The new DetroitFollow

Motown finds some new life by reviving its monster hits of the motorway.



Detroit has decided the revive the classic days of American automotive design. Instead of focusing on how aerodynamic, and how many different models can use 95% of the same parts, they are focusing on making cars that stand out again.

What do you think? Is this progression in car design? Would you rather have a unique garish car that stands out in the parking lot, even if it means a heftier price tag and fuel bill, or do you tend to opt for the fuel efficent, streamlined bubblemobiles that you need to check the emblem on the trunk in order to know who made it?

I'm still waiting for my flying car...














Fuc[red][/red]king Jetsons

I only like it if it gives me a chance to buy a car that looks just like the 1969 Chevy Camaro, but has all the technology of newer cars such as tighter allowances, more robust and consistent materials and safety considerations.

I certainly wouldn't dump the Insight into the bubblemobile group. I think the Insight really stands out from a design perspective. But I get your point.

Don't get me wrong I don't think all fuel effiecient cars are bubblemobiles, it just seems like manufacturers threw design out the window sometime in the mid nineties along with everything that gives a car it's identity. Innovation was discarded in favor of conformity. I'm glad to see some form of commitment from the auto manufactures to bringing uniqueness back to their cars.

Mehh. Classic Yanqui self-delusion.

You know that your auto industry is inherently French, right?

Think about it.

Detroit (French name)
Chevrolet (French name)
Cadillac (French name)
Buick (French name)

Damned cheese eating surrender monkeys!

Errmmm,

A Corvette gets between 20 and 30 mpg. They look ok...

Corvette
7.0 LS7 V8
six-speed manual transmission 16/26
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Edited, Mon Mar 6 22:21:13 2006 by Rimesume

Maybe Detroit will focus on Mechs in the near future. That would be kind of robocopish, would that make you happy? Cause you can sure as hell bet they won't be fuel efficient.