Is that a new space vehicle with wheels? No, it's a concept car! Stuck in traffic? No problem! One concept car has a drone-like device that can lift it into the air. Looking for a car that gets to know you like a friend? Look no further than a car with an artificial intelligence system that can sense your feelings. Have a need for speed? Enter fully electric concept cars that boast 350 horsepower. Take young readers on a journey through the technology that makes concept cars so amazing.

Is that a new space vehicle with wheels? No, it's a concept car! Stuck in traffic? No problem! One concept car has a drone-like device that can lift it into the air. Looking for a car that gets to know you like a friend? Look no further than a car with an artificial intelligence system that can sense your feelings. Have a need for speed? Enter fully electric concept cars that boast 350 horsepower. Take young readers on a journey through the technology that makes concept cars so amazing.

The concept and prototype cars that are shown at major industry events feature cutting-edge technologies that the automotive industry wishes to preview. Often these technologies make an appearance in future production models. Concept Car Year in Review: 2013 provides insight to the key engineering ideas that were introduced in concept and prototype cars during that year. This full-color book includes articles that were previously published and written by the award-winning editors of Automotive Engineering International about these concept cars. This book provides a preview of the technologies we could experience in our vehicles in the future. It gives the reader an inside glimpse of how new ideas for vehicles are formed and how they are implemented into the cars we drive. Published for enthusiasts who are interested in future car models and their technologies, as well as practicing automotive engineers who are interested in new engineering trends such as hybrid systems, powertrain designs, automotive design, lightweighting, and materials, and new engineers who want an overview of future trends, Concept Car in Review: 2013 also: • Provides one place where readers can find information on key engineering trends over one year. • Allows readers to easily find specific car models or read about all of them. • Includes interviews with engineering innovators who pioneer technologies in concept cars. • Features many large, full-color images and an attractive magazine format.

Concept Cars is an illustrated guide to 70 of the most creative products of car design. From the science fiction inspired concept cars of the 1950s to the remarkably innovative designs of the present day, here are the cars that push the boundaries of automotive design to the limit. Featured are designs that opened the doors to future innovations, as well as the cars that actually made it to production, such as the new VW Beetle and the Porsche Boxster. Key car designers such as Norman Bel Geddes, the "father of streamlining," and Peter Schreyer, the man responsible for the Audi TT, are covered as well. 190 color photographs and illustrations are included in this discovery of the fantastic, the extraordinary, and just plain outlandish creations of the automotive industry.

The auto industry is about to undergo its biggest change ever. You'll have a completely different relationship with automobiles than your parents did. You'll talk to your car and it will talk back. It'll be able to drive itself if you don't want to bother. Everything we know about cars is being retooled and fitted with new tech. To get to the stage where these kinds of cars will be available for sale takes a lot of preparation. The car industry has always depended on concept cars to test out their new ideas. Discover the history of these cars and how the auto industry has come to rely on them. Then find out about some of the latest concept cars and the onboard friend you will have on the dashboard. Each book in The World of Automobiles series takes a close-up look at the most interesting aspects of the cars we love. Who makes them, how we love to trick them out, the craziest cars of them all, and trucks too...it's all here. So, jump in, get behind the wheel and put the pedal to the floor! Each title in this series contains color photos throughout, and back matter including: an index and further reading lists for books and internet resources. Key Icons appear throughout the books in this series in an effort to encourage library readers to build knowledge, gain awareness, explore possibilities and expand their viewpoints through our content rich non-fiction books. Key Icons in this series are as follows: Words to Understand are shown at the front of each chapter with definitions. These words are set in boldfaced type in that chapter, so that readers are able to reference back to the definitions--building their vocabulary and enhancing their reading comprehension. Sidebars are highlighted graphics with content rich material within that allows readers to build knowledge and broaden their perspectives by weaving together additional information to provide realistic and holistic perspectives. Text Dependent Questions are placed at the end of each chapter. They challenge the reader's comprehension of the chapter they have just read, while sending the reader back to the text for more careful attention to the evidence presented there. Research Projects are provided at the end of each chapter as well and provide readers with suggestions for projects that encourage deeper research and analysis. Educational Videos are offered through the use of a QR code, that when scanned, takes the student to an online video showing a moment in history, speech etc. This gives the readers additional content to supplement the text. And a Series Glossary of Key Terms is included in the back matter containing terminology used throughout the series. Words found here broaden the reader's knowledge and understanding of terms used in this field.

They are the cars we can't drive-- dream machines, the cars of tomorrow. In their purest form, concept cars show us the future through the artistic eyes and creative mind of the auto designer.