Some Automotive Designs and Concepts that look Good to me. I threw this together, please don't complain about the layout. Anyways, I might reedit(adding wiki links to the vehicles listed or something like that) it to make it look better, but no guarantees.
EXTERIOR:
Buick:
1987 (2nd generation) Buick Grand National
1992-1999 (7th generation) Buick LeSabre
1992-1996 (2nd generation) Buick Roadmaster
Cadillac:
1998-2004 (5th Generation) Cadillac Seville
1954-1956 (2nd generation) Cadillac Coupe DeVille
1953-1954 (1st generation) and 1992-2002 (8th generation) Cadillac Eldorado
1957-1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham
1957-1958 Cadillac Deville Series 62.
1953-1956 Cadillac Series 60 Special Fleetwood or FL
Chevy:
2011 Chevy Volt
1982-1993 Chevy S10 Pick-ups and Blazers
1995-2002 (2nd Gen) Chevy Astro and GMC Safari mini vans
1970-2002 Chevy and GMC vans
1973-2002, 2007-2008 Chevy Silverado and GMC Serria Pick-ups
1990-1993 Chevrolet Lumina APV (All Purpose Vehicle) Van
1958 (1st generation) Chevy Impala
1994-1996 (6th generation) Chevy Impala
1957 Chevy Bel-Air
1974 Chevy Nova
1987-1996 Chevrolet Corsica - Latin, Italian or French - An island in the Mediterranean to the north of Sardinia; it is currently part of France - From Old French cors, from Latin corpus (“‘body’”).
1988-1994 Chevrolet Cavalier
1990-2001 (1st generation) Chevrolet Lumina
1995-2001 (2st generation) GMT230 Chevrolet Lumina
1991-1996 (4th generation) Chevrolet Caprice
2002-2008 (1st generation) (T200) Chevrolet Aveo also known as Daewoo Kalosaka, Holden Barina, Pontiac Wave, Suzuki Swift+
1987-1996 Chevrolet Beretta
1955 Chev Bel Air Coupe
1947,1948, 1950-1953,1955, 1967-2002, all Chevy trucks with in these ranges
1970-2002, Chevy vans
1971-1972 Chevrolet El Camino
Chrysler:
1956 Chrysler New Yorker
1994-1997 (1st generation) Chrysler LHS
Dodge:
1968 Dodge Charger
1995-2000 Dodge Avenger coupe
1993-2004 (2nd generation) Dodge Intrepid - take it or leave it
2009 Dodge Journey - take it or leave it
1955-1956 Dodge Royal Lancer
1995-2000 (1st generation) Dodge Stratus
1964-1970 Dodge A100 (or Forward Control) compact van - take it or leave it
1950 Dodge pick-up
1953-1955 Dodge pick-up
1957 Dodge Pickup
Dodge Ram 50 (called the D50 for 1979 and 1986) was a compact pickup truck produced by Mitsubishi Motors and sold by the Chrysler Corporation from 1979 to 1993.
