Not a typo. I was being facetious. 

I hate that I’m having to defend an Opel here, but you honestly think the Hyundai’s design is more cohesive? The shoulder line rising to the rear while the beltline dips to the rear looks the exact opposite of cohesive to me. And the two lines that just go nowhere between the wheels? Compare the equivalent of the…

Oh. I can see why they left it in the dark. That definitely looks like a stunted arse.

Publications and the buying public may not always see eye to eye. 

I agree on flame surfacing, and thought Hyundai was moving away from that with the stupidly named concept they teased not long ago, which I thought looked great. The Sonata, though, with it’s headlamps that awkwardly run up the bonnet of the car, is guilty of subscribing to the recent trend of over-design. The fawning…

That’s legitimately subjective, and I don’t happen to agree with the author. When it comes to the Sonata, many of the comment contributors didn’t, either.

Um. I found the new Sonata thoroughly whelming. I seem to remember most of the commentariat responding with a collective “meh”, too. Not really sure you’ve got much of a finger on the pulse there. How much are they paying you anyway?

Your interpretation is an improvement, but to me, draws attention to the tiny headlights and the overzealous application of creases on the bonnet. And don’t feel bad for making mole rat comparisons, because it’s what I was thinking too. Still, I’d be curious to see what it’d look like with a standard European…

This seems very much targeting the Volvo XC40 (another company which uses renewable materials - Mazda not really taking the lead there, at all). The front end design seems nice and clean, which is a bit jarring at first, as I guess it can seem there are swathes of nothingness where other manufacturers will throw in a…

I can best equate it to video games. I want Gran Turismo to live up to how it self-describes as a simulation. More detail, more realistic driving dynamics. Need for Speed is far more playable, because it sacrifices those dynamics to make it a bit more of a casual experience.

With a nuclear reactor on board, no less.

See previous point about knives and necks. 

I tend to disagree. I think the balance is still pretty spot on. David Tracy’s articles tend to get into the nitty gritty so much that I sometimes don’t understand them. I still enjoy reading them (a lot, as it happens - I think he writes well). I tend to avoid commenting, because I wouldn’t know what I’m talking…

If Toyota are going all-in on creases and vestigial vents, I think it may be because the next era in car design will see big simplification of surfaces and the eradication of vents to usher in the ubiquity of electric power. Hyundai, who, I feel, are also guilty of over-designing their cars while simultaneously…

Aesthetics and design are my background, and also one of the things that makes me a car enthusiast. As much as I’d like to be more mechanically-minded, I simply do not have an aptitude for it. Does that make me less of an enthusiast? I would hope not. Jalopnik has all bases covered, and even enables me to learn quite…

Just this day last week, I started a new job for a company who do, indeed, wrap Ford Transits and other vans for corporate branding (as well as other aspects of print and signage). I’d never have thought twice about a wrap before, but damn, now I want one. I love my V70, but have always disliked the colour and the…

I get sore knees too.

That does look good, but I think it’s made by the contrasting accents. It’s amazing how matte black can look like an unfinished crap can, while a matte with an actual hue can sometimes look great. 

I am also a Volvo guy so I hear ya! Although my Volvo is a P2 car, it’s thirteen years old and around 174,000 miles under its belt and still going strong.

If their cars are really heavy, there’s no better know-how to leverage than that of Lotus. Geely’s business has been perfect so far. I’m glad they’re surprising people.