Comment by jader201
7 years 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.
>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.
they don't, people just buy similar looking models because weird cars generally don't sell well, with some exceptions.
Ok, please find me the two most different looking trucks that I can buy (no concept models).
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It 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.
I 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.
maybe once the reality of the armor sinks in people will re-evaluate the esthetics of it.
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And here you go. The Walrus ATV from Carrier Command.
http://www.retrogamer.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/launchi...
Reminds me to the car from the opening sequence of Another World: http://firsthour.net/screenshots/another-world/another-world...
It'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/xt3Cbm4
- 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.
It 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 ;)
> early 90’s low polygon video game.
Seeing the truck I was immediately reminded of the original Death Track game.
Low poly is the new black.
Do you find hypermasculine aesthetics (big game hunting, big guns, aggressive looking trucks) appealing though?