Working on everything from V10 supercars to functional minivans, Stellantis' chief stylist sheds light on the future of design, from EVs to UVs.
Current design is sometimes making EVs look different from what we think of as traditional ICE cars, often in a more futuristic way. Do you think that's part of what distinguishes them as electric vehicles? Do you think we'll get to a place where they don't look so futuristic?Whatever the propulsion system is, being futuristic is a choice. It can be futuristic and be traditionally propulsed, or it can be futuristic and be an EV.
One of the latest EV platforms coming from Stellantis is the new series of EV muscle cars, like this Dodge Charger Daytona SRT.Ralph Gilles: A lot of it is in the fundamental lack of a driveshaft, having a battery pack, instead of a transmission tunnel—that's a big one. You have a frunk instead of an engine box. That's a huge one, knowing how to use that space. On the, we have that plunging hood line that would not be possible if we had a traditional system in there. It announces its purpose a little bit—it celebrates aerodynamics, but not in an obvious way. We could have done a shovel nose thing.
Gilles said the rear cargo area of EV crossovers, like the Europe-only Jeep Avenger EV shown here, represents the most challenging piece of the aerodynamic puzzle.
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