Today's installment of Quote of the Day comes from Mark Adams, design chief for Opel/Vauxhall and creator of the Monza concept, which is expected to set the design direction for the two brands in the near future – assuming that regulations don't get in the way.
Speaking to Automotive News Europe, Adams opined that "In the last five to 10 years designing cars has gotten a hell of a lot tougher", with much of the blame going towards regulation. The twin forces of fuel economy and pedestrian safety standards have converged to create very specific parameters for automotive design – hence the proliferation of high hoods, blunt front ends and the "reverse tear drop" shape on so many three-box vehicles. This specific form provides an easy way around all of those requirements, at the cost of an increasingly homogenous cohort of new cars.
from The Truth About Cars http://ift.tt/Jh8LjA
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