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1990s
Bio-organic curves, carbon fiber dreams, and the dawn of computational design.


1990 Pininfarina CNR E2
The 1990 Pininfarina CNR E2 was an aerodynamic 4-door saloon based on a Fiat Tipo. Source: https://carsthatnevermadeitetc.tumblr.com/


1990 Nissan Gobi
The futuristic Gobi was released at the 1990 Detroit Auto Show and consisted of an egglike cocoon segmented into divided zones. Thus the...


1990 Michelotti Villedeuxmille
Giovanni Michelotti died in 1980 at the age of 58. His son Edgardo continued his father's work until 1990. The last exhibited car of the...


1990 Mercury Cyclone
Mercury's Cyclone concept car featured an extreme cab-forward design and a transparent, electrochromic glass roof that changed tints...


1988-1992 Lada Gnome
The idea of the Gnome was presented to the VAZ design team by P. Prusov, who was then the deputy chief designer. He also gave the...


1990 Kia KMX-02
The 1990 Kia KMX-02 was a four-door luxury sedan that never went into production. However, Kia released the Kia K900 29 years later in...


1990 Jeep Freedom
Built on the chassis of the Jeep Cherokee Limited station wagon, the Freedom was a proposal for a two-door convertible Jeep, similar to...


1990 Jaguar Kensington by ItalDesign
After completing the provocative trio of Aspid, Astec, and Asgard in 1988, the meticulous and sophisticated process began evolving and...


1990 I.A.D. Mini MPV
Presented at the 1990 Turin Motor Show, the I.A.D. Mini MPV had some neat features. Powered by a Ford Escort 4 cylinder, it produced 88...


1990 GMC Transcend
Based on the GMC Siena pick-up, the Transcend featured a retractable roof that stowed away behind the seats or covered the top at the...


1990 GMC Mahalo
The Mahalo convertible pickup concept was based on the coming 1991 Sonoma compact pickup. Featuring a three-tone paint job of a coral...


1990 GM Impact
In January 1990, GM chairman Roger Smith demonstrated the Impact, an electric concept car, at the 1990 Los Angeles Auto Show. The...
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