What XF Coupe body design would you change?

 

Nothing wrong with the body design just the lack of interior design.

 

The side rakes... they ought to be 'real', not cheapo plastic...

 

let me fit!
jk i think its perfect, i dont mind being a little to tall for it.

 

The only external design I want are the Lambo doors. Tired of those long doors you have to open wide cause if not your speaker will get the gash

 

Side rakes.....need to be funtional break cooling vents .
Next, window trim color should be dropped.

 

The hood grooves. They are the ONE thing that turned me off the minute I saw the car, and continue to annoy me today as a flaw in an otherwise perfect design.

They kind of remind me of a 'dish strainer' that you'd put your dishes on to dry after they've been washed.

 

I really like the hood grooves. I think it makes the car bold and stalwart in appearance.

 

I'd say the side strakes... make them made of real metal instead of plastic and make them functional...

Other than that I'd say some real metal on the inside as well...

Of course nothing a little aftermarket modding can't change when the time is right

 

Windshield and side strake metal should be real aluminum. At NY auto show I saw A4 convertible with real aluminum windshield frame. Then again, if the Audi works you are lucky. If it doesn't work you will still need luck to get VOA to honor their warranty. I'll take the crossfire with painted "aluminum" over a VW product anyday.

 

y'all are going after the very elements that are the cues to the deco early mercedes element. deco has to have speed lines. a big part of deco is that it "moves forward fast....while standing still." chrysler has sort of co-opted that whole retro-deco school. anyone who goes there now, and there will be some, will be followers, establishing chrysler as leader.

if you get a chance, google the empire state building and see what they did with various metals. especially aluminum. you'll see the x-fire window trim, hood line, side speed lines,,,all the design elements in the lobby.

dan