Βγαλμένα μέσα από φουτουριστικά b-movies των 60s, 80s coin-up games, ασιατικές κόπιες του James Bond ή από άσφαιρα άρθρα με προβλέψεις για την μελλοντική αυτοκίνηση από το Scientific American των αρχών του αιώνα. Αστεία ή όντως πρωτοποριακά, τα prototype σχεδιαστικά μοντέλα των μεγάλων κατασκευαστριών της χώρας της ανατέλλουσας μουρλότητας είναι πραγματικά ένα κι ένα.

Ακολουθεί μια συλλογή από 72 δημιουργίες, οι περισσότερες από τις οποίες δεν πλησίασαν καν την γραμμή μαζικής παραγωγής, από το 1957 εως το 2009.

Concept car --
Toyota Proto, 1957

Concept car --
Toyota Proto, 1957

Concept car --
Toyota Publica Sports, 1962

Concept car --
Nissan Prince Sprint 1900 Prototype, 1963

Concept car --
Toyota Concept, 1966

Concept car --
Mazda RX 87 (Bertone), 1967

Concept car --
Isuzu Bellett MX1600 (Ghia), 1969

Concept car --
Toyota EX-1, 1969

Concept car --
Toyota EX-II, 1969

Concept car --
Toyota EX-III, 1969

Concept car --
Mazda RX-500, 1970

Concept car --
Mazda RX-500, 1970

Concept car --
Isuzu MX1600-II

Concept car --
Nissan 126X, 1970

Concept car --
Nissan 270X, 1970

Concept car --
Nissan 216X, 1971

Concept car --
Nissan Skyline Concept, 1972

Concept car --
Toyota EX-7, 1972

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Concept car --
Toyota RV-2, 1972

Concept car --
Toyota F101, 1973

Concept car --
Nissan AD-1 Concept, 1975

Concept car --
Nissan NX-21, 1983

Concept car --
Nissan CUE-X, 1985

Concept car --
Daihatsu TA-X80, 1987

Concept car --
Mitsubishi HSR II, 1989

Concept car --
Nissan Boga, 1989

Concept car --
Nissan Figaro Concept, 1989

Concept car --
Nissan FEV, 1991

Concept car --
Mazda London Taxi, 1993

Concept car --
Mitsubishi ESR, 1993

Concept car --
Suzuki EE-10, 1993

Concept car --
Nissan AP-X, 1994

Concept car --
Toyota Moguls, 1995 // Nissan Hypermini, 1997

Concept car --
Nissan TrailRunner, 1997

Concept car --
Nissan KYXX, 1998

Concept car --
Honda Fuya-Jo, 1999

Concept car --
Mazda Miata Mono-Posto, 1999

Concept car --
Isuzu Zen, 2001

Concept car --
Toyota POD, 2001

Concept car --
Isuzu FL-4, 2002

Concept car --
Honda IMAS, 2003

Concept car --
Honda KIWAMI, 2003

Concept car --
Honda Pro Drag Civic Si, 2003

Concept car --
Nissan Jikoo, 2003

Concept car --
Toyota FINE-S, 2003

Concept car --
Toyota MTRC, 2004

Concept car --
Infiniti Kuraza, 2005

Concept car --
Mazda Senku, 2005

Concept car --
Mitsuoka Orochi, 2005

Concept car --
Nissan Zaroot, 2005

Concept car --
Acura Advanced Sedan, 2006

Concept car --
Mazda Nagare, 2006

Concept car --
Nissan Terranaut, 2006

Concept car --
Acura Advanced Sports Car, 2007

Concept car --
Mazda Taiki, 2007

Concept car --
Nissan Mixim, 2007

Concept car --
Nissan Bevel, 2007

Concept car --
Nissan Pivo-2, 2007

Concept car --
Honda FC Sport Concept, 2008

Concept car --
Mazda Kiyora, 2008

Concept car --
Honda P-NUT, 2009

Concept car --
Infiniti Essence, 2009

Concept car --
Nissan Land Glider, 2009

Concept car --
Isuzu FC-12

Concept car --
Isuzu Fire Fighter 2

Concept car --
Isuzu FL-1/FL-4/FL-10

Concept car --
Isuzu Lunar Rover

Concept car --
Isuzu Super Heavy Dumptruck

Concept car --
Lexus Minority Report Concept, 2054

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