Let’s all go back to 1980. The Fox-body Mustang was totally new. Gold jumpsuits were in. So was feathered hair. And rally, too, with the Europeans all heavily involved in the sport.
What do you get when take apprentices from BMW's Munich and Dingolfing plants and let them play around with any BMW product of their choosing? Apparently, you get the Mini Paceman Adventure.
Before the founding of FCA 2014 and before the relaunch of the Challenger in 2008, Dodge was taking aim at small sports cars like the Mazda Miata back in 2007.
The Diablo may be the most notable model Chrysler built during its ownership of Lamborghini, but it was also behind the Portofino concept.
Before the Subaru Outback, before the current Safari 911 craze, Volkswagen built the off-road-ready Golf Country.
When drifting burst onto the scene back in the day, Honda fans felt a little left out. But the manufacturer eventually found ways to join the party, including this Element shown at the 2006 SEMA Show.
Back this spring, when many of us were distracted by something going on in the news, Hyundai released a concept that it says provides an outlook of the “near future.”
Although best known for its unique styling, the Nissan Juke did receive the supercar treatment thanks to an engine from the GT-R. The results ended up being so popular that Nissan even made a few to buy.
Meet the 1977 Holden Torana A9X, the V8-powered special intended for the day’s Australian Touring Car series.
Stripping out the interior of your car to make it lighter isn't necessarily a new concept, but Mazda wanted to see just how far they could push that envelope with its MX-5 Superlight Version.
Ever think that the newest Civic Type R would make a great rally car? The folks at Ralph Hosier Engineering thought so when they built this one-off, off-road Type R for Honda UK.
These Group 2 Renault 5 Alpines may look straight out of 1978, but they actually raced more recently, participating in the 2018 Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique.
Even though vehicle electrification was in its infancy, BMW pushed the envelope with the 1602 Elektro-Antrieb.
Audi's mid-engined, W16-powered Projekt Rosemeyer may be the closest we will get to a modern-day Auto Union Silver Arrow.
The Escort may be the poster child for Ford's rally efforts during the 1970s, but Ford also experimented with a mid-engined rally car following the success of the GT40 program with the GT70.
Chrysler may be best known for putting a gas turbine engine in a car, but Toyota also tried its hand at making one in the 1970s.
Wish you could have an Elise powered by an Ecotec engine instead of a Toyota powerplant? GM Europe has you covered with the Vauxhall VX220 and the Opel Speedster.
What car has front-wheel-drive, 528 horsepower and the ability to lap the Nürburgring with a lap time of 7:20.143? If you said anything other than the Lynk & Co 03 Cyan Concept, you'd be wrong.
Is it true that what's old is new again? Infiniti seems to think so: Take a look at its all-electric Prototype 9 design study.
Ever wanted a wagon version of the modern WRX? The good news is that Subaru does make one. The bad news is that it's not available in the North American market.
The Panamera was not Porsche's first attempt at a sedan. As a follow-up to the 928, Porsche began the development of the V8-powered 989 sedan.
This Toyota Tacoma got the glacier-ready treatment from Arctic Trucks, the company to go to when you need to cross the most inhospitable places on this planet by vehicle
But before the 2007 Recession that would eventually shutter Saab, the company showed off its concept for an alternative fuel grand tourer, the Aero-X.
The Nissan Juke may have died in North America, but it's still kicking over in Europe.
"Mercedes-AMG" and "hot hatch" usually don't go together in the same sentence, but in some parts of the world, the A 45 S AMG 4MATIC+ Hatchback begs to differ.
Italian coachbuilder and designer Pietro Fura may be best known for his work with Maserati, Glas and even AC, but when's the last time you heard about his "Europo Hurst?"
If you designed a car to resemble an F-22 Raptor, what would it look like? Well, if you are Cadillac, just like the 2002 Cien concept.
The BMW 1-Series may have only been a two-door coupe and convertible in the U.S., but that wasn't the case for the rest of the world.
The Focus ST may be gone from American shores, but that hasn't stopped Ford offering a version with a bit more cargo space–yes, a wagon.
Before "Desielgate," Audi was trying to push the envelope of what a performance diesel engine was capable of.
Aside from the somewhat sporty Crossfire in Chrysler's 2005 model lineup, the Firepower concept may have looked like it came completely out of left field.
The Track'ster was Kia's take on making a sportier Soul. Do you think they succeeded?
The Honda S2000 may be best known for its F-Series inline-four, but that wasn't the case when its concept was revealed in 1995.
Even though we have been stuck with the Nissan Frontier since 2005, the rest of the world got this, the Nissan Navara, back in 2014.
The current Mazda6 is a solid option in the midsized sedan market, but what about a wagon version?
Was the Peugeot RCZ a clever sports coupe, or was it little more than a weird French copy of the Audi TT?
What if you want the rad feeling of opening the door to a supercar but don't have supercar money lying around? Toyota had you covered, but only if you lived in Japan.
