Adding
a high-style and trendy four-door "coupe" might be a good next step in
Buick's climb to Lexus-like status. The quality of Buick's current cars
is rapidly approaching the big "L" and if you ask me, their styling is
already superior. This LaCrosse-based Invicta would just step it up a
notch.
The
doors are accessed by "hidden" handles—slim, chromed vertical handles,
situated along the window line. Slip your fingers inside the handle,
applying just a slight pressure as if to pull the door open and the
electronic power mechanism actuates, opening the doors. Closing them
would require just a slight pull or tug; the doors would then be softly
powered closed. They could also be opened and closed via the electronic
key fob.
A
slim, full-length chrome molding, tying the headlights and taillights
into the bodyside "sweepspear," adds a touch of old-world class to this
new-world automobile.
B T W :
Before
I finalized the black Invicta at the top, I was working the design with
a two-tone paint job, a classic Charcoal-over-Dark Copper. I'd like to
see a return of creative and contemporary two-tone paint jobs. This
image lacks many of the details from the final version at the top of
this post. You'll notice these changes in the car as well as the
background. I'd say an additional two hours of work went into the
final, black version, for approximately eight total hours.
LIncoln Zephyr Coupe
