# What's the Point of Concept Cars Anymore? We Asked the People Who Design Them

> As someone who aspired to write about cars for a living largely because of the cool concept cars from my youth, I’m sorry to report that today’s moonshot design projects no longer get me goin’.

- **Source:** [Thedrive](https://www.thedrive.com/news/whats-the-point-of-concept-cars-anymore-we-asked-the-people-who-design-them?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a5a9dd192382b3d3dfe32e9)
- **Published:** 2026-07-17
- **Category:** Cars
- **Tags:** #cars #concept #design #anymore #asked #people #point #alone
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