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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 08:21 AM
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Cadillac Mid-Engine Targa

some schematics for now...thoughts?


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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 08:35 AM
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Eh...
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 08:40 AM
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 08:51 AM
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I think so. Mid engine AWD?
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 10:05 AM
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looks good to me
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 10:07 AM
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 10:17 AM
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Not bad at all, maybe try and shorten the front overhang? Or does it throw the front end off...
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 11:38 AM
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hmm....maybe ill extend the front end, lose the side vents, add some doors, keep the raked-look, and turn it into a A7/CLS fighter.
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 01:30 PM
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 01:48 PM
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Very Lambo like.
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 02:33 PM
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I like it
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 03:40 PM
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10 minute mock up

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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 03:46 PM
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FR set up? Looks good.
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 04:10 PM
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I like the targa a lot (I keep looking at it) and the four door isn't bad. Nice work
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 05:16 PM
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So you're going 4 door.
I like the second rendition considerably more....something still looks a little funky (to me).

I think the front end still looks way too short. Too stubby for my tastes.

I kind of like the look you've got going, but IMO, I think it would look better doing a doing a coupe, setting the driver/passenger back farther in the car and using that to extend the front end. Just my
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 05:27 PM
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Thermonmermon must be looking for a design job. If only Acura would hire him....
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 05:50 PM
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im going targa...and it looks SICK. sit tight
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 06:19 PM
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Looks like the Cadillac Cien from GT4.
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 07:07 PM
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done. lots of little tweaks, as you could see by the overlay above and the resulting "blurred effect". reshading ofthe body panels, esp the rear flare, was a pain in the ass. vents and other things are from scratch.

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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 07:15 PM
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Nice...Kinda looks like the Converj.

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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 07:23 PM
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nice, looks exactly like it.
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 07:26 PM
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done. lots of little tweaks, as you could see by the overlay above and the resulting "blurred effect". reshading ofthe body panels, esp the rear flare, was a pain in the ass. vents and other things are from scratch.
yup, converj is the original at the top. the overlay of the original and final product is the middle, to note the changes. if you look hard enough, youll notice that all proportions of the car are modified. basically a converj on steroids.

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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 07:44 PM
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Too bad Caddy didn't use the converj for the CTS coupe body.... Then we would have a production car to over.

CTS Coupe is very cool though.
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 10:24 PM
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Wait boys, I think you're on to something!.........
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Old Nov 29, 2010 | 01:38 PM
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thanks guys
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Old Dec 1, 2010 | 04:23 AM
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I like it.... Kind of like a poor man's Lambo. If the height of the body would be a little less, from the front of the drivers door back (all the way to the tail), just a little, It would be stellar IMO.

Nice work.
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Old Dec 1, 2010 | 11:57 AM
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Old Dec 1, 2010 | 01:28 PM
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I like it.... Kind of like a poor man's Lambo. If the height of the body would be a little less, from the front of the drivers door back (all the way to the tail), just a little, It would be stellar IMO.

Nice work.
yeah, i gave that a shot. but once you do that, the front hood would look too high. flattening the front hood makes the front end more "car-like" implying that it is front engine....so i nixxed that idea.
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Old Dec 1, 2010 | 05:39 PM
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looks great!
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Old Dec 1, 2010 | 06:15 PM
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Damn it....I drank too much.
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Old Dec 1, 2010 | 08:04 PM
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Damn it....I drank too much.
heres a better comparo....lots and lots of tweaking that youd need a measuring tape to notice...but there are big results.

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Old Dec 1, 2010 | 08:37 PM
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The side vents give it a "supercar" style look.....
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Love the render Thermon. Hope you don't mind I played around with a little PS and made your concept into a roadster. Anyway you slice it (coupe, targa, roadster), this would be a great looking Caddy...

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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 08:45 AM
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type34, a thermonmermon concept. haha! what kind of font is that? it looks cool. actually, it reminds me of the F.H.E. or whatever network used to do Gumby and TMNT in the late 80s.



two questions: did you paste the top half of a vert windsheild? and why the telescopic mirrors? also, the seats are more staggered than the roll bars (i know the roll bars are closer to each other than the seats, but, ya know...)

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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by ThermonMermon
two questions: did you paste the top half of a vert windsheild? and why the telescopic mirrors? also, the seats are more staggered than the roll bars (i know the roll bars are closer to each other than the seats, but, ya know...)
Thermon, this was a quick render that I just did to see how it looks. For times sake, I took a Cadillac XLR windshield, rollbars, and I like the XLR mirrors with your concept. Those are Ferrari California seats. Often photogs will stagger the seats to give more depth for the vehicle, so the California's angle was the same, but had staggered seats. I left them staggered.

Obviously the rear deck is not as clean as I'd like, but again this was a quick render...
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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 11:39 AM
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Nice options, but who would the target market be? My dad would love it. However, he wouldn't buy it because, "Where are your sisters kids going to ride?"
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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 12:11 PM
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some lighting....

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love it, especially with the new Cadillac styling...
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looks sooooo good... the darker one is freakin
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