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Reply #15 –
All the companies should just get together and make all of the cars.... use the best parts/features for each car and put it together as one. They all look alike anyway.
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Reply #16 –
Quote from: cougarcragar;171132
Uh, has anybody seen what Subaru is doing to Chrysler's designs?

Now those are ugly cars.









haha whats wrong with the third one why is that so ugly?:D
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there's only about a half a dozen man made objects that are herd by the human ear below 40Hz,a pipe organ,thunder,the space shuttle lifting off,a jet airplane taking off or landing,a large canon,an atomic bomb ignited in your back yard and the heat wave afterward oh wait you would be dead so you would'nt hear it scratch that!,and maybe beating your hear against a wall less then 40 times a second..rap music is'nt one of them!thats 40-60Hz@100+db the moving air is under 40Hz

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Reply #17 –
Eric, you forgot Ferrari, I'm very disappointed in you. ;)
 
As for the Vette, they took a lot of cues from Ferrari on that one and for those that watch Ferrari's designs closely it's painfully obvious. Pontiac has taken theier share from Ferrari as well and most of it shows up in the Grand Prix.

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Reply #18 –
If you guys could see how the industry shuffles designers around from brand to brand to brand and back again, these similarities would make a lot more sense.

A couple of excellent examples of this would be the PT Cruiser/HHR (Bryan Nesbitt) and the Passat/Five Hundred (Ian Callum).

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Reply #19 –
I didn't forget Ferrari. But some of their last few cars could be mistaken from the side for a Jaguar or Aston Martin. Plus they have a 4-seater now. That's straying just a little bit from their roots, no? ;)

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Reply #20 –
this is all why the newest thing I own is an 88! It would be hard to find anything out there you could mistake my 72 buick riviara for!

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Reply #21 –
Quote from: EricCoolCats;171166
I didn't forget Ferrari. But some of their last few cars could be mistaken from the side for a Jaguar or Aston Martin. Plus they have a 4-seater now. That's straying just a little bit from their roots, no? ;)

Actually Ferrari has produced quite a number of 4 seaters over the years. Any model with a "/4" (365GTB/4)or "2+2" (275GT 2+2) all had back seats. They have even made a few 4 door models dating back to the 400L in 1976, and believe it or not made a few (very few) station wagon versions of it. How'dja like to have a 350HP 4.8L V12 in your station wagon. ;)
 
As for mistaking a Ferrari for a Jag or Aston, I can see that being possible. On the other hand I can also show you the progression of design and you would see that the current models like the 599 are strongly rooted in designs that have been refined over 40 years. Look at a 360GTB then look at a 250LM. Look at a 599 then a 250GTO.
 
Now look at a 1961 Ferrari 250 Berlinetta Lusso and compare it to the early 70s Chevy Vega. Coincidence? Compare a 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix to a Ferrari 360. Look closely at the nose and from behind the B-pillar and above the beltline. Coincidence?
 
Not trying to be an ass, just pointing out that Ferrari has been a benchmark of design that everyone has aspired to and imitated for more than 40 years.

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Reply #22 –
Oh no doubt, all of the above is true. Since the F40 and F50, some of their designs seem, well, a little un-Ferrari-like to me. It's too easy to see other cars in them, instead of the other way around. One thing that's always true is the unmistakable front- and rear-ends. It's the sides that, to me, have sometimes been a little lacking. I'd still make room for one in my garage though LOL.

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Reply #23 –
Well for midsize sedans:
Camry: ugly
Accord: ugly
Sonata: ugly
Altima: ok
Fusion: ok
Malibu: ugly

But even though it's but ugly it'll sell because it has a big *H* on it. We all know the puppiesenese cars are the only good cars out there (according to Consumer Reports:rolleyes: ).
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Reply #24 –
Quote from: EricCoolCats;171181
Oh no doubt, all of the above is true. Since the F40 and F50, some of their designs seem, well, a little un-Ferrari-like to me. It's too easy to see other cars in them, instead of the other way around. One thing that's always true is the unmistakable front- and rear-ends. It's the sides that, to me, have sometimes been a little lacking. I'd still make room for one in my garage though LOL.

While their body designs have not been as outlandish as some other marques lately, in fact at first glance the appear rather tame. But when you look at the details and the "Why they did this like this" it all makes perfect sense and you understand. The 599 doesn't look spectacular at first glance, but when you look closely yo see the rear glasswraps all the way around the sides but is somewhat covered up by a flying butress that flows more air of the rear deck reducing drag while increasing rear downforce. Brilliant. That is the real artwork in Ferrari. Everything does what it's supposed to without being more than it needs to be. A perfect blend of form and function.

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Reply #25 –
MAYHEM,

I didn't know you were Tifosi! We need to get together at a Ferrari event over a box of Cheetos and a case of booze. ;)

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Reply #26 –
Quote from: Aerobird Motorsports;171196
MAYHEM,
 
I didn't know you were Tifosi! We need to get together at a Ferrari event over a box of Cheetos and a case of booze. ;)

Absofekkinlutely!!! :D
 
BTW: I've been Tifosi since I read an article about Steve McQueens 250Berlinetta Lusso when I was about 7 yrs old. (just before the Vega was touted as a design breakthrough :hick: ) I also have one of the most complete collections of HO scale Ferrari slot cars. ;)

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Reply #27 –
Eh i would just buy a new Taurus and be done with it or one of the new 08 2 dr focus'.








Much prettier IMO than any of those german/rice/korean turds.

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Reply #28 –
That Accord looks like a Honda Ridgeline and a last-generation Hyundai Sonata had a  child...

It's a pity the new Taurus will be completely ignored by the buying public. Even Consumer Reports admits that it doesn't suck. In fact, that seems to be the consensus on the car: "It doesn't suck".

Be interesting to see how the upcoming Malibu is received. If it's better than the already excellent Saturn Aura (and all indications are it will be) GM might just have a home run on its hands...
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Reply #29 –
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