car design thread

Just because they can draw does not mean draw well.

The Elise pick-up is hilarious. A cargo bed right through the mid engine. Guess they never heard of a package drawing.

 

effeffe's berlinetta is a brand new sports car with 1960's italian flair
(a little of this, a little of that, a bit of Elite, yer double bubbles......looks to be a tiny little thing too......)
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Autoblog says the brothers are thinking in the $320,000 range. However, the new underbody is rather advanced and there is a choice of about 6 engines according to the technical specifications page:
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53b2de0ae4b0188819ad1110/t/54c606dfe4b0a740d55a87ed/1422264031993/EFFEFFEBerlinetta-TechnicalFeatures.pdf

 

Understand that's it's long in the tooth and all and agree about the previous models silly grin face, but posting here to highlight how close the new grille is to what BMW showed on their 8-series concept.

Seems BMW were trying to lay claim to new grille design fad ahead of Maserati release. Thoughts?

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When will people learn 'design' and 'photoshop' are NOT interchangeable...

 

Very cool! It was recently Pontac's (and, coincidentally, Jim Wangers') 91st birthday - 06/26/26.

 

Nice to remember thin A and C pillars where people could still see out of the car.

 

Cool!

All the best,
Andrew.

 

As with Oldsmobile, Pontiac was making its comeback when GM decided to pull the plug.

Yup.

 

Here’s my take on the car, based on a quick walkaround.
FRONT: Grille cavity is big enough and car manages to hide any clue that it’s got “safety energy absorbing bumpers.”
The near horizontal chin spoiler is nicely integrated. The hood evens are well done, well integrated and don’t look “added on” as in many a lesser priced car. But the front turn signal lenses look exceedingly cheap, like the lid of a coffee ordered at McDonalds.
SIDE: The side view is pleasing but breaks no new ground. It is curious that the roof wraps around to the side so much, unnecessarily so in this writer’s opinion. The side venting is functional, having a hot air exhaust vent behind the front wheels but the side sculpturing is a little too much like a far less costly car, the Camaro. The trim on the side vent is tasteful and up to date, having a stainless steel look.

REAR It is nice to see the choice of a single taillight per side in the rear, similar to Ferraris of the ‘Sixties (275GTB for example) but the little fins surrounding the LED taillights are grotesque like a prop fro as ci from a sci fi movie of the Fifties. Still they came out of the much praised Vulcan show while the wing mirrors are closely related to the units developed for the One-77. The rear undertray is dramatic the way it sweeps up from the side and then goes across, all in what we are presuming is carbon fiber.
Readily apparent from the rear is the “double bubble” roof . A Zagato trademark since the early 1950s, the roof humps originally arose from the need to accommodate racing helmets while stll having a a minimum impact on the aerodynamic profile.
INERIOR: I neglected to view the interior but studying pictures on the net, I am puzzled by the random patterns in the bucket seats and odd rectangular shape of the steering wheel (better hope that there’s not too many turns lock-to-lock). In their press release Aston says “ Herringbone carbon fibre is paired with shadow and anodized bronze and optional aniline leather to give the facia, vents and rotary dials a rich material quality. The Vanquish Zagato is also defined by the unique ‘Z’ quilt pattern stitch used on the seat and door sections, as well as the celebrated trademark Zagato ‘Z’ embossed on headrests and stitched into the centre console.”
On the open car, which I saw only in pictures, the decision to cover the rear aerodynamic fairings behind the bucket seats in leather matching the car interior is something I have to see in person; would have rather had body color.
There will be only 99 made and I don’t know how many will come to the U.S. It is rated at 592 hp. And can do 0-to-60 mph in 3.5 seconds.
All in all, I’d award it a 95 point rating on a 100 point scale, it mostly being the front turn signal lenses and fluted taillights that hold me back from full applause.
WE found a price at a site called Business Insider of $800,000 to $850,000 and are presuming that the more expensive is the open car.
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jag used it on the xk8 as well

 

Chrysler Turbine
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Interesting approach to the movement of air around the body. Too bad actual humans might have to fit inside.