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Imagine, the time when you stood as a mere spectator beside a road and you simply enjoyed all those cars that went by with all its grace. If you are a 90's born, this might make sense to you. If you are older, this might tickle your amygdala even more.
I have been a car lover all my life. Since childhood with those simple lines that I did on a slate and all the way up until now where I could draw some decent curves and few renders as well. Car designs always fascinated me. It is a language all on it's own and if you'd understand that, those 'words' will mesmerize you.
Car body designs evolved from what it was like when it all began. From Ford Model T till the ever so graceful Cadillacs of the sixties. Back in the fifties to sixties, they were all grand. Big with lots of chrome and cars from this period, it is ok if they don't run. One glance and they take you on a trip around those curves. Life was grand yeah?! Then came the seventies where the design language changed. You had cars from Japan, France, Germany, Italy, US all with their own masterpiece. After eighties, things were getting better with more reliable technology and certain features.
I think nineties was one of the best times to be in. It had some kind of a charm, the freedom and when it came to cars, it was just perfect. Right from the body design to the interiors and the equipment levels. As a kid I enjoyed going through newspapers, magazines looking at car ads and even on TV. My mom would bring me the pictures or call me when it use to be something about cars on TV.
In India back then, the roads were filled with Esteems, Ambassadors, 800s, Padminis, Sumos, Sierras and the Safari was just coming in. I had a deep liking for the Gypsy. All those cars you could think of were beautifully designed. Roads were like a moving art gallery with such beautiful cars. Abroad, there were those Toyotas, Hondas and Mitsubishis, BMWs, Audis, Mercedes and many more. Watching these cars glide on the road was a treat for the eyes. The 2002 model Land Cruisers , if you ask me, those were one of the most well designed SUVs ever.
It was a time when car designers were like poets. It was poetry etched on metal. You'd have a big smile on your face to own one, drive one or simply look at one.
Sadly, it isn't like that anymore. They are no longer the kind of art I knew once. No more "cars" in the future, they are changing. Now they are more of "computers on wheels" with no charm at all. After the years 2005-07, It all began to change. The design language was changing, getting worse. The advent of new technologies. The way cars are built have changed. They are getting much lighter and there are numbers to satisfy, be it bhp, kmph, kmpl or the one's on bank notes.
But can you call everything a 'development'? To think about it humans have always ruined something good in the name of 'advancement' or 'development'. This planet isn't spared as well. Think of the old VW Beetle or Mini and the new ones. What do we have in cars, I mean computers on wheels today? No good design to begin with. Take a look at new launches, those designs don't call out to you. They don't inspire at all. Manual transmission is slowly fading away. I agree, AT is useful in some cases. But come on, what to 'drive' with an AT. I love to look at my car, her bodyline, her curves before I get in and enjoy my drive with that MT, full of life. Air fuel mixture getting released in the cylinders and dopamine in my brain. Not too many electronics to bother me. Just the useful one's, lights, AC, a good music system. She is a car, not a computer. She is art and not a gadget. I still drive a 90's made for this reason.
I don't buy car mags or watch TV shows on cars like I use to ten years back because there is nothing to see. New launches are ugly and facelifts are uglier. Only very few cars worth to look at, very few. Crdi and TSi technology makes sense. But too many electronics, come on, do we even need most of them? If getting enslaved by phones aren't enough, we now get it as a feature. Maps are good thing, but once in a while lose yourself. Are we simply getting fooled in the end ? Incase of an emergency where there isn't power supply, the doors are locked for good. ABS and Airbags but no structural rigidity.
Will you fall in love with a Swift Dzire like you did with an Esteem? Please, I don't want to talk about Alto800. Do you think Garaj Baras music video would have looked so good with Safari Storme? Do you think new hatchbacks are cute like before? Admit it, you still love the very first Scorpio ad just for it's looks. Why did you even love watching Fast and Furious way back then? Not so interested in Xenon like you were with Tata Mobile. Yes, it captured your imagination.
World is changing, life is changing. Cars are just a part of that. If you think about it, the future isn't really so promising. We are losing our ability to see the beauty in life. Freedom is an illusion. We are enslaved with technology and we rarely realize it.
Well, I don't belong to this planet for various other reasons than just cars. This was a small attempt to sum up the things about automotive world as seen by a diehard car lover. You may have your opinions against this or for this. You should have an opinion. I hope this did tickle your amygdala.
