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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
Oh no, I disagree! Look at the VW 1L for example: The first one was clearly done by engineers while the later ones benefitted greatly from the stylist's touch.
It can be argued that it is the stylists, as much or more so than the engineers, that really got things going as far as automotive streamlining back in the Art Deco movement, when EVERYTHING had to be "streamlined".
Who can argue against stylists when they create something awesome like this:
... sleeker than the "engineered" cars of the time.
The key is to have stylists that are savvy to engineering; stylists and engineers that work together well as a team; management and marketing departments that allow aerodynamics to be a priority; or all of the above.
But purely engineer designed stuff is oftentimes... well.... unappealing. |
Frank,with all due respect,the point I was leaning at,was that 'stylists' have retarded aerodynamic development since at least the 1920s.
Certainly,there are many actors in this play,however from a pure engineering standpoint,today's low performance automobiles are a testament to the folly of styling within an industry of such global reach.