Why do concept cars look so desirable but the ones that make it to production look so plain?

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Here are the dashboards of concept cars. They look like they would be super fun to drive. Maybe the price would be too high, I mean what car isn't? but they would probably hold their value well unlike today's cars.

Answer 1

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Xper 5

Because the purpose of a concept car is to look desirable and nothing else. Once the manufacturers actually start to produce the car, they need to take into account things like safety and practicality which change how the car looks.

Answer 2

NathanDavis | 349 opinions shared on Other topic.

Yoda

Because most concept cars are not even functional nor viable, and they are meant to be a show off, for marketing purposes and not for the actual mass production business.

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wankiam | 5.2K opinions shared on Other topic.

Master

simple... cost but some prestige and very expensive cars do have such interiors here's an eighties production car made by aston martin

Why do concept cars look so desirable but the ones that make it to production look so plain?

and just google the inside of the latest mercedes s class, also in full production

JuliaStyles

10 d
But you are talking expensive hand built cars. Production cars are cheaply built of plastic and thin steel.
wankiam

10 d
yes and thats my point... concepts are just a test bed for tech and to guage public opinion which is why only the expensive/prestige stuff gets the extra cost thrown at it... oh and mercedes s class cars are not handbuilt or built in small numbers, they just cost a lot

Answer 4

JuliaStyles

But you are talking expensive hand built cars. Production cars are cheaply built of plastic and thin steel.

Answer 5

wankiam

yes and thats my point... concepts are just a test bed for tech and to guage public opinion which is why only the expensive/prestige stuff gets the extra cost thrown at it... oh and mercedes s class cars are not handbuilt or built in small numbers, they just cost a lot

Answer 6

Anonymous

Concept cars need to be flashy and demonstrate ideas and concepts to journalists and industry people.
Production cars need to sell to real people with boring lives.
The only time they can get close to concept is when they are trying to sell to early adopters. These are bored people with money who want everyone to see their toy.
Which is why some of the electric cars look bizarre.