Run Your Motor Mouth

We’ve probably all done it…Our imaginations have taken over and we’ve looked at cars not only as a machine with headlights and a grill—-but a face with eyes and a mouth. Perhaps it’s the cartoons that has transformed our minds into believing there is a face staring back at us on the road. Or maybe the car companies have deliberately designed their autos to resemble a funny face. Either way—this topic is popular enough to be written about in this month’s Wired magazine.

Maybe this is where vehicles get their reputation—-from their sinister “grins” and wide-mouth “teeth”. Jettas are cute, Chargers are sophisticated, Escalades are bad-ass—Is it their faces that are getting to us?

Take, for instance, the Ford F-150 Raptor. It’s big, it’s demanding, and if it came up behind you in your rear-view mirror, you just might drive off a cliff. Besides its height and massive capacity…What is it about the design and look are intimidating? I’ll speak for myself, but I’m pretty sure it’s the huge grill and and complimentary headlights that make this machine look like a dude who’s not messin’ around.

Now, you might be thinking that this is just ridiculous, and that some people some where just need to grow up and get out of Hot Wheels land, but seriously, can’t you see it?

It’s almost thrilling, to know that our cars and trucks really can have personalities. Have you ever thought, “oh, that car fits that person so well!” Well, why is that? Because the leather resembles the person’s skin? Probably not. I’m not saying that cars “suit” their owners because their faces look alike either…But how about this Mazda3? The smiling grill makes me believe that some hot girl would own this car, being deviously sneaky but appearing to be a sweetheart.

Or how about this insane looking Mitsuoka Orochi that makes you wonder if it’s not a tarantula behind the wheel?

What are the first words that come to your mind when you see the front of this car?

Scary?

Creepy?

Gross?

Now who could you picture driving this car?

The Joker?

Willy Wonka? (if he were a serial killer)

Pennywise from It?

I think my point has been proven. What (or who) does your car resemble?