Acura's new design language: The spit take

JST · 11-30-2006, 11:00 AM

Are they kidding?

dan · 11-30-2006, 11:36 AM

Nick M3 · 11-30-2006, 11:43 AM

Wow, the deformed penis is getting pretty popular.

Sharp11 · 11-30-2006, 11:52 AM

I'll play devil's advocate and just say that as a design exercise, perhaps the intent was just to go nuts - "outside the box" to use a well worn phrase.

Maybe some small part of that makes it into production (although what I can't imagine).

Still, with so much blandness amid the Acura/Honda universe, they need to do something.

Ed

JST · 11-30-2006, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sharp11

I'll play devil's advocate and just say that as a design exercise, perhaps the intent was just to go nuts - "outside the box" to use a well worn phrase.

Maybe some small part of that makes it into production (although what I can't imagine).

Still, with so much blandness amid the Acura/Honda universe, they need to do something.

Ed

As a design exercise, it at least questions some of the conventions of automotive styling. Of course, some of those conventions are there for a reason--having the grill higher than the headlights rarely if ever looks good, I think in large part because that isn't the way the human face is arranged. And that grill shape is shockingly awful.

Nevertheless, I have to say that I like the overall proportions, and some of the surface detailing is nicely executed. Clean up the details and put on a normal grille and it'd be an interesting car.

bren · 11-30-2006, 12:02 PM

Looks like Acura's interpretation of the RX8.

ZBB · 11-30-2006, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JST

Of course, some of those conventions are there for a reason--having the grill higher than the headlights rarely if ever looks good, I think in large part because that isn't the way the human face is arranged. And that grill shape is shockingly awful.

Let alone the minimum headlight hight requirements

SCA · 11-30-2006, 12:34 PM

That is just stupid.

Waste of money.

*clyde* · 11-30-2006, 12:45 PM

I'm trying to figure out what's "new" about it

lupinsea · 11-30-2006, 12:48 PM

That looks like it'd be an expensive bumper to replace. . .if anything were to happen.

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Sharp11 Vicarious Twitterer Join Date: May 2005 Carmudgeonly Ride: 06 330 cic ZHP Location: CT Posts: 7,566	I'll play devil's advocate and just say that as a design exercise, perhaps the intent was just to go nuts - "outside the box" to use a well worn phrase. Maybe some small part of that makes it into production (although what I can't imagine). Still, with so much blandness amid the Acura/Honda universe, they need to do something. Ed

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