Hyundai is at the Geneva Motor Show with a concept that is supposed to show off the company’s future design direction. That future, apparently, includes a big stupid grille.
The car is called the Le Fil Rouge, which is French for “common thread,” a nod to how Hyundai is trying to connect its past, present, and future designs with this concept. The company says that the Le Fil Rouge is a “reinterpretation” of the 1974 Hyundai “Pony” Coupe Concept, which set the design for its earliest cars.
In some oblique ways, the body of this new concept resembles that early forebear. The overall silhouette somewhat resembles a more smoothed, stretched-out version of the Pony concept, though with none of the hard angles that were all the rage in the…
Every year, the Geneva Motor Show proves to be one of the flashiest, most outrageous car shows that happen around the world — and 2018 is no exception. Luxury names like Porsche, Jaguar, and Aston Martin have shown up to try to make news alongside supercar brands like Lamborghini, Rimac, and McLaren, and the results are some of the wildest announcements we’ll see all year. Geneva is a car show that is very much about the future and the bizarre ideas that the people who work at these companies have for it. Hold on to your horsepower ratings; this is going to be a fun week.
Every year, the Geneva Motor Show proves to be one of the flashiest, most outrageous car shows that happen around the world — and 2018 is no exception. Luxury names like Porsche, Jaguar, and Aston Martin have shown up to try to make news alongside supercar brands like Lamborghini, Rimac, and McLaren, and the results are some of the wildest announcements we’ll see all year. Geneva is a car show that is very much about the future and the bizarre ideas that the people who work at these companies have for it. Hold on to your horsepower ratings; this is going to be a fun week.
Hyundai is at the Geneva Motor Show with a concept that is supposed to show off the company’s future design direction. That future, apparently, includes a big stupid grille.
The car is called the Le Fil Rouge, which is French for “common thread,” a nod to how Hyundai is trying to connect its past, present, and future designs with this concept. The company says that the Le Fil Rouge is a “reinterpretation” of the 1974 Hyundai “Pony” Coupe Concept, which set the design for its earliest cars.
In some oblique ways, the body of this new concept resembles that early forebear. The overall silhouette somewhat resembles a more smoothed, stretched-out version of the Pony concept, though with none of the hard angles that were all the rage in the…