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


1994 Bertone ZER
Driven by Oscar De Vita, this electric streamliner, built by Bertone, set the Hour Record for Class 2 electric vehicles in 1994 at...


1992 Bertone Blitz
The 1992 Turin International Motor Show theme was "Man and the environment," and Bertone, who had been urged by many to come up with an...


1990 Oldsmobile Expression
The concept debuted at the Chicago Auto Show in 1990 before the height of minivan sales or the consumer move to SUVs. It was more like a...


1992 BMW Columbus by ItalDesign
There was nothing mini about this minivan as the highly unusual Italdesign Columbus took the odd shape of an enormous seven-seater...


1993 Pininfarina Ethos 2
Presented at the Geneva Motor Show, the Pininfarina Ethos 2 is a coupé designed by Pininfarina with two doors and a mid-mounted engine...


1992 Pininfarina Ethos 1
The first concept of the Ethos trilogy, a family of environmentally-friendly vehicles of different configuration, this spider shares,...


1993 Nissan AP-X
Marcello Gandini designed the Nissan AP-X Coupe concept. And guess what! It had a 0.20 drag co-efficient. A sports car to combine...


1993 Fiat Grigua Off-Road by I.DE.A
The Institute of Development in Automotive Engineering of Turin made a futuristic version of the Cinquecento which they then developed...


Jay Ohrberg “The American Dream” Cadillac Limousine
Looking at the photos of this behemoth of an automobile, it’s very easy to dismiss it as a photoshopped creation that does not exist in...


1994 Prince Jefri Range Rover
This 1994 Range Rover was commissioned by the Sultan of Brunei for his brother, Prince Jefri. At a reputed cost of around £135,000...


1999 Land Rover Project SVX
Land Rover preserves its SVX moniker for more offroad focused vehicles. It was first used on the Project SVX concept vehicle, based on a...


1999 Alfa Romeo Bella
A sports coupé prototype with the mechanical characteristics of the “beautiful” Alfa Romeo 166. Alfa coupés are a recurrent theme for...
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