It's so great to have a channel purely dedicated to automotive design. No HP or torque curve talk. Only aesthetics. So overlooked in today's car market.
The choice of words, the pronunciation of italian words, the cultural references of the style of those times…bravo, please keep making videos. I’d pay to watch content like this
Refreshingly specific word choice, sinewy vs bulky being a good example. So satisfying to have a substantive design analysis video, you’re leagues above the rest.
Nice to see non-German designs. Oh how I'd love to see your critique of the TVR Griffith, a car that obviously harks back to the 1960's sports racer, yet pushed the company forward into the 1990's & 2000's.
I absolutely agree to that. When I saw a new video came out at Auto Didakt I had to make an unplanned pause at work, to watch it! Keep up the great work!
Hadn't expected this as a follow-on to the 928! "Juxtaposing the exquisite with the dubious" - haven't heard that one before, love it. Look forward to seeing what you turn your eye to next!
A truly gorgeous motor car. The Alfa 156 connection was interesting, apart from the 156 being (in my opinion) one of the most beautiful saloon/estate cars ever designed (alongside the Jaguar XJ6 series 3 and the car featured here), the later Alfa Giulietta and 8C also share some styling details with the Maserati Ghibli (I think these 3 cars were designed by the same individual).
Beautifully put. Great narration! As a 4.7S owner also in the same ocean blue, I can also agree to the interior being in cohesive, all else though she’s a beaut. Could you do the e63/e64 bangle butt next please thatd also be an interesting topic?
Please manage a III series Quattroporte to review, Christopher. This V series is no doubt a gorgeous piece of a car, but for some reason it's the angular, sharp edged Maserati 's from Giugiaro's era that I consider the make's real stuff. My considerations apart, this video is a complete pleasure to watch.
Just take a moment and have a look at the 166 Alfa. So many design details are in common. Also they share the same wooden steering wheel with the phase1 166.
Another fantastic video of a wonderful car. These are very tempting purchase on the secondhand market, but my fear is, as usual, reliability and maintenance costs. Perhaps it's a risk worth taking for love? Sigh....
What is your view on pre- versus post-facelift. I have a pre-facelift QP 4.2 with the ZF transmission and in my opinion the design is not only purer but also more aesthetically pleasing
Intriguingly, the facelifted version's appearance is closer to Okuyama's sketches. But I too prefer the original version, as it possesses an extra elegance that was lost with the facelift.
@@AutoDidaktFilms Okuyama is one of the greatest designers ever in my opinion: Honda NSX, Ferrari 456, Ferrari Enzo… to add the Quattroporte V to that list makes me feel even more confident this is destined to be a classic in the future.
@@sturmanaskie Okuyama-san was in no way whatsoever involved in the NSX' design and only responsible for the 456M facelift. Instead, please add the Ferrari Scaglietti, Hyundai Matrix, Pininfarina Metrocubo and Ferrari Rossa to your list.
These cars are so very spec and colour dependent. In the right colour and on the right wheels, they're worthy of this video's gushing eulogy. But in the wrong colour and spec, at best it looks like a chintzy, overgrown late '90s Hyundai, at worst the tiring conveyance of an aging mid-tier narcotics merchant. Arguably, it's all academic these days, they're simply not engineered and built to be usable long term.
