6 Wedge Design: Key Points From Three Designers Jean-Paul Oyono and Michael Robinson: Designers • Front end is sharp / rear end is thick. • Typically, more front overhang than rear overhang. • Median lines—not character lines—define the wedge. • Median lines—must sharply rise from front to rear. • The front needs to be lower than the rear for a “wedge” to be a “wedge”. • In most cases, a wedge car is a mid-rear engine car. That is, a “pusher” and not a “puller” because of the shape of the vehicle. Matt Brown: Automotive Engineer and Writer • The best wedge cars often have a flat or near flat front edge with a mostly continuous surface between the hood and windshield. Additional Consensus • Strong Visual Wedge Car Identity: The car must easily “identify” as a wedge car. • The median line should be clearly viewed as ascending. • Both layman and designers agree that it’s a wedge car.
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