20 Cars With Very Unusual Dashboards (PHOTOS)

A dashboard is a control panel usually located directly ahead of a vehicle’s driver. They display the instrumentation and controls needed for the vehicle’s operation.

Over the years, carmakers have tried to outdo each by producing futuristic and attention-grabbing dashboards. With so many car companies competing for the market, there is pressure on car dashboard designers to come up with the most outstanding dashboard designs.

For some car dashboard designers, the innovations they came up with remained at the concept stage. However, some others ultimately become part of production cars.

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In some cases, it can be very easy to tell whether a car’s dashboard looks good or not. There are also those times that the dashboard looks extremely awkward and hard to tell if they would impress the market.  Some of the unusual dashboards designs gives us an inkling of what the future has in stock. Well, we have to admit, there are some designs that are outrightly ridiculous.

Join us as we look at some of the most unusual dashboards that we have ever seen on some cars.

Mercedes-Benz F200 Imagination (1996)

Honda IMAS (2003)

Oldsmobile Incas (1986)

Opel Junior (1983) concept car

The electric 19_19 is one of two concepts built by Citroën to celebrate its 100th birthday in 2019.

Maserati Boomerang (1971)

Chevrolet Nomad (1999)

Peugeot 806 Runabout (1997)

Kia Imagine concept car (2019)

Citroën Hypnos concept (2008)

Nissan ComCom (1985)

Volkswagen Orbit concept (1986)

Toyota HV-M4 (1999)

BMW Z13 concept (1993)

Chevrolet Blazer XT-1 (1987)

Bertone Cadillac Villa (2005)

Pontiac Pursuit (1987)

Volkswagen Vario I concept (1991)

Ford 24/7 (2000)

Mitsubishi CT-MiEV (2006)

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