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Christopher Smith

The Wedge Is Back: How Designers Revived an Icon

The wedge. Is there another automotive design philosophy that’s held up so well? Consider for a moment the OG Lamborghini Countach, arguably the most iconic wedge that ever wedged. Designed in the early 1970s, it became the iconic poster car of the 1980s despite being six years old at the start of the decade. And it still looks futuristic today, over half a century since its introduction.

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