« Reply #13 on: 23 December 2022, 16:59 »
A few months ago I asked VW Group Design boss Klaus Zyciora why the gen4 engine cover looks the way that it does in an Instagram Q&A. He always came across as a nice chap.
He bluntly stated that due to the cost pressure of getting these cars to reliably perform to safety and emissions expectations, there is no budget left for such nice design frivolities like there used to be.
It didn’t surprise me but I thought that was fairly honest about it all. He also stated that his team were “listening closely to consumer feedback and preparing upgrades” regarding the ID. range interior material quality.
Anyway since then, friendly Klaus has been sacked after 30 years at VW and replaced with the acting Head of Design at Porsche. The previous head of Group Quality was also fired with the same round of bullets and has been replaced with the current Audi HoQ. Wolfsburg certainly has Big Brother eyes on our feedback!
So the pretty engine cover may be down, but not necessarily out forever…!
I might be slightly weird but I actually found that really interesting
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