Monday, March 5, 2012

Confidential.(research on female drivers)(Dieter Zetsche of DaimlerChrysler AG)(BMW AG and Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd.)

Look out for sharks!

If buyers of the new Opel/Vauxhall Corsa look closely enough, they will find twin sharks in their car.

Australian-born chief designer Niels Loeb, 40, added tiny versions of the ocean predator to the Corsa as a symbol of his passion for deep-sea diving.

Loeb and colleague Dietmar Finger, another diving enthusiast, designed a Great White shark shape on the outside surface of each of the glovebox plastic hinge moldings.

"They are really cool, they function to stiffen the moldings, they aren't politically incorrect, they didn't add cost, and at a subliminal level they are a kind of personal trademark," Loeb says. "I guess …

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