The designer Frank Stephenson he has worked for prestigious brands such as Ford, BMW, Mini, Ferrari, Maserati, Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo and McLaren. He drew the Maserati MC12, the Ferrari 430 and FXX, the 2000 Mini and the McLaren P1. Today it has a channel Youtube highly followed where he analyzes in great detail the cars of the moment, and does not fail to be critical in a rather direct and unfiltered way.
Speaking of SUVs in an interview published by the British magazine Autocar, Stephenson gave his opinion on some sports and luxury vehicles present today on the market. With very clear judgments. “In general, people don’t like large objects. SUVs aren’t always huge, but they’re certainly not pretty. That doesn’t mean you can’t design an agile-looking and possibly light-weight SUV. For example Aston Martin did a good job with DBX, because it almost looks like a sports car. While on the contrary I abhor the Lamborghini Urus: it is way beyond the limit, like a Versace dress worn at 9 in the morning. Rolls-Royce Cullinan and Bentley Bentayga have elements of finesse, but still look like palaces on wheels“.
Stephenson also admitted that he was curious about the final design of the Ferrari Purosangue, the first SUV in the history of the Prancing Horse. And he expressed admiration for the Range Rover Velar, defined as a suit tailored to what’s under the car, without looking like a traveling box.
In most automotive markets, this is the body type that is winning the comparison, against small and medium-sized sedans. For many SUVs are not beautiful cars, as Stephenson acknowledged, and in most cases the argument is supported by technical principles: excessive weight and pollution, less driveability, interior space not always ensured by size. We will see if with the advent of the electric this car ‘format’ will remain at the top of the global markets.
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