Concept Cars

Adding another model to its lineup, Kia today revealed the all-new Seltos, a small SUV that noses between the Soul and Sportage. The small-but-rugged crossover is built to ride comfortably on everything from village cobblestone to backcountry grit.

The seventh concept vehicle to be unveiled under the MEB platform for electric vehicles, VW's ID Space Vizzion “previews a potential production car” in a small crossover-SUV style. It seats four or five, and has a range of up to 300 miles per charge.

Once again, Karma leaps into an auto show with multiple debuts and announcements. Those start immediately with the impressive SC2, an all-electric 1,100-hp supercar concept, extending through an electrified pickup truck lurking in the shadowy future.

VW is showing three concepts at the 2019 Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Las Vegas. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, though, as these are not production models, but one-off concepts to show off what an Atlas and a Jetta can do.

At SEMA 2019, Ford is presenting an electrified Mustang with 900 hp and 1,000 lb-ft. It distributes all that torque with a fortified manual transmission, exploring the potential for a more engaging electric era of sports cars.

Almost as if to redeem itself for the hideous IMk concept we looked at earlier this month, Nissan has unveiled a much more attractive, if conservative, electric crossover concept in Tokyo. It heralds a production version in the near future.

VW was probably thinking it had the electric concept buggy segment all sewn up. It had the dune buggy history, an electric platform, and even a retro-chic tub. What it didn't have was anyone stealing the spotlight, but Mitsubishi has done just that.

It's been a while since we saw a concept car from the realms of pure silliness, so bask while you can in the glory of this nutty creation from Toyota, complete with digitally active tires and the ability to turn your drive into an AR video game.

Lexus' spindle grille might be the most controversial auto styling cue of our time. And now it's a concept car. The LF-30, an otherwise fun, drone-docking autonomous EV, debuts as a bumper-to-bumper spindle grille ... with bulging spindle grille.

We're not sure what's been going on at Hyundai lately. 8-seater Drift buses? Flying cars? Has somebody spiked the water coolers with Red Bull? Either way, we're all for it – and the latest Korean head-scratcher is this Veloster-based rally concept.

Neuron EV has been working to drum up buzz for a November premiere, revealing concepts like a modular e-pickup/camper van and autonomous tiny home.

EDAG imagines a smarter, more networked form of urban mobility. Its intelligent, autonomous CityBot pairs with different modules to work all day.