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A concept car is an automobile that is also referred to as a prototype. It is a car that represents the next generation design and technology that the automobile company aims to manufacture at some point of time in the future. The prototype is made by the company and presented in front of the world in popular motor shows to grab the attention of the people. Concept cars are full of new and exciting features and they easily catch the attention of the common people because of their unique design and bold features. The main objective behind concept cars is to gauge the reaction of the people and then decide whether to mass-produce them or not.

Why Every Company is Making Concept Cars?

Many experts question the concept of concept cars. These critics feel there is no point in spending millions of dollars in developing a prototype when there is a high probability of the car never seeing the light of the day. In a vast majority of instances, concept cars remain a concept and never go under mass production to be used by the end consumer. However, even these critics agree that automobile companies spend a fortune to create beautiful, sleek, and technologically more advanced cars in the name of these concept cars.

Nearly every big automobile company introduces its concept cars at major motor shows organized around the world. People come in large numbers to get a glimpse of the concept cars produced by giant automobile manufacturers like BMW, Mercedes Benz, Toyota, Ford, and General Motors to find out what these companies have in store for their customers.

Are Concept cars Safer Than Existing Cars?

It is a rarity for a concept car to be mass-produced by the company later on. The prototype needs to undergo many changes before it is acceptable for the company from the point of view of safety and practicality. So while people feel attracted to the concept cars introduced by automobile companies in motor shows, these companies often shelve their plans to manufacture the prototype because of its limitations. If safety and practically come in the way of their manufacture in most instances, there are also compliance issues that force automobile companies to shelve their concept cars in favor of improved versions or models of existing popular cars.

Many concept cars are almost outlandish in their design, something that is loved by large numbers of prospective customers. These cars are no less dramatic when it comes to their interiors. The radical and futuristic styling of a concept car often reflects a desire for the company to leap into the future.  For example, most of the popular automobile manufacturers at present are busy presenting their electric concept cars, knowing fully well that it is going to be the end of the road for their petrol and diesel-driven cars in not too distant future.

Even though companies claim their concept cars to be safer and technologically very advanced than the existing fleet of cars available in the market, these claims are never tested on the round by the end consumers. These cars remain a show of innovation and an exercise in building the brand image of the automobile company. Whether it is the concept car of Volvo or Toyota, visitors to the motor shows are left speechless by the bold design features as they don’t get a chance to drive the concept car on the road to know whether it is safer than earlier car models made by the company or not.

Design Elements Are the Main Considerations

If one looks at concept cars introduced by big automobile companies in the recent past, he finds that nearly all of them boast striking design features quite different from the existing cars available in the market. Every automobile company shows its concern for the increasing numbers of car accidents and the loss of precious lives. But there is little talk of making their future cars accident-proof or at least safer to reduce the likelihood of accidents.

The focus of the car companies while introducing concept cars is on design elements to catch the attention of the visitors to the motor show where it is presented. These companies achieve their objective easily with outlandish features and design elements that appear very alluring to the visitors to motor shows. As these visitors never get a chance to test the safety features of these concept cars, they are easily impressed by the innovative design features of the concept cars.

Automobile companies would do well to curb their instincts to showcase bolder and more beautiful concept cars and rather focus upon the safety features of their future car models. You just need to view our site closely to see how injuries from car accidents are destroying the lives of individuals and their families around the country. Millions of dollars spent on concept cars that never see the light of the day is money that goes down the drain. Yes, these auto companies do get publicity for a while and they probably also get a premium on their future car models. But more important than this little extra profit is the endeavor to make cars safer to prevent the loss of precious lives in car accidents.

There is no doubt that concept cars will continue to be made by big automobile companies to showcase innovation and to make their presence felt in the development of futuristic cars. But the need of the hour is to make concept cars that are high on the safety and security of passengers rather than focussing on outlandish design features. It would be in the order of things to do something to reduce the chances of car accidents that have become a bane of society. Loss of precious lives and limbs destroys families as absence from the workplace presents an enormous financial burden on the families of the victims. Automobile companies need to realize their corporate social responsibility and invest money in producing concept cars that are safer and technologically advanced.