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Forgotten Concept: Plymouth Voyager III

A two-piece concept that was far less practical than a one-piece car.

This is an installment in a series of posts looking back on show cars that we feel deserved a little more attention than they got. If you have a suggestion for a Forgotten Concept topic, please shoot us a line or leave a comment below.

Plymouth Voyager III

First Shown: 1990 Chicago Auto Show

Description: Two-in-one economy car and minivan

Sales Pitch: “Challenges conventional automotive design, and addresses future transportation issues.”

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First seen at the 1990 Chicago Auto Show, the Voyager III was something out of Saturday-morning cartoon, where it likely should have stayed. The Two-piece people mover featured a detachable front module that was powered by a 3-cylinder engine, potentially powered by propane, and seating for three passengers. The forward section was designed to be efficient and easy to maneuver when operating independently.

When backed into—and mated to—the passenger module, the Voyager III Concept featured seating for up to 11 passengers (3+8). The rear module was equipped with a 2.2-liter 4-cylinder engine, that, when operating in tandem with the front module’s engine produced 250 horsepower. The rear engine could be engaged and disengaged as power demands warranted, improving fuel economy when cruising or lightly loaded.

When connected to the rear module, the front module’s rear wheels retracted up into the vehicle to reduce drag and improve maneuverability.

Per Plymouth, the fully assembled Voyager III was just 8.5 inches longer than a production Plymouth Grand Voyager. Sadly, interior images of the Voyager III are difficult to come by.

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If you’ve never wondered why you can’t connect your cars together, the Plymouth Voyager III may not make sense to you. That’s okay, because it doesn’t make any sense to me, either. Per legendary auto executive Bob Lutz, then with the Chrysler Corporation, the Voyager III would have cost far too much to bring to market, so it’s chances of seeing production were slim.

Truth is, novel as the idea was, it didn’t make any more sense than simply owning an affordable commuter car and a minivan, and NOT mating them together. Consider this: The Voyager III, for all of its complexity and potential cost, was just a single car—the back half would not function independently of the front. So, the Voyager III was like paying for two cars, and only owning one.

Also…propane, really? Imagine the hassle of hauling both pieces of your mega-minivan down to the local propane dispensary for individual fills. Fun as it is to look at, the Voyager III Concept addressed no actually transportation issues in any convenient or reasonable fashion.

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Plymouth Voyager III (1990)

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30 weird and wonderful ’90s concept cars.

All show and no go?

While there may never be universal agreement about the date of the first concept car, it was certainly no later than 1938. By the 1990s, there was nothing remotely surprising about a manufacturer unveiling a vehicle which was not intended for production.

The cars themselves, however, could be very surprising indeed, and enlivened motor shows around the globe.

Some promoted new technology, others indicated new design trends, and a fair proportion were just plain silly, but we’re glad they were built anyway.

By way of celebration, here are 30 concept cars which made us gasp, smile or shake our heads in disbelief back in the 1990s. Let’s check them out in chronological order.

1. 1990: Plymouth Voyager III

Revealed at the 1990 Chicago Auto Show, the Voyager III was really two vehicles in one.

The front section was a three-seat compact car which could be driven on its own. Alternatively, the five-seat rear could be attached to it, completing an immensely long device which must have been a nightmare to park or reverse.

Each section had four wheels and a four-cylinder Chrysler engine. Two decades after it was built, the Voyager III was referred to in a sentence which also included the words the ‘nadir of American auto design’.

2. 1991: Audi Avus

The Avus was named after an extremely fast race track in Berlin (really just two carriageways of the same autobahn with a corner at each end) and inspired by the streamlined Auto Union Grand Prix cars which raced there in the 1930s.

It first appeared at the 1991 Tokyo Show with what seemed to be a 6.0-litre W12 engine, though this was in fact a mock-up.

More significantly, the Avus was based on an aluminium spaceframe, a technology Audi has used for many production cars in the past 30 years.

