SangYup Lee

[3] That choice was inspired by the Korean manhwa and 1995 drama Asphalt Man, starring Lee Byung-hun as an automobile designer,[4] as well as a chance encounter with a Porsche in Itaewon.

[3] In addition to the fifth-generation Camaro,[4] Lee was responsible for the design of the Cadillac Sixteen (2003), Buick Velite (2004), and Stingray Corvette (2009) concepts, the latter of which was featured as the character "Sideswipe" in the film Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

[5][6][7] While at GM, the peripatetic Lee lived in Detroit, Japan, Italy, and Australia while developing various designs, including projects with Gruppo Bertone and Holden.

[9] That studio initially was in Simi Valley before moving to Santa Monica in 2006 and then Oxnard in 2020, being renamed Design Center California in the process.

[10] Walter de Silva, head of VW Group Design, changed the focus of the California studio from concepts to more practical cars in 2009.