Bugatti Veyron
Bugatti decided in 2001 to build the 400 km/h fast, 1,000 hp masterpiece. And then the fun began. The cooling, tires, brakes and steering all slowed the project down; the first working prototype was not there until 2003. The production version did not follow until 2005.
Lexus LF-A
Legend has it that it took Lexus so long to get the LF-A from the drawing board to the millionaire bunkers that they basically facelifted the prototype. The concept was there in 2005, the restyling in 2007, and in 2008 there was a roadster concept. The final version didn’t come until 2011.
Honda NSX
Honda promised in 2007 that there would be a successor to the first-generation NSX. A year later it was canceled due to the economic situation in the world. In 2011, the rumors resurfaced, resulting in a concept in 2012 – at the end of 2015 it was once in the showrooms.
Tesla Roadster
The Tesla Roadster was originally intended for 2014. Then, in 2017, it was suddenly at the unveiling of the (albeit delayed) Semi Truck. Musk said it would hit the market in 2020. In 2020 that became 2021. In 2021, 2022. And now it is promised that it will really happen in 2023…
Tesla Cybertruck
The Cybertruck was unveiled in November 2019. The planned production date of late 2021 was moved first to 2022 and then to 2023, and now Tesla has removed the option to reserve a Cybertruck from the website. Meanwhile, competitors like Ford and Rivian are much closer.
Aston Martin Valkyrie
We first saw it as a designer model in 2016. Since then Aston Martin has had a turbulent time. A global pandemic doesn’t really help either. Aston once said the first ten owners would get their cars by the end of 2021. Hopefully we can go for a walk with him this year. Incidentally, there now seems to be one in the Netherlands.
Mercedes-AMG One
The Project One was unveiled in 2017. Since then: huge problems with the idle, emissions and serviceability of the F1-derived hybrid V6 turbo engine, and the promise of a real, hand-on-heart, production version in 2022. To be continued.
TVR Griffith
After one of TVR’s traditional financial failures, the company fell into new hands in 2013. Soon there were noises about a new car in 2015 and production in 2017. But in terms of building real cars, it has been anxiously quiet for a while now. Production is now scheduled for late 2023.
Apple ‘Project Titan’
The rumor mill started in 2014, when “a project was given the green light,” and has not stopped since. In 2020, it was claimed that Apple would unveil the car in 2024, others speculate that the company will bet on AI self-driving software after all. Who knows may say…
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