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Concept cars put design pedal to the metal: Automakers air out technology and style. (Cover Story/Automotive).(Brief Article)
Design News, April, 2002 by Wiebusch, Bruce
Concept cars introduced this year provide a glimpse of tomorrow's production vehicles. Some even successfully blend classic design from the past with the technologies of the future. Ford's new GT40 concept car is a revved-up re-design of the classic GT40 that became a racing favorite in the 1960s.
But the new GT4O has even more horsepower than the original. New concept cars from General Motors include the Pontiac Solstice Roadster. "This car went from the first sketch to a vehicle we could drive in under four months," says Pontiac spokesperson Mary Henige. "That's lightning fast." The Audi Advantissimo puts all the car's information and communication systems within the driver's reach in ways the company describes as "instinctive" and...
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