Awkward design details on production cars

[ollywhite]

No words needed.

[McAndy]

I'm afraid that there are; we don't have perspicacity.

[bozonoz]

Peugeot 508 hatchback - the badge placement on the rear bumper is a bit off when viewed from directly behind, surely going on the lower right of the boot lid would have been the better option?



I believe the inside of the "0" on the 508 badge is actually the boot release!

[Zod]

Some people don't seem to get the difference between "design" and "design details".

[DoctorX]

bozonoz said:

Peugeot 508 hatchback - the badge placement on the rear bumper is a bit off when viewed from directly behind, surely going on the lower right of the boot lid would have been the better option?



I believe the inside of the "0" on the 508 badge is actually the boot release!

Err....

[Draexin]

The way the corner of the roof meets the rear three quarter panel.
Awkwardly triangular, something went very wrong there.







They painted the roof black on the later Sports Racer models making it look miles better.

[Dads Taxi]

My first post, so please be gentle.

The 'gills' on the doors of L405 FFRRs really grate.


At least on the L322 there was some pretence that the wing mounted ones may be practical.

[DoctorX]

Dads Taxi said:

My first post, so please be gentle.

The 'gills' on the doors of L405 FFRRs really grate.


At least on the L322 there was some pretence that the wing mounted ones may be practical.

Just one of the many things on this I dislike, as well as the aforementioned rear lights, the DRLs are horrible and the angle of the rear bumper looks wrong (although I can see why they've done it). I see a lot with a different coloured roof which looks tragic. I'd still have one though.

[Crash Gordon]

Zod said:

Some people don't seem to get the difference between "design" and "design details".

Pedant

[Bispal]

[quote=Draexin]The way the corner of the roof meets the rear three quarter panel.
Awkwardly triangular, something went very wrong there.




I was going to post this, I really don't like it, it would put me off purchasing the car. A joint should have solidity to it, this just looks wrong!

[Mound Dawg]

A couple of lovely Dinos for you ruined by...

The horrible front indicator unit that just looks tacked onto the "Ferrari" Dino-



and Fiat's effort where the nasty air vent breaks up the nice line of the C-pillar in the 2400 version-

[Shakermaker]

Anothe one that I saw today and remembered about...

The weird fold like body crease in the back of the Primera

[LuS1fer]

The revised rear end of the 2010 Mustang with the weird shaped lights and "full diaper" effect.


The Mazda CX3 rear window - tiny and faintly ridiculous with another stupid tiny window behind and a black C pillar. Nasty


Mazda 5 restyle. It used to be a really clean and stylish design (for a people carrier) and then they put wavy stuff all over it. Yuk.



The high bulbous nose and unflattering headlights of the new Mustang GT

Edited by LuS1fer on Friday 20th May 18:04

[anonymous-user]

LuS1fer said:

Mazda 5 restyle. It used to be a really clean and stylish design (for a people carrier) and then they put wavy stuff all over it. Yuk.

That is absolutely terrible!! WTF were they thinking?

[jamies30]

Draexin said:

The way the corner of the roof meets the rear three quarter panel.
Awkwardly triangular, something went very wrong there.

Interesting - that's one of the details I liked on the Evora. The too-small tail-lights and the way the shut-lines along the wings line up with the feature line on the door are worse offenders, for me.

[carl_w]

jamies30 said:

Interesting - that's one of the details I liked on the Evora. The too-small tail-lights and the way the shut-lines along the wings line up with the feature line on the door are worse offenders, for me.

An interesting point. Why couldn't the front and rear wings have been single pieces with a feature line? It's not like Lotus don't have history in this area (Elise being essentially front clamshell, rear clamshell, and some doors and roof).

[GSE]

Another rear light cluster offender:

How does (to my eyes) such an obvious blunder get signed off?



Thankfully corrected on the facelift:

[LuS1fer]

GSE said:

Another rear light cluster offender:

How does (to my eyes) such an obvious blunder get signed off?



Thankfully corrected on the facelift:

Trying too hard to be BMW

[Dyl]

HD Adam said:

shakotan said:

The awkward cramming in of the leaping cat and 'Jaguar' badges on the XF bootlid.

I get eye twitches every time I'm behind one in traffic.

I actually spoke to Ian Callum (when I met him) about that and suggested that round badge would have looked better on the boot and that the leaping cat in LH & RH form on the wings (if they had to) would have looked better.



He said that I didn't know what I was talking about

My bugbear with the new Jags - XE, XF and F-Pace - are that the exhausts seem ever so slightly too close together. I feel they should both be another 10cm toward to sides of the car.

[JonnyVTEC]

ollywhite said:

No words needed.

Not sure functional purpose equals 'awkward design details' ?