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Hard agree.
Everything looks like a snarling Predator straining to take a shit, especially the hyper-aggressive BMW/Merc/Audi hatchbacks with mutant M/AMG/S-line factory bodykits. It’s the primal, anthropomorphised expression of capitalism.
I’m especially irked by the trend of sticking giant gaping scoops on the sides of bumpers, like a cross between a Group B rally car and a teenage mutant ninja turtle, only to cover the actual ‘air intake’ folly with a solid unvented ‘grille’ to reduce the aerodynamic impact. This, on everything, including the most mundane shopping trolley motors and fucking builders vans.
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My partner's theory is that car design reflects the popular politics of the time - hence the current cyber-military design phase as we hurtle into some kind of global conflict with Russia or China.
For her, the bubbly 2003 Nissan Mirca is the ultimate 'end of history' pre-financial crash New Labour car.
JamesQGM
that's because it's industry is mostly populated by little boys wanting to build those fantasy car drawings they did in school, everything looks like a transformer about to morph into a robot saving the planet except they are not saving anything.
The whole male ego design language for motorcars needs to change, more women need to be employed in the process so the industry can grow up and be more responsible, it's had over 100 years to do this so no excuses.