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Hidenori Takahashi

Hidenori Takahashi

SuzukiDesign lead

Handled the exterior design of the fourth-generation Swift, looking for a form more people would accept without rejecting its sporty direction

Timeline

  1. 1989

    Joined

  2. 2023
    Swift 4th generation (ZCDDS)
    Swift 4th generation (ZCDDS)

    2023–presentDesign lead

    Worked with

    Floating roof

    Understanding that the Swift has fans who love its sportiness, Takahashi did not stop there but looked for a form that more people would accept. Without rejecting the sporty direction so far, he looked for an approach that would satisfy those fans as well. While keeping it within the 5-number size class, he placed the tires at the four corners, put the lamps toward the outside to strengthen the sense of width, and cut the bonnet in a way no Swift had before. The side was given a look that separates the cabin from the body, which he named the "floating roof."

    Assistant Manager, Exterior Group, Automobile Design Department, Product Planning Division

Profile

Assistant manager in the exterior group of the automobile design department in Suzuki's product planning division. He was responsible for the exterior design of the new Swift.

Translated from Japanese sources.

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