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It looks like the attempt of a “futuristic” vehicle in an early 90’s low polygon video game. Reading these responses makes me think I’m out of the loop on some
by jader201 7y ago
It looks like the attempt of a “futuristic” vehicle in an early 90’s low polygon video game.
Reading these responses makes me think I’m out of the loop on some joke. Seriously. I had no doubt when I came to the discussion that all the comments would be about how ugly it is.
Maybe this is one of those white/gold vs. black/blue dress things. Or the “yanni” thing.
I’m blown away by any of the comments that find the design appealing.
- sincerely 7y ago>It looks like the attempt of a “futuristic” vehicle in an early 90’s low polygon video game. In a world where every manufacturer makes cars that look basically the same as every other car in the world, I'm fucking stoked on this.
- riffraff 7y agothey don't, people just buy similar looking models because weird cars generally don't sell well, with some exceptions.
- sincerely 7y agoOk, please find me the two most different looking trucks that I can buy (no concept models).
- killjoywashere 7y agoChevrolet SSR vs AMG HMMWV pickup with SAM missile battery (1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_SSR https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_SSR (2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humvee#/media/File:SAM-HMMWV.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humvee#/media/File:SAM-HMMWV.j...
- dsr_ 7y agoSince the context is a four+ seat vehicle with cargo space but not a dedicated cargo mover, I feel justified in offering you: Pontiac Aztek and Jeep Gladiator.
- killjoywashere 7y agoI immediately thought of the Aztek when I saw the pop-out tent photo on the CyberTruck website.
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- NickNameNick 7y agoIt seems to me that most of the engineering is in the 'skateboard', There's no reason they can't sell the same chassis with two different bodies. - The cybertruck for people who want that. - A more conventional body for anyone else.
- wnkrshm 7y agoI think there is some cost issue in making the car armored. With a sandwich material it would be way more feasible to put together planar cuts than to cold form them. Armor usually is pretty stiff.
- ianai 7y agomaybe once the reality of the armor sinks in people will re-evaluate the esthetics of it.
- wnkrshm 7y agoI think it's sad though that people want to have an armored car that looks like a stealth fighter. It's also strange that you can sell it in a context of 'being prepared', with the offroad capability and everything - I don't know a better example for a vehicle being dependent on an always-on infrasructure than an armored electric truck.
- sneak 7y ago> I think it's sad though that people want to have an armored car that looks like a stealth fighter. Why?
- wnkrshm 7y agoBecause it's not a car that is not armored and just looks like a stealth fighter. And because it's not a car that is armored and looks like a regular car. It seems to me people like the martial aesthetic and function(!) as a status symbol, maybe without reflecting why the martial aesthetic is what it is. To keep people in a metal shell with guns on it from being shredded. A civil society should find these things ugly but respect their necessity, not celebrate them. And if civil society has a real need for these things, it's in a sad state.
- simonh 7y agoAnd here you go. The Walrus ATV from Carrier Command. http://www.retrogamer.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/launching-Walrus1-from-the-carrier-in-the-ST-version.png http://www.retrogamer.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/launchi...
- ndrake 7y agoReminds me to the car from the opening sequence of Another World: http://firsthour.net/screenshots/another-world/another-world-out-of-this-world-opening-cutscene-ferrari.JPG http://firsthour.net/screenshots/another-world/another-world...
- agumonkey 7y agoIt's almost a concentrate of the 80s born crowd childhood. Yes it's low poly, you can add 80s neon design cues: - https://imgur.com/a/eHUNSqu https://imgur.com/a/eHUNSqu - https://imgur.com/a/xt3Cbm4 https://imgur.com/a/xt3Cbm4 - https://imgur.com/a/kYy7mVv https://imgur.com/a/kYy7mVv - <insert delorean bare metal> You can even see a little Mad Max oriented punk on elon buddies clothing on stage. Note that Peugeot attempted a similar thing with the 508 electric revival recently.
- lambdadmitry 7y agoDo you find hypermasculine aesthetics (big game hunting, big guns, aggressive looking trucks) appealing though?
- SuoDuanDao 7y agoIt looks like a shark. There's definitely a deliberately threatening aesthetic to it. That's likely why it's so polarizing. As someone who likes medieval weapons, predators, and martial arts competitions, I definitely find it a beautiful design. Just needs more spikes on the front ;)
- marc_io 7y agoLow poly is the new black.
- knopkop_ 7y ago> early 90’s low polygon video game. Seeing the truck I was immediately reminded of the original Death Track game.