Top 5 Best Concept Cars at the 2018 Paris Motor Show
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It wouldn’t be an auto show without cool concept cars, and while there weren’t too many at the 2018 Paris Motor Show, there were a few that caught our attention. Here are the five most interesting concept cars that debuted at this year’s show.
Peugeot e-Legend Concept
This is my favorite concept of the whole show, hands down. This is a great example of an electric and autonomous car that I would actually love to buy because it looks so stylish. Remember the retro Honda Urban EV that everyone was freaking out over? This got the same reaction. People are losing it over this coupe concept. Styled after the retro 504, we need real production cars that look like this, velour seats and all.
Infiniti Project Black S Concept
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen this concept — it first came out more than a year ago, but this Q60-based concept still pretty cool and we’re begging Infiniti to make it a real car. Infiniti has, however, made some improvements to this coupe’s hybrid powertrain this time around: It’s powered by a 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged V6 along with an electric motor and energy recovery system, good for 563 hp, up from 500.
Smart ForEase Concept
This concept from Smart celebrates the brand’s 20th anniversary by combining two concepts from the brand’s past. This electric roadster concept actually looks like a lot of fun. A rear-drive, rear-engined electric roadster? Yes, please! The ForEase is powered by the same 80 hp electric motor and 17.6 kWh battery pack as the Smart ForTwo Electric Drive you can buy.
Skoda Vision RS Concept
Like Peugeot, we don’t get Skodas in North America, but this hot hatch concept makes us wish they might consider crossing the ocean. This concept previews a competitor to the Golf GTI, except this is a plug-in hybrid that combines a 1.5L four-cylinder gas engine with an electric motor to get a total system output of about 241 hp and an EV range of 43 miles. We’re pretty into the idea of a plug-in hybrid hot hatch.
Porsche 911 Speedster
The last car on this list of concepts isn’t actually a concept at all, because it was just confirmed at the Paris Motor Show that it’s going into production. Up until now, the retro-looking sports car was a concept that Porsche made to help celebrate its 70th birthday, but the response was so good that they decided to put 1,948 models into production. Why that number? This gorgeous two-seater pays homage to the Porsche 356 “Number 1” that got its operating license on June 8, 1948. This purist 911 has a manual transmission and is bound to be a classic one day.
Jodi has been obsessed with cars since she was little and has been an automotive journalist for the past 12 years. She has a Bachelor of Journalism from Ryerson University in Toronto, is a member of the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC), and a jury member for the prestigious North American Car/Truck/Utility Vehicle of the Year (NACTOY). Besides hosting videos, and writing news, reviews and features, Jodi is the Editor-in-Chief of AutoGuide.com and takes care of the site's day-to-day operations.
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