3. 1992: BMW Nazca C2

The Nazca C2 was the second in a series of three early ’90s BMW concepts. It was a restyled, lighter version of the 1991 Nazca M12, and was followed by the open-topped 1993 C2 Spider.

All three were designed on BMW’s behalf by Italdesign, and were fitted with V12 engines also found in the 8 Series grand tourer.

In the case of the Nazca C2, the V12 measured 5.0 litres and produced 350bhp, reputedly enough for a 193mph top speed.

4. 1992: BMW E1

Beyond the fact that they wore the same badge, there was almost no connection between the Nazca C2 and another BMW concept of the same year.

The E1 was a roomy four-seat hatchback powered by an electric motor, an idea which had fallen out of favour much earlier in the 20th century and would not be taken very seriously again until the 21st.

The power output was a mere 45bhp, but thanks to light weight, an aerodynamic shape and regenerative braking the official range was quoted as being 155 miles.

5. 1992: Renault Racoon

The ‘aquatic-capable’ Racoon concept had a twin-turbo 3.0-litre V6 petrol engine driving all four wheels. What it didn’t have was doors. The driver and passenger had to get in and out through a canopy, which would have been problematic if the car had landed upside down.

Satellite navigation, remote entry, variable ground clearance and the use of cameras instead of rear-view mirrors all seem familiar enough today, but they were very surprising features of the Racoon when it was unveiled in 1992.

6. 1993: Aston Martin Lagonda Vignale

Conceived during the period when Aston Martin was owned by Ford, the Lagonda Vignale was at heart an extended version of Ford luxury brand Lincoln’s Town Car.

The ideas of creating a four-door Aston Martin saloon and reviving the Lagonda name did not last long, and the car did not make it past the concept stage.

The exterior styling was by Moray Callum, whose later work included overseeing the design of the third-generation Mazda MX-5, among many other well-known projects.

7. 1993: Mazda London Taxi

This concept was the result of a collaboration between Mazda and the London Royal College of Art.

It was designed for an imagined future in which road space was very limited, and could therefore accommodate only the cabbie and one passenger.

Built in 1993, the vehicle has never been displayed at a motor show.

8. 1994: Peugeot Ion

Like the BMW E1 of two years before, the Ion was an electric car conceived at a time when the future of such things seemed very uncertain.

Revealed at the 1994 Paris Motor Show, it featured doors which could be opened by leaning against the rear wings – very useful for anyone holding luggage or bags of shopping in each hand.

Many years later, Peugeot would launch a small electric car with a very similar name. However, the i0n was, like the Citroën C-Zero, simply a rebadged Mitsubishi i-MiEV with almost no French input.

9. 1994: Renault Argos

The Argos was a lightweight (750kg) three-seat roadster which resembled the later Spyder in shape (and lack of roof or windscreen) and the second-generation Clio in some of its design details.

One trick which did not feature on either of those production models was that the mirrors and doors retracted into the front and rear wings respectively when not required.

10. 1995: Chrysler Atlantic

This retro concept was inspired by the most expensive and fashionable cars of the 1930s, in particular the Atlantic Coupé versions of the Bugatti Type 57.

The references to cars built six decades earlier even extended to the 4.0-litre engine, whose straight-eight layout had long-since gone out of fashion.

It was built using components from a pair of 2.0-litre four-cylinder units, as fitted to the Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth Neon and the PT Cruiser.

11. 1995: Peugeot Tulip

Also badged as a Citroën on some of its appearances, the Tulip (which stood for Transport Urbain Libre Individual et Public ) was an electric city car with a top speed of just 44mph.

It was the subject of a trial in the French city of Tours. Nobody was expected to buy the car. Instead, subscribers had access to them to use essentially as self-driven taxis. The batteries were charged by induction at the relay points where they were parked when not in use.

