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You just know Elon had a personal hand in designing it, because there's no other reason a car company would go ahead and build the equivalent of "The Homer".
He didn't have a personal hand in designing anything, because he doesn't have an engineering degree. And that's why everything he does is stupid.
"Musk doesn’t have an engineering degree - and kind of has a science degree. He began the first in physics at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, after he moved to Canada from his native South Africa. He completed it at the University of Pennsylvania, where he transferred after two years to earn his second bachelor’s degree, in economics, at the Wharton School. He completed it the following year. Musk then headed for Stanford to start a Ph.D. in applied physics, which he dropped out of."
https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/elon-musk-has-a-problem-with-rocket-scientists-thinks-engineers-deserve-all-the-credit-3136538.html
Oh, I know that. Neither did Homer.
He likely doodled it (or got some lackey to be his remote controlled pencil), and then it was some other poor fucker's job to turn that sketch and a handful of vague notes into an actual car.
I don't like Musk, and I'm not a fan of Tesla in general, but I kind of dig the design. Completely understand why it's controversial and how others could perceive it as ugly, but I like it.
Then again, I liked the PT Cruiser when it came out (compared to all the other cars of the era), but within a year it became the car that was falling apart and owners hated it, and within 5 years it looked really dated.
I still like the Chevy HHR and Plymouth Prowler designs. They are truly "bold" designs in that they make decisions that a large percentage of people disliked. Not the marketing "bold design" which means "we slightly exaggerated a popular design feature that's in style right now so no one will object to it".
You'd probably like the Fiat Multipla, the Renault Avantime or the Lotus Europa as well.
I actually really like all those designs. They're bold, playful, distinctive. Much more interesting than the dreary crossovers of today that all look identical - bloated hatchbacks with unnecessarily high ride-height, angry anime eyes, and oversized grilles. Full-width tail light bar like a dollar-store Porsche completes the look.
I’m not really into cars and I agree Multipla is horrible. Lotus Europa is wonky, but I don’t hate it. Genuinely curious to know what people have against that Renault when it comes to looks
With the Renault it's the back rather than the front. Like they were going for something, but nobody could really decide what.
It reminds me of early to mid 2000’s Megane, so I kinda like it. Always liked how that one looked, especially since my parents owned a boring Thalia
The Multipla looks like two cars got merged together in a transporter accident.
Liking the design and deciding as an executive that this is what your company are to spend money and resources at are different things.
Let's see how much you like the design after being hit by one.
The triangular unibody frame was a very clever functional idea that didn't seem to work for whatever reason. That happens all the time but it's insane to keep the same form when the function doesn't benefit.
I'd agree, if it was designed by somebody I respected. Than the lack of design could be perceived as a choice. As it is I think Elons a skillless dipshit and this is the only shape he could make on CAD software or some shit.