DSM/Car Design

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The design history and details for the Diamond-Star Motors "Triplets", Eclipse, Talon, Laser (1G) and Eclipse, Talon (2G).

1G - Eclipse, Talon, Laser

...Mitsubishi handled most of the interior design and basic engineering. Chrysler did most of the exterior design.

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The credit for the design of the cars is still debated today. Both companies claim credit for different design areas. It is a fact that the DSM line is based on a shortened version of the front wheel drive Mitsubishi Galant.

Incorporated into the Diamond Star Motor cars are Galant engines, gearboxes, and suspension pieces. Mitsubishi handled virtually all of the engineering and was also responsible for the cars' interior design. It is hard to say for certain who created the sporty design of the 2+2 seater. Designers from both Chrysler and Mitsubishi were involved in all phases of the styling process, but the two companies disagree about the amount each contributed. It has been pointed out that the original, full-size clay model was produced by Chrysler's West Coast Pacifica design studio. The front bumper and air dam were created from a model submitted by Mitsubishi's California design firm.

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It seems like Kevin Norman is a good candidate for being a Clay Modeler in the right place at the right time given: 

Mitsubishi Motors Design Studio 1989 - 1994
Lead Modeler on Production and concept vehicles

Chrysler Pacifica Design Studio 1984 - 1989
Clay Modeler
-Original member of clay modeling staff

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Chrysler`s version of the sporty Diamond-Star hatchback coupe was designed in Highland Park, Mich., but uses engine, transmission and other mechanical components supplied by Mitsubishi.

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Design Overview

2G - Eclipse, Talon

The '95 Eclipse is the result of a design competition between the Mitsubishi Motors America (MMA) Design Studio in Southern California and a design team at Mitsubishi Motors in Japan.

The U.S. team won.

The goal was to bring to market an affordable high performance sport coupe with advanced safety and handling features. The winning MMA design team consisted of Amy Horoshige, who was born in Hawaii, and Dragan Vukadinovic, who was born in Yugoslavia and raised in Cleveland, Ohio.

"I was thrilled when MMA was selected," says Hiroshige. "'The Eclipse is my generation's car, for my generation's market. I could literally design this car for myself!"

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Amy Hiroshige

1995-1999 Eclipse interior design

  • Amy Hiroshige posing with 2G DSM interior design concepts in LA Times photo
  • The back of the photo
    The back of the photo

This is an article the photo was used in:

I'm sure this is the article the photo was for or from:

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Just about her:

Dragan Vukadinovic

1995 Eclipse exterior design 

One of his most recognized designs is the 1995-1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse.

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Just about him:


Emile Bouret

1997 Eclipse exterior design 

Perhaps my proudest achievement in car design was the creation of the 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse. Upon graduating Art Center in 1992, I joined Mitsubishi’s Advanced Design studio in Cypress, California, working alongside a small, talented group of designers, engineers and modelers. I was fortunate to have great leadership and support while at Mitsubishi, which helped push me to become a better car designer, culminating in my design being selected for the 1997 model year Eclipse.

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3G and more

CAD (Computer Assisted Design)

The first generation (1G) "Triplets" very well could have been(while I am certain that the second generation (2G) were) designed from the ground up first using Technical Design Computer Software. However, there has been little to no documentation of this released to the public. Figure 11-0.1 of Technical Drawing 12th edition[8] gives up many hints however, so we shall start there.

Original description in the book: "The Increasing Complexity of Modern Designs Requires the Production of Precisely Dimensioned Drawings. Courtesy of Diamond Star Motors"

The image includes two workers from DSM (they are both wearing the DSM uniform, button-up shirts. The DSM logo and worker's name visible on one of the worker's shirts.)

Because of the model of IBM computer they are using (~1990 on the early end) and the name change of DSM in ~1994, I would guess that this photo is from sometime in 1992-1993. (Checking the first introduction of the image into the text might narrow it down.)

The workstation they sit at is an IBM RS/6000, type 7012, model 3XX/300 series desktop[9]. For completeness, the keyboard appears to be an IBM Model-M(Enhanced (#6010))[10], the monitor an IBM 5081 Model 16 Color Display[11], and finally the digitizing tablet IBM ?5084 Digitizer or 5083 Tablet?.[12]

IBM RS/6000 Type 7012 Model 3XX

As used with CAD software.

