Automotive & Transportation

Concept Cars

Drive forward. Together.

At BASF, we believe in, together with our partners, pushing the boundaries of what is possible, revolutionizing the automotive industry and shaping a future where mobility is more high-performance, sustainable and digital than ever before.

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The power of chemistry

Concept cars, created together with leading partners in the industry, are powerful testimonials of the extraordinary enabler that BASF's chemistry is. Let these visionary vehicles inspire you to believe in the limitless possibilities of innovation that becomes reality.

Examples

How we drive concept cars

Kia

Circular Mobility (2025)

Kia EV3

The Kia EV3 Study Car showcases the third collaboration between Hyundai-Kia and BASF, setting a new standard in sustainable automotive design. Utilizing sustainable materials, this concept car combines high performance with eco-friendly technology, featuring lightweight engineering plastics and eco-friendly polyurethanes to reduce CO₂ emissions and redefine future mobility.

Citroën

Less is more (2022)

Citroën Oli [all-ë]

Together with Citroën, we joined this journey to a new fully electric car concept: oli [all-ë]. Less is more! This is not about the fastest or most luxurious car but a testament to how much can be saved by reducing weight and resource usage on a step forward to sustainable mobility..

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd.

Konzeptfahrzeuge für die Mobilität der Zukunft gemeinsam von BASF und GAC R&D Center entwickelt / Concept cars for future mobility co-developed by BASF and GAC R&D Center

Addressing diverse needs of China’s drivers (2018)

Two-seat concept electric cars

With BASF’s innovative materials and solutions, the new concept cars appeal to, and address the diverse needs of a wide variety of drivers: senior citizens, female drivers, and more. They also address the trend towards car sharing, one of the fastest growing urban mobility concepts worldwide.

Hyundai

Chemistry supercharged (2016)

Hyundai RN30

The concept car RN30 was created to offer pure driving pleasure on the race track for everybody and features the latest in innovative automotive solutions – driven by BASF. The RN30 combines key solutions from the chemical industry with purposeful aerodynamic design and specialized high-performance technologies. BASF contributes significantly to the concept with lightweight plastics, endless possibilities in design as well as durable and eco-friendly materials.

The i-flow is a milestone on the road to the car of the future: BASF and Hyundai are presenting their new concept car. The combination of technologies and materials illustrates possibilities for mobility in the future.

HED-7 'iFlow' (2010)

HED-7 'iFlow'

The Hyundai iflow concept car carries forward the company’s evocative form language, ‘fluidic sculpture’. The flowing, elegant lines not only create a bionic, futuristic shape, but also contribute to exceptional aerodynamics, helping to reduce the car’s CO₂ output and fuel consumption.

Smart

A 4-wheeled laboratory (2011)

Smart Forvision

The car combines unique design with innovative technologies exemplifying energy efficiency, lightweight design and temperature management.