Monday, February 28, 2011

Walter de Silva was 60 years old

DNA Volkswagen, Audi A5 or the new Polo: The design was penned by Walter Maria de Silva. The Italian revolutionized the lines of the Volkswagen Group models like no other. Yesterday he celebrated his 60th Birthday. Active retirement, the creative head at the head of Volkswagen's design still has a long way.

Walter de Silva makes himself all the time thought to bring their own creations and ideas into production models. "I still see too many cars that are over-designed, where to place as many lines to differ. In fact, the distinction arises from good taste, culture and history of a particular brand, "he said in an interview and added:" Our vehicles are to be timeless and not like a pair of jeans that are consumed rather quickly and then just discarded and replaced.

"For each brand, there is a manual. The specialists at Volkswagen call it Brand Design Criteria. This guide is based "on each architecture, design characteristics and history of each brand. These documents will be updated constantly. They each represent the Guide, the Bible is for our designers, "said de Silva for the front view of a vehicle is paramount.

So the Italians influenced significantly by Volkswagen, the front portions of the current model range. Each car from Europe's largest automobile manufacturer is recognized for recurring design elements to clearly as a member of the Volkswagen family. Tirelessly to make Walter de Silva thoughts about the future, is already working on models for 2013 and 2014.

The focus will be the electric vehicles. They will differ according to the design chief of the lens and not the current models that are currently traveling on our roads. "A car will always have four wheels and a face with two eyes. Otherwise it seems cold and impersonal, "muses the father of the design icon Audi A5.

This sporty model called the VW subsidiary of the Italian as his masterpiece. Clear the birthday boy, however, is that there will be changes in the interior of a vehicle "where the car is more flexible and more modern. Life on board an electric vehicle will receive a higher quality. Externally, the car will revolutionize not so, however, "de Silva throws a glance forward.

"As long as cars can not fly, they will always be recognizable as a car," he says with conviction: (ampnet / tw)

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