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December 6, 2024
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SHELBY AMERICAN 2024 BAJA RAPTOR

2024 Shelby Baja Raptor Leaner and meaner. Tangent together with iconic performance manufacturer Shelby and Elkhart based premium truck up-fitter Tuscany Motor Co., teamed up to design & develop the 2024 Shelby Baja Raptor, the latest offering in a long line of Shelby performance trucks. Tangent’s responsibilities included the design and development of numerous proprietary parts, including an injection molded grille with accents, metal fab front and rear bumpers, and a custom chase rack.Inspired by Shelby’s rich racing and performance heritage, as well as previous collaborations between Tangent and Shelby, Tangent worked with Shelby and Tuscany to push this latest iteration of the Baja Raptor to its functional and aesthetic limits. Let me see your grille. Ford’s stock Raptor and Raptor R already make an aggressive statement, and it was Tangent and Shelby’s intention to top it with an even bolder grille and front facia. Removing the central bar, and maximining the open air...

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December 5, 2024
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SHELBY AMERICAN 2024 F150

2024 SHELBY F-150 More is more. Tangent together with iconic performance manufacturer Shelby and Elkhart based premium truck up-fitter Tuscany Motor Co., teamed up to design & develop the 2024 Shelby F-150, Shelby’s latest foray into the performance truck market. Tangent’s responsibilities included the design and development of numerous proprietary parts, including an injection molded grille, and the most ambitious front bumper assembly of any Shelby vehicle to date.Inspired by Shelby’s rich racing and performance heritage, as well as previous collaborations between Tangent and Shelby, Tangent set about raising the bar on this year’s refreshed F-150 model. This meant taking a more radical design approach to the Shelby’s numerous bespoke parts, incorporating more advanced and robust production techniques, and considering the performance aspect of every new design feature. A for Ambitious. Tangent and Tuscany set out to top the already ambitious 2021 Shelby F-150, by going all out on the most complex and detailed...

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April 19, 2024
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SHELBY AMERICAN 2024 SUPER SNAKE

2024 Shelby Super Snake Making The Leap Tangent once again partnered with Shelby American Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International Inc. (CSBI:PK), to design and develop the all new 2024 Shelby Super Snake. Based on the all-new body style Ford Mustang, the Shelby Super Snake features a whole host of functional racing components and exterior styling features designed to convey Shelby’s rich racing heritage and high-performance aspirations for this generation Super Snake. Shelby tasked Tangent with the design and development of all the Super Snake’s original exterior features from 2D sketch concepts to final 3D tool ready parts. Pushing The Limit. With Ford’s all new Mustang GT as the canvas, Tangent set about designing a Super Snake that would push Shelby’s wide-body halo car to the limit in terms of both styling and performance. Tangent took a holistic design approach to the Super Snake’s hit list of exterior features, ensuring that...

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March 13, 2024
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PROTOMET CLAMPFORCE 3.0

Protomet Clampforce 3.0 Elevated style, Elevated function. Tangent recently partnered with PTM Watersports, a subsidiary of Protomet, a leading provider of billet fixtures to the marine and RV industries, to design the latest board-rack clamping mainstay, the Clampforce 3.0.Tangent assisted Protomet with 2D styling concepts that would convey the high style and improved functionality of this latest board-rack iteration, with chiseled features, robust proportions and refined surfaces worthy of a new breed of board-rack products.You can learn more about the Clampforce 3.0 at PTM’s website: www.ptmwatersports.com...

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March 13, 2024
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HARLEY DAVIDSON F250

HARLEY-DAVIDSON F-250 HD’s Boldest Expression Yet. Tangent once again teamed up with iconic motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson and Elkhart based premium truck up-fitter Tuscany Motor Co. to design and develop the 2023 Harley Davidson F-250, the latest collaboration between Tangent, Tuscany, and Harley to date. Tangent’s responsibilities included the design and development of over 60 proprietary parts, as well as the creation of marketing material, and project coordination between the Harley and Tuscany teams.Inspired by Harley’s rich heritage, and the rousing success of the first-generation HD F-250, Tangent worked closely with the Harley and Tuscany teams to design a truck that would be bolder than the previous generation. This included designing a new grille, with multiple layers of orange accents meant to accentuate the F-250’s revised grille architecture. In addition to the grille, a new bumper, with an injection molded center insert, and lower diffuser was also developed. This latest generation HD F-250...

