2019-08-01_Men_s_Health_South_Africa

DRIVEDRIVE

Cars

By Design

THE BEST DESIGNS IN THE WORLD AREN’T ONLY TO

BE SEEN IN BUILDINGS, BRIDGES OR HOMES; THEY’RE

ALSO FOUND ON FOUR WHEELS. HERE ARE THE

MOVING DESIGNS WE’RE COVETING RIGHT

NOW – AND WHY YOU SHOULD BE,

TOO. / BY ARTHUR JONES

Forget the stats and

science. The most concrete proof that car

design matters? Pin-up posters.

It doesn’t matter what valve vintage

you are – the models just differ,

depending on when you grew up. No,

it’s the fact that we all loved the look of

these hot wheels so much, we covered our

bedroom walls with them.

There were no posters of famous

architecture, or iconic furniture design;

growing up, most boys plastered two- or

four-wheeled machines on their walls

(and, of course, the occasional pin-up girl).

But back to cars. For some, it’s the

Lamborghini Countach, the Ferrari 250

GTO, Testarossas and F40s, Porsche

911s and Dodge Vipers. Some even have

a poster of the time-travelling DeLorean

DMC-12.

For others with fewer birthday

candles, it’s the Bugatti Veyron, Jaguar

XJ220, and McLaren F1. And now the

younger crowd drool over pixel versions

of exotic hypercars from smaller

companies like Koenigsegg and Pagani,

which they keep on desktops and phone

wallpapers, rather than paper.

And all those pedigree poster cars

came with breathtaking price tags. But

the good news is that these days, you

can drive cars that nail both form and

function – and without having to pay

house mortgage prices. ‘Ordinary’ cars

are now safer, more efficient, and –

thankfully – also better designed; even

the cheapest entry-level models.

Life’s too short for choosing a boring

beige blik to drive. Here are the seven

cars and design trends that are moving

us this year.

Design Trend:

MOTORING COLLABORATIONS CAN WORK | Toyota GR Supra

Don’t call it a comeback; we like to think of it as a reboot. It’s the Supra in spirit, but thanks
to the partnership Toyota have shared with BMW, this is a wholly different sportscar. It will
be powered by the same engine found in the new Z4 (alongside which it was developed),
a 6-cylinder, 3.0-litre turbo petrol engine that’s good for 250kW and 495Nm, but with a
kerb weight of only 1 530kg. Long live this kind of motoring partnership!

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