12. 1995: Ford GT90

The GT90, built on an extended version of the Jaguar XJ220 platform, was in effect a successor to Ford’s Le Mans-winning GT40 and the far less well-known GT70.

It was outstandingly more powerful than either. The quad-turbo V12 engine – based on the Ford Modular unit used for various Fords, Mercurys and Lincolns, and sold to some other manufacturers – was said to produce 720bhp and give the car a top speed of over 250mph.

13. 1995: Mercedes-Benz VRC

The fact that the Vario Research Car displayed at the 1995 Geneva show had front-wheel drive and Active Body Control was significant, but it was also swamped by the concept’s most interesting feature.

Customers of a production version would own most of the car, but rent its body. There was a choice of four, all made of carbonfibre-reinforced plastic: a saloon, an estate, a convertible and a pick-up.

The owner would choose one at the time of purchase but could have it swapped for any of the others at a Mercedes dealer in just 15 minutes. The idea has not caught on.

14. 1995: Opel Maxx

Displayed in Geneva as an Opel and in London as a Vauxhall, the Maxx was the smart fortwo rival that never happened.

Based on an aluminium frame, this tiny city car measured less than ten feet from bumper to bumper.

The Maxx reappeared at Geneva in 1996 fitted with a 1.0-litre three-cylinder petrol engine, the only feature of the car which ever made it to production – it was introduced in the Corsa the following year.

15. 1996: Alfa Romeo Nuvola

Without referring any specific previous model, the Nuvola had an air of the 1930s about it. It had a separate body mounted on a steel spaceframe and was fitted with a 2.5-litre twin-turbo V6 which must have sounded glorious.

Nuvola is the Italian word for ‘cloud’, but it also refers to racing driver Tazio Nuvolari, who drove an Alfa to victory at the 1935 German Grand Prix, beating the Mercedes and Auto Union teams while high-ranking Nazi officials looked on in dismay.

16. 1996: Ford Indigo

One of Ford’s most exciting concept cars, the Indigo was a wedge-shaped open two-seater with partly exposed wheels and a prominent front wing. Three were built by British race-car manufacturer Reynard.

Of these, only one had an engine. It was a howling 435bhp 5.9-litre V12, different from the one used in the Ford GT40 but based on the same Modular V8.

Although the Indigo never went into production, the V12 was developed further and used in the Aston Martin DB7 from 1999 to 2003.

17. 1996: Ford Synergy

Dramatically unlike the Indigo, the Synergy was a six-seat saloon with an exceptionally aerodynamic lightweight aluminium body. A 1.0-litre petrol engine acted as the generator in an otherwise all-electric powertrain.

The Synergy was Ford’s idea of what a mid-sized saloon would look like in 2010. What we got instead was a facelifted version of the fourth-generation Mondeo.

18. 1996: Lincoln Sentinel

No relation to the Kansas newspaper of the same name, this concept from Ford’s luxury brand made its debut alongside the Indigo at the 1995 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

The two cars shared the same V12 engine but were otherwise dramatically different.

The Sentinel was a large saloon with frameless windows, 20-inch wheels and an overall length of over 18 feet. The front grille design echoed that of the 1955 Lincoln Continental.

19. 1996: Renault Fiftie

The fabulously cute Fiftie made its debut at the 1996 Geneva show. Its name refers to the 50th anniversary of Renault’s first post-war car, the 4CV (which the Fiftie closely resembled), making its public debut in Paris, though that model did not go on sale until 1947.

Despite its retro looks, the Fiftie had a carbonfibre body mounted on the aluminium frame of the Renault Spider sports car. The new, rear-mounted D Engine was subsequently fitted to the first-generation Twingo, replacing the old Cléon-Fonte unit which Renault had been using in an extraordinary number of models since 1962.

20. 1997: Dodge Copperhead

Chrysler said the Copperhead was ‘in the tradition of’ the Austin-Healey 3000.