1972, 1976, 1978-1981 Dodge vans
Ford:
2002-2008 Ford GT
1948-1952 (1st generation) Ford F-Series
1953-1956 (2nd generation) Ford F-Series
1973-1979 (6th generation) Ford F-Series - take it or leave it
2004-2008 (11th generation) Ford F-Series - take it or leave it
1968-1974 (2nd generation) Ford E-Series Full-sized van - take it or leave it
2002-2005 (3rd generation) Ford Explorer - take it or leave it
2001-2007 (1st generation) Ford Escape - take it or leave it
2003-2006 (2nd generation) Ford Expedition- take it or leave it
2006-present Ford Edge - may have something here, the head lamp design needs to change - take it or leave it
2008-present Ford Flex - the front end and sides need to be smoother - take it or leave it
2008-2009 Ford Taurus X - looks nice - the groove going around the car and over the wheel wells is ok - take it or leave it
1970-1971: The Torino Take Over
1952-54 Ford
1955-1957 (1st generation) Ford Thunderbird
Ford Mustang (1st generation 1964-1973, 4th generation 1994–2004, 5th generation 2005–Present)
1967 Ford Mustang Fastback
2003 Ford Mustang GT Concept
Mercury:
1955 Mercury Monterey
1956 Mercury Custom
Oldsmobile:
1957-1958 Oldsmobile Super 88
1956-1964 (3rd generation) Oldsmobile 98 (originally Series 90; a.k.a. Ninety-Eight)
1954-1956 (2nd generation) Oldsmobile
1957-1958 (3rd generation) Oldsmobile
1988-1997 (5th generation) Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
1990-1993 Oldsmobile Silhouette Van
Plymouth:
1967-1973 (3rd generation) Plymouth Valiant
1964-1969 Plymouth Barracuda
1970-1971 Plymouth Valiant Duster
Pontiac:
1990-1993 Pontiac Trans Sport - aka GM-200 Project - Italian Design
1982-1992 (3rd generation) Pontiac Trans Am and Firebird
1986 Pontiac Trans Sport Concept Car - Department X
2000-2005 (9th generation) Pontiac Bonneville - the front end reminds me of the 8th Generation 2006 Honda Civics
1988-1994 (3rd generation) Pontiac Sunbird
IMPORTS:
De Lorean DMC-12 1981-1982, 2008 - wheel design
1989 Audi 200 Quattro Trans Am Race Car
Ferrari F-40
2007 Noble
Lotus Model S3 and wheel design
2006 Porsche Cayman 9ff CR42 wheels
2008 Rolls-Royce Phantom Hub Caps
1989 Bentley Hub Caps
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italdesign_Giugiaro
automotive engineering company Italdesign, home of legendary Giorgetto Giugiaro - most; if not, all of his car designs are very good
JAPS:
Honda:
2009 Honda City
2003-2008 Third generation (JDM model) Honda Odyssey Modulo Concept Car - looks like an 8th Generation Honda Civic hatch back or station wagon and 1986 Pontiac Trans Sport Concept - AKA GM-200 project - 90-93 Pontiac Trans Sport, Chevrolet Lumina APV, and Oldsmobile Silhouette Van - the tops of the head lamps grill are level with each other reminds me a little of the 2nd Gen (1992–1997) Mercury Grand Marquis with the nose cut short, almost completely smoothed out with a tapered hood or flared fenders.
2006-2007 Honda Civic - 8th Generation -
+ (Pluses)
1 Vertical Door Levers design- like the ones on the Honda Civic Type R
2 All around shape
3 Grill and Head Lamps design - The absence of having the body separate the grill from the head lamps (not all 8th Gen variations are like this, but I did see the Si with this configuration)- it looks like the grill and head lamps are sitting in an air vent of a super charger - Nissan did something like this with it's 2001 350Z vertical signal lights
4 Dashboard with digital instrument cluster
5 The way the window shield looks like it's slopping down under the edge of the hood. To me it's a take it or leave it
2006 Honda FCX Concept
2008 Honda Insight Concept
Kia:
2008 Kia KOUP Concept
Mitsubishi:
2005 Mitsubishi D5 concept van - DELICA D:5(CV5W) - looks a little like the 2nd Gen Chevy Astro and GMC Safari mini vans
2001-2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse
A1996–2003 (8th generation) Mitsubishi Galant - also called Legnum and Aspire
Nissan:
2001-2009 Nissan 350Z - vertical signal lights
Just for kicks:
1991 GMC Syclone turbo
1992-1993 GMC Typhoon - was a high-performance version of the GMC Jimmy SUV - based on the 1991 GMC Jimmy SUV.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMC_Syclone
Both the Syclone and Typhoon (SyTy) trucks featured a Mitsubishi TD06-17C 8 cm² turbocharger[1] and Garrett water/air intercooler attached to a 4.3 L LB4 V6 engine with unique pistons, main caps, head gaskets, intake manifolds, fuel system, exhaust manifolds, and a 48mm twin bore throttle body from the 5.7 L GM Small-Block engine.
One design I disagree with is the way that the new Pontiac Montana SV6/ Chevy Uplander head lamps are shaped, with the top part of visible. It's like the lamp is violating the fenders spaces. It's like there are people in the company that want GM to go out of busniess.
