Nostalgia fuels wave of retro revivals – but can cars make the future look happy, too?

“When you see the current situation of the world, I think everyone needs a smile on our face,” said Citroën’s Antoine Gaillot-Drevon in sharing his latest design, a reborn 2CV.

I couldn’t agree more. But I also feel this comment exposes an uncomfortable truth: that a trend for retro design is a signifier of an unhealthy and unhappy society.