Sangyup Lee, the Korean-born designer who drew up the latest Camaro is leaving the company to become chief exterior designer at Volkswagen's west coast design studio. Lee worked at General Motors for 10 years and is responsible for several interesting concepts like the Buick Velite and Chevrolet Stingray.
According to the New York Times, Mr. Lee's experience bringing his Camaro design to production was not always easy. "Every fraction of an inch of hood and roof height was an occasion for battles with the engineers," Lee noted. Sounds like fun.
firstclass says:
10:02 AM, 12/28/09
This is great news for Volkswagen. Lately VW have become much too curvy and smooth, even the GTI looks feminine. Sangyup Lee angular designs will bring back the aggressive looks that VW is lacking. I hope he brings a little of VW’s past into the cars he designs as well.
estreka says:
10:34 AM, 12/28/09
Big loss for GM. He's going places. I don't particularly like the new Camaro, but I definitely respect his ability to juggle multiple design elements. He should do well at VW.
inlinesix says:
05:59 PM, 12/28/09
I also say good thing for VW.