Nuggets of Design Wisdom Through the Eyes of Ralph Gilles - Autoline After Hours 478

[Bili]

SPECIAL GUEST: Ralph Gilles, Head of Design, FCA

TOPICS:
06:25 - The Future of Design: Where is it going?
10:40 - Best Automotive Design Schools
13:00 - Ralph's Favorite Vehicle Designs
19:05 - Smoothing the front end on pickups
22:27 - Retro Design
27:00 - Grille Design: What about EVs?
31:40 - Designing with Clay
36:34 - Autonomous Vehicles
39:35 - Waymo & the Pacifica design
40:40 - Paint Colors & Mopar
42:50 - Where is FCA with Mass Customization?
44:30 - FCA: The Master of Easter Eggs
51:36 - Chrysler Star vs. Wing

 

[Bili]

I must re-watch it because I didn't watch it carefully.

• Basically he said the he likes Alfa Romeo since his was a kid,
• The new engines are coming and even though they are small or smaller then... they will need more cooling even then a Hellcat.
• Jeep has 2 different design teams, one for core products like Wrangler and Grand Cherokee and the other one international.
• Some concepts will be at Detroit Auto Show next year.
• He likes Jag I-Pace design, long wheelbase short in height crossover, FCA will do something similar in the near future.

 

[Freshforged]

Something like the I-Pace? Hope that means a Dodge sporty CUV

 

[redriderbob]

Something like the I-Pace? Hope that means a Dodge sporty CUV

Mmhmm.

 

[Bili]

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