Re: TT Sighting at AofA

["Graydon D. Stuckey" <graydon@apollo.kettering.edu>]

On Sat, 5 Dec 1998, Ti Kan wrote:

> Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  I don't think "beautiful" is the

That is a partially true statement in so much as marginal designs can 
look good to some folks while looking bad to others.  However, truly 
great aesthetic design _usually_ looks good to a majority, and typically 
follows rules or guidelines for shape, symetry, asymetry, proportion, 
etc.  The TT breaks them all IMHO.

> It is a stunning design that transcends beyond mere styling.  There has

I'd say daring, but not stunning.

> been a lot of discussions about the bauhaus philosophy behind the TT's
> design and I won't even attempt to repeat it here, but suffice to say
> that the lines and curves are not as arbitrary as you eluded.

I believe they are.  I was never a big fan of Bauhaus anyway, and I think 
the TT is heavily influenced by Bauhaus, now that you mention it.   It 
has been a while since I learned about Bauhaus.

> Hey, you also said that the new A6 is ugly...

I'm mostly offended by the rear end design.  The front end isn't too 
bad.  AS a result, the A6 Avant, which has a better rear end design, 
looks better to me.  I still don't aspire to own one.  Especially when 
BMW 5 series are out there.

> Do you find the styling
> of the GM cars pleasing?

Not particularly.  The Seville looks good, and the Corvette is growing on 
me although it has heavy butt, and a wimpy nose.  Pontiac has a fixation 
with lines (look at a Bonneville - lines everywhere!)  Olds are just 
plain weird.

Some of my favourite designs are the 308 Ferrari, Jaguar E-type,
Lamborghini Miura and Marzal (showcar), Jaguar XJ-6 ('74 - '88) and most
of the BMW sedans of the last few years.  I think one of the best,
wildest, and also the most beautiful sedan on the road today is the new
Intrepid.  The 300M is OK too, but it is a little weird at the front.  The
5000 was very advanced for its time and still looks handsome, but a little
outdated now.  I like the S4/100/A6 design from '92 until '96.  I think
that was a handsome, well proportioned car. 

I won't even start listing ugly cars, because there are far too many.  By
time you get through all the American beasts, the Porsches, the Saabs and
Volvos, it would take quite a few Meg of 'bandwidth.'

So now you know what I really think.  :-)  BTW, the previous comments wre 
regarding styling only.  Alot of other factors would influence my 
decision on which car to drive.  A few of those I wouldn't ever own, but 
some of them I might, some day.  I might even drive an ugly car 
occasionally if its mechanical virture makes it worthwhile.  :-)

Later,
Graydon D. Stuckey
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