[car fanatics]

Source
Photo credit: Chrysler
June 1, 2012
By: CF staff

Ralph Gilles said Chrysler has realized that it will need to follow the industry trend toward sleeker cars. He said the next-generation 200 and 300 also will be sleeker.

"We'll have no choice but to be some of the most wind-swept vehicles that you've ever seen," Gilles said.

Speaking to reporters after his speech, Gilles said his design team spends between 200-300 hours in the wind tunnel (combined, as a team) analyzing a vehicle's aerodynamics during a vehicle's design process. Previously, he said, a design team would only spend around 100 hours in the tunnel.

[MOPAR74]

I really cant wait to see what they have up their sleeves

[REVolution]

I have to admit, I like Chrysler's bold face style a lot though. It'll be tough seeing it go, especially how nice the current 300 looks, it was a nice evolution of the design but I feel that swoopy sleeker cars are just blending in with each other and don't stand out as much. I understand that swoopy and sleeker cars will yield lower Cd, therefore increasing MPG but I just really like the big boxy style. Very American.

[Chevroletguy]

RotaryKing aka Rev;209516 Wrote:I have to admit, I like Chrysler's bold face style a lot though. It'll be tough seeing it go, especially how nice the current 300 looks, it was a nice evolution of the design but I feel that swoopy sleeker cars are just blending in with each other and don't stand out as much. I understand that swoopy and sleeker cars will yield lower Cd, therefore increasing MPG but I just really like the big boxy style. Very American.

+1, that's my one complaint with Ford is how they've lost the bold edge they had with their styling and how swoopy everything is. However, going the aero route is within Chrysler's heritage, the 1934 Airflow started that whole trend.

[MOPAR74]

thats true, Chrysler was the first company to design a car using a wind tunnel

[Chevroletguy]

MOPAR74;209520 Wrote:thats true, Chrysler was the first company to design a car using a wind tunnel

If they could somehow bring back the Airflow name, it would be awesome. Maybe use that name for the design language, like Cadillac with Art & Science or Ford with Kinetic.

[vexner]

Design vehicles American's want.

[MOPAR74]

+1 Vex

[GotMopar?]

I'll take a '67 Plymouth Formula S Barracuda in light blue metallic powered by a 383 four barrel and four speed...:sad: I miss the sixties.

[MEGAS XLR32]

Bring it back!!!!!!