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I'm really struggling to understand why this exist. Yes, clearly this is 100% a marketing effort to make Citroen look "cool" or even still-relevant, but anyone
by FullyFunctional 5y ago
I'm really struggling to understand why this exist. Yes, clearly this is 100% a marketing effort to make Citroen look "cool" or even still-relevant, but anyone watching this should yell "He has no clothes on" as this "concept" has no feasible path to reality and isn't even an obviously good solution to the problems they are trying to solve.
Contemporary automobiles are clearly not perfect, but they have evolved over a century to put considerable thought to safety and efficiency. This "concept" throws everything out the window in exchange for ... cars that go sideways.
I'd like to contrast this to Volvo's effort a decade or so ago where they asked the question "Car design is all male focused, but what are the _actual_ issues women care about?" and came out with really useful if mundane ideas (easier/hands-free access, greener material, etc). There are things that can actually be realized and would be helpful.
- Swizec 5y agoIf I remember correctly that design had a fatal masculine flaw: “Women don’t care about mechanics so we’ll make the engine bay unopenable or hide the engine under an extra trunk” They were right that most drivers don’t care about that and think of cars as tools, not hobbies. But framing it as a women’s thing was rough. I think many modern cars are actually quite close to that prototype in spirit. Especially the electric versions.
- FullyFunctional 5y ago:) I didn't say it was perfect, but my point was one of concepts as something feasible as opposed to pure marketing fluff.