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It isn't enough to successfully get from A to B these days. The masses are calling for standard models with "tricked-out" features--soon you won't have to be a rapper with sacks of cash to cruise around in a killer ride, according to Forbes Auto's list of Ten Design Trends to Shape the Future. From crazy sunroofs that allude to Jetson's hovercraft bubbles to more aggressive "faces" to bling-bling headlights and taillights, car makers have handed the torch over to the "quirkies", a.k.a. those weirdos who went to art school, for the next car trend blitz.

The fate of most car companies has been shifting from sober executives and calculating engineers to rest more on the quirky, creative types who head up design departments. As a result, automobile design is changing dramatically.

via mediabistro