Powered by a 2.7-litre V6 engine, it might have appealed to buyers who wanted something sportier than a Plymouth Prowler but couldn’t afford a Dodge Viper. Unlike those models, however, it was never put into production.

It is now referred to retrospectively as the Dodge Concept Vehicle, following a complaint by ZZ Top singer Billy Gibbons, who had registered the name Kopperhead for a customised 1950 Ford.

21. 1997: Dodge Dakota Sidewinder

Quite different from Dodge’s Copperhead concept of the same year, the Sidewinder was an enormously powerful sports truck.

The chassis was built by race-car manufacturer Riley & Scott, while the 600-plus bhp 8.0-litre V10 came from the Dodge Viper GTS-R competition car.

The Sidewinder might have been popular in Australia, where muscular utes are favoured, but there seem to have been no plans to build a production version.

22. 1997: Nissan Stylish 6

Surely one of the best-named concepts of the decade, the Stylish 6 had six seats arranged in two rows of three and six cylinders in its 2.5-litre engine. The engine was part of a petrol-electric hybrid powertrain, and drove through a CVT transmission.

This was Nissan’s idea of what an estate car of the future might be like. In 1997, nobody realised that estate cars would become very much a minority interest within two decades, due to the astonishing rise in popularity of the SUV.

23. 1997: Volkswagen W12

Volkswagen commissioned Italdesign to make a four-wheel-drive sports coupé which would be used as the showcase for a new 5.6-litre W12 engine, essentially a combination of two 2.8-litre VW VR6 units.

The car made its debut at the Tokyo show in 1997 and was followed by first a Roadster version, then a 6.0-litre variant named Nardò, after the Italian test track when it averaged 200.6mph for 24 hours.

The car never went into volume production, but the engine was used first in the Volkswagen Phaeton and later in other VW Group products, including the Bentley Continental.

24. 1998: Chrysler Chronos

Despite a very different headlight treatment, the Chronos was broadly influenced by the design of an early Chrysler concept, the D’Elegance of 1953, and some styling elements reappeared in the Chrysler 300C which made its debut in 2004.

The considerable 17-foot length of the body was emphasised by a steep windscreen, a low roofline and a cab-backward design. Power was provided by a 6.0-litre V10 engine.

25. 1998: Jaguar XK180

The XK180 was unveiled at the 1998 Paris Motor Show, 50 years to the month after Jaguar’s first XK model, the almost shocking XK120, made its debut at Earls Court in London.

Development took just 10 months, partly because the XK180 was essentially a shortened, re-bodied Jaguar XKR with the same supercharged 4.0-litre V8 engine.

The retro body was manufactured by Abbey Panels, whose previous work included making the bodies for the Jaguar C-type and D-type race cars.

26. 1998: Jeep Jeepster

The Jeepster name was first used in 1948. The concept unveiled in Detroit half a century later was a serious off-roader, designed to be capable of crossing the formidable 22-mile Rubicon Trail in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.

The ground clearance was adjustable over a range of four inches. Power was supplied by a 4.7-litre V8 from Chrysler’s new PowerTech family, which made its production debut later in the same year in the second-generation Jeep Grand Cherokee.

27. 1998: Plymouth Pronto Spyder

The Pronto Spyder was a mid-engined roadster similar in concept to the contemporary third-generation Toyota MR2, which it slightly resembled. It was built partly using recycled materials and had a turbocharged 2.4-litre engine. This unit wasn’t new, but it was used for production cars only in naturally-aspirated form until 2003.

Plymouth had been discontinued by then, 72 years after its creation, so if there had ever been a production version of the Pronto Spyder it would almost certainly have had different branding.

28. 1999: BMW Z9 Coupé

This was a four-seat coupé with carbonfibre body panels over an aluminium spaceframe.

The styling was similar to that of the later, second-generation BMW 6 Series, though the concept also featured gullwing doors which were not present on the 6 Series.

