German Car Zone

Since the original thread is lost, I would like to start it again. Please contribute your opinion one more time.

I found lately that German cars (BMW, MB, Audi, Opel) are heading to similar very similar design language:

- convex/convave surfaces separated with sharp creases
- prominent V-shaped grills
- prominent shoulder line / crease
- prominent side skirt crease

Future models will show this features even more clearly.

Is this a new Teutonic design language? IMO it is.

What do you think?

AUDI is moving in a very interesting direction - influenced by very clean architectural and dynamic styles - it is still very subtle but we are starting to see hints of a dramatic evolution at Audi. I think this new Audi style is quite feminine and very clean.


Here is a photo montage (of sorts) that expresses this new Audi character to me.

Audi is definitely on a roll regarding appealing and stunning designs. They obviously have some great designers at this time. Of the three brands that we discuss and argue about all the time, Audi is the one that is coming up with the (positive) attention getter designs. If there is a common thread in the teutonic designs today, Audi is by far the most successful in implementing that theme.

interesting thread. I think that flame surfacing is the new way to go BMW and Lamborghini started it all and now the rest of the automotive world seem to follow.

Man that sucks!!
I wrote one of the longest replies in my whole life to the thread that was lost! And now it's gone!
I think know what I wrote but just fell lazy now to re-wright everything again.
I'll be back

Imagine my feeling: I was so happy to see your reply. I was dying to read your reply - especially since I've already ask you about your opinion on the subject via PM. But I had no time to read it at that time, and when I came back later the thread was no longer there!

Hussein, please find some time and reply. I'm interesing in your opinion on German car design: who is the leader and why.

AHH, hu§eindesign, that has happened to me before too - it made me so angry.

When you feel like it, please rewrite a reply - I would be most interested in your comments.

Oh boy! now I have to write a proper reply instead of the crap I wrote last time

OK, just take your time.
And from time to time make a CTRL+A and than a CTRL+C, I find it quite helpfull.
You are using a PC right.
Now back on topic.
It could be a new teutonic design, that the ones behind it are not germans.

Well if anyone was subscribing to the threads, their e-mails might have the lost messages in them in case it was something truly brilliant you can't come to write again.