car design thread

Thankfully its much better than that.

 

IMHO, that "hood latch" (or whatever) on the side behind the top of the front wheel needs to go in the name of de-cluttering.

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I think the way it was 'modernized' reflects the Lambo first then if the original was applied. https://i.imgur.com/lrVfoLa.jpeg

 

Id disagree

 

I noticed I did the same headlight and bumper look back in December
https://i.imgur.com/zX2IxgO.jpeg

original post https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=830377759095215&set=pb.100063689962675.-2207520000&type=3

 

I'm not sure that 1994 Corvette tail lights are a good start, although I have nothing against 1994 Corvette tail lights. I'm OK with what Ferrari proposed, including the tail pipes.

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Once you unmask the headlights from the black ribbon, the car does look cheap in some angles (including body parts). Tin foil hat on, I think Ferrari purposely downgraded this design from its full potential to keep buyers coming back for future releases like the sf90 vs the face-lift xx version. I see now the more fitting elegant headlight for the 12Cilindri is the J50 one off face. https://i.imgur.com/gWGUx21.jpeg

 

Interesting theory.

Question for @jm2 : When you were in the industry and there were 3-4 serious finalists for the initial design release of a new model, did management ever consider the 2nd, 3rd, etc. place finishers for the "carryover" models in subsequent years?

 

A little bit of automotive design history to go with your (pour over) coffee this morning.......

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That roof looks ridiculous (I should say IMO, but I don't think it is necessary )

 

6 of one, half dozen of the other. Change for change sake. No improvement or worsening to me

 

Didn't have time to watch the video but did spool through to pause on the images. The top of the front looks pretty good but the bottom looks too pseudo-sports for a Rolls-Royce. That's the kind of dumb intake companies like Mansory mutilate cars with. Also, the uptick it gives doesn't line up with anything on the side profile so it looks aftermarket.

I wonder if an aftermarket company might design a lower front modification to restore the lines. That'd be a strange turnabout.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

He probably got tired of working with big, bulky, and square design directives.

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“Bad accident sides .” I never liked this car’s design.

 

Before we get too carried away with 21st Century Design hype and AI, lets turn back the Way-Back Machine by 104 years:

What Happened When Mitchell Motor Car Company's Design Was Too Advanced

Finding balance in the design eluded Mitchell

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There's an old saying in the automobile business: You never want to be too far behind styling trends, or too far ahead. Finding that sweet spot between styling that’s too conservative and too advanced is critical, and the Mitchell automobile is a good example of what can happen when a design is too far ahead of trends.

In 1919 the Mitchell Motor Company of Racine, Wisconsin, was considered a veteran automaker. It had begun producing motorcars in 1903, one year after Rambler and the same year as Ford Motor Company. Mitchell was profitable, a picture of success and prosperity, yet five years later the company was out of business and its plant sold to another carmaker. It proved a cautionary tale for other automobile companies.

While the company was profitable, it seems management might have been feeling over-confident because for ‘20 it was decided new Mitchells would feature unique styling touches to help them stand out.

Sedans boasted unusual vee'd windshields, with a prominent forward-placed center post supporting angled side panes, and cowls featured a forward sweep on each side, very much in the style of expensive custom-built cars. The angle of the sweep didn’t match the angle of the windshield post, which gave the closed cars a slightly odd appearance. The biggest styling feature, one that was impossible to ignore, was a radiator that tilted back at a noticeable angle. Print advertisements bragged that "Future styling trends…" were "Forecasted by the new Mitchell design." Ads claimed, "These new Mitchell Sixes bring to motoring America its first accurate example of the coming style [and].... viewed from any angle–from inside or out - the effect is impressive."

Looking at the 1920 Mitchells today it’s difficult to see any big styling problem. In fact, on Touring models the sweptback radiator adds to the sporty appeal, at least in my opinion. But on closed cars the different lines and angles of the split vee-d windshield post, cowl sweeps, and radiator shell offer too much visual conflict. Apparently, they must have seemed even more at odds with convention then because the ’20 models soon earned the nickname “The Drunken Mitchells.”

Pundits love to poke fun, so "The Drunken Mitchell” sobriquet stuck. It’s easy to guess what happened next. Sales fell 36 percent, with the slump worsening in 1921 when a mere 2,162 cars were sold, this even after a hasty restyle. The ’22 model year was about the same. Then in 1923 Mitchell sales collapsed entirely and only about 100 cars were sold. The company had come to the end of the line. Despite a history going back more than 80 years, Mitchell was gone by the end of 1923.

One company benefitted from Mitchell’s demise. In January 1924, the Nash Motors Company of Kenosha, needing more production capacity, acquired the Mitchell plant for $405,000.

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The kid says it matches the gables, the critter can't see & no excuse for dad ...!
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