How cars went from boxy to curvy
How cars went from boxy to curvy
The big shift from boxy cars in the ’80s to curvy cars in the ’90s, explained.
Read more: http://www.vox.com/2015/6/11/8762373/car-design-curves
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Automotive Hall of Fame footage from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaOP6dZkFf4
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The Neon came out in 1994 for the 1995 model year
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Rolls-Royce : 🥱🤚
Just more proof that europeans ruin anything good when they aren’t getting the best shake
Cars from the 60’s through 90’s were cool looking now they are boring and can’t tell them apart
Proud Taurus ♉😎😂
And then in 2008 sporty
I know how they went from boxy to curvy and I don’t even need to watch the video. It’s because they designed them that way.
The Mercedes W124 was actually the first car that changed the game…..
82 ford siera still looks much better than a lot of cars on road these days.
It’s wierd how cars went from boxy (1910s to 1920s) to curvy (1930s to 1960s) to boxy again (1970s 1980s) and curvy again (1990s to 2020s)
1:49 Legendary Uwe Bahnsen – designer of the Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth, responsible for the "Sierra Shock" in 1982. Also mentioned by Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear (Series 15, Episode 2) £5000 Track Day Car Challenge as he himself drove a Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth.
“I missed the part where that’s my problem”
– Bully Maguire
Should of stayed boxy!
I want old cars back 🙁
Remember the Trabant, from GDR (1949-1990)!
What a shame that in another 10 years none of the U.S. brands will have any Cars on there line!🤯 I never thought that I would have to buy an overseas brand! All I’ve ever drove is Dodge & Ford trucks & cars!🇺🇸 C’mon big three!
2:05 I shouldn’t be but with all do in respect for some reason just made me totally laugh at that lol.
And now they’re pointy.
Curvy winds flowing technology
What’s next? Are cars going to have wrinkles soon?
I miss boxy
Okay then since we are going electric we can bring back the the style cars?
that mpg using curvy car won’t effect right now because traffic jam make its useless. and boxy car has more room for parts and easy maintenance
Design wise, I really like cars from the 70’s 80′, even some from the 50’s. Now everything is just bulky, round.
Boxy cars are better.
My first car was a Taurus. This past Friday, I took all my belongings out after insurance deemed it a total loss. Gonna miss it.
The new iphone is boxy, the old iphone is curvy.
If you want to spare 4 minutes, or just still didn’t get it.
Fuel cheap – edgy cars
Fuel expensive – sleek cars
Some exceptions made because either fashion (looking at you, 50s) or practical reasons
Não é verdade, o uno é um quadrado e é econômico.
Boxy ones Just Look so much better
They need to go back to box.
didnt people in the 70s get paid like 400 buck so why is 75cent alot
I love my 1994 Chevy k1500, old body style is so much sexier than any of the newer pickups
I remember when all these smooth cars started coming out. I thought they all resembled tapered turds. I’m not kidding.
Boxy are way better!
That was the worst decision ever
before the boxy cars, there were curvy cars, and i think we might be going back to the boxy soon
i dont want to go beyond 150 kms give me boxy cars straight lines cars companies
It’s for air displacement so the wind blow over the windshield down over the back window and if you had a spoiler it helps keep the back end down gripping the road. Plus it helps with fuel so you don’t creat drag
I’m praying that they make a nice looking car in 2022 instead of these obnoxiously rounded disasters that are taking over
On technology, new cars are better
On looks, old cars are better
square is good
70s – 80s cars: boxy
90s – 2010s cars: curvy
"2017s" cars: curvy and boxy and spiky
tbh whos really gonna need wind resistance when normally driving to work or somethin
The boxy design is superior
Let’s admit it, modern cars are curvy and aerodynamic, but God are they formless and bland! When will we get engines so fuel efficient that we can afford to return to the glamour and style of those angular designs of the 1950s and 1960s?
At the beginning cars were boxy, then curvy, then again boxy, and again curvy
1st gen Scion Xb is the ultimate box car!
I like Box shaped cars better
I always thought it was just people’s taste in design and trend that shaped the cars of the era, I never knew it had something to do with economy.