car design thread

I think they’re struggling like many others.

 

Yeah, but these radical, gimmicky, jarring designs are more reminiscent of an up and coming small, budget automaker than a heritaged luxury performance giant like BMW. They may well be struggling because they've moved further away from sleek, confident, tidy designs. What they didn't need to do was set out to design something even more hideous than the i3. It's utter lunacy.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

The designer calls it a flying buttress.
https://i.imgur.com/TpJw5qh.jpg
Chris Bangle and Jason Castriota discuss the SAAB PhoeniX Concept
youtube.com/watch?v=5fNg9jP66JU

 

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ArtCenter College of Design to Open Doors For Car Show
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 BY MIKE GULETT LEAVE A COMMENT
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by Wallace Wyss –

If there is any school world wide that is more associated with car design, they would have a hard time beating the reputation of the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, now celebrating 70 years of their influence on car design.

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This 1962 Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT, a concept car designed by alum Larry Shinoda, was a big stylistic influence on the 3rd generation Corvette Stingray of 1968. Displayed here on the front lawn of ArtCenter’s 3rd St. campus in 1963 with George Jergenson, at center to right of vehicle, one of the founding faculty members of the Transportation Design department along with Strother MacMinn.
Photo credit: © ArtCenter College of Design

The hilltop campus will be holding their annual Car Classic car show, a concours of sorts on October 28, 2018.

The theme this year celebrates the 70th anniversary of the College’s Transportation Design program and what they say is “the indelible mark our alumni have made on the world around us.”

If you ever wanted to talk to real car designers about the great designs that made it and some that didn’t, this is the opportunity.

Many rare cars will be brought to show and some will even have the designers that designed them. One of the most recent car designs celebrated is the 2018 Tesla Model 3, designed by an Art Center grad who first worked for GM, doing the Solstice sports car before he leapt at the chance to be Tesla’s chief designer.

There will even be some prewar cars like a 1938 Opel Kapitan. Motorcycles and concept cars will also be on display. One of the concept cars is the mid-engined Corvair Monza GT one off car, built about the same time as Porsche put a mid-engined sports car in production, the 904GTS. The design was by the late Larry Shinoda, who attended Art Center and became one of GMs most famous designers.

TOUR THE STUDIOS
When I say “open house” this concours also allows those coming to the show to tour ArtCenter’s design studios, 3D rapid prototyping facilities and galleries. Unlike some colleges I’ve been to when there’s a show, ArtCenter students are working in their classes even while the show is going on, so you can get a realistic picture of how design is taught there.

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Car design class, evaluating a 3D mockup

This show is for the general public; for those interested in car design, for those thinking of going to school there or thinking of sending their children. Ticket price the day of the show is $40. Because of limited parking up at the show, there is parking at the nearby Rose Bowl and frequent shuttles up to the hilltop campus.

Ticket information can be found at their website here.

 

Beautiful T-1...

 

But Andrew; the one redeeming feature is that it's got an electric skate board tucked between the seats......how kool is that?
Park the matte gold monster behind that old brick building in the pix and skate on.......!

 

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I don't normally like these roofless retro things, but that's quite a nice one.

Looks clean and confident.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

I think one thing that really works for this car is that, although it immediately suggests retro, it is actually not retro, but quite modern.

 

Love the side profile.

 

So nice to see a return to styling rather than being dominated by aero......Perhaps elegance will return across the entire production.

 

I am a bit tired of modern, bladed wheels, though. Can't anyone design a modern Campy, Cromodora or Dunlop type wheel that isn't a cliche, but isn't overtly retro either?

 

Love it. If Ferrari gets back to making sexy cars its going to be hard for me to resist. Currently all the cars (IMO) are cool looking but none are sexy. Sexy gets me more than cool.

 

well the monza is nice.
completely and totally impractical.
but nice

 

For me, saying something is 'nice' is the kiss of death.

 

Dig the Mondial 500 fender vent - make mine Admiral Blue!

SLR Stirling Moss is pretty cool, too ...

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I've been having a think about the Monza and the SP2 is a better design than the SP1. The problem with the SP1, apart from the asymmetry, is that half the car is a dead space with no benefit to the driver. The way they put together the "deck" also makes it look like an afterthought (maybe it's removable, but it's still not great). Had they chosen to centralize the driving position, it would have made more sense. As it is, the SP2 is not only not more practical but it's better looking too.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

Only thing I’m not completely sure about is the steering wheel. I would have thought it deserved something a bit more bespoke...

 

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http://autodesignmagazine.com/en/2018/09/peugeot-e-legend-concept-estensione-elettrica-e-autonoma/

 

Sketches to reality is often a circuitous path
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Before I read the caption, I thought it was a new compact Dodge Challenger interpretation. Exterior looks pretty good, although the interior is a bit strange.

My first car, sadly lost when a drunk driver hit me, was a Peugeot 106.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

Wow, I am amazed. These images look 100% like digital images of an unfinished car.

 

Whoa, whoa, whoa....what are you SAYING about Santa here?!

 

Conceptually, I like the idea and the overall shape, but the sides make it look like it was in a completely symmetrical accident before you take delivery of it. Those convex forms are not so very good.

 

Its certainly not pretty, but it is interesting. I respect the bold statement.

Im a little tired of the overwrought side profile surfacing on everything (Do we blame Bangle for this ?)

I love the large greenhouse, Im so tired of seeing through tiny slits for windows. Though my guess is it isnt feasible for production as thats one old school thin A pillar.