The Top Concept Cars from CES 2023

Cars are now the focus of CES, occupying the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Dan Carney, Senior Editor

January 9, 2023

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In its role as a de facto auto show, CES (previously the Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas served to debut an array of advanced concept cars and production previews that boast innovative technology and design.

As an international show, these vehicles come from around the globe. It included keynote speeches by BMW and Stellantis, underscoring the show’s new transportation-centric flavor. Among exhibitors, sensor manufacturers, especially those with lidar devices, seemed to be the most common, prompting a prediction from Stellantis chief technical officer Ned Curic that there is a shakeout coming among the hordes of those companies.

In case the car companies were feeling like the big dogs of CES, John Deere was on hand with a huge autonomous tractor dominating a gigantic booth on the show floor, and across the aisle Caterpillar exhibited an even bigger mining dump truck.

 

 

But among the lilliputian cars and pickups displayed at CES, we thought a few stood out. Click through our gallery to learn about these vehicles.

About the Author

Dan Carney

Senior Editor, Design News

Dan’s coverage of the auto industry over three decades has taken him to the racetracks, automotive engineering centers, vehicle simulators, wind tunnels, and crash-test labs of the world.

A member of the North American Car, Truck, and Utility of the Year jury, Dan also contributes car reviews to Popular Science magazine, serves on the International Engine of the Year jury, and has judged the collegiate Formula SAE competition.

Dan is a winner of the International Motor Press Association's Ken Purdy Award for automotive writing, as well as the National Motorsports Press Association's award for magazine writing and the Washington Automotive Press Association's Golden Quill award.

He has held a Sports Car Club of America racing license since 1991, is an SCCA National race winner, two-time SCCA Runoffs competitor in Formula F, and an Old Dominion Region Driver of the Year award winner. Co-drove a Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost to 16 Federation Internationale de l’Automobile-accredited world speed records over distances from just under 1km to over 4,104km at the CERAM test circuit in Mortefontaine, France.

He was also a longtime contributor to the Society of Automotive Engineers' Automotive Engineering International magazine.

He specializes in analyzing technical developments, particularly in the areas of motorsports, efficiency, and safety.

He has been published in The New York Times, NBC News, Motor Trend, Popular Mechanics, The Washington Post, Hagerty, AutoTrader.com, Maxim, RaceCar Engineering, AutoWeek, Virginia Living, and others.

Dan has authored books on the Honda S2000 and Dodge Viper sports cars and contributed automotive content to the consumer finance book, Fight For Your Money.

He is a member and past president of the Washington Automotive Press Association and is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers

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