Originally Posted by Franc Rauscher
Eric,
Something I have noticed in your concept drawings. You have a triangular shaped "something" at the center bottom of the windshield. I like it but it never seems to make it into production vehicles.
What is it? Style piece or some functional device?
roadster with a stick
That is the art deco styling coming through. Many of the cars of the 20s and 30s had swooping, split window designs.
Ok, we need to get away from the muscle car thing. It's not a Mustang or a Camaro. Those cars are special, but the Xfire is something else. It's a sophisticated, light, powerful, boutique-type car. It needs to have awe-inspiring, almost shockingly interesting, beautiful styling that reaches back to a time in automobile history when car bodies were hand built and designed especially for the buyer.
The performance needs to match the looks. The SRT6 should have been the standard Crossfire, followed by a more powerful (perhaps larger supercharger pulley) special version. The original Crossfire came out with high expectations, but quickly cooled due to the lack of power. It faded into the shadows because it was, well, boring compared to the competition (performance-wise).
If a new one was to exist, it would need to fill a niche like no other and would need to use modern, sophisticated technoligy wrapped up in an art deco-inspired, sleek body.
Cheers Eric!