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    How many concept cars ever make it on the streets, name some?
     
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    You asked for it;

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    This concept is unfortunately a near mirror image of the production version.

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    Prius c concept and Prius +
     
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    Here's the first Corvette concept car, EX-122.
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    gorgeous.
     
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    Plymouth Prowler (concept shown below)
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    Audi TT (as the Audi TTS Concept)
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    From Concept to Reality: First Generation Audi TT | carscoops.com

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    And we'll find out next month whether this concept car (FT-1)
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    becomes the next Supra (or whatever they end up calling it).
     
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    Ok, ok, ok! I'm salivating already! Little chance any of that will get to UK...
    .. well, not within my budget anyhow. :D
     
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    upload_2018-2-20_8-44-47.png The main thing about a concept car is to throw styling cues out there and getting a reaction. If you put the Volt concept next to a Gen 1 Volt, you can see some of what was carried over.

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    This is my 1999 Plymouth Prowler with matching trailer.
     
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    So very cool!!

    I saw a yellow one a few years back near the mall. Definitely caught my eye. Haven't seen it since. Don't know if it was an out of town car (Had Alberta plates though)
     
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    Nice car. There's guy a few blocks over from me that brings his out on warmer days.
     
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    Let's not forget that the Aztek
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    started as a concept car.
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    What? You don't see resemblance of the production version to the gen2 Prius, and the concept to the gen3. Pontiac was obviously copying Toyota here.
     
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    No, no, no. Our Gen 2 looks more like an egg on wheels, than an Aztec

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    The Aztec came out in 2001, so who copied who? :p
     
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    The Aztec, like a Japanese garbage truck, has a Cd of a brick.

    Posted via the PriusChat mobile app.
     
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    Ah yes, but the Aztec is not an econobox, it's an APV.
     
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    That is simple not true. A Cd 0.5 is far better than a brick's.

    "Like Stephen Hawking, the Pontiac Aztec's a lot of great ideas packaged in a less than appealing exterior. One of the original crossovers, the Aztec featured a Jet-like heads-up display, NASA designer-designed dashboard, a cooler mounted inside the rear gate (which also doubled as a picnic table), rear-mounted audio controls for parties. Almost all of the features offered on the Aztec were later offered on more attractive, more successful vehicles."
    <title>Ten Cars Ahead Of Their Time
     
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    What were the sister cars to the Aztec, did they sell well?
     
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