zzdcar
Home
/
Reviews
/
Culture
/
QOTD: What's The Best Concept Car That Never Made It To Production?
QOTD: What's The Best Concept Car That Never Made It To Production?-April 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:12:33

2013 Porsche 904 Living Legend concept

If you’ve been following the headlines over the past week, you know that . Stuttgart trotted out a batch of its top-secret prototypes to promote an upcoming book, Porsche Unseen. So far, 14 vehicles have been brought to light as part of the project, ranging from a van to a roadgoing version of the Le Mans-winning 919 Hybrid racecar.

If you ask this blogger which one he’d have in his garage, it’d probably be the 904 Living Legend. Not only is it an elegant modernization of one of my all-time favorite Porsches, but the idea behind it just makes you smile. A curb weight under 2,000 pounds and a “high-revving motorbike engine” seems like an undeniable recipe for fun.

That 904 tribute got me thinking about all the other concept cars I’ve begged to get made that never saw the production runs they deserved. I’m talking about the and , a pair of concepts that have remained etched in my mind’s eye since I first played Need For Speed II as a kid. Or the from 1984, which was basically a 205 T16 in the body of a supercar that wouldn’t look out of place at all in Cyberpunk 2077.

If you could turn back the clock and have any concept produced and sold, what would it be and why?

Comments
Welcome to zzdcar comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
Culture
Subaru Had It Right All Along
Subaru Had It Right All Along
When first came to the United States, it sold small funky cars that were decidedly un-American. As the company grew its own identity and became more established in the U.S., it became the first automaker to offer an all-wheel-drive passenger car in 1975. Subaru was also an early-adopter of...
Apr 22, 2025
2024 Kia EV9: What Do You Want To Know?
2024 Kia EV9: What Do You Want To Know?
At long last, we are about to get behind the wheel of for the first time. Sure, , and sure, , and sure , but hey — what can you do? Anyway, before we get behind the wheel of this three-row electric beast, we want to know what you...
Apr 22, 2025
Watch ABS Fail When MotorWeek Tests A 1997 Chevy S-10
Watch ABS Fail When MotorWeek Tests A 1997 Chevy S-10
MotorWeek’s is some of the on the internet. The long-running automotive news magazine has a treasure trove of tests after being on the air for over 40 years. Where else can you find detailed instrumented testing of long-forgotten cars like the or a ? MotorWeek’s recent Retro Review upload is...
Apr 22, 2025
Toyota Is Moving A Prewar 700-Ton Press Machine Halfway Around The World
Toyota Is Moving A Prewar 700-Ton Press Machine Halfway Around The World
closed its São Bernardo Plant in November 2023, marking the end of its first overseas production facility. The closure caps off a period of continuous car production in São Paolo, , lasting over 60 years. The plant was home to a Komatsu 700-ton press that predates itself. And now...
Apr 22, 2025
I Entered My Lifted Miata In A Real Off-Road Race, Here's What Happened
I Entered My Lifted Miata In A Real Off-Road Race, Here's What Happened
I have two automotive loves: The first is the Miata, the second is off-road racing. For a while I raced air-cooled Volkswagens in the deserts of California and Nevada and I was lucky enough to co-drive in a class 11 stock bug in the Baja 1000 a few years...
Apr 22, 2025
I Can't Get Enough Of This YouTuber Who Builds Tiny, Fully Functional Scale-Model Cars
I Can't Get Enough Of This YouTuber Who Builds Tiny, Fully Functional Scale-Model Cars
I love tiny, of . I have a that is roughly half the size of a normal cat, and she’s perfect. I own a 2013 , which is like the miniature version of a normal-sized vehicle (at least here in Texas) — but beyond that, I also own a Hot...
Apr 22, 2025
Copyright 2023-2025 - www.zzdcar.com All Rights Reserved