New car news!!

[anthonyvop]

What it will look like from the Grandstands

[FIAT1]

Do you really think that will happen?

Little better?

[Chris R]

What it will look like from the Grandstands

If they just got rid of the airbox and reduced the size of /streamlined the massive humps in front of the wheels it would be ok from that angle.....

I am also thinking black is not a great color on this car - the lack of contrast with the tires really muddies the lines a bit.....

[Jag_Warrior]

Tell me again what is the purpose of the tall 'air box' scoop on a turbocharged engine.

It draws your eyes up... away from the rest of the car.

[jwhite9185]

I was under the impression that the current engine is being used as the new ones aren't ready yet - hence the air box.

[DBell]

I was under the impression that the current engine is being used as the new ones aren't ready yet - hence the air box.

No, it's got the new V6 Honda turbo in it. I think the air box is there because someone in IndyCar wanted to give a styling cue to the old Dallara for the long time IRL faithful and so it didn't look like it belonged to the CART/CC lineage. After seeing the rest of the car, as a long time CART fan, I must say thank you. :

[Lousada]

This is so obviously a car designed by a comittee. One half wanted open wheels, the other half wanted closed wheels, so they just did both. One guy designed the bumpers, another the sidepods and a third the nose. But then the fourth guy wanted to design something, so they had to put an airbox on for him.
I'm not a fan.

[NickFalzone]

It's an ugly design, there's no getting around that. I like the rear end and a few pieces on the side but for the most part it is not eye-catching other than as weird/ugly. On the other hand, performance is more important and that is to be determined. Randy Bernard is finally on twitter and has been answering a bunch of fan questions today, some promising responses in there including record breaking speeds at IMS:

Twitter

[Marbles]

I thought i may have been a bit harsh in my original assessment of the cars beauty butt... ugly it is in this grandstand shot. I'm not an aerodynamicist or a sculpture but surely this design is where form and function lie in a tangled heap on the floor.

[maximilian]

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