• Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe
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    10 days ago

    Boy, that’s hideous (I know many of you like this).

    The “cassette futurism” part is fine, it’s the car itself is part of the bad design from the era, and I really like the boxy car esthetic. This one’s just not good, because it’s from the transition era - it’s not of the all-metal period (or mostly-metal at least), instead it’s that terrible plastic bleeding to the bumpers. The front looks like a (terrible) 1980’s Chrysler K Car. Shudder.

    A slightly older car (perhaps 1-2 years) would’ve been better in general, but especially with the cassette futurism vibe, since the interior would be a juxtaposition to the exterior design. Or even the reverse, which CF does a lot - great exterior design around conventional internals (the Walkman, especially Sport versions, are peak example of this juxtaposition).

    That interior though, wow, that’s some snazzy design work. The dash just works, it fits with the era so well. Impressive.

    • psud@aussie.zone
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      10 days ago

      This is hitting people with early 90s nostalgia, if that’s before you cared about cars this isn’t going to strike you like it does for someone who got their licence to drive in the 90s