Don't know if this as been posted before.
A photo-gallery from the design process and the making of the prototype of the Dodge Hornet, the B-segment concept vehicle unveiled at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show.
Hornet designer
Mark Moushegian said:
"We went for a rally-inspired look: robust, capable, and most definitely not ‘cutesy’. We wanted a distinct ‘edge’ to the design. We especially wanted to push the envelope of interior volume by pushing all interior surfaces to the perimeter of the vehicle as much as possible. That’s why the Hornet is almost as wide as a C-segment vehicle."
A designer working on interior trim panel The Hornet’s chunky, wheels-to-the-corner silhouette imparts the fun of assertive motoring. The muscular side view is dominated by the large 19-inch diameter open-section aluminium wheels designed to show off the ‘mechanicals’, including the gold-coloured brake callipers.Behind the signature Dodge crossbar grille is a 1.6-litre 16-valve OHC supercharged I/C four-cylinder engine putting out 170 horsepower/165 ft-lb of torque @ 4000 rpm.
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http://www.carbodydesign.com/archive...net-design.php
08-30-2008, 07:43 PM
The Birth of the Hornet.