Love Cars. Live Cars
Peace
I have been a car lover all my life. Since childhood with those simple lines that I did on a slate and all the way up until now where I could draw some decent curves and few renders as well. Car designs always fascinated me. It is a language all on it's own and if you'd understand that, those 'words' will mesmerize you.
Car body designs evolved from what it was like when it all began. From Ford Model T till the ever so graceful Cadillacs of the sixties. Back in the fifties to sixties, they were all grand. Big with lots of chrome and cars from this period, it is ok if they don't run. One glance and they take you on a trip around those curves. Life was grand yeah?! Then came the seventies where the design language changed. You had cars from Japan, France, Germany, Italy, US all with their own masterpiece. After eighties, things were getting better with more reliable technology and certain features.
I think nineties was one of the best times to be in. It had some kind of a charm, the freedom and when it came to cars, it was just perfect. Right from the body design to the interiors and the equipment levels. As a kid I enjoyed going through newspapers, magazines looking at car ads and even on TV. My mom would bring me the pictures or call me when it use to be something about cars on TV.
In India back then, the roads were filled with Esteems, Ambassadors, 800s, Padminis, Sumos, Sierras and the Safari was just coming in. I had a deep liking for the Gypsy. All those cars you could think of were beautifully designed. Roads were like a moving art gallery with such beautiful cars. Abroad, there were those Toyotas, Hondas and Mitsubishis, BMWs, Audis, Mercedes and many more. Watching these cars glide on the road was a treat for the eyes. The 2002 model Land Cruisers , if you ask me, those were one of the most well designed SUVs ever.
It was a time when car designers were like poets. It was poetry etched on metal. You'd have a big smile on your face to own one, drive one or simply look at one.
Sadly, it isn't like that anymore. They are no longer the kind of art I knew once. No more "cars" in the future, they are changing. Now they are more of "computers on wheels" with no charm at all. After the years 2005-07, It all began to change. The design language was changing, getting worse. The advent of new technologies. The way cars are built have changed. They are getting much lighter and there are numbers to satisfy, be it bhp, kmph, kmpl or the one's on bank notes.
But can you call everything a 'development'? To think about it humans have always ruined something good in the name of 'advancement' or 'development'. This planet isn't spared as well. Think of the old VW Beetle or Mini and the new ones. What do we have in cars, I mean computers on wheels today? No good design to begin with. Take a look at new launches, those designs don't call out to you. They don't inspire at all. Manual transmission is slowly fading away. I agree, AT is useful in some cases. But come on, what to 'drive' with an AT. I love to look at my car, her bodyline, her curves before I get in and enjoy my drive with that MT, full of life. Air fuel mixture getting released in the cylinders and dopamine in my brain. Not too many electronics to bother me. Just the useful one's, lights, AC, a good music system. She is a car, not a computer. She is art and not a gadget. I still drive a 90's made for this reason.
I don't buy car mags or watch TV shows on cars like I use to ten years back because there is nothing to see. New launches are ugly and facelifts are uglier. Only very few cars worth to look at, very few. Crdi and TSi technology makes sense. But too many electronics, come on, do we even need most of them? If getting enslaved by phones aren't enough, we now get it as a feature. Maps are good thing, but once in a while lose yourself. Are we simply getting fooled in the end ? Incase of an emergency where there isn't power supply, the doors are locked for good. ABS and Airbags but no structural rigidity.
Will you fall in love with a Swift Dzire like you did with an Esteem? Please, I don't want to talk about Alto800. Do you think Garaj Baras music video would have looked so good with Safari Storme? Do you think new hatchbacks are cute like before? Admit it, you still love the very first Scorpio ad just for it's looks. Why did you even love watching Fast and Furious way back then? Not so interested in Xenon like you were with Tata Mobile. Yes, it captured your imagination.
World is changing, life is changing. Cars are just a part of that. If you think about it, the future isn't really so promising. We are losing our ability to see the beauty in life. Freedom is an illusion. We are enslaved with technology and we rarely realize it.
Well, I don't belong to this planet for various other reasons than just cars. This was a small attempt to sum up the things about automotive world as seen by a diehard car lover. You may have your opinions against this or for this. You should have an opinion. I hope this did tickle your amygdala.
Love Cars. Live Cars
Peace
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