The Z9 was powered by the 3.9-litre V8 turbodiesel engine which had just made its debut in the BMW 7 Series, and was fitted with an early version of what became the iDrive communications and entertainment system.

29. 1999: Ford 021C

The 021C was designed by industrial designer Marc Newson and built by Ghia in time for the 1999 Tokyo Motor Show.

Slightly shorter (but also taller and wider) than the first-generation Ford Ka, it had a 1.6-litre petrol engine driving the front wheels through an automatic gearbox.

Newson’s lack of experience with cars perhaps helped him to produce a clean, timeless shape. This may also be why the 021C has been exhibited more often since its debut (at, for example, the London Design Museum and New York’s Gagosian Gallery) than would be expected of most concept cars.

30. 1999: Nissan Cypact

Hardly the most elegant concept car of the 1990s, the 1.2-litre turbodiesel Cypact was at least impressively economical for its day, with a claimed fuel economy figure of 83mpg.

The Cypact’s Intelligent Transport System had several features now found in modern sat navs, including warnings of traffic delays and adverse weather between the car’s current location and its intended destination.

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Hybrid bmw m5 touring is actually, really, officially coming to america`, i want to replace my juke with a wagon what car should i buy, forgotten concept: plymouth voyager iii.

Plymouth Voyager III Concept

This is an installment in a sequence of posts wanting again on present vehicles that we really feel deserved just a little extra consideration than they received. If you have got a suggestion for a Forgotten Concept matter, please shoot us a line or go away a remark under.

Plymouth Voyager III

First Shown: 1990 Chicago Auto Show

Description: Two-in-one financial system automotive and minivan

Sales Pitch: “Challenges conventional automotive design, and addresses future transportation issues.”

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First seen on the 1990 Chicago Auto Show, the Voyager III was one thing out of Saturday-morning cartoon, the place it possible ought to have stayed. The Two-piece folks mover featured a removable entrance module that was powered by a 3-cylinder engine, probably powered by propane, and seating for 3 passengers. The ahead part was designed to be environment friendly and straightforward to maneuver when working independently.

When backed into—and mated to—the passenger module, the Voyager III Concept featured seating for as much as 11 passengers (3+8). The rear module was outfitted with a 2.2-liter 4-cylinder engine, that, when working in tandem with the entrance module’s engine produced 250 horsepower. The rear engine might be engaged and disengaged as energy calls for warranted, bettering gas financial system when cruising or flippantly loaded.

When related to the rear module, the entrance module’s rear wheels retracted up into the automobile to scale back drag and enhance maneuverability.

Per Plymouth, the totally assembled Voyager III was simply 8.5 inches longer than a manufacturing Plymouth Grand Voyager. Sadly, inside photos of the Voyager III are troublesome to return by.

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If you’ve by no means puzzled why you may’t join your vehicles collectively, the Plymouth Voyager III could not make sense to you. That’s okay, as a result of it doesn’t make any sense to me, both. Per legendary auto govt Bob Lutz, then with the Chrysler Corporation, the Voyager III would have price far an excessive amount of to convey to market, so it’s probabilities of seeing manufacturing have been slim.

Truth is, novel as the thought, was, it didn’t make any extra sense than merely proudly owning an reasonably priced commuter automotive and a minivan, and NOT mating them collectively. Consider this: The Voyager III, for all of its complexity and potential price, was only a single automotive—the again half wouldn’t perform independently of the entrance. So, the Voyager III was like paying for 2 vehicles, and solely proudly owning one.

Also…propane, actually? Imagine the effort of hauling each items of your mega-minivan right down to the native propane dispensary for particular person fills. Fun as it’s to take a look at, the Voyager III Concept addressed no really transportation points in any handy or affordable style.

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Check Out These Intriguing 1990s American Concept Cars

Even in the '90s, these American concept cars seemed too wild and risky to put into production. Today, they're downright fascinating.

