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Motor industry followers be familiar with the routine all quite well. Chasing headlines and brand publicity, car manufacturers gather at periodic motor shows to whip the covers off their latest concepts.
Motor industry followers to have knowlegde on the routine all very well. Chasing headlines and brand publicity, car manufacturers gather at periodic motor shows to whip the covers off their latest concepts.
Sometimes these would be impractical and highly styled 'design studies', hoping to shock and provoke reaction while not being remotely used in mass production. Only small design components of these concepts are likely to find their way on company's future cars.
Other times these concepts are proposals for actual models, accurate in proportions and general shape but typically with exaggerated styling features like larger wheels or front grille, bulging wheel arches and narrower lights or even a slimmer window glass area.
The dramatized looks impress and sometimes cause great excitement among potential buyers, however when the genuine model comes along disappointment can follow with the toned-down showroom version.
However, every so often, a firm surprises industry commentators along with its customers by revealing a shocking concept car that survives the journey from strategy planning stage to showroom almost unchanged.
Just take read these five recent examples.
Range Rover Evoque - This new baby model inside the Land Rover range first broke cover as the LRX 'cross-coupe' concept with the Detroit motor show back in January 2008. It aimed to supply buyers "a desirable, premium and coupe-like SUV" and was designed as a thoughtful more compact and environmentally conscious alternative to the brand's large 4x4 models. The production version was revealed with the Paris motor show in September 2010 earlier than first deliveries to clients earlier this year and stunned commentators by retaining near identical bodywork into the striking LRX concept. Now industry pundits are wondering whether Land Rover is getting ready to pull the same trick with this year's DC100 concept, to date touted only as a "modern reinterpretation" of your company's classic original Defender model. Will it also be able to get to production largely unchanged? Only time will tell.
Jaguar XF - The XF made its debut which wanted to 2007 since the C-XF concept, a proposed replacement for the company's retro-styled S-Type model. Design and style startled commentators with its marked departure from Jaguar's long-held style language, specifically its recessed grille, sleek lights and far less curvaceous bodywork in comparison to the company's previous models. Intention to have only been research previewing aspects of a fresh design direction, Jaguar truly shocked the motoring world later the same year by revealing a production XF or perhaps a largely unchanged that came from the concept. Few could realize that the organization was thinking of smash its classic design mould so completely. This year's facelift has brought the XF even more towards its C-XF concept by adding the slimmer headlamps seen at the original motor show star. The XF has ushered in a new era in Jaguar styling having been carried forward towards the company's latest new model, the XJ, much to the classic British company's sales success.
Volkswagen Scirocco - VW's Iroc concept broke cover along at the 2006 Paris motor show that has a name that clearly evoked memories of the company's sporty Scirocco model made between mid 1970s and early 1990s. Always expected to reach production, the Golf-based showroom version inherited the Scirocco badge and hit the road in 2008, but did surprise by retaining styling as aggressive when the original concept. The one major change to the car's shape were to the Iroc's bold front grille, that was toned down into a slim version complete with wraparound bumper to both get the car ideal for road use and tune the corporate 'face' of a typical company's other models. The Scirocco's sporty styling and spacious, four seat interior used it a well known addition to your VW line-up.
Nissan Juke - When Nissan's Qazana concept first appeared at the Geneva motor show in 09, its unusual dimensions and quirky styling led few to believe possibly anything then again a design study. Yet when the company's Juke 'mini-crossover' model was unveiled in 2010, it wasn't an ideal broad shape of the Qazana concept for example the prominent wheel arches, high waistline and coupe-like appearance which were carried over without dramatic change. So too were some the concept's most striking styling features, particularly the unusual arrangement of front lights. Seemingly a popular choice with people searching for a distinctive alternative within a small family car market, Nissan seems to have repeated the last success of their larger Qashqai family crossover since potential Juke buyers now are faced with long waiting list.
Peugeot RCZ - debuting in 2007 along at the Frankfurt motor show since the 308 RCZ, this sporty concept aimed toward rivalling the popular Audi TT has been a design departure for Peugeot and achieved critical acclaim for its attractive styling. Surprised by the general public response, Peugeot took the options that will put the RCZ into production and, to stay away from disappointing enthusiasts for the original concept, ensured that its show car looks such as the prominent wheel arches and sleek roofline with 'double bubble' rear window were carried over. The road-going RCZ continued sale in 2009 thus far over 30,000 examples have obtained homes.
Thankfully breaking the mould is usually a trend that seems to get growing for car makers, often inside of a hunt for distinctiveness or 'halo' models that draw attention to the rest of a brand's range.
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Manufacturers concept cars will as well have noted that recent examples, like those above, have proved popular and generated sales success. Let's hope that this trend continues, because who wouldn't rather drive around in a head-turning, every single day show car of the concept cars road?
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