  • Architecture: RISC (IBM POWER, PowerPC, or POWER2)
  • Operating System: AIX (IBM Unix)
  • Sales start: 1990-02-15(for the Model 320)[9]
  • NOTE: Use "System 6000" when searching for original material such as manuals and catalogs.
Model Summary Matrix

        CPU In                     Internal      Micro     SCSI
Model   MHz        Memory            Disk        Channel   Controller
-----   -----   -------------    --------------  -------   ----------
 320     20     8MB to 128MB     160MB to 800MB  4 slots    No
 32H     25     16MB to 128MB    400MB to 800MB  4 slots    Yes
 340     33     16MB to 256MB    160MB to 4GB    4 slots    Yes
 34H     41.6   16MB to 256MB    400MB to 4GB    4 slots    Yes
 350     41     32MB to 256MB    160MB to 4GB    4 Slots    Yes
 355     41     16MB to 128MB    400MB to 4GB    2 Slots    Yes
 360     50     16MB to 256MB    400MB to 4GB    4 Slots    Yes
 365     50     16MB to 128MB    400MB to 4GB    2 Slots    Yes
 36T     50     32MB to 256MB    400MB to 4GB    4 slots    Yes
 370     62.5   32MB to 512MB    400MB to 4GB    4 Slots    Yes
 375     62     32MB to 128MB    400MB to 4GB    2 Slots    Yes
 37T     62     32MB to 256MB    400MB to 4GB    4 slots    Yes
 380     59     64MB to 512MB    2GB to 13.5GB   4 Slots    Yes
 390     67     64MB to 512MB    2GB to 13.5GB   4 Slots    Yes
 39H     67     64MB to 512MB    2GB to 13.5GB   4 Slots    Yes
 397    P2SC    1GB to 4.5GB     4.5GB to 27.3GB 4 Slots    Yes
 G30     75     32MB             1GB to 13GB     6 slots    Yes
 G40     112    64 MB            2.2 GB to 13 GB 6 slots    Yes
 

                                Std Dev
        Ethernet     Diskette   Ports 1      Graphics   Color
Model   Interface    Drive      Connection    Adapter    Display
-----   ---------    --------  -----------    --------   -------
 320      No          Yes         Yes         Optional   Optional
 32H      No          Yes         Yes         Optional   Optional
 340      Yes         Yes         Yes         Optional   Optional
 34H      Yes         Yes         Yes         Optional   Optional
 350      Yes         Yes         Yes         Optional   Optional
 355      Yes         Yes         Yes         Gt3i       Yes
 360      Yes         Yes         Yes         Optional   Optional
 365      Yes         Yes         Yes         Gt3i       Yes
 36T      Yes         Yes         Yes         Gt4e       Yes
 370      Yes         Yes         Yes         Optional   Optional
 375      Yes         Yes         Yes         Gt3i       Yes
 37T      Yes         Yes         Yes         Gt4e       Yes
 380      Yes         Yes         Yes         Gt3i       Yes
 390      Yes         Yes         Yes         Gt3i       Yes
 39H      Yes         Yes         Yes         Gt3i       Yes
 397      Yes         Yes         Yes         Optional   Optional
 G30       -          Yes         Yes         CD-ROM       -
 G40       -          Yes         Yes         CD-ROM       -
 

Note:  One Micro Channel Slot is used for the SCSI Controller Card
       in Model 32H.

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  1. ↑
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1
  5. ↑
  6. ↑
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ 
    Technical Drawing 12th edition
Author(s): Frederick E. Giesecke, Alva Mitchell, Henry C. Spencer, Ivan Leroy Hill, John T. Dygdon
Published: 2002
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Format: Hardcover 816 pages
ISBN: 0130081833
Edition: 12th, Twelfth, 12e
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1
  10. ↑
    • IBM RISC System/6000 : a business perspective; 1991; Hoskins, Jim; page 135
  11. ↑
    • IBM RISC System/6000 : a business perspective; 1991; Hoskins, Jim; page 63
  12. ↑
  13. ↑
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