Andy Sykes

Transport designer and incurable fanatic of all things automotive.

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@rafredarrows @RoyalAirForce @RAFWaddington Looks like Blackpool Air Show 8-9 August is off the calendar - could you kindly confirm that's the case?

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@MrDeltic15 @225groupuk @railcamlive @RailwaysToday @thesatnav89 @holtona72 @Andym13 @Bennybizzle1 @LeicRailAle170 @WilsonBone @kingy69beard Mad to think this wasn't even for the launch of the movie, it was for the launch of the DVD of the movie!

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@NSlater_DT I think it’s cool that the arena was packed out with the great and good of the rail industry this afternoon and is now a democratic hub! Enjoy the night Nigel.

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@jakeyorath @NISMO @NissanUK @DeltaWingRace @Lucas_Ordonez @MichaelKrumm @SatoshiMotoyama @IamDarrenCox @onlyendurance @FIAWEC @24hoursoflemans Oh that’s a great one!! These are all so gorgeous Jake.

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@MattP1Gallagher Into Gasly a few more times?

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@A1GOY Hard agree, that's lovely. Love my Vauxhall flavour yellow Lotus😉

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@pie6k I’m so glad this has been picked up so widely - I assumed my old PC was just getting creaky. Perhaps that’s what they want me to think!

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@LUDENClassics I saw one yesterday and thought exactly the same thing. Original is much better balanced then the facelifts, which become nose-heavy.

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@autocar This is just a preview of a facelift isn't it? The wheelbase, windscreen, door mirrors, rear arch treatment, interior etc are all existing 8er.

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@NatCABarnes Top arc of the windows is aligned - that model Corsa usually had a black decal on the frame to visually link the glazing, looks odd without it, but it's better to align the windows than the door frame.

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@seatsixtyone @iryo_eu Horrible design decision. What message does something so deliberately inauthentic send about the business?

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@tomwookieford Really enjoyed the video Tom. It showed the exterior more clearly than a lot of the press photos I’d seen - looks nicely refined. Interior a triumph. Looks like fun!

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@L333LHC 100% agree. Nicer in every regard (except the interior)

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@benjaminhopton @PhilipMorrisUK @4hiver Oh good stuff, thanks for pointing that out David 👍

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@benjaminhopton @PhilipMorrisUK Agree entirely, it's (very) clearly a historic image. Bizarre choice.

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@SkySportsF1 Sky Sports presents the least flattering photo ever taken!

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@Simply_Railway What a pity, that first concept looked great, the new one looks cheap, slow. First concept doesn’t have the required contrasting doors so some change required, but didn’t need the whole thing thrown out.

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@HillF1 @SkySportsF1 The talent are the best in the business, it's just the studio design feels like a gloomy bunker. It's lacking F1 energy and excitement, and feels like the cost-cutting exercise it is.

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@lewis_goodall Glad you like them Lewis! 100% Norwegian, but designed in London and Derby by a team of Brits, a Moroccan and a Finn before being built in Spain.