{"meta_title":"The Hottest Concept Cars of the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show \u2013 Feature \u2013 Car and Driver","meta_description":"See the hottest fantasy metal from the 2014 L.A. auto show at Car and Driver.","meta_keywords":"2014 Los Angeles auto show, L.A., Audi, A9, Prologue, A10, Chevrolet Chaparral GT6 concept, 2X Vision Gran Turismo, VGT, Scion iM concept, hatchback, Lexus LF-C2, RC convertible, Mini CitySurfer, scooter, best, concepts","news_keywords":"2014 Los Angeles auto show, L.A., Audi, A9, Prologue, A10, Chevrolet Chaparral GT6 concept, 2X Vision Gran Turismo, VGT, Scion iM concept, hatchback, Lexus LF-C2, RC convertible, Mini CitySurfer, scooter, best, concepts, cars, car news","related":[{"link":"http:\/\/http://ift.tt/1F20xTM","img":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Shelby-Mustangs-117-876x535.jpg","title":"Shelby Mustang Stampede: Classic GT350s, GT500s Gather for New GT350\u2019s Launch in L.A."},{"link":"http:\/\/http://ift.tt/1HnpblP","img":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-MX-5-Cup-Car-112-876x535.jpg","title":"ND Round: 360-Degree Photos of Mazda\u2019s Hot 2016 MX-5 Miata Cup Race Car"},{"link":"http:\/\/http://ift.tt/1yYUqxo","img":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/SHOplacement-876x535.jpg","title":"SHO \u2018Nuff: A Visual History of Ford\u2019s Iconic Taurus SHO Supersedan"}],"slides":[{"id":170969,"title":"","body":"Let\u2019s just be honest here: Concept cars are the coolest things about any auto show. They preview futures both near and distant, and their adventurous styling and advanced technologies appeal to your inner 12-year-old (or PhD student).\nThe concepts from this year's L.A. auto show definitely adhere to this script, and one isn\u2019t even a car at all. But whether these conceptual vehicles are mere eye-candy or will roll off an assembly line in some form or another, they certainly got us thinking, talking, and feeling like a kid again.","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/HotConceptsPlacement.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/HotConceptsPlacement-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/HotConceptsPlacement-876x535.jpg","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170907,"title":"Audi Prologue","body":"Audi\u2019s design language takes its biggest step forward in years with the slick Prologue concept. ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"27","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-102.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-102-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-102-876x535.jpg","make_name":"Audi","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170906,"title":"Audi Prologue","body":"Rendered in pillarless coupe form, the Prologue is clearly steeped in Audi\u2019s recent design themes while establishing many new elements we expect to see in a production version\u2014likely to be called A9 or A10\u2014as well as many Audis to come.","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"27","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-101.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-101-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-101-876x535.jpg","make_name":"Audi","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170908,"title":"Audi Prologue","body":"If Audi keeps the pillarless look for production, it would make for a lovely answer to the Mercedes-Benz S-Class coupe, should anyone ask the question.","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"27","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-103.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-103-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-103-876x535.jpg","make_name":"Audi","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170910,"title":"Audi Prologue","body":"The concave rear window recalls American coupes from the 1960s and 1970s, as well as recent Citro\u00ebns. ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"27","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-105.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-105-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-105-876x535.jpg","make_name":"Audi","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170922,"title":"Chevrolet Chaparral 2X GT6 Vision Gran Turismo","body":"Chevrolet joins the throngs of OEM contributors to the Gran Turismo 6 video game with the completely wild Chaparral GT6 Concept. It went one better than most of the others, however, in building a full-size model. (VW and Mercedes have also taken their concepts out of the digital realm.) ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"2","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-117.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-117-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-117-876x535.jpg","make_name":"Chevrolet","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170923,"title":"Chevrolet Chaparral 2X GT6 Vision Gran Turismo","body":"Inspired by a wing suit\u2014yeah, that thing that suicidal daredevils wear when jumping off craggy mountaintops\u2014the hypothetical driver lays down on his or her hypothetical stomach to drive it. Hypothetically.","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"2","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-118.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-118-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-118-876x535.jpg","make_name":"Chevrolet","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170924,"title":"Chevrolet Chaparral 2X GT6 Vision Gran Turismo","body":"The Chaparral GT6 concept is so named to invoke the legendary Chevy-powered race cars from the 1960s that sliced up the rulebooks in the pursuit of going faster, better.","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"2","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-119.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-119-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-119-876x535.jpg","make_name":"Chevrolet","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170929,"title":"Chevrolet Chaparral 2X GT6 Vision Gran Turismo","body":"As such, this car's theoretical laser-propulsion system needn\u2019t be even remotely feasible to work in this application. (It\u2019s just for a video game, after all.) ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"2","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-124.