1986 Pontiac Trans Sport Concept Car - Department X
http://www.highperformancepontiac.com/features/hppp_0605_1986_pontiac_trans_sport/index.html
1987 Buick Turbo Regal and Grand National
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick_Grand_National#Grand_National_and_GNX
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:1987_Buick_Turbo_Regal_"WE4_package".jpg
VIDEOS:
Pontiac Trans Sport - Patrick Stewart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxjSlGLwXRc&NR=1
Lançamento Pontiac Trans Sport
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-oKtxp8Wug&feature=related
DEKRA Pontiac Trans Sport vs. Toyota Previa Crash Test
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMh_CcqtfxE&feature=related
1992 Chevrolet Lumina APV (dedicated to Jon3800)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfQYBe2bTWw&NR=1
Buick Grand National Commercial - nice level reflections from the sides, it has that solid look, no loose wavy lines - that makes a vehicle look like the car has sides made of cloth or like its' sides are flapping in the wind like fat, it has a very tense muscular design - If you have a wavy sides panels the air will be sucked in and press in on the car - You want the air to slide pass and push in on it's self or make it push in on the back as it leaves the vehicle - the funny thing is when you slow down I think it sucks the car back a little. Maybe GM should use sensors under the models to see if there are any forces pushing it back as they reduce wind speed in the air tunnel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIn_8srMpC4&feature=related
The Sixteenth Buick Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I3YXdoaqqg&feature=related
Grand National vs Suzuki GSXR 750 Motorcycle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkzRJnMGY20&feature=related
Grand National vs Suzuki GSXR 750 Finish - I guess the jet aircraft engineering (I'm assuming cause of the 15K or more RPM Tach on the Motorcycle) didn't help
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyjeepWQIRY&feature=related
Links to photos of vans similar to the Pontiac Trans Sport and designs:
susuki apv van - note the very level head lamps
http://www.nextcar.com.au/i.suzuki.apv.05jun.jpg
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/iipcache/94319.jpg
http://www.perrys.co.nz/images/newcars/apvsizes.jpg
VW Van
http://www.licencephoto.com/mini_photos/VQJ3TzWfkW/Camions-Trucks6.jpg
MISC:
Chevrolet Lumina, Santa Barba - note the level head lamps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IpR8Xyzpfs&feature=related
INTERIOR:
I prefer mechanical meters verses LCD, LCD as a backup display indicator or vice versa.
EXTERIOR:
Buick:
1987 (2nd generation) Buick Grand National
1992-1999 (7th generation) Buick LeSabre
1992-1996 (2nd generation) Buick Roadmaster
Cadillac:
1998-2004 (5th Generation) Cadillac Seville
1954-1956 (2nd generation) Cadillac Coupe DeVille
1953-1954 (1st generation) and 1992-2002 (8th generation) Cadillac Eldorado
1957-1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham
1957-1958 Cadillac Deville Series 62.
1953-1956 Cadillac Series 60 Special Fleetwood or FL
Chevy:
2011 Chevy Volt
1982-1993 Chevy S10 Pick-ups and Blazers
1995-2002 (2nd Gen) Chevy Astro and GMC Safari mini vans
1970-2002 Chevy and GMC vans
1973-2002, 2007-2008 Chevy Silverado and GMC Serria Pick-ups
1990-1993 Chevrolet Lumina APV (All Purpose Vehicle) Van
1958 (1st generation) Chevy Impala
1994-1996 (6th generation) Chevy Impala
1957 Chevy Bel-Air
1974 Chevy Nova
1987-1996 Chevrolet Corsica - Latin, Italian or French - An island in the Mediterranean to the north of Sardinia; it is currently part of France - From Old French cors, from Latin corpus (“‘body’”).
