The car is still going to be beautiful, as traditional
car designers want to have.»
Not exact matches
Hence, the
designers want to make sure that the
car body on the screen looks exactly as the real vehicle will appear later,» explains Philipp Slusallek, professor of computer graphics at Saarland University, Scientific Director at the German Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) and Director of Research at the Intel Visual Computing Institute at Saarland University.
While silver paint is generally used when
designers want to emphasis vehicle lines, the UX concept features an Immersive Amethyst paint color that is said «to highlight volume changes, giving definition to the sculpture and expressing the
car as a volume rather than simply a line - oriented design.»
It came with a really clumsy name — Vision EfficientDynamics — and a very complicated surface design with entirely too many unrealistic show -
car details (few really
want to travel in a glass - sided
car), but we and many of the industry's top
designers were greatly impressed by BMW's 2009 Frankfurt show concept
car.
Although the crossover was a polarizing vehicle, it prompted Acura chief
designer Jon Ikeda to ask if she
wanted to transform the NSX concept
car into a production
car.
Designers wanted to see the
car's tips integrated in the rear molding, but engineers won out when they demanded a stand - alone configuration.
New technologies have allowed
designers to get more creative with a
car's styling, and no one
wants to look boring and trite compared to rivals.
According to Sean Smith, the lead
designer in charge of the project, Saleen
wanted to bring an overall sport luxury feel to the
car and integrate timeless elements including carbon fiber and brushed aluminum into the mix.
According to the
designers, «We
wanted to create a
car that nobody makes anymore.
Clad in the
designer's uniform of a black suit, black vest, black watch and rectangular glasses, Mays says the Evos is a subtle suggestion that Ford
wants mainstream
cars to have clear aspirations of premium.
Nissan says
designers engaged with them, and designed the
cars they
want.
«The ’69 Chevelle is one of the best - looking
cars of the muscle
car era and we didn't
want to mess with its classic cues or period - perfect proportions,» said Humberto Ortiz, Chevrolet
designer.
The Saab 900, which looks as if it were styled by that famous Swedish
designer Darth Vader, is an offbeat
car for people who don't
want to be seen as lemmings in mindless pursuit of automotive fashion.
«Research confirmed that the old assumptions of what young people
wanted were definitely outdated,» Dave Smith, Saturn's newly appointed brand - character chief
designer, says during the
car's introduction at Pebble Beach.
Designers really
wanted Rio to exude sportiness, so they added a dynamic window graphic with a cab - forward style and a black glass slant that continues from the front hood of the
car.
«We set out to design a
car that is a totally new breed of grand tourer — one for active people who need reasonable cargo space on the weekend, but don't
want to compromise moving around in style, comfort and with an element of sportiness,» said Gregory Guillaume, chief
designer of Kia Europe.
When Hyundai and Kia developed their Ioniq and Niro hybrid
cars,
designers wanted to use a transmission that had excellent fuel economy benefits, but better performance than a CVT.
How do I get the shiny new
car / glamorous holiday / amazing Christmas /
designer clothes I
want on my paltry salary?
Sure, you
want the
designer handbag and clothes, the fully loaded
car and the newest technology, but you need to pay your bills on time, pay off debt and invest the money you have now so that your wealth can grow over time.
Combine that with a few former Tesla and Jaguar
designers, and the future that Faraday
wants to bring forth could shake up more than the EV battle, it could change how we think of
cars, period.