But will Apollo IE have any meaningful impact on hypercar design?

Sukhmandeep Kaur on 30 January 2025 10:09
It's beyond a shadow of a doubt that the Apollo IE's styling is far from normal, and that you can see that it is exactly approaches hypercar status with its emphasis on aerodynamics. But its aggressive design language with many sharp angles, massive wing and intricate detailing takes road car design to the edge of beyond acceptability. But this begs the question: Will the IE’s approach impact future hypercar designs, or will it be simply regarded as a brief, extreme experiment? Beyond its application, the topic of the debate on its impact reaches not only, but also the general trends of automotive design, the balance of aesthetics versus aerodynamics, and the search for uniqueness in the upper price range of the car market. Meanwhile, it raises the question of whether designs this radical can affect trickle down to drive more mainstream performance cars, or whether they’ll stay confined to the ultra exclusive realm of hypercars.
Rana on 10 December 2024 10:30
Definitely. It’s the most aero you can do with a road legal car. Other manufacturers will take note.

Priyanka on 13 December 2024 12:34
I doubt it. It’s just too extreme for most tastes. It's not going to be a trend, I can tell you that. There will have been dust blown in someone's eye; that's all. It will be remembered as a curiosity.

Vijay on 19 December 2024 03:09
I can't see that it's going to have much of an impact at all on mainstream design, but it might — it could influence something that can go into track-focused cars.

Kunal on 25 December 2024 15:12
Rather it will influence bold design choices rather than copies of specific style.

Rajat on 02 January 2025 02:13
It's already having an impact. Go on to see just how extreme some of the newer hypercars are getting with their aero.

Kapil on 11 January 2025 13:34
I think its influence is going to be subtle. On future performance cars we might see some more intricate aero details.

Pranshu on 21 January 2025 01:07
Instead, the IE is more likely to be remembered as a design dead end, rather than as a pioneer.

Varun on 24 January 2025 12:47
But it may be its enduring influence that owes more to the use of materials and the application of construction techniques than to the styling itself.

Ashish on 30 January 2025 07:58
It does have an effect, though that will not be a positive one. But it may lead designs to do the complex unnecessarily.

Priyanka on 29 January 2025 16:41
I can't see how the IE will have a widespread impact: its purpose is so specific they'd have to design the machine around it here.


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