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ROUND 1: NelsonDesign vs ElementW

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My Little Pony

The muscle car wars are back on! The Ford Mustang has always been the leader of the pack, but with the new Camaro and Challenger nipping at its heels the current retro styling is getting a bit staid. With talks of the next model going global, Your mission designers is to design an all new Mustang with "instant recognizability" without relying on retro styling, yet maintaining universal appeal for a world-market application.

Good Luck Designers, please PM me your entries by Mar 03.

(P.S. thanks to swizzle for suggesting the topic)

LET THE BATTLE BEGIN!!

[AXIS]

Nelson is sick and has decided to forfeit, thereforeElementW is the winner, Congratulations! Here's his entry.



Are there any takers for Round 2?

[swizzle]

Pity on the competition not happening. Unfortunately ElementW's entry is not immediately recognizable as a Mustang. The best example of the "future" Mustang that is totally modern is the Giugiaro Mustang. Ford was STUPID for not making it the 2010. It needs no badges. Anyone would know it was a Mustang. It looks like a muscle car. It's not retro.

[DoMiNo]

We should make this a full-on contest topic, if we can get commitments for entries. I'd also like to see what people come up with. ElementW, very nice work.

[NelsonDesign]

Sorry I couldn't compete guys, I just haven't been feeling well lately. I'll still post up what I have later

[ElementW]

My goal was not to make it look retro and be Mustang recognizable. Kinda hard. I thought Guigiaro's still had a retro look. Anyways, I think it would be a great idea to make it a full entery contest. I would like to see what everyone else can do.

[swizzle]

Originally Posted by ElementW

My goal was not to make it look retro and be Mustang recognizable. Kinda hard. I thought Guigiaro's still had a retro look. Anyways, I think it would be a great idea to make it a full entery contest. I would like to see what everyone else can do.

Retro and DNA are not the same thing. Giugiaro had DNA but was not even remotely retro as "heritage inspired" as the 2005 which itself wasn't exactly retro in that it used cues from the 64.5, the 67, and the 69-70. The Corvette uses 1968 DNA but is not retro and THAT is what the Mustang has to pull off. The 2010 is a bizarre fusion of the 2005 and the Giugiaro sort of.

[AXIS]

Element has answered the call and is up for the challenge! anyone else interested? Send me a PM and LET THE BATTLE BEGIN!!

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ROUND 2: ElementW vs dreamersmystique

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Rockin' Rolla

The Toyota Corolla is one of the most popular nameplates in the world as well as the automotive equivalent to vanilla ice-cream. The current model has been on the market for quite some time now while competitors are offering newer, more stylish and exciting subcompacts. Your mission is to design an all new competent and exciting Corolla.

Good Luck Designers, please PM me your entries by Aug 13.

LET THE BATTLE BEGIN!!

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Voting will be open for 48 hours here are the entries.

dreamersmystique:


ElementW:



Good Luck, Designers!