Okay, now I'm a little miffed.
I've done my redesign with the suggested angles in mind and preserved much of the look of my design, but it's started to look conventional as it follows conventional guidelines.
Then today I see this vehicle that completely breaks these guidelines, and looks gloriously cab-forward but also dangerous.
I say dangerous because I once saw an old lady flip her Pontiac Trans-Van upside down after running into a medium separating on coming traffic. She took the turn too wide and too fast and hit the barrier, and I am convinced this was a result of the unusual distance of driver's head to windshield - giving the vehicle a driving from the rear seat feeling.
Here is the vehicle in question.
Canoo Opens Waitlist for World’s First Membership-Only Vehicle
https://www.press.canoo.com/press-re...p-only-vehicle
https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/24/ca...ctric-vehicle/
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Kranz says it was also made with autonomy in mind........
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https://observer.com/2020/08/electri...e-merger-spac/
Did they get around the 26-27 degree upper cone of vision rule because they made the roof transparent?
Did they not worry about the driving from the rear seat feeling and possible driver disorientation because it's most likely to be self-driving autonomous?
I like where I've taken my own design and think it's the better for it with the small changes I've made.
However when these "tech" companies say they want a vehicle that looks like it's been designed by a cell phone or watch company and not a car company, just what are the consequences?
Will the result be so impracticable as to be not allowed on public roads?
Did they simply just fired anyone who rocked the boat and said;
hey wait a minute that isn't going to work because the driver has to be able to see traffic lights change colors?
What do you guys think?
Somebody else's problem, ignore the idiocy?
Mind you I might be more forgiving if the roof line at least tapered a little for aerodynamics.
Don't get me started on the leg room and operation of floor pedals, not going to matter as I don't think they put a suspension in it,
just too car-like.