1988-1994 Chevrolet Cavalier
1990-2001 (1st generation) Chevrolet Lumina
1995-2001 (2st generation) GMT230 Chevrolet Lumina
1991-1996 (4th generation) Chevrolet Caprice
2002-2008 (1st generation) (T200) Chevrolet Aveo also known as Daewoo Kalosaka, Holden Barina, Pontiac Wave, Suzuki Swift+
1987-1996 Chevrolet Beretta
1955 Chev Bel Air Coupe
1947,1948, 1950-1953,1955, 1967-2002, all Chevy trucks with in these ranges
1970-2002, Chevy vans
1971-1972 Chevrolet El Camino
Chrysler:
1956 Chrysler New Yorker
1994-1997 (1st generation) Chrysler LHS
Dodge:
1968 Dodge Charger
1995-2000 Dodge Avenger coupe
1993-2004 (2nd generation) Dodge Intrepid - take it or leave it
2009 Dodge Journey - take it or leave it
1955-1956 Dodge Royal Lancer
1995-2000 (1st generation) Dodge Stratus
1964-1970 Dodge A100 (or Forward Control) compact van - take it or leave it
1950 Dodge pick-up
1953-1955 Dodge pick-up
1957 Dodge Pickup
Dodge Ram 50 (called the D50 for 1979 and 1986) was a compact pickup truck produced by Mitsubishi Motors and sold by the Chrysler Corporation from 1979 to 1993.
1972, 1976, 1978-1981 Dodge vans
Ford:
2002-2008 Ford GT
1948-1952 (1st generation) Ford F-Series
1953-1956 (2nd generation) Ford F-Series
1973-1979 (6th generation) Ford F-Series - take it or leave it
2004-2008 (11th generation) Ford F-Series - take it or leave it
1968-1974 (2nd generation) Ford E-Series Full-sized van - take it or leave it
2002-2005 (3rd generation) Ford Explorer - take it or leave it
2001-2007 (1st generation) Ford Escape - take it or leave it
2003-2006 (2nd generation) Ford Expedition- take it or leave it
2006-present Ford Edge - may have something here, the head lamp design needs to change - take it or leave it
2008-present Ford Flex - the front end and sides need to be smoother - take it or leave it
2008-2009 Ford Taurus X - looks nice - the groove going around the car and over the wheel wells is ok - take it or leave it
1970-1971: The Torino Take Over
1952-54 Ford
1955-1957 (1st generation) Ford Thunderbird
Ford Mustang (1st generation 1964-1973, 4th generation 1994–2004, 5th generation 2005–Present)
1967 Ford Mustang Fastback
2003 Ford Mustang GT Concept
Mercury:
1955 Mercury Monterey
1956 Mercury Custom
Oldsmobile:
1957-1958 Oldsmobile Super 88
1956-1964 (3rd generation) Oldsmobile 98 (originally Series 90; a.k.a. Ninety-Eight)
1954-1956 (2nd generation) Oldsmobile
1957-1958 (3rd generation) Oldsmobile
1988-1997 (5th generation) Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
1990-1993 Oldsmobile Silhouette Van
Plymouth:
1967-1973 (3rd generation) Plymouth Valiant
1964-1969 Plymouth Barracuda
1970-1971 Plymouth Valiant Duster
Pontiac:
1990-1993 Pontiac Trans Sport - aka GM-200 Project - Italian Design
1982-1992 (3rd generation) Pontiac Trans Am and Firebird
1986 Pontiac Trans Sport Concept Car - Department X
2000-2005 (9th generation) Pontiac Bonneville - the front end reminds me of the 8th Generation 2006 Honda Civics
1988-1994 (3rd generation) Pontiac Sunbird
IMPORTS:
De Lorean DMC-12 1981-1982, 2008 - wheel design
1989 Audi 200 Quattro Trans Am Race Car
Ferrari F-40
2007 Noble
Lotus Model S3 and wheel design
2006 Porsche Cayman 9ff CR42 wheels
2008 Rolls-Royce Phantom Hub Caps
1989 Bentley Hub Caps
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italdesign_Giugiaro
automotive engineering company Italdesign, home of legendary Giorgetto Giugiaro - most; if not, all of his car designs are very good
JAPS:
Honda:
2009 Honda City
2003-2008 Third generation (JDM model) Honda Odyssey Modulo Concept Car - looks like an 8th Generation Honda Civic hatch back or station wagon and 1986 Pontiac Trans Sport Concept - AKA GM-200 project - 90-93 Pontiac Trans Sport, Chevrolet Lumina APV, and Oldsmobile Silhouette Van - the tops of the head lamps grill are level with each other reminds me a little of the 2nd Gen (1992–1997) Mercury Grand Marquis with the nose cut short, almost completely smoothed out with a tapered hood or flared fenders.