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-124-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-124-876x535.jpg","make_name":"Chevrolet","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170927,"title":"Chevrolet Chaparral 2X GT6 Vision Gran Turismo","body":"Alas, the actual car is powered by humans that push it from trailer to show floor and back.","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"2","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-122.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-122-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-122-876x535.jpg","make_name":"Chevrolet","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170928,"title":"Chevrolet Chaparral 2X GT6 Vision Gran Turismo","body":"Credit Chevrolet for originality\u2014and the audacity to attach a \"Remove before flight\" stopper for the laser emitter. If that's what that part does.","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"2","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-123.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-123-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-123-876x535.jpg","make_name":"Chevrolet","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170913,"title":"Lexus LF-C2","body":"Lexus\u2019s striking LF-C2 concept seemingly previews an upcoming RC convertible. ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"47","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-108.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-108-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-108-876x535.jpg","make_name":"Lexus","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170911,"title":"Lexus LF-C2","body":"Contained within its gilded body panels are the mechanical bits from an RC350. ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-106.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-106-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-106-876x535.jpg","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170914,"title":"Lexus LF-C2","body":"Don\u2019t ask what kind of roof it\u2019s got under the deck, because there isn\u2019t one. It\u2019s a show car, remember?","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-109.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-109-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-109-876x535.jpg","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170915,"title":"Lexus LF-C2","body":"As with many Lexuses, the polarizing LF-C2 won\u2019t appeal to everyone, but it shines in the details, including the elegant three-bulb lamps and unique bi-texture grille, with its braided \u201cL\u201d mesh beneath vertical slats. ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-110.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-110-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-110-876x535.jpg","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170916,"title":"Lexus LF-C2","body":"This car's exquisite 40-spoke chrome wheels may be the most beautiful wheels of any car at the show.","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-111.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-111-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-111-876x535.jpg","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170917,"title":"Lexus LF-C2","body":"Fairings behind the rear seats and a waterfall panel that flows between the seats are throwing shades of vintage Thunderbird our way. ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-112.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-112-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-112-876x535.jpg","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170918,"title":"Lexus LF-C2","body":"Better yet, we\u2019re told Lexus is serious about bringing that treatment into the possible production model.","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-113.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-113-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-113-876x535.jpg","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170919,"title":"Lexus LF-C2","body":"There is a LOT of white going on here, but a splash of body-color trim breaks things up. Remember, this is fantasy, folks.","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-114.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-114-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-114-876x535.jpg","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170936,"title":"Mini CitySurfer","body":"Mini indeed: Mini\u2019s surprise concept isn\u2019t a car, but rather a 40-pound electric scooter with a 15-mph top speed and a range of 10 to 15 miles. It folds and is designed fits into the back of a three-door Mini, making it a range extender of the al fresco variety. Fun details include a round retro-look headlamp, Mini-style five-spoke wheels, and a partial Union Jack graphic on the platform.","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"6","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Minisurfer.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Minisurfer-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Minisurfer-876x535.jpg","make_name":"Mini","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170920,"title":"Scion iM","body":"Not far beneath this tricked-out five-door\u2019s highly modified body is Scion\u2019s next new model, the iM hatchback, one of three new cars Scion will introduce. It is based on the Toyota Auris sold overseas, which is basically a Corolla hatchback with a sexy body.","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"24","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-115.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-115-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-115-876x535.jpg","make_name":"Scion","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170921,"title":"Scion iM","body":"The iM\u2019s body is widened and slammed on adjustable shocks, with 19-inch smoked wheels, small metal-capped mirrors and bitchin' front and rear fascias. We expect exactly none of those elements to be carried over intact on the production model, although we\u2019d be happy to be wrong.","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"24","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-116.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-116-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Hottest-Concepts-116-876x535.jpg","make_name":"Scion","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""}]} 
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