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Detroit 2009: Cadillac Converj, Audi Sportback win Eyes on Design Awards
Click image above for live shots of the Cadillac Converj Concept
The Cadillac Converj is currently winning the AutoblogGreen reader poll of the best car from the Detroit Auto Show (but only by two votes, the new Honda Insight is right behind). Seems like you all share tastes with the judges for this year's Eyes on Design Awards, which picked the Converj as one of tow top concept cars. The new Cadi-Volt shared its spot in the Design Excellence for a Concept Vehicle category with the Audi SportBack, while the Audi R8 5.2 FSI and the 2010 BMW Z4 both won Design Excellence for a Production Vehicle awards. The judges for this award included BMW design head Chris Bangle, Harley-Davidson chief styling officer Willy G. Davidson, and transportation design chair at the College for Creative Studies Larry Erickson. The Detroit Free Press says that Cadillac designers have been working on the Converj's looks since June. Not bad for six months of work, don't you think? You can still vote for your choice of the best car from the show; just click here. If you liked the Insight, your vote is especially valuable. There's a picture of the SportBack after the jump.
Gallery: Detroit 2009: Cadillac Converj
[Source: Autoblog]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
meme 3:11PM (1/14/2009)
I stick with my original judgment about the Converj and all its ilk whose design seems to be the latest thing in style: if this design trend continues, in 5-10 years, the front-end of your typical car is going to be 4-feet high in order to accomodate 3-foot wheels and the windows will all be replaced with cylon eye-slits. The glass industry will go bankrupt, Goodyear and Firestone will fight proxy wars in the Amazon over control of resources after the Rubber Superspike of 2018, and the bar for the high jump at the 2020 Olympics will simply be placed atop the hood of one of these deformed monsters.
Seriously, though -- why on Earth is this considered attractive or desirable? Do people hate visibility or something? Or are people attracted to wind resistance?
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Tatananodlx 10:53PM (3/19/2009)
It's here at one end - Tata Nano - the worlds cheapest car at other end.
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