concept vehicle
nounUK /ˈkɒn.sept ˈviː.ɪ.kəl/
US /ˈkɑːn.sept ˈviː.ə.kəl/
A concept vehicle is a special car made to show new ideas and see how people like them.
The car show featured a futuristic concept vehicle with no steering wheel.
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2. A rough early model of a vehicle used by engineers to test a design.
Engineers built a concept vehicle to test the new electric motor.
3. A vehicle shown at exhibitions to attract attention and gauge public reaction.
The concept vehicle drew huge crowds at the auto expo.
4. An imaginative vehicle design that may never be produced for sale.
The flying concept vehicle remained a fantasy for decades.