At the Geneva car show, this year’s bon mot among the journos is: there are two kinds of auto companies, those with problems and those that will have problems in the future. That’s one of the many reasons to take interest in the latest crop of concept cars: today’s concept could just be tomorrow’s catastrophe. Look past the bright lights and posed displays, and you can see visions of designers gone mad, branding gone astray, and a complete lack of any managerial imagination. Luckily, not all is dark on the horizon…
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Posted in Design, Editorials, Industry, Toyota
Tagged as Concepts, Future Vehicles, Geneva 2010, Geneva Auto Show
Tagged as Concepts, Future Vehicles, Geneva 2010, Geneva Auto Show
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TMA1 - Every time I see this car pictured, I think, “the new MX-5!” Why is the center console sooooo wide? It’s intruding into the driver’s legspace...
SV - I wonder how Derek managed to get into Ford and see the new Mustang before everyone else. Since, you know, that’s the only way his statement has...
Eric - Precisely. Jag did not build this car to win car-mag shootouts.
28-Cars-Later - Agreed.
28-Cars-Later - I think its possible to enjoy humor coupled with facts or genuine analysis, which is probably what most assumed.
SV - A Fusion must have run over your dog…you’re obsessed. And it’s selling well anyway, despite what Consumer Reports says (and it...
Doug DeMuro - Back then – certainly possible. Considering how much margin is in each car, that’s obviously not the case these days! I once spoke to an...
Eric - Viagra should fix that.
danio3834 - Beauty is clearly subjective and follows trends. There was a time when the GM Colonnade coupes and Chrysler Cordobas signified beautiful...
threeer - Thanks for further taking a dump on American workers, Lutz-o. Now please just go. Away. Far, far away…