Automobile Body Styles and Designs (5 of 8)

 

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We usually take automobiles for granted and do not spend a lot of time thinking about how they are designed. In this assignment you will be considering:
  • Automobile body styles and their purposes
  • How automobile design works
Title this Google Document "Automobile Body Styles and Design"

Part One of Two
  • Check out this site. It describes the different automobile body styles. 
  • Read through the information for each body style. 
  • Select five different styles and in your Google Document do a short write up and find a photo online for each style. Start your photo search on Photos for Class (you can also do a Google search, but make sure to adjust the "usage right" filter under "tools")
  • Wherever you get your photos, make sure to cite the websites.
  • Create the subtitle "Automobile Body Styles" in your Google Document for this activity.


Part Two of Two

Click here to watch a short video that discusses car design (start at 1:43). Then read an article on how cars are designed here. Answer the following questions in your Google Document and subtitle this activity "Automobile Design."
  • From the video, what are some things that you found surprising about the design process? Explain. (5 pts)
  • In the article, in the section called "Lead time," what are some things the designer has to consider? (5 pts)
  • Which automobile manufacturer introduced the clay model making model method? Why is this method still used today? (5 pts)
  • What are some advantages of the computer model method? (5 pts)