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World's Most Significant Car Designs
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Tags: Cars, Automobiles, Design, Best, Top, Significant, Influential
Architectural Digest asked the world's infamous designers to name what is their favorite design example. Many of them answered with cars.
Architectural Digest's Editor-in-Chief Paige Rense explains how this information came about: "We're asking (contemporary designers) to tell us what things -- old or new, big or small, rare or ubiquitous -- reflect, in their opinions, the fundamental principles of brilliant design."
This is the list of those influential and significant cars followed by the quote about why it was chosen.
| | 2004 Morgan Aero 8
"Sleek, fun-filled powerhouse... design and performance king of the road" |
| | 2004 Mercedes-Benz CL 500 Coupe
"Old world glamour" |
| | Lamborghini Gallardo
"Marriage of necessity and beauty" |
| | Volkswagen Beetle (the original)
"Most identifiable car design in history" |
| | 1950's Mercedes-Benz 300S Convertible
"Captivated by its style and drama" |
| | Porsche Boxster
"Among the best-designed sports cars" |
| | BMW 6-Series
"Sleek, refined, graceful, aerodynamically proportioned" |
| | 2004 Cadillac XLR
"Crisp modern design that goes beyond almost everything from Europe or Japan" |
| | Toyota Scion Xb
"Reminds me of the classic woodies of the 40's and 50's" |
| | Audi TT Coupe
"All Audi cars are fabulously designed and engineered" |
| | Ferrari Dino 246 GT
"Uncluttered, heavily edited, highly disciplined" |
| | 1958 MGA
"First and favorite automobile" |
| | 1967 Jeepster
"Designed specifically for the youth market" |
| | 1975 Jensen Interceptor
"This car is the perfect marriage between Detroit muscle and classic English car design" |
| | 1957 Lotus Elite
"Unique fiberglass construction allowed for ultimate performance" |
| | 1998 Ferrari 355 Spider GT
"Designed to be light and fast -- and it is... zero to 60 in 4.6 seconds" |
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