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Concept cars are supposed to be fun and interesting. When they’re serious, they’re near-production cars that show us what to expect in dealer showrooms before long. Or they can be trial balloons to test public reactions to new styling ideas or technological innovations. The bulk of them are just there to be cool. Something flashy with a wow factor to get people to the corporate show stand so you can get them interested in the latest minivans.
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And some concept cars are really fun. These are the cars powered by a 20-foot diameter gyroscope or have huge fins on the front of the car or feature flat screen TVs as taillights. And now Jaguar has done everyone who has ever made a goofy show car powered by steam, hydrogen, and Jerry Garcia solos one better. Jaguar just debuted a show car that isn’t a car at all. Jag calls their new concept “car” the Future-Type, but, and here’s where the first of many, many problems arise, the Future-Type isn’t a car at all. It’s just a steering wheel. Yes, it’s a high tech steering wheel that sort of looks like a cross between a smartphone and a headlight bezel from a 1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass. Still, that’s ALL the Jaguar Future-Type concept is: A friggin’ steering wheel.
Jag’s Larry Lightbulb idea here is that, in the future, you’ll never actually own a personal car again. Wait, wait! Stay with me he...