get bucket seats, and probably the most quirkiest
feature of the Ciel are the blankets within the headrests for passengers that get cold.
If the Ciel were ever produced it would come equipped with a hybrid system, featuring lithium-
ion batteries together with a twin turbocharged V6 engine that produces 425HP and 430lb-ft.
Cadillac said that to produce a vehicle such as this one they would have to charge consumers
over 100K and they probably wouldn't be successful enough to cover the company’s investment.
Funny because after the Ciel was unveiled in 2011 interest kind of just went away but
then in 2017 it started to surface again leaving many scratching their heads.
So question for you, if you could only choose one to make it into production, which one
would you go with. Let me know in the comments below. I'd definitely have to go with the
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