Concept Cars

Toyota's Kayoibako van concept won over the 2023 Japan Mobility Show. Toyota is now talking up a Kayoibako family and showing the Daihatsu Kayoibako-K, a kei transporter that's a tiny delivery van, micro-camper, automated adventure shuttle and more.

At this year's Japan Mobility Show, the legendary little Mitsubishi Delica van cedes the stage (for a moment, anyway) to an even cooler Mitsubishi camping rig: a futuristic concept combo that expands into a multi-room base camp.

Sharp sells all kinds of electronics, from TVs to air conditioners. It seems to be increasingly serious about entering the EV market with the second iteration of its 'LDK+' concept, which takes an unusual approach of being 'part of your home.'

I know it's only a concept, but there are a lot of clever ideas crammed into the new Dacia Hipster EV that have me wishing I could run out and buy one right away. There's a lot more to this Kei car-inspired mockup than components built to a cost.

The IAA Mobility show in Munich is in full swing, and boy, does it have some tasty treats for auto nerds. And from all that’s on display, a certain mini concept has managed to gather major eyeballs. I’m talking of the MINI x Deus Ex Machina concept.

Hyundai just unveiled its stunning Ioniq Concept 3, a compact five-door with perhaps the most playful design language the company has experimented with in years. And the production model is expected to come out next year looking a lot like this.

Audi is reinventing itself for the next phase of its journey as a car brand, and it's giving us a glimpse into what its future looks like with the Concept C. If it's a shape of things to come, we're in for a good ol' time with the four rings.

When Mercedes first unveiled its AMG GT XX concept with three axial-flux motors, it had enthusiasts drooling. Only one thing remained: proving its mettle. With more than two dozen world records under its belt, it’s safe to say the car has done just that.

A couple of months after General Motors revealed the first of its three Corvette concepts, out comes the second concept featuring a detachable cockpit, a single-piece canopy, and front hinges. Are we looking at a future Chevy Corvette?

The son of Giorgetto Giugiaro – creator of the 1972 Maserati Boomerang – answers with the Peralta S: a shiny, wedge-shaped one-off sculpted from polished aluminum. It’s a modern tribute to a design legacy, and it’s making its US debut at Car Week.

Mercedes’ AMG brand has unveiled a concept car that is a VIN-ready rocket ship of an EV. Three axial-flux motors combine for 1,340 horsepower (985.5 kW) for a top speed of 220 mph (354 km/h).

Good things happen when Sunlight launches a new concept camper van. This time, it's the Volkswagen Ibex camper concept, a modified adventure van built to "outdrive the ordinary" and navigate through terra incognita to a grander grade of adventure.