Would I say I hated it? Not necessarily...but for many years I despised the color yellow on cars, even High end ones. Randomly though, just recently, I started to appreciate the color yellow,but not just any shade of yellow, it has to have certain qualities.
It cannot be a banana type of shade,sort of dull in appearance with no hint of vibrancy, sort of what you see on a Volkswagen Beetle.
What it needs to be however, is a very vibrant, very bright yellow and does not give a sense of fading with time.
It has to be covered in a deep clear coat which can will an almost wet look to the paint.
I don't see too many cars with this type of yellow but the two that strike me are both American and foreign. And actually, I find it sort of odd that one of them happens to be American as it feels rare to see an American car painted yellow and actually attract me.
The latest models of the Chevrolet Corvette and Ferrari with the Ferrari yellow exert a feeling that gets me excited.
But just as I randomly started liking yellow, tomorrow I may despise it again.
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
It's a matter of taste.
When I look at it, the styling of the center mounted exhaust on the 2010 Jeep SRT 8 is just a wonderful decision, different from the current style. Maybe it reminds me of a simpler style, or a European style that American companies don't typically take.
On the 2004 Pontiac GTO, the exhaust was a true, fully dual exhaust, but it's exhaust tips were mounted to one side (changed in 2005). Why? Not sure, but then again the GTO actually comes from Australia, from the Holden Monaro, and Holden's tend to take more of a European design queue.
Am I just too partial to European design? Maybe. But the fact that Jeep chose this design for their exhaust is just, different.
Not only is this a unique design choice but it allows the exhaust to take on a visual of its own, one that allows the vehicle to start in the front with a beautiful style, slide down the back and finish that queue, like a story. It's a big irritation when I see style start strong and for whatever reason, never finish, it's not properly followed through.
European, American aside, it's just a beautiful choice, a choice that maybe could not have been done the other way, opposite side mounted. Uh but I could be totally wrong on this, it's just an opinion on why I like it.
On the 2004 Pontiac GTO, the exhaust was a true, fully dual exhaust, but it's exhaust tips were mounted to one side (changed in 2005). Why? Not sure, but then again the GTO actually comes from Australia, from the Holden Monaro, and Holden's tend to take more of a European design queue.
Am I just too partial to European design? Maybe. But the fact that Jeep chose this design for their exhaust is just, different.
Not only is this a unique design choice but it allows the exhaust to take on a visual of its own, one that allows the vehicle to start in the front with a beautiful style, slide down the back and finish that queue, like a story. It's a big irritation when I see style start strong and for whatever reason, never finish, it's not properly followed through.
European, American aside, it's just a beautiful choice, a choice that maybe could not have been done the other way, opposite side mounted. Uh but I could be totally wrong on this, it's just an opinion on why I like it.
Saturday, June 14, 2014
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