Does Apollo IE’s extreme design come at the cost of functionality?
The styling of the Apollo Intensa Emozione is very radical and very aggressive with its sharp angles and massive aerodynamic elements, not to mention it looks more like a spaceship than a car. Of course this extremely aesthetic strikes all our eyes and leaves an imperative presence, it is however a matter of balance between form and function. Others say such an extreme design could affect practical features, like visibility, ease of entry and exit to and from the car, and most basic usability in public roads. Some argue that every single one was meant to work, and the car would have been slower, and less track focused, or would not have been relevant to the way the car needed to work on the track. This argument draws the larger issue of locating the right place to draw the line between artistic expression and engineering pragmatism in the design of hypercars.
No way! Every curve and angle put onto that beast is for a reason. It is pure function sculpted for art.
Honestly, practicality isn’t going to kill someone by driving a IE. This is truly a track weapon that happens to look batshit. Function is its form.
Certainly it does sacrifice some functionality, particularly for road use. That’s not to say what the car is for. It is extreme in every sense.
The design is, on the other hand, super functional — as intended. It isn't for grocery runs, it's to dominate tracks and turn heads.
It's a bit of both. The aero is functional aero but some elements are more for show than anything else. It’s getting to harmony between engineering and art.
Functionality is relative. Yeah, for a normal car, that’s impractical. For a track-focused hypercar? It's perfectly functional.
I would say it improves the very thing that makes most sense – performance. It'd stick to the track like glue, sure, but being a pain in the ass to park..
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