2006-2007 Honda Civic - 8th Generation -
+ (Pluses)
1 Vertical Door Levers design- like the ones on the Honda Civic Type R
2 All around shape
3 Grill and Head Lamps design - The absence of having the body separate the grill from the head lamps (not all 8th Gen variations are like this, but I did see the Si with this configuration)- it looks like the grill and head lamps are sitting in an air vent of a super charger - Nissan did something like this with it's 2001 350Z vertical signal lights
4 Dashboard with digital instrument cluster
5 The way the window shield looks like it's slopping down under the edge of the hood. To me it's a take it or leave it
2006 Honda FCX Concept
2008 Honda Insight Concept
Kia:
2008 Kia KOUP Concept
Mitsubishi:
2005 Mitsubishi D5 concept van - DELICA D:5(CV5W) - looks a little like the 2nd Gen Chevy Astro and GMC Safari mini vans
2001-2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse
A1996–2003 (8th generation) Mitsubishi Galant - also called Legnum and Aspire
Nissan:
2001-2009 Nissan 350Z - vertical signal lights
Just for kicks:
1991 GMC Syclone turbo
1992-1993 GMC Typhoon - was a high-performance version of the GMC Jimmy SUV - based on the 1991 GMC Jimmy SUV.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMC_Syclone
Both the Syclone and Typhoon (SyTy) trucks featured a Mitsubishi TD06-17C 8 cm² turbocharger[1] and Garrett water/air intercooler attached to a 4.3 L LB4 V6 engine with unique pistons, main caps, head gaskets, intake manifolds, fuel system, exhaust manifolds, and a 48mm twin bore throttle body from the 5.7 L GM Small-Block engine.
One design I disagree with is the way that the new Pontiac Montana SV6/ Chevy Uplander head lamps are shaped, with the top part of visible. It's like the lamp is violating the fenders spaces. It's like there are people in the company that want GM to go out of busniess.
1986 Pontiac Trans Sport Concept Car - Department X
http://www.highperformancepontiac.com/features/hppp_0605_1986_pontiac_trans_sport/index.html
1987 Buick Turbo Regal and Grand National
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick_Grand_National#Grand_National_and_GNX
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:1987_Buick_Turbo_Regal_"WE4_package".jpg
VIDEOS:
Pontiac Trans Sport - Patrick Stewart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxjSlGLwXRc&NR=1
Lançamento Pontiac Trans Sport
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-oKtxp8Wug&feature=related
DEKRA Pontiac Trans Sport vs. Toyota Previa Crash Test
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMh_CcqtfxE&feature=related
1992 Chevrolet Lumina APV (dedicated to Jon3800)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfQYBe2bTWw&NR=1
Buick Grand National Commercial - nice level reflections from the sides, it has that solid look, no loose wavy lines - that makes a vehicle look like the car has sides made of cloth or like its' sides are flapping in the wind like fat, it has a very tense muscular design - If you have a wavy sides panels the air will be sucked in and press in on the car - You want the air to slide pass and push in on it's self or make it push in on the back as it leaves the vehicle - the funny thing is when you slow down I think it sucks the car back a little. Maybe GM should use sensors under the models to see if there are any forces pushing it back as they reduce wind speed in the air tunnel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIn_8srMpC4&feature=related
The Sixteenth Buick Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I3YXdoaqqg&feature=related
Grand National vs Suzuki GSXR 750 Motorcycle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkzRJnMGY20&feature=related
Grand National vs Suzuki GSXR 750 Finish - I guess the jet aircraft engineering (I'm assuming cause of the 15K or more RPM Tach on the Motorcycle) didn't help
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyjeepWQIRY&feature=related
Links to photos of vans similar to the Pontiac Trans Sport and designs:
susuki apv van - note the very level head lamps
http://www.nextcar.com.au/i.suzuki.apv.05jun.jpg
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/iipcache/94319.jpg
http://www.perrys.co.nz/images/newcars/apvsizes.jpg
VW Van
http://www.licencephoto.com/mini_photos/VQJ3TzWfkW/Camions-Trucks6.jpg
MISC:
Chevrolet Lumina, Santa Barba - note the level head lamps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IpR8Xyzpfs&feature=related
INTERIOR:
I prefer mechanical meters verses LCD, LCD as a backup display indicator or vice versa.