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Originally Posted by aerohead
I doubt it.The industry doesn't appear to want to let go of design obsolescence.If they do real aero,the cat will be out of the bag,and everything GM worked so hard for will be destroyed.Good design is okay for anything except cars.
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No, if they did real aero people wouldn't buy them because they might be ugly. I'm sorry but most americans would find the Boxfish design
UGLY. I realize some members here would drive a Pontiac Aztek that got great mileage regardless of how it looked, but the public at large wouldn't. Car ownership goes far beyond function and utility, it makes some kind of statement.
If you recall, back in the '90s cars were getting more rounded and sleek. Some of the lowest Cds to come out of Detroit were born in that era. What happened? Car buyers complained that the cars all looked alike, and worse, that they were too plain and feminine. So, out came the boxy shapes and bulging wheel wells. Car design has to satisfy many masters, which means that every design that hits the street is a compromise.