Modern day car designs...

Coxy · 02-07-12, 03:37 PM

....is it just me or have 90% of manufactures given up trying to design a car rather than copy just a generically boring shape. I know the current trend is sweeping curves with a few sharp edges thrown in for good measure and the A5's and Merc E classes do this better than most but 90% of the run of the mill car, are just totally and utterly uninspiring to look at.

It seems only Citroen will step outside the box a little and come up with something different. OK, some company's may come up with one quirky design, but this is usually killed by adding the works, green, eco and hybrid on the rear end and removing the petrol engine for some 12v batteries!!

Daveymaclad · 02-07-12, 04:24 PM

Except for the Evoque of course. But then petrol heads generally loathe this car for being just that, aesthetically pleasing, a concept car that got built!

Personally think it looks great, don't care if peoples thoughts are "mums run car, pontzy car, blah blah blah!" For once it's a car that does what it set out to do very well evoke reaction, both positive and negative which is in itself a sign of a car that's gone through a design process and not just had "sculpted lines" added/taken away!

But in general you're right, everyones scared of going radical and those that do end up putting lines outside the box are the french, they can afford to do that thanks to a healthy national market where their cars are significantly discounted compared with other offerings!

Didn't BMW also try to be different with the 'dame edna' 5 series! Some companies are ahead of their time and others should stick with boring!

Coxy · 02-07-12, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Daveymaclad

Except for the Evoque of course. But then petrol heads generally loathe this car for being just that, aesthetically pleasing, a concept car that got built!

Personally think it looks great, don't care if peoples thoughts are "mums run car, pontzy car, blah blah blah!" For once it's a car that does what it set out to do very well evoke reaction, both positive and negative which is in itself a sign of a car that's gone through a design process and not just had "sculpted lines" added/taken away!

But in general you're right, everyones scared of going radical and those that do end up putting lines outside the box are the french, they can afford to do that thanks to a healthy national market where their cars are significantly discounted compared with other offerings!

Didn't BMW also try to be different with the 'dame edna' 5 series! Some companies are ahead of their time and others should stick with boring!

I don't get the Evoque but can see the appeal. It's a bit like the Nissan Juke, kind of confused as to what car it really should be!
I guess Range Rovers Evoque is no different to people like Porsche doing the Cayenne. Both companies have gone down the same route for some 30-40 years with their cars that as soon as they bring our a design which for them, is outside the box, everyone will have a strong reaction.

john johnson · 02-07-12, 04:33 PM

I dont get the evoque , the high door lines baffle me . Dont think much of the current audi designs , the new rs4 is very tepid , the a1 and a5 are all very reserved and safe

Coxy · 02-07-12, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by john johnson

I dont get the evoque , the high door lines baffle me . Dont think much of the current audi designs , the new rs4 is very tepid , the a1 and a5 are all very reserved and safe

Most modern car designs are exactly that, 'safe'. They follow the current trend and driving behind one, you could so easily mistake it for so many other cars.

Maybe people need to take a leaf out of Morgans design studio and just stick to something some 50 years old!

yeti · 02-07-12, 05:27 PM

Saw a Peugoet 208 in a stealers today when I went in to get arseraped £100 for a set of plastic pipes that probably cost 50p to make (but that's another story). Literally the most unoriginal car I've ever seen. I walked round it naming all the parts of other cars it'd ripped off, I mean citing the styling cues no doubt.

Bonnet: New VW Scirocco
Grill: A bit Audi, just a bit more understated.
Headlights: Citroen C3?
Up to the door tops: Alfa Mito
Windows/roofline: New Scirocco (again)
General stance from the side: Fiat 500
Arse: 207 with slightly more rake, which was a 206 with slightly more rake. Which in turn was a 205, printed on the back of a pair of pants and stretched onto a fat lass.

geneandbolly · 02-07-12, 05:37 PM

yup, modern designs suck the golden egg. i saw some japanese looking thing in traffic today and when i got behind it was stunned to see that it was actually a brand new JAG!!

absolutely HIDEOUS!!

Coxy · 02-07-12, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by yeti

Arse: 207 with slightly more rake, which was a 206 with slightly more rake. Which in turn was a 205, printed on the back of a pair of pants and stretched onto a fat lass.

Micky · 02-07-12, 06:08 PM

the Evoque was helped design by mrssssss beckem so not mutch help there

they are over priced freelanders in pritty frocks .and as for the 50k price tag

Audimad · 02-07-12, 06:12 PM

The Evoque is a Range Rover that looks like it has been on Pimp my Ride.

02-07-12, 04:24 PM	#2
Daveymaclad 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bursledon - Southampton Posts: 2,575	Except for the Evoque of course. But then petrol heads generally loathe this car for being just that, aesthetically pleasing, a concept car that got built! Personally think it looks great, don't care if peoples thoughts are "mums run car, pontzy car, blah blah blah!" For once it's a car that does what it set out to do very well evoke reaction, both positive and negative which is in itself a sign of a car that's gone through a design process and not just had "sculpted lines" added/taken away! But in general you're right, everyones scared of going radical and those that do end up putting lines outside the box are the french, they can afford to do that thanks to a healthy national market where their cars are significantly discounted compared with other offerings! Didn't BMW also try to be different with the 'dame edna' 5 series! Some companies are ahead of their time and others should stick with boring! __________________ 2008 RS6 avant SOLD 1988 UR Quattro

02-07-12, 04:33 PM	#4
john johnson Moderator of sausages Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: sheffield Posts: 13,331	I dont get the evoque , the high door lines baffle me . Dont think much of the current audi designs , the new rs4 is very tepid , the a1 and a5 are all very reserved and safe __________________ Mr OCD http://s159.photobucket.com/albums/t144/jsquatts/ Daily rs4 b7 with buckets that play havoc with my piles And if you are reading this as James may would say ' you're a cock '

02-07-12, 05:27 PM	#6
yeti Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Derby Posts: 1,166	Saw a Peugoet 208 in a stealers today when I went in to get arseraped £100 for a set of plastic pipes that probably cost 50p to make (but that's another story). Literally the most unoriginal car I've ever seen. I walked round it naming all the parts of other cars it'd ripped off, I mean citing the styling cues no doubt. Bonnet: New VW Scirocco Grill: A bit Audi, just a bit more understated. Headlights: Citroen C3? Up to the door tops: Alfa Mito Windows/roofline: New Scirocco (again) General stance from the side: Fiat 500 Arse: 207 with slightly more rake, which was a 206 with slightly more rake. Which in turn was a 205, printed on the back of a pair of pants and stretched onto a fat lass. __________________ 1990 Coupe Quattro (WTF did I buy that for?) Half a 1983 Coupe FI (long term parts shelf) 2003 Cors-arrrgh More Polos that you'd ever believe No time, no money, all the wrong tools and a workshop that's too far away

02-07-12, 05:37 PM	#7
geneandbolly 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: The Psychiatric Ward, North Ayrshire Posts: 7,490	yup, modern designs suck the golden egg. i saw some japanese looking thing in traffic today and when i got behind it was stunned to see that it was actually a brand new JAG!! absolutely HIDEOUS!! __________________ 1997 Audi S6 Ruby Red

02-07-12, 06:08 PM	#9
Micky Mr Fifty Thousand! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 8,738	the Evoque was helped design by mrssssss beckem so not mutch help there they are over priced freelanders in pritty frocks .and as for the 50k price tag

02-07-12, 06:12 PM	#10
Audimad Coxy's let me back!!! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 392	The Evoque is a Range Rover that looks like it has been on Pimp my Ride.