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    The legendary designer of the DeLorean has something to say about Tesla's Cybertruck

    Giorgetto Giugiaro, the legendary car designer behind the DeLorean DMC-12, weighs in on Tesla's Cybertruck and its polarizing design.
    by Fernando Alfonso III Nov 14, 2023 3 minutes
    Visitors wearing face coverings view the Telsa Cybertruck at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles in July 2020.

    There is one person who can truly relate to the onslaught of criticism Tesla has faced surrounding its yet-to-be-released Cybertruck and it's an 85-year-old Italian man.

    That octogenarian is Giorgetto Giugiaro, the legendary car designer behind the Lotus Esprit, BMW M1, and most notably, the DeLorean DMC-12.

    The iconic sports car immortalized in the Back to the Future series faced a series of critiques in 1981 that are remarkably similar to those being leveled at the Cybertruck; particularly about its angular design and smudge-prone body.

    Tesla need not

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