Why didn’t VW put this into production:

I was gutted, too! Even had a deposit with the local dealer on the expectation it would be made in 2003. Think the story was that VW commercial was at odds with VW car division over who would be in charge of the project. Wasn’t there a smaller concept version floating around a few years back?

dragon – Member
I love a concept car probably as the result of having concept car Top Trumps as a kid.

Why didn’t VW put this into production:

I *think* I’ve read that they’re now looking at making an electric version of this

dragon – Member
I love a concept car probably as the result of having concept car Top Trumps as a kid.

Why didn’t VW put this into production:

I *think* I’ve read that they’re now looking at making an electric version of this

dragon – Member
I love a concept car probably as the result of having concept car Top Trumps as a kid.

Why didn’t VW put this into production:

I *think* I’ve read that they’re now looking at making an electric version of this

dragon – Member
I love a concept car probably as the result of having concept car Top Trumps as a kid.

Why didn’t VW put this into production:

I *think* I’ve read that they’re now looking at making an electric version of this

Alfa…Obviously

I *think* I’ve read that they’re now looking at making an electric version of this

they are, I think they’ve lost the plot a bit.

Fiat Barchetta?

Give that man a biscuit!

Craigxxl IIRC it was actually based on the Fiesta chassis (hence the Fiesta pepperpots)

I love those 50’s rocketships, like something from Fallout 😀

It became the Barchetta?

Surprised me, it looks way to bulky. I had guessed BMW Z1

@Nick that’s a Bertone design ?

I’ve seen that Maserati on the road.

Oddly enough as I was cycling home from work earlier a Chrysler Prowler passed me – surely the definition of a concept car that actually made production?

@ The Flying Ox

New Renault Alpine coming next year, I think they’re showing it soon, but there’s spy shots on the web that look like your concept pic.

Don’t think it’s got any Lotus involvement though, they worked with Caterham for a couple of years on it, but the partnership broke down and they scraped the idea and started afresh.

Only Bertone (SWIDT?)

Dafuq?

its not a concept car if it cant deal with idiot cyclists (at 2.00)

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mB9eVrYzF4[/video]

I like the VW “Van” glad they’ve decided it’s a viable build. Shame it’s Leccy…

This’ll never see the light of….

[video]https://youtu.be/kTYiEkQYhWY[/video]

oh wait.

Really think Seat should have took a chance and made this

I want that Renault “dune buggy” thing.

The new Alpine is a deliberately badly kept secret. It’s all over French media:

Promo vid of new Alpine

First flash new car to tempt me in two decades.