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Discussion in 'Creative Arts' started by jm2, Oct 19, 2012.

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  1. Texas Forever

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    Did you just say swan dive? :D
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    Who said BMW fell apart after Bangle left?
     
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    One of my all-time faves!
    I would SO do every cars n coffee in the entire country!!!!!
    And for sure the AC Concours.....:rolleyes:
     
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    Disagree. All the hoops Ferrari has to jump through in meeting EU regulations distorts the final product they offer.
    By comparison the Corvette designers simply told the EU zealots 'no ZR1 Corvette for you'.
     
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    So are you saying that a ZR1 looks better then a 488? I didn't say that the regulations do not affect the design, I just said that a good looking design is still possible.
     
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    I agree with Mr. Dixon. There were several things the Corvette guys didn’t want or couldn’t do to sell in Europe. So they said forget about it! I personally don’t think the design would have suffered so much. Lamborghini and Ferrari pass all the regulations.
     
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    Looks a lot better (to me) than the B-body production version.
     
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    Pinkley: [impersonating a general]Very pretty, Colonel, Very pretty, But, can they fight? :D

     
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    So it’s not Giugiaro, but the ‘old’ Ital Design?
     
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    my understanding is that the design was done by Nissan's Cali. studio and built by "new" Ital Design (ie. VW) -
     
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    Correct. Per Nissan press release:

    "Italdesign developed, engineered and built the car. The distinctive, crisp exterior and interior designs were created by the teams at Nissan Design Europe in London and Nissan Design America."

    The press release also explains the curious rationale for the collaboration between Nissan and VW (!) by dint of VW's ownership of the "old" design firm:

    "Based on a production 2018 Nissan GT-R NISMO model, the unique car commemorates the 50th anniversaries of both the GT-R and Italdesign..."

    "...Italdesign has been a part of the Volkswagen Group since 2010."

    BTW, the Giugiaroes' "new" company is GFG Style.
     
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    Thanks for clearing that up!
     
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    I foresee heads hitting that roll bar, unless you're supposed to wear a helmet because of that vestigial windshield. :)
     
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    To freshen up a retro car, they reach back into the design vault for something that SmartCar did 16 years ago with the Crossblade? :rolleyes:

    Not impressed. :oops:

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