Glossary / General

prototype

50 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

A prototype is a first version of a car that engineers build to see if it works before making many copies.

Technical Definition

A prototype is an early model built to test design, performance, and production feasibility before mass manufacturing.

Hear It Discussed

"I'm trying to do a video about the four cylinder xk as well because there was a prototype on that in the museum yeah it didn't work very well did it no um but I again the negative slant rather that..."
How the car media landscape is changing, with Mike Fernie #305 The Intercooler 28:07

"This is like there. It's good. And this is still a prototype in like fair was beaten on it. Everyone's been beating on it."
This Restomodded Ferrari F355 Just Took On Singer and Won! Spike's Car Radio 19:06

"And they're like, oh, it was the prototype. It was drivable. And I'm like, it was totally drivable."
The Tesla Model S Is More Important Than You Think — The Carmudgeon Show w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep 235 The Carmudgeon Show 16:58