The general idea behind a concept car has always been to generate interest and test the reception towards a radical new car design or technology . This has seen many auto manufacturers build concept cars that tested an entirely new car philosophy, only for 5% of that work to be used in actual production.

So why bother building concept cars in the first place?

Because they form the first round of testing before the company commits to an entire production process that would otherwise cost billions. And for that simple experimentation, millions are still spent.

The sad thing is, not always have concept cars been given the label incredible, despite the philosophical, engineering, and financial effort that goes into building them. However, some, like these 10 American ones, managed to get substantial applauds from the still bamboozled crowd.

Well, yes, probably not everyone would have bought these American concept cars as shown. American companies still have a reputable history of going wild and crazy when it comes to building concept cars. However, some of these rides still inspired amazing production cars that were received positively by the market.

9 Plymouth Voyager 3

The Plymouth Voyager 3 was a minivan concept first unveiled in 1989 by Plymouth. Unlike the boxy, metallic machines that drove around in the minivan tag, the Voyager 3 sought a different design philosophy.

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Only the bottom half of this miniature tractor-trailer predominantly had metal. The upper half mostly featured glass that Plymouth claimed improved aerodynamic efficiency, not providing a great panoramic view as you would obviously think.

And calling this concept car a miniature-trailer was not by mistake because it featured a cab that could separate from the back of the car and be driven all by itself.

Despite being labeled by some as the worst concept car of all time, after its official debut in the 1990 Chicago Auto Show, the Voyager 3 still inspired the production Plymouth Voyager Minivan generation that ran from 1984 to 2000.

8 1995 Chrysler Atlantic

This was one of the 1990s American concept cars that introduced a radical new design concept, at a time when technology and car design was rapidly evolving.

Interestingly, Bob Hubbach, the man who designed this concept car, didn’t draw his inspiration from an Atlantic fish, looking at the front fascia of this machine. Instead, he borrowed the design concept from the Bugatti Atlantique.

Well, unlike what you might think, numerous lawsuits didn’t leave this car dead in the, err, water. Rather, it turned out to be one of the most popular American concept cars of the 90s. Its radical, 1930s-inspired design, straight to the retro straight-8 4.0L engine made this car very desirable.

Well, that desire didn’t push it to the production line, but its popularity has lived long enough that it still makes a few public appearances, besides being used as art on car care products.

7 1996 Lincoln Sentinel

The Lincoln Sentinel was Lincoln’s way of also expressing its new “edgy design” concept after Ford stole the show a year earlier with the Ford GT90. However, this was not a supercar. Instead, it was a full-size luxury sedan fitted with a power unit that would place it in almost the same category as the GT90.

What was immediately striking with this car was the menacing look that was uncommon with full-size luxury sedans at the time. This radical new approach was meant to show what the Town Car and Lincoln Continental of the era should look like.

Under the hood were 2, 3.0L V6s bolted together to make a massive 6.0L V12. Combined, Lincoln specified that the two V6s would produce 435hp. Sadly, like every other concept car story, this menacing luxury sedan never made it to the production line.

6 1995 Ford GT 90

The Ford GT is a historic nameplate that Ford has done very little in tinkering around with. This was until 1995 when they showcased a concept of what the Ford GT would evolve into.

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This high-performance concept car was unveiled at the 1995 Detroit Auto Show. It featured a very modern design that conveyed what the 21 st century Ford GT should look like. Ford was so confident about this concept car, that they dubbed it “the world’s mightiest supercar”.

And they were not wrong. The car boasted of ridiculous performance figures. It could do a 0-60mph sprint in 3.1 seconds, before maxing the speedo at 235mph. The power unit was a monstrous quad-turbocharged V12 engine that produced 720hp, unheard of at the time.

Sadly, this spiritual successor of the GT40 never saw the light of the production line. However, it introduced Ford’s “edge design” concept that inspired the Ka and Cougar.

