The Current State of Automotive Design

"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction) 01/13/2017 at 10:05 • Filed to: None

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Not good.

But I guess it’s only natural for grille designs to get completely insane just before they go away altogether.

pip bip - choose Corrour > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 01/13/2017 at 10:10

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Q8.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 01/13/2017 at 10:11

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Wow, an Audi Cherokee! Such collaboration.

71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 01/13/2017 at 10:11

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What has happened to our world, the Lamborghini Huracan RWD has a more subtle front facia

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 01/13/2017 at 10:11

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I wonder what the worst designs are.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 01/13/2017 at 10:14

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I’ve got a coworker going to the show this weekend. I, on the other hand, am going here . 1930s automotive design state: excellent.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 01/13/2017 at 10:14

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It just looks like they’re all trying far too hard to be something they’re clearly not.

fintail > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 01/13/2017 at 10:24

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1958 all over again. Now that fins would never pass safety regs, we are relegated to ever more extreme and pointless grille designs. Bold!

OPPOsaurus WRX > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 01/13/2017 at 10:32

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with everyone pushing for aerodynamics to improve efficiency, its seems counter productive to use such large grills. I’m guessing the production versions will have most of those grills replaced with the fake imitation grills

benjrblant > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 01/13/2017 at 11:05

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Conspiracy to sell more replacement parts? There’s no chance in hell that any of those would survive an impact greater than 0.5mph.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > benjrblant 01/13/2017 at 11:20

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Yup. 3 mph tap that cracks a headlight? That’ll be $3000.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > OPPOsaurus WRX 01/13/2017 at 11:21

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Good point - they still have to breathe, but you’d think all that would give some serious turbulence.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > fintail 01/13/2017 at 11:23

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Sad!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 01/13/2017 at 11:25

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Yup.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/13/2017 at 11:25

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Nice move... Jealous. Did you get there for the Porsche exhibit?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/13/2017 at 11:26

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http://ncartmuseum.org/exhibition/porsche-by-design-seducing-speed

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 01/13/2017 at 11:28

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best cars =/= best design

But “best” for me will always have a design component.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors 01/13/2017 at 11:28

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Hahaha!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/13/2017 at 11:29

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So angry and shouty.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 01/13/2017 at 11:40

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I did not get there for the Porsche stuff. It’s a bit far from where I am just to go down there for the lulz routinely. On the other hand, I happend to see an exhibit at the High Museum in Atlanta some years ago which had Steve McQueen’s Jag and a Delage and some things.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 01/13/2017 at 12:11

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Except the bus. It kinda looks stoned.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 01/13/2017 at 12:39

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It looks exactly like that.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/13/2017 at 12:42

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Awesome. If you haven’t yet, make sure to watch all the videos that were made in conjunction with that exhibit. They’re fantastic - https://vimeo.com/album/2337580

I actually bought the exhibit book, since I couldn’t go (live in Tulsa).

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 01/13/2017 at 13:02

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It’s embracing it’s ancestors owners

ranwhenparked > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 01/13/2017 at 21:07

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1961 did it better.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ranwhenparked 01/14/2017 at 10:33

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Haha! Nice.