RE: McLaren's shocking one-off X1
Discussion
The most interesting thing McLaren have done recently.
Personally, I wouldn't want one, but it (as someone said earlier) is redolent of 1920s and 1930s aero one offs.
I can certainly see the Ed Straker reference (I think it'd be an awesome car for his character in a movie remake), but there's some truly classic inspiration in there too.
As one who finds the standard car a bit boring, I think this (as a one off show car) shows some flair and inspiration that the styling of the standard car was badly in need of.
For all those bleating on about beautiful Ferrari one-offs they didn't make, I refer you back to the 70s 'Vette replica based on a 599, which they did
M.
Personally, I wouldn't want one, but it (as someone said earlier) is redolent of 1920s and 1930s aero one offs.
I can certainly see the Ed Straker reference (I think it'd be an awesome car for his character in a movie remake), but there's some truly classic inspiration in there too.
As one who finds the standard car a bit boring, I think this (as a one off show car) shows some flair and inspiration that the styling of the standard car was badly in need of.
For all those bleating on about beautiful Ferrari one-offs they didn't make, I refer you back to the 70s 'Vette replica based on a 599, which they did
M.
Edited by marcosgt on Saturday 18th August 09:33
d love child of:
It's just wrong. You can't mix the classic design lines of something like the Vega and the Citroën SM/DS and then use completely modern lights, grill and glass house. The two era's of style just jar together.
I'm all for having a modern take on classic design, but, in my opinion you'd need to base the design heavily on the classic side and then just take slight cues from the modern era, or vice versa. This is just a half way house between the two and has achieved neither.
Classic example of what happens when the customer thinks they know better than the designer/professional and the designer/professional is too gutless to tell the customer they're an idiot.
I'm all for having a modern take on classic design, but, in my opinion you'd need to base the design heavily on the classic side and then just take slight cues from the modern era, or vice versa. This is just a half way house between the two and has achieved neither.
Classic example of what happens when the customer thinks they know better than the designer/professional and the designer/professional is too gutless to tell the customer they're an idiot.
Didn't anyone 
the designer about the Brown Acid is B-A-D….avoid at all costs?
all over my keyboard now 
cc8s said:
That wasn't Ferrari's project.
Always associate Pininfarina with Ferrari myself :/The 458 for Eric Clapton was made by Ferrari themselves I believe though and personally whilst not great I think it was a work of art compared to this monstrosity.
I know the standard 12c coupe looks a bit dull (like the convertible however) but they have managed to make it a whole lot worse with this, the 3/4 view especially wtf where they thinking
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