As the owner of one of these, I sincerely disagree.

I’m assuming it’d be salvaged shavings from industrial processes and the like. Dunno if it’d still cost a lot at that point, but yeah.

Resplendent in all it’s pillared glory (although also not designed in this century)

You’ll note that I said nothing to the contrary, just that I found it humorous considering the fact that I sell such expensive pieces.

I work at Restoration Hardware... The idea that you could furnish a whole home with solid wood pieces for $10k is honestly humorous

“Initial D’s game” is incorrect, as “Initial D” is not a person.

Call me a ricer, but the stance has a lot to do with it. The concept is lower, has bigger wheels, and more poke (a wider track), which combine with the concept’s chrome lower rockers (reducing visual height) and more minimal front bumper to give the car a leaner appearance.

I’d love to give you information on where this car ended up, but I simply Connought seem to find anything.

This thing is not related to the microbus at all. Hardly stylistically, and any other similarities I fail to see. They could have easily given it the same overall shape as the original - just place the occupants farther back, drop the windshield glass, and use the space in front of the driver as an interior-accessible…

Spicy!

I want a pico de gallo injection in my mouth

Just curious, what is so “wailing” about a 7000rpm redline? My VR6 does 6500rpm and it’s got two more cylinders. I’m guessing it’s just the typical hyperbolic trope every casual writer uses to describe Honda engines.

It’s also got a lot more piano black than the GTI - too much imo. Maybe I’m wrong. I just remember that when I worked at VW, the Golf R came in and I vastly preferred the GTI’s interior.

I love VWs. I own a VW. I grew up owning (and hating) Fords.

The Golf R is fucking booooooring. Put something better than a hotted up GTI motor in it, and something better than Haldex, and maybe I’d give a shit. Even then, it would still be a boring vehicle with, somehow, a worse interior than a GTI.

Personally, I can’t wait until they make a Hitman game where the goal is to create lovely flower arrangements.

You’re lucky. I know someone who had a horn button on their airbag... The airbag shattered her wrist in an accident because she was honking.

This is true. You can’t just make cars any weird shape. But in the Lexus, I do see “consistencies,” as you put them. I see clearly defined blistered fenders. I see headlights that follow the belt line. I see defined bumper edges. A grill that, honestly, makes the same kind of kinetic sense that grills made back in the…

I am an industrial designer. All throughout my educational and professional career, I’ve heard bullshit like this. Lines do not have to be resolved. Look at art. Did any of the post-modernists give a shit about the modernists rules? No. Did Dali? Pollock? No. But you’ll probably talk shit about their work too, because…

I sincerely hope Apple gets the cold shoulder in this situation. We think cars are hard to tinker with now? Oh hoh, just you wait until Apple gets in the game. Your favorite car - now with bi-hourly update notifications!

Good design challenges the status quo. It doesn’t care if the status quo challenges it.