Modern car design
Discussion
My question is simple. When i was a boy growing up in the mid to late 80's, i could easily spot and identify every single make and model of cars on British roads. But now as car design has reached the stage where aerodynamics and practicality has led manufacturers to abandon character and individuality in favour of boring unified shapes and design looks that make it almost impossible to distinguish one model from another. Does anyone else agree? Be interested to know others opinions on this subject....
hairyben said:
I remember as a kid in the 80s being told by oldsters that all cars look the same, and look rubbish, not like in "their" day when cars had character! Now I have to question really hard if I'm the oldster now, but car manufacturers really do seem to go to extraordinary lengths to produce the ugliest designs!
Sadly I think few kids today could identity or care for cars. Maybe that's not coincidental.
I totally agree! Thanks 😊Sadly I think few kids today could identity or care for cars. Maybe that's not coincidental.
Ok, so i totally get what people are saying, and maybe i have changed and my logic is a little biased. But are the modern cars of today really all that original or distinctive...? Aerodynamics and advanced technology and computer design seem to me to have moved away from bold and innovative car design and simply become too boring and incapable of attracting the passion and excitement of previous car designers ideas and concepts. And if you think im talking nonsense lets just look at a few iconic examples of automotive design that really gripped us as motoring enthusiasts from yesteryear...
1) The Ford Escort RS2000. The BMW M3 E30. The Sierra Cosworth & 4x4. The Lotus Carlton. The Mk 1 Volkswagen Golf GTi. The Lancia Delta. The Fiesta XR2i. The Mercedes E90. The Jaguar XJS. The Porsche 911 turbo. The Peugeot 205 GTi. The Ferrari Daytona. The Escort RS turbo & Escort Cosworth. The Suburu Impreza. The Mitsubishi Lancer/Evo. The Honda NSX. The Mazda RX. The Nissan Skyline. The Honda 2000. The Datsun 350Z. The Audi Quattro. The Ford Granada 2.8. The Rover SD1. These are just a few of the fast hatch and saloon/ GT cars that dominated motor racing and street cred scene. All these cars were easily recognisable to me growing up. And im not out of touch with technology and progress. Its important. But there is less and less modern cars that have the same distinction. And this is why so many garages and new car modification businesses are booming. Simply because people want to either go back to a time when cars looked great, but with the modern reliability and comfort of todays models. And these are only European cars mentioned. I could go on all day about the 70's 80's US muscle cars. As sad as it sounds we are fast moving towards a future where everyone looks, thinks and buys the same type of car. Just to be part of the heard, instead of thinking outside the box and being an individual. I'd rather buy a classic car than a brand new car that has no distinction to anything else on the road. But hey, its just my opinion....
1) The Ford Escort RS2000. The BMW M3 E30. The Sierra Cosworth & 4x4. The Lotus Carlton. The Mk 1 Volkswagen Golf GTi. The Lancia Delta. The Fiesta XR2i. The Mercedes E90. The Jaguar XJS. The Porsche 911 turbo. The Peugeot 205 GTi. The Ferrari Daytona. The Escort RS turbo & Escort Cosworth. The Suburu Impreza. The Mitsubishi Lancer/Evo. The Honda NSX. The Mazda RX. The Nissan Skyline. The Honda 2000. The Datsun 350Z. The Audi Quattro. The Ford Granada 2.8. The Rover SD1. These are just a few of the fast hatch and saloon/ GT cars that dominated motor racing and street cred scene. All these cars were easily recognisable to me growing up. And im not out of touch with technology and progress. Its important. But there is less and less modern cars that have the same distinction. And this is why so many garages and new car modification businesses are booming. Simply because people want to either go back to a time when cars looked great, but with the modern reliability and comfort of todays models. And these are only European cars mentioned. I could go on all day about the 70's 80's US muscle cars. As sad as it sounds we are fast moving towards a future where everyone looks, thinks and buys the same type of car. Just to be part of the heard, instead of thinking outside the box and being an individual. I'd rather buy a classic car than a brand new car that has no distinction to anything else on the road. But hey, its just my opinion....
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