WOAH! A Dodge Magnum Wagon or a Dodge Charger Wagon!

Woah! Dodge!? Are you gonna do it again! Are you gonna set the automotive world on fire again! Yes you are! Ralph Giles are you listening? (Cups hand over ear).  Man this Dodge Charger wagon is so expletive beautiful. Lord have mercy! It is in every aspect,  a splendid integration of a wagon body and the Dodge Charger sedan. It's super sexy! It is such a delectable, sensuous, deliciousness all wrapped up in a red that rivals that of any Ferrari that I've ever seen. I always thought that Ferrari had a lock on a sexy red pain, but this Charger wagon takes the cake. This wagon is a testimonial to Dodge style and design and the possible innovation within that realm that is capable of being achieved.

The first thing that leapt to my eyesight was that gorgeous little lip, or that protrusion of the lower front fascia. It has the effect of appearing to be of aid in scooping air into the massive grille. And that in turn, adds a look of massive horsepower and speed. Right above that is beautifully buxom hood, with a nice curved arcing-ness that makes me think of the Ford Mustang. Following right above this is the perfectly-raked windshield that rips into a nice swooping roofline.

Moving on to the side of the car, which is a premium attraction here, is dashing sports car-type ground effects on the lower body panels. And then perfectly complementing that above this, is a long, swift, and giant two-pronged crease into the metal. The upper prong of the crease melts into a gently almost invisible but thick hip over the rear wheels ("see ma hips big hips on ya" - Missy Elliot hahaha). It's almost invisible because it's so gentle the way it is infused into the design. But to someone who admires sexy women , my eyes refuses to miss stuff like that! It's a nice sexy rump of a rear quarter panel. (Damn I love the way I just worded that!) Now this shaped "hip" over the rear wheels produces a beautifully almost wind swept curvature out of the rear passenger window. This inturn stops dead at a thick c-pillar. That c-pillar is raked at a most perfect angle.

Now from the c-pillar, the remainder of the body travels down in a very slight curvature and meets the rear bumper, which is also raked at an angle. Can you see how that bumper just totally beautifies the rear of this car?! OWW! I live for little things like this! The bumper is raked at an angle exactly sympathetic to the c-pillar. It's these carefully calibrated design techniques that make car designers the most unique-est people in the whole world, and members of the most esteemed fashion design clique on Earth!

Lastly, the wheels on this ride are also stellar. That spinning chrome, regardless of what the individual spokes at a still might look like (lol) is almost one half of the life of this car!

Ok, now take a look at the wonderful design analysis below. and then read the article again, referring to the picture back and forth. Do it over and over again...back and forth, back and forth, back and forth (hahaha).

-Gebre Mesquitta

Has Dodge Said "Yes" to a New Dodge Magnum? Will They? Should they?

Why was the Dodge Magnum ever discontinued? Or why has it taken such a long time to introduce a new model? Huh Dodge? The Dodge Magnum is the best station wagon ever designed in the history of station wagons! It was one heck of a beautiful car with its low-slung sporty roofline, large wheels, bold wheel fenders, big smiling grille, and the high gangsta beltline. It was sexy, masculine, bad-ass-lookin', and full of braggadocio! It was brash, and urban, and hip. It looked like metal sculpted out of loud music! It was just soo good-looking!. I still turn my head when I see one on the road, or stop to snap a picture (for the SeraniTafari Street Team ofcourse) when I'm walking pass one on the streets.

Hopefully, though, by the publishing of this render, by Allpar, that this means there's something in the works for a brand new Dodge Magnum. In the rendering, I love the styling that I'm witnessing. The body panels have cleverly placed protruding sculpted forms that embolden the look of the car. I also love the rear spoiler; it has a unique non-categorical look. It's a very ergonomic look that's suitable for ones hand to hold it and lift the car (at least from the rear). I'm also in love with the styling of the taillights. It has a luxurious style that reminds me of a Bentley  Infact, this is the first part of the car that caught my eyes: the taillights. They sort of standout! And upon doing some research, it looks like the Bentley Mulsanne might have had an influence on this new Dodge Magnum design.

Observe the design/analysis below.

Now in regards to the styling glory of the Dodge Magnum - both old and new - only the Mercedes Shooting Brake comes close. Close but not close. Take a look below and compare the swag levels. 

Nice bodywork, but the rear profile comes to much towards a point. That little thing alone makes me think of a geriatric frown! (lol)

This view is super hott!!

