GryphonAuto_Phantom
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I do not wish to add any fuel to your flames, however I think your argument is invalid. I have no reason to bash Callaway, I’m not even interested in becoming a competitor in the Corvette market, except perhaps a few body-kits. Companies like Callaway have made customization popular, so if anything they deserve my respect and a “thank you.”
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> </o>Sure I’m a mere 23 year old who invests thousands of hard-earned dollars and hours into dream (and will continue to do so), compared to a reputable corvette customization company. Does that mean my opinion any less valid? According to your standard, your opinion shouldn’t even count. I highly disagree with this elitist standard; the opinions of car enthusiasts everywhere affect the direction and quality of my design work.
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> </o>Back to the issue at hand, I disagreed with the styling the first time I saw the C12. The Callaway C12 attempts to achieve an exotic Italian curvaceous style, which in my opinion is the most difficult type of styling to do right. I used to use the Callaway C12 (previous version) as an example of how the slightest imperfections in proportions make a curvaceous (low “detail”) design look extremely awkward.
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> </o>Early versions of my designs are plagued with the exact same problems – it takes a lot of work to work out these small imperfections in proportions and curvature. If curvaceous low-detail styling like this was easy, we’d see a lot more companies doing it, and doing it properly.
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> </o>I think this version is a huge step up from the previous Callaway. It’s a lot more balanced, but as one of my friends put it “it looks like jello.” It has some good features like the headlights, but it still doesn’t all come together and has similar problems.
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> </o>My previous comment was perhaps slightly inappropriate considering my ambitions, so hopefully this constructive criticism will make more sense.
