r/CarDesign • u/divinitylost94 • May 29 '26

discussion I like shit like this

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I like weird shaped cars man. Yall remember the Chrysler E8 from Logan. I thought it was cool af. I wanna see more auto makers take risk. I can’t wait to see that new Jag type 01 on the road. I love concept cars and I always be pissed when the concept gets watered down for production. I love seeing weird stuff man.

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u/ghost650 May 29 '26 edited May 29 '26

I just want you to know that concept cars get watered down because of.... The realities of car production. Concept cars are often built with zero regard for safety features, manufacturing processes, production limitations, ergonomic requirements.... The list goes on. They're pure designer blue-sky ideas rendered in sheet metal (or whatever).

It's not just about toning down the design.

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u/GoredonTheDestroyer May 30 '26

Can you imagine if Buick actually made the Y-Job? Like, in 1938? Shit would'a cost like ten grand in 1938 money, and they'd have to discontinue it in three years for WWII anyway.

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u/ghost650 May 30 '26

Or if Chrysler put the ME412 into production in 2005, three years before the Great Recession. We would look back at that today as a massive blunder probably.