In this view, again, the rear profile comes too much towards a point.

Nice view! But the c-pillar reminds me of the ugly Mercedes R-Class crossover-wagon-sedan And the tail looks too long!

 This is another nice view

Now, do you observe how for each view of the Mercedes Shooting Brake, I gave a different critique? The Mercedes Shooting Brake isn't hot from every angle. With different angles of photography, there's something nice, more nice, or less nice about it. Compare that type of analysis to the Dodge Magnum wagon. That station wagon (and I thoroughly regret using that term) is hot from every single angle. There's nothing better than a car that's perfecto in design when looked at from every possible angle. Kudos to Dodge!

Perfect body height or "thickness" all throughout the length of the car. Contrast that with the side view of the Mercedes Shooting Brake above. Can you see the differences?

Massive, bold bully-ish grille with sympathetically large headlamps

Now some may say how can I compare a Mercedes to a Dodge. My answer is, "I just did"! Styling is always up for commentary. Brand is the awareness of an association of something great about something. For example, Mercedes is known for great car design (and maybe engineering), but if Mercedes messes up and designs an ugly car compared to what fans or customers of Mercedes are aware of then so be it! A design is a design. It can be ugly or it can be nice. And there in lies the possibility to exist for an automobile of a high caliber of design and engineering to look worse than an automobile in lower brand category - just because of a design execution. Understood?

Also, refer to our previous blog here, to see a previous design analysis on the amazing styling of the Dodge Magnum

- Gebre Mesquitta

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RAM (Random Access Memory) No! RAM as in RAM Trucks!

http://www.allpar.com/news/index.php/2012/07/2014-ram-heavy-duty-spy-shot  

It was in 1994 when the first hot design for a RAM Truck made its debut - well at least I thought so. It was a design change from the previous models, and I was highly impressed. Back then, I was a little kid and dealing with an ever-increasing love for cars.
       Now how I came across the then new '94 Dodge Ram, was that I was reading a National Geographic magazine. My Dad was a big fan of  National Geographic and always read their magazines. Infact, I think he had a subscription to them. I remember how I'd loved seeing them when they arrived in the mail - nice, neat, crisp, and glossy, and with the bright  kids-lovable  yellow border. (Damn I'm going into it about National Geographic magazines lol). But anyway, moving along, there was a large fold-out in the center of the magazine, and there it was: this large beautiful Ram Truck. I can just picture myself back in time on that day, pouring over the images; I was in love with that truck! What I enjoyed about the design was how the front fascia was "truck-anized" it bore a strong resemblance to the front end of big trucks (think Mack Trucks) and school buses. You know, that aesthetic where the headlamps are on a much lower level than the hood. This new appearance implanted on the Dodge Ram pickup was interesting to me. I saw aggression and a grown man-type of expression. You see, little bloys always dream of being grown-a$$ hardworking men like their Dads(hahaha)


Ok, now enjoy the design analysis below

- Gebre Mesquitta

One of Dodge's Most Acclaimed Singles has Left the Studios!

The Dodge Dart is about to hit the stores! It recently rolled off the assembly line in Belvidere, Illinois. The Dodge Dart was a widely teased and well published spy-photographed story earlier this year. I got so tired of the teaser shots that I began to formulate my own idea of what it might somewhat look. Based on the pictures that I was seeing, including the picture to the left, I used some deductive visualization (my brand new term fresh out the oven) to estimate what the Dodge Dart might resemble. I had a strong leaning towards it being a new Avenger replacement. One that would utilize some of the styling from the new Dodge Charger.

Now my sketches aside, the Dodge Dart is one of the hottest singles out the Dodge recording studios and it is sure to be a big hit. It contains daring design, and is extremely innovative, and highly user-centered on in the inside which is aided in that by withering user interaction design.

Yep! Yes sir! and Yes Maam! This is one hot single that has come out of the Dodge recoding studio this year!. And this one is not a remix, it is an original! The greatest part about it all, is that I got to meet two of the most important people involved with the creation of this hit single: Brad Gieske and Winnie Cheung. Brad is the manager and Winnie was responsible for the thoroughly inventive and benchmark-creating interior design, including the beautiful user-experience interaction experienced with the large customizable display in the gauge cluster. This new Dodge is a dart indeed! It has very very closely made a bulls eye score on the target. Brad Gieske was the sound engineer in the studio and over saw Winnie as she did her thing in the sound booth. The result was a resounding success!

