The Snake Hisses! The Viper Pre-Unveil Design Analysis!

The snake has been hissing in the grass for a while, but unbeknownst to everyone has been it's location and look thereof. But slowly and surely folks have been seeking it out and they have brought forth many different images of what this snake could look like.
Well I blogged earlier on the first speculation of this snake (type "viper" in the search box above), but, now I bring to you the analysis of the second batch of specualtion images, including some official spy shots of the snake running around!

As far as I am concerned, this design of the new 2013 Dodge Viper is perfect. It is flawless! IThe designers have relentlessly pursued perfection! Now lets see if the official spy photographs measure up to par with John Sibal's render.

Here the rear end looks very similar, except for one thing. The brake lights completely encircle the reverse lights instead of partially encircling it as in the John Sibel render above. I'm disappointed with that because the more of the reverse light that is enabled to show, enables for more of that speedin'-no-time-to-brake look. But that's very minor, everything in the photo still looks on par with the John Sibel render.

This photo looks on par with the John Sibel render as well. My only qualm is that I do not see the "curls around the edges of the grill. That feature is lovely! I will guess that I can't see it due to the bad lighting in this image, due to the fact that it is a spy photograph.

Look at that splendid impression in the roof! That's that "naked woman on the beach". (Refer to my previous blog at http://seranitafaristreetteam.blogspot.com/2012/01/srt-viperthe-breakdown-feminine-id.html ) In addition, checkout the rear windshield in the picture. I wasn't expecting that design. That's a unique suprise! So far everything looks set for a splendifeous Dodge Viper to be revealed on April 4th!

- Gebre Mesquitta

SRT Viper...The Breakdown! Feminine ID (Industrial Design)

"Feminine ID"! It was first coined here, on the SeraniTafari Street Team blog! Well, I had already come up with the term before, but it was only relegaded to scribbled notes on my drawings. But feminine ID, I will here define, is my terminology for the inclusion of female design (feminine shapes or forms) into the realm of industrial design, it's subsidiary in this case being car design.

See below as I illustrate my observations of the "naked lady on the beach". It is hidden in plain sight! Well we guys probably find that out first :).

Okay looking at the picture above, can you picture "the naked woman on the beach"? She could either be standing, sitting, or lying down. And as for laying down, she could either be lying on her back or lying on her stomach. The profile that would fit this automobile silhoutte to a T would be the naked woman lying on her back! If you carefully notice the contours of the car, you will see that the roof has a topography that matches the female bust profile! It fits neatly into the contour of the roof. Someone hit that button! "That was easy! That was very clever of the designers. This type of organic female form integration into the car body is super hot! It's subtle, and nearly secret, with a little bit of a wow factor. Great job Ralph Giles!

Now observe the sequential analysis below, picture by picture. Enjoy :)

The SRT Viper's ingenious inclusion of feminine design into its car body design has now further inspired me as a "student" of car design. I'm definitely going to look back at some of my car sketches to see how I can innovate futher carbody designs using feminine forms. All it takes is different brushes, different strokes, and keeping it interestingly imaginative with appropriate measure.

- Gebre Mesquitta

The Viper Teaser is on Facebook!

Well the SRT division of Dodge has released a Viper teaser on Facebook! Can you see the "naked woman on a beach here"? Due to my previous life drawing courses for my industrial design major (specializing in transportation design) and ofcourse, because of my great appreciation for female design and it's numerous occasions of inclusion in my own designs, I think I see it! In the next follow up blog, I'll show you how I see it :).

- Gebre Mesquitta