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Geneva Automobile Salon 2013 - Part 4

 

Geneva Automobile Salon 2013 - Part 4

The Transportation Museum showed some amphibious cars from their collection.  A VW, the famous Amphicar, a Croco from Switzerland around 1980 and the Rinspeed Splash which recently did the Dover crossing from England to France.

The winner of the ugliest car in the show.

A neat concept electric 3 wheeler from Toyota.

Some pretty French flanks for Bim.  Not really a design highlight, but from the reviews I have seen a serious sports car.

Similar colored Italien

After the disappointment by Ferrari it is good to see McLaren.  I have heard criticism that McLarens curves don't come from a designer, but from the wind tunnel.  For my eyes at least the wind tunnel is a damn good designer.

Wiessmann is a small German brand handmaking small quantities of very distinctive sports cars.

Like Wiessmann, Spyker makes their cars by hand. But Spyker  comes from in Holland.

Last, but not least we come to the new Corvette.  The design is actually more pleasant than I though it would be as as long as one doesn't look from the front and see Grandma grinning.  The design is, however, very simple in comparison to most of the others we have seen at the show.  There is nothing in particular in the design to draw your eye or otherwise create interest. And it does suffer from the loover behind the front wheel syndrom as do others we have seen.
For those still wondering where the brake light design comes from look no further than the last picture.

I hope you have enjoyed wandering around the salon with me. 
Don

This message has been edited by DonCorson on 2013-03-16 15:23:09