Concept cars are created by automakers to showcase new technologies and designs, but they are not mass-produced. Explore the future of automotive and see what you might be driving in a few years.

Automakers often turn to airplanes when working out designs for a new car. Both airplanes and vehicles need to be aerodynamic if they’re going to perform well, whether in the air or on the road. The auto industry, especially companies that make fast sports cars, is starting to use the same materials out of which airplanes are manufactured. Carbon fiber and fiberglass composites, used for wings and other structural elements on planes, can help make the bodies of cars stronger and lighter at the same time. This also means faster performance (because of less weight) and better crash safety.

Exactly what Lamborghini, the maker of some of the most powerful and recognizable sports cars in the world, is doing with its newest model, the Lamborghini Reventon. Everything from the arrow-shaped design of the Reventon’s body to the interior console finds inspiration from some of the military’s most powerful flying machines, right down to the air intakes.

Mazda new concept car dubbed “Kazamai” which means “swirling crosswinds” in Japanese.It’s a crossover, a sporty SUV. At first glance a five-point grille, 22 inch wheels and aerodynamic profile. Mazda worked a little bit under the hood, too, with next-gen direct injection engine and a newly-developed transmission which passes power to all wheels via its four-wheel drive system. The driving dynamics have been developed to create a fun-to-drive vehicle and Mazda states that if the model makes it to production form, we can expect frugal fuel consumption and greatly reduced CO2 emissions. How else?

Aquatic cars aren’t exactly cutting-edge. So the news that concept car designer Rinspeed would unveil a new aquatic car to make a huge splash. It’s a sports car, it’s a zero-emission vehicle, it was inspired by James Bond — and it drives underwater, inspired dream is now a reality.

But the sQuba does something a little unusual for a car, even an aquatic car — it dives underwater and moves around freely like a small submarine. If the thought of cruising around below the waves exploring lake bottoms and visiting marine animals is appealing, imagine doing it in an open-top convertible, The whole idea seems a little strange, even illogical, until you ponder the logistics of submarine-automobile design but sQuba can successfully navigate underwater environs in its own stately manner.

Conceptual cars are the next generation auto to be seen which will be much more creatively designed and much higher technocratic.

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