Concept Cars and Prototypes: Landscape Pocket Guides

From the futuristic, the fantastic and the unusual to the cars that actually made it into production, Concept Cars and Prototypes is a pocket-sized exploration of the engineering and design dreams of the top automobile manufacturers. This book documents many bizarre flights of fantasy created purely for show, as well as the cars that made it from the drawing board to the production line, such as the Audi TT and the Mercedes Benz Vision (which became the A Class). Illustrated with a spectacular collection of colour photographs taken in the studio and on the road, this book provides an authoritative commentary on the world’s most groundbreaking automotive designs. Concept Cars and Prototypes includes a wealth of fascinating detail on all 150 featured concept cars. Each car is illustrated with a full-page photograph, with annotations picking out some of the more unusual features, while accessible text provides background information on the technological advances and design ideas behind its conception. With over 300 black-and-white and colour photographs and artworks, and including full specifications for each car, this book will appeal to anyone who is interested in cutting-edge technology.