User:Ssong10/Sangyup Lee

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Sangyup Lee is a Korean-American industrial designer. Lee moved to America in 1995 to study Transportation Design at Art Center College of Design after graduating from Hongik University's Department of Sculpture in Korea in 1994. He worked as an intern at Pininfarina and Porsche from 1996 to 1998 before joining General Motors in 1999 after graduating from the Art Center College of Design. He spent ten years with GM, working on the Corvette C6 production program, the Buick Velite concept, the 50th Anniversary Stingray concept, the Cadillac Sixteen concept, and, most notably, the Camaro production program and special editions. In 2010, he joined the Volkswagen Group's advanced design center in Santa Monica, California, as a chief designer, before moving to England in 2012 to become the Head of Exterior and Advanced Design at Bentley. Lee was in charge of the exterior and advanced design teams for the Bentley EXP10 Speed6 concept, the Flying Spur, and the production Bentayga, the luxury brand's first SUV. In 2016 Lee joined Hyundai Motor Company as the Senior Vice President and the head of the Hyundai Global Design Center. He has been in charge of strengthening the design competitiveness of both the Hyundai and Genesis brands up until today. '''{Sokyoung, this is an excellent introduction. Be sure as you go along to cite your sources so that the reader can pull up the articles/web pages/etc. that you got the details from. The rest of your work for this project will consist of extending the discussion of Lee's involvement with each (or at least some) of the cars you note below.}'''

General Motors

 * Buick Velite Concept
 * Chevrolet Corvette C6
 * Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Concept
 * Chevrolet Camaro - Sangyup Lee is regarded by most Camaro enthusiasts as the man who brought the Camaro back to life by designing a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. Because of where he was born and raised, he is by far the most unlikely candidate for the Camaro design project that was given upon him. Sangyup Lee was born and raised in Korea, unfamiliar with American automobiles and culture, and his first interaction with the Camaro was when he was 20 years old. However, in the Camaro Concept, Lee was able to recreate the muscularity and dramatic look of one of the most popular sport coupes of all time, reinventing the Camaro for new generations of enthusiasts.

Bentley Motors Limited

 * Flying Spur
 * EXP10 Speed Concept
 * Bentayga

Hyundai Motor Company

 * Elantra 6th generation Facelift
 * Palisade (LX2)
 * Sonata 8th generation (DN8)
 * Venue (QX1)
 * Azera 6th generation Facelift (IG PE)
 * Elantra 7th generation (CN7)
 * Santa Fe 4th generation Facelift (TM PE)
 * Tucson 4th generation (NX4)
 * Staria (US4)
 * Ioniq 5 (NE)

Genesis Motor

 * G90 3rd generation Facelift (HI)
 * GV80 (JX1) -When the GV80 originally debuted, it was frequently likened to another luxury brand SUV, Bentley Bentayga, because of its similar exterior styling. Front grille with cross hatching and horizontal front fender accents are of similar proportion and size. That's because both cars were designed by Sangyup Lee, with the assist of former Bentley design director Luc Donckerwolke, who is now the chief creative officer for Genesis and Ioniq at Hyundai Motor Group.
 * G80 (RG3)
 * GV70 (JK1) - Genesis GV70, smaller and lighter than GV80 shares same engine as the GV80. Revised by Sangyup Lee, GV70 won the "Forbes Wheels Crossover of The Year" and was chosen by MotorTrend as the "SUV of The Year"  “The audaciously designed new GV70 breaks new ground for Genesis through purity of design execution. This follows the Genesis G80 and GV80 which demonstrated the perfect balance of our design identity — Athletic Elegance.” ~ Sangyup Lee, Head of Global Genesis Design
 * G70 Facelift (IK)
 * GV60 (JW1)