Chris Bangle Talks Supercars
Published: March 3rd, 2011
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Thanks to the gents behind the excellent CarDesignNews, who already brought you one of the best videos to emerge from the Geneva Auto Show, we present what the kids would call some “real talk” from the bête noir of the car design world, Chris Bangle. Bangle breaks down the problem of modern supercars (where’s the narrative?) and explains how supercar branding is reflected in sexual relationships. Good stuff all round.
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I'm trying to decide who gave the flightier, all over the damn place, interview -- Bangle or Charlie Sheen. Hmmm. Did the cops come this morning to take away Bangle's kids?
To me, the appeal of the supercar is the playboy/rock star/secret agent lifestyle that most men secretly wished they lived. Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman had an interesting blog series on the topic, with far more insight than Mr Bangle: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/beautiful-minds/201007/life-in-the-fast-lane-part-i-evolution-the-fast-life
I'll second that Charlie Sheen comment. Ego is just so important in the car design biz. Or is it merely prevalent for no apparent reason?
Either way, Bangle needs his own Sitcom. I'd call it "The Axis of Design Power."
Was he tipsy when he gave that interview? i do agree that there really hasn't been much supercar design innovation in the last 10 years or so. The Pagani Zonda or Ferrari Enzo were perhaps the craziest original designs in that span. Nothing since.