The Best Car That Never Was?

[SchnellFowVay]

This is a thread to discuss concepts or working pre-production cars that never made it to production. List the best ones. I am not looking for bizarre concept cars. I want to see AWESOME cars that came SO close to production, but then never made the cut.

My contribution:

Dodge Copperhead:

[VR6 GLX Man]

I have Gran Tourismo 2 memories of driving this. I also have a model of this car I got many years ago.

[someguy123]

A couple I instantly thought of:

M8

e46 M3 Touring

[VR6 GLX Man]

VW Nardo w12



Ford Avus, Need For Speed 2

[R8TD///M]

[VR6 GLX Man]

Cool I just saw the site that had the above car.

[BRealistic]

[wolfsburgfanatic]

VW GX3. What I wouldn't give for this thing...

[curvedinfinity]

Nardo concept is up there for me, and this is too...



This Cadillac is pretty sweet too...

[:Jeremy:]

Not the best but wish mustang chose this rear end when they changed chassis.

[Biff Beltsander]

Ford Avus, Need For Speed 2

The Avus was an Audi. Not too different in concept as they were both supercar show cars never really intended for production.
Your picture was of a GT90.

[BRealistic]

VW GX3. What I wouldn't give for this thing...

Technically not a car.
Anything with less than four wheels is considered a motorcycle. (shrug)

[VR6 GLX Man]

thanks for correcting that at nitzer

[timmy222]

The Coupe 60

The replacement of the Pontiac GTO/Holden Monaro was cancelled because Sales numbers where not high enough to warrant a New Model

So the standard 4 door model (Pontiac G8/ Holden Commodore) was the only one developed

[vdubdave]

/ QED.

[SchnellFowVay]

Maybe people could explain their pictures?

Some of these cars I remember from the late-1980's through mid-1990s, but I have no recollection of their backgrounds, etc.

[miatafreak]

VW Bluesport

[shepherdgti]

/ QED.

^

[xJOKERx]

^ - that's cool the projector/reflector assembly resembles the aftermarket MKIV headlights

pretty sweet VW though

[4motionvr6dub]

VW Bluesport

Came here for this

[Woodski]

The Coupe 60

The replacement of the Pontiac GTO/Holden Monaro was cancelled because Sales numbers where not high enough to warrant a New Model

So the standard 4 door model (Pontiac G8/ Holden Commodore) was the only one developed

this.

[Tokyosmash]

The original 99' Charger prototype

[The Kilted Yaksman]

[RobMarkToo]

Holy crap that Dodge Copperhead is ugly.

[VarianceVQ]

VW Bluesport

VW's reply:

[Iroczgirl]

I've said it before...

[Woodski]

[vdubdave]

:laugh:

[Maxvla]

That 99 charger looks pretty good even by today's standards, but not as a charger. Too castrated on the nose for a muscle car. Interior would need a little updating but it's not bad either.

[pat_ernzen]

[The Kilted Yaksman]

[BRealistic]

The concept was actually a very forward thinking concept.
But the actual car they made was literally a taped together joke that would barely even move under its own power.

But think about how far ahead of its time it was.
Today advanced transmissions sell cars, and the Dale concept was sold by an advanced tranny.

[Biff Beltsander]

Today advanced transmissions sell cars, and the Dale concept was sold by an advanced tranny.

ZING!

Also, the Dale was never sold, only the idea of the Dale, shares of the company, and dealership franchises were sold.
This is what I've come to know from movies as the "long con".
Needs to be a movie.

[vdubdave]

But think about how far ahead of its time it was.
Today advanced transmissions sell cars, and the Dale concept was sold by an advanced tranny.

You sir, win an extra internet for today!

[wolfsburgfanatic]

The concept was actually a very forward thinking concept.
But the actual car they made was literally a taped together joke that would barely even move under its own power.

The Dale was a three wheeler (like the GX3) so don't you mean motorcycle?