[SoreHead]

Originally Posted by Robo Squirrel

i said its ugly, i didnt say it wasnt a great track car

And ugly it is.
However it's not a piece of shit put together with bondo and I can say that from first hand crawling around one (not driving unfortunately). Honestly the fit and finish is incredible even ignoring the fact that it's for the track. Millimeter perfect panel gaps etc. I love well engineered things.

[Robo Squirrel]

Originally Posted by SoreHead

And ugly it is.
However it's not a piece of shit put together with bondo and I can say that from first hand crawling around one (not driving unfortunately). Honestly the fit and finish is incredible even ignoring the fact that it's for the track. Millimeter perfect panel gaps etc. I love well engineered things.

i didnt say it wasnt well put together either....it just looks like the bodywork was done with bondo....i know its probably carbon....but it looks unproffesional

[SoreHead]

Originally Posted by Robo Squirrel

i didnt say it wasnt well put together either....it just looks like the bodywork was done with bondo....i know its probably carbon....but it looks unproffesional

Not in the flesh. You should try to get a look at one if you can. Seriously it's mucho well put together (and the body is 100% carbon. mmmmm Carbon )

[Big Windy]

well, i guess this thread has taken a different direction, but that's great news about the apollo. i have always liked it since it was featured on top gear and since it was on display at the Essen motor show. I personally like the look of it, but I guess that others feel differently

[lucid]

Originally Posted by Robo Squirrel

if you want me to beak it down line by line....i will

Actually, I am in interested in your analysis of the aesthetics. Please do break it down. Again, I am not agreeing/disagreeing or challenging. Just interested in a detailed analysis.

[Year's_End]

Originally Posted by SoreHead

And ugly it is.
However it's not a piece of shit put together with bondo and I can say that from first hand crawling around one (not driving unfortunately). Honestly the fit and finish is incredible even ignoring the fact that it's for the track. Millimeter perfect panel gaps etc. I love well engineered things.

Originally Posted by Robo Squirrel

i didnt say it wasnt well put together either....it just looks like the bodywork was done with bondo....i know its probably carbon....but it looks unproffesional

Originally Posted by SoreHead

Not in the flesh. You should try to get a look at one if you can. Seriously it's mucho well put together (and the body is 100% carbon. mmmmm Carbon )

no i still think it's ugly in person. we see multiple here in FL every year at this thing called the festival of speed. the lines and surfacing are too soft, like a cheap fiberglass molding. panel gaps might be non-existant, but that doesn't change the fact that the surfacing looks like it came outta the 90's.

[Year's_End]

shit, i think this explains everything. look how simplistic it is, and not in a good way. cookie cutter front fascia, ugly mesh, no beveling, weak tension, etc.

i mean, look at the damn front fender where it merges into the body...

[SoreHead]

Originally Posted by Bimmer Loyalist

shit, i think this explains everything. look how simplistic it is, and not in a good way. cookie cutter front fascia, ugly mesh, no beveling, weak tension, etc.

i mean, look at the damn front fender where it merges into the body...

You can't analyse the shape of something that was designed for the track using road car constructs. Stick up a picture of an F1 car and see how well that works using those rules.

[Year's_End]

Originally Posted by SoreHead

You can't analyse the shape of something that was designed for the track using road car constructs. Stick up a picture of an F1 car and see how well that works using those rules.

well true, but regardless of whether or not the design is a result of form-follows-function, it's still ass ugly imo haha.

they could have easily made it better looking by changing simple details, beveling a few surfaces to make it look more solid, and adding a bit more tension in some panels.

[SoreHead]

Originally Posted by Bimmer Loyalist

well true, but regardless of whether or not the design is a result of form-follows-function, it's still ass ugly imo haha.
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Hey. You're preaching to the choir. It's as ugly as sin alright. I love it for not trying to be pretty and just getting on with the job of being a fargin brilliant track car. It worked so they obviously have some idea what they're doing
Imagine the full fat version.. Ouchy. The ring one was the middle model with ONLY 700bhp.

[Robo Squirrel]

Originally Posted by SoreHead

You can't analyse the shape of something that was designed for the track using road car constructs. Stick up a picture of an F1 car and see how well that works using those rules.

F1 cars look sweet tho b/c the are 100% not for the consumer race car. they look like space ships, which is cool. the apollo is still supposed to be a consumer car. and all conusmer cars should look good.

[Robo Squirrel]

Originally Posted by lucid

Actually, I am in interested in your analysis of the aesthetics. Please do break it down. Again, I am not agreeing/disagreeing or challenging. Just interested in a detailed analysis.

i will. b4 i leave work today

[Robo Squirrel]

designed for the track using road car constructs:



looks sweet

[SoreHead]

Originally Posted by Robo Squirrel

designed for the track using road car constructs:



looks sweet

nice indeed but my money would be on the apollo around the track

[lucid]

Originally Posted by Robo Squirrel

i will. b4 i leave work today

Thanks. Looking forward to it.

One comment on your Ferrari pic though: In several racing series, regulations require the cars to "appear" stock to some/significant degree (plus the manufacturer probably wants it that way to begin with in many cases to sell more production cars). I believe the ALMS GT2 class is one such series for instance. That does not mean that is the optimum shape from a performance perspective. Thus, a better example would be to use a race car that is not bound by such requirements so strictly.

[Robo Squirrel]

Originally Posted by lucid

Thanks. Looking forward to it.

One comment on your Ferrari pic though: In several racing series, regulations require the cars to "appear" stock to some/significant degree (plus the manufacturer probably wants it that way to begin with in many cases to sell more production cars). I believe the ALMS GT2 class is one such series for instance. That does not mean that is the optimum shape from a performance perspective. Thus, a better example would be to use a race car that is not bound by such requirements so strictly.

the audi, r10 for example

[Robo Squirrel]

Originally Posted by SoreHead

nice indeed but my money would be on the apollo around the track

[lucid]

Originally Posted by Robo Squirrel

the audi, r10 for example

Here you go. Does anyone know if there is a body template these LeMans cars need to utilize, or is the geometry wide open (apart from some basic size limits)?

[SoreHead]

Originally Posted by Robo Squirrel

[Robo Squirrel]

anyways, it is my belief...based on what i have seen in design school and based on the work of designers who lack good design sense, that the gumpert was "designed" but very poorly, by an inexperienced, bad designer. its difficult to explain, and i takes a trained eye. i will go through it later and point out where this design is lacking "finese"

[Year's_End]

the whole thing looks like a hot wheels car. there, i summed it up.^

[Robo Squirrel]

Originally Posted by Bimmer Loyalist

the whole thing looks like a hot wheels car. there, i summed it up.^

actually hotwheels has a few talented designers. im not saying all of them...but they have a few