2003 North American Concept Vehicle of the Year Nominees

For complete details on each of the 2003 North American Concept Vehicle of the Year nominees, please visit Lou Ann Hammond's Carlist.com Concept Information page. Lou Ann has graciously provided us with an extensive resource that includes a photo and a detailed write-up on each vehicle. In addition to the existing Car, Truck/SUV and Specialty Concept categories, the new Production Preview category recognizes those vehicles based on upcoming production models that will be in showrooms before we know it.

Be sure to check back for any additional concept vehicles released at the Toronto and Chicago Auto Shows during February.

CONCEPT CARS

The Concept Car category is for those concept vehicles where the primary intent is the transportation of passengers, and cargo capacity is only incidental to that task.

Audi Pikes Peak Quattro
Aston Martin AMV8 Vantage
Aston Martin DB American Roadster 1 (DB AR1)
Bentley Continental GT Design Concept
Buick Centieme
BMW xActivity
Cadillac Sixteen
Chevy SS
Dodge Avenger
Ford 427
Ford Faction
Infiniti Triant
Kia KCD-1 Slice
Lamborghini Concept Car
Lincoln Navicross
Maserati Kubang
Mazda MX Sport Runabout
Mazda Washu
Mercury Messenger Concept
Mitsubishi Tarmac Spyder
Pontiac G6
Suzuki Concept-S

CONCEPT TRUCKS / SUVs

The Concept Truck category is for those concept vehicles where a utilitarian purpose and/or user-configurable cargo capacity, both in terms of volume and weight, are significant features of the vehicle.

Chevrolet Cheyenne
Dodge Kahuna
Hyundai OLV
Mazda Secret Hideout
Toyota FJ Cruiser

SPECIALTY CONCEPTS

The Specialty Concept category is for those concept vehicles where the demonstration of technology, and not the packaging itself, is the key feature of the vehicle. Also included in this category are those concept vehicles that clearly fall outside the lines of car or truck, and those concept vehicles that address a very specific vehicle application such as racing, handicap transportation, or military/public safety use.

Dodge Tomahawk
Ford Model U
General Motor's Hy-Wire
Honda Studio E
Toyota Fine-S

PRODUCTION PREVIEW VEHICLES

A new award category for 2003, the Production Preview category is for those vehicles based on a model already announced or planned for production.

Dodge Durango Hemi R/T
Dodge Magnum SRT-8
Ford Freestyle FX
Ford Lightning
Ford Mustang GT
Ford Thunderbird SC

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