5 1992 Mustang Mach III Concept

The “Mach” designation in Mustangs is not foreign today. There’s the Ford Mach-E that is poised to be the new electric pony that will lead the Mustang to its green destiny. Then there’s the Mach 1 that Ford claims will replace the V8 powered Mustang coupe.

But before Ford’s electric golf carts (at least that’s what some think the Mach-E is) used the “Mach” designation, the 1992 Ford Mustang Mach III concept set the pace for them.

However, it was never intended to inspire an electric, mini-SUV look-alike Mustang. Instead, the 1992 Mustang Mach III concept featured a rounded body design mostly associated with roadsters at the time. The looks also insinuated that the Mach III would have been a mid-engine sports car, despite Ford specifying that it would sit on the traditional front-engine architecture.

Sadly, the Mach III never went into production. However, the nameplate has resurfaced with Ford’s latest revelation of what the future of the Mustang will definitely be.

4 1994 Chrysler Aviat

The 1994 Chrysler Avia t was born out of the Plymouth/Dodge Neon. It represented what Chrysler believed would have been the 21 st -century sports coupe.

Straight off the bat, you could tell that this car was built for aerodynamic efficiency. Its bodywork wrapped inside the rear wheels, with a fender skirt and a huge air scoop just at the front of the rear wheels. It also featured scissor doors and a rumored 145hp DOHC Neon engine.

Interestingly, all this concept car ever was, was a computer rendering. Chrysler still produced a Neon for the 1995 model year, before spawning other concepts inspired by this car, such as the PT Cruiser concept.

3 1998 Chrysler Chronos

The 1998 Chrysler Chronos was not what you’d term radical. Its design had been heavily borrowed from the 1953 Chrysler D’elegance Concept, and the production of Chrysler 300C. So why deem it incredible?

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Because despite not spawning an entirely new design language, the Chronos paved the future for the Chrysler 300 nameplate. However, some compromises had to be made.

The Chronos had a lavish, yet cramped interior. And of course, being a concept car, there were no door handles. The only way to get in was through a key fob. However, the rest of the interior was fantastic. The clean gauges, made out of engine-turned aluminum, gave this concept car an elegant, yet simple finish.

Clearly, the Chronos seemed set to challenge a Merc. However, Mercedes owned Chrysler at the time, and it made no sense to make a long-wheelbase Chrysler that would challenge the sedans being built by the German automaker.

2 1998 Plymouth Pronto Spyder

The 1998 Plymouth Pronto looked like a car meant to drive you to your destination, well, pronto. Plymouth introduced it as a 2-door roadster concept, fitted with a 2.4L turbocharged 4 cylinder engine at the middle. Yes, nothing so far was radical, until the company started discussing the material.

The Pronto was designed to save the planet, or so it seemed. The chassis and bodywork used lightweight, recycled materials, mainly PET (polyethylene terephthalate), instead of steel. The color in the interior was spray-applied and it featured a tortoise-shell steering wheel rim.

Well, to get into production, a lot more had to be done to improve body stiffness and meet the stringent safety regulations set by regulators. Sadly, this Plymouth concept failed to meet those standards, so the entire project was shelved.

1 1999 Buick Cielo

While everyone was getting prepared for the end of the world, Buick was busy building a concept car that would allow four people to have a better view of it. Unheard of at the time, and still a rarity to date, the Buick Cielo was a four-door convertible based on the Regal GS.

The name of this concept car spoke about the idea behind the design. In Spanish, Cielo means sky, which is something you can’t miss to spot while seated with your three friends in the Cielo. Since this was a four-door convertible, it featured a widened and stretched Regal GS platform.

Buick was also not shy in fitting a 3.8L V6 into this bigger platform. The final output of 240hp made it sound like an exceptional performer for a car in its class. Sadly, the era of the sedan convertible was coming to an end with the Lincoln Continental. Buick had to shelf this one, despite creating one of the most radical sedan concepts of the late 90s.

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