IndyCar 2012 Follow-Up: Lola

Recently, I analyzed the released-to-date concepts for the 2012 IRL car, and I came to the conclusion that Swift No. 32/33 was the ideal design for the future. However, Lola had not shown its designs at the time, and I said I would take a look once we saw them. And now we have. So let's take a look—and once again, the image comes courtesy of IndyCar's Facebook account. I can tell you right away that this car suffers from a very serious flaw: familiarity. It has some very unique styling details and is without a doubt a very nice looking, contemporary car. But that's the problem: It's contemporary. There is nothing overly evolutionary or revolutionary about Lola's submission. It's just a modernized version of its old Champ Cars. Nothing wro...

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