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November 15, 2023
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SHELBY F250 SUPER BAJA

Shelby F-250 Super Baja Racing meets Rugged. Shelby American Inc., one of the world’s most famous and well-respected automotive performance brands, once again partnered with Tangent, and Tuscany Motor Company, to design and develop the limited edition 2023 Shelby F-250 Super Baja.The new Shelby F-250 Super Baja represents a massive leap forward over the outgoing model, adding numerous new and custom features, including a new grille, functional hood and fender vent, chase rack, off-road bumper, and custom lighting features.Shelby, in conjunction with Tuscany Motor Co., tasked Tangent with the design and development of all the Super Baja’s custom exterior features from 2D sketch concepts to final 3D tool ready parts. Adapting the Brand. Tangent, starting with Ford’s all new 2023 F-250, set out to adapt Shelby’s iconic brand language to a larger and more rugged canvas. The new F-250’s grille presented our team with a unique challenge. We needed to apply Shelby’s open air...

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November 15, 2023
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AVALON EXCALIBUR

Avalon Excalibur A Carbon Fiber First. Tangent recently partnered with frequent collaborator Avalon Pontoon Boats, to design and develop the all-new Excalibur pontoon, with an industry first carbon-fiber exterior wall system. Tangent was asked to completely re-think the previous Excalibur and its aluminum sidewall construction, carrying over only two exterior accent pieces from the original design. With a full carbon-fiber pallet in hand, Tangent developed a distinctive and luxurious pontoon that perfectly reflects Avalon’s heritage of clean lines and classic forms.Starting with the previous Excalibur’s layout and thermo-form exterior accent pieces, Tangent set about designing a carbon-fiber bodied solution that would introduce more volume, and luxurious 3D forms, to what was once a flat-aluminum side wall exterior. Working first to develop and refine these themes in 2D, Tangent then took to Autodesk Alias to further develop the chosen theme in a Class-A surfacing software, ensuring an automotive level fit and finish. A Helm...

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September 13, 2023
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GODFREY XP

Godfrey XP Pontoon purity. Godfrey Pontoon and Tangent recently collaborated on Godfrey’s highest level XP series pontoon and helm, delivering a bold and progressive new design direction for Godfrey’s top tier of boats.Blending automotive style exterior fiberglass and aluminum side walls, the Godfrey XP series represents the next generation of Godfrey luxury pontoons. The XP’s helm makes use of multiple touch screen interfaces, digital gauges, and wrapped parts to provide a top-of-the-line user experience worthy of the XP’s luxurious aspirations.Tangent was tasked with the 3D development and refinement of the XP’s front (bow) fiberglass pod, and helm assembly, including multiple thermo-formed, and leather wrapped high density foam parts.Tangent worked in close collaboration with Godfrey’s design team, to create refined surfaces in 3D CAD software, making sure to use our in-house VR set up to evaluate surfaces along the way. After receiving design signoff, Tangent worked with the fiberglass and thermo-form suppliers to...

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September 11, 2023
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ENTEGRA COACH

Entegra Coach Safe View Dash Modernizing a market leader. Tangent recently partnered with market leading luxury RV manufacturer Entegra Coach, to design and develop, from the ground up, their top-of-the-line diesel Class-A dashboard. Faced with an increasingly competitive luxury coach market, Entegra reached out to Tangent to modernize their highest-level offering, giving their Entegra Coach line an automotive level instrument panel fit for the 21st century RV user.This new coach dash features modern amenities like a digital gauge cluster, and a center 15-inch touch screen, with advanced safety features, HVAC controls and blind spot monitoring. Critical to the design of this new dash, is the significantly lowered instrument panel, giving the driver improved sightlines over the previous generation’s dash, as well as the competition. Tangent worked closely with the Entegra team to ensure that all of the important information and touch points would remain in the driver’s sight lines while operating the...

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June 27, 2023
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BRINKLEY MODEL Z

Brinkley Model Z Building a brand from the ground up. Tangent recently partnered with Brinkley RV, an all-new Indiana based RV manufacturer, to design and develop the Brinkley Model Z fifth wheel cap. The Model Z represents the first of a new line of Brinkley towable RVs designed to stand out from the pack.Brinkley tasked Tangent with developing an entire exterior brand identity that would set them apart from the crowd. Tangent took inspiration from luxury automobile and marine products, to craft an exterior identity that would represent Brinkley’s commitment to creating a premium & contemporary product.Tangent’s first order of business was to begin with 2D sketches of a Brinkley “Halo” concept, which would inform the design and development of future Brinkley products, including the Model Z. Tangent took a holistic approach to this process, not only designing the cap’s fiberglass features, but the overall graphics, lighting, and logo as well. By...

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