I was fortunate enough to attend the 2012 North American International Auto Show last week, which is usually a design dream experience for me. It was tough, but I chose one concept car and one practical car to include in this post. My favorite concept car was the Acura NSX Concept above. The NSX hasn’t been on the market for years now, but if this design gets pushed through, the sports car market better brace itself. As I’m more interested in design than performance, I’ll add that this concept looks incredible from every angle. The grille is almost current-gen Mazda3-like, and the back is sort of Porsche Carrera GT.
The fenders and roofline are very well balanced and it could almost pass for a Pininfarina design.
My practical choice has to be either the Volvo C30 or XC70 (pictured above). I can’t explain how comfortable the seats are, but I would suggest that falling asleep while driving might be an issue. The fit and finish (and minimal design) of Volvo’s interiors is really fantastic in person. I guess this makes me an aspiring yuppie.
