This 2012 Charger coupe is my most viewed chop on the 'Net. Many of "my
cars" have found a life outside of casey/artandcolour-cars, but this
particular one has been uploaded to more than 100 websites and has more
than 7,000 views on my site alone. And unlike many of my more polarizing
redesigns, has met with almost universal "likes."
Taking the rather mundane but very competent new Malibu, I added a coupe greenhouse much like the 1970s Chevy Monza subcompact, itself a nod to an early '70s Ferrari coupe by, I believe, Pininfarina.
Yes. Hard as it is to believe, I designed a
new 4-door Lincoln without suicide doors! This is my idea for a new MKS
sport sedan. It would be based on the Mustang platform, rear wheel
drive with optional performance all wheel drive, and I think it would go
a long way in reestablishing Lincoln as an aspirational brand.
Another Mopar coupe, this time a flagship Chrysler Nassau V10 with
pillarless styling. It was my idea to use the Viper's powertrain but
wrap it in velvet instead of velcro. I still hope the powers-that-be at
that company do something like this eventually. It could be sold in
Italy, like many new Chryslers, as an imported highspeed luxury coupe
with American flair.
This little Chevy Cruz Z/11 hatchback was based on the Europe-only hatch. I correctly predicted Chevy's abandonment of its longstanding dual grille, only they introduced it on the new Impala and Traverse, not the Cruz.
A funky little longroof Hyundai "Shooting Break." Hyundai and its sister brand, Kia, are making leaps and bounds in styling and engineering and they're taking chances with new cars. I could see them coming out with something like this in the not-so-far future.
With Cadillac just announcing that its Volt cousin, the extremely
gorgeous ELR coupe, is going to be priced from $75,000 and up, perhaps
my idea for a Chevrolet Volt coupe isn't a bad one. The Volt lists for
closer to $40,000 and with a similarly priced coupe, might just find a
decent audience. Perhaps selling more of the coupe platform as a Chevy
might help lower the Cadillac's pricepoint a bit. I was shocked at the
"75 large" asking price and I don't shock that easily anymore!