What I like most about the Dodge Dart is the way in which it goes about  making you like it. The exterior aesthetic is so pleasing and emotional. It pulls you to move 'round and 'round the car, and then 'round again! Lets begin at the front. Here, hot ferocious sexiness stares you straight in the face. The front fascia appears to swoop down like an eagle, and then just sits there glaring at you. And then the outlined cross hair grille lets you know "Yeah, this is Dodge!" I enjoy how the designers added a bold edge to the front fascia by color-dividing the front bumper into black and red portions. The thick black segment right below the cross hair grille emboldens the above mentioned grille itself. And then below the bar is the nice continuation of the background mesh that's been carried on from the grille above. It's a very pretty look. To the right and left of the this mesh are two air intakes which include fog lamps with circular inner housing designs that is sympathetic to the light housings in the headlamps above. Besides the lower fog lamps are also metal protrusions that hold it in place and these, because of what seems to be a chrome-tipped edge brings out the chrome outline of the cross hair grille above.  Now onto the main headlamps; these are the premiere show piece of the Dodge Dart. With it's fierce upward slant and large circular inner bulb housing, it imparts the last touch of beauty to the front end of the car.

I love how the headlamps are pushed almost all the way to the very edge of the front of the car. And it's so sexy. I can just feel my hands caressing the smooth curves, beginning at the black center bar and moving outward simultaneously in both left and right directions. And I see myself doing it over and over again...like over and over again: from the front and outwards to the sides (hahaha).

On to the side of the car is a sporty aerodynamic look aided by a slanted rear edge, a short trunk and a thick c-pillar. The appearance induced therefore, is the car is in a leaning forward stance. The language here is zippy, and speaks of quick forward motion. Its very groovy!

Now moving to the rear of the car is the lovely tail lamp design. The design is reminiscent of the tail lamp design on the new Dodge Charger. The main eye-catcher here is the red LED-type strip that outlines the entire tail lamp. Also, the brake lights are minimized for large reverse lights. Now here's what I like about such a composition, in which the reverse lights receives more space; what it does is it imparts to the car a speeding appearance, and this is because you are not picturing the car braking - one imagined with more braking lights. The resulting effect is that the rear of the Dodge Dart has a fast look to it, which enhances its the overall sporty character of the design.

Well ok, folks, lets move onto the interior of the Dodge Dart this is where designer Winnie did her thing! Winnie hit the nail on the head with the interior design. She drove the nail below the surface of the wood! The Doge Dart interior is revolutionary! This revolution begins with the piped LED lighting that flows around the drivers cage, from the center console to the instrument panel. It was the first eye catcher for me when I first began checking out pictures of the Dodge Dart earlier this year. I was like, "Wo!" I became intrigued as to how the lighting worked too, and I finally got my chance to have my question answered when I met design manager Brad at the TEAMS Design studio, in Chicago, Il, after he and Winnie completed their presentation on the Dodge Dart. According to him the LED lighting was a technology invented for just this project. It was the brainchild of Winnie, and the Team at Dodge got together to make it happen! This LED lighting with its nice warm techy glow is the premium attention-getter in the Dodge Dart's interior. It draws you in and makes you wanna just shut the door hug the steering wheel and just stay there! And while you're there, you can checkout the other part of the revolution; the instrument panel. Here in the gauge cluster, And your nicely surrounding my  a nice, attractive and dreamy interior

Now enjoy go ahead and enjoy the pictures of the Dodge Dart in all their glory!

Wow! A seat with storage space? Simply ingenious!

Below are pictures of the Dodge Dart presentation by Brad and Winnie at Designer's Night at TEAMS Design Studio in Chicago, IL.

Presentation getting set up

Interior Designer Winnie Cheung, and Manager Brad Gieske

Interior Designer Winnie Cheung, Gebre Mesquitta, and Manager Brad Gieske

I was happy as high heaven to get a picture with car designers. Car designers are like the Gods of my world!
To Brad and Winnie, and the rest of the team that helped to put together the Dodge Dart. Great work! Go Dodge!

Oh, and guess what you all! The Dodge Dart starts out at only $15, 995! I was shocked when Brad quoted me the price. For a car of such great exterior and interior design, that's a deal! Furthermore, I also somehow get the feel that the Dodge Dart is the ideal car for that college kid who has just graduated and received his or her first successful new job. It really has that vibe to it. Now go to your nearest Dodge dealer and ask for a test drive today!

- Gebre Mesquitta