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Just caught up with this thread. Amused by nippon asking if any SW stood out on styling alone, and others obliged with so many examples. Clark Griswolds of the world unite.   4 years ago my wife declares she wants a stationwagon. My immediate reaction was "Ugh, I don't want to drive my mom's car." Of course, now there is a Saturn LW2 in my driveway. |
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It is fun to pick on nuances of otherwise bland, "me too" buggies and wax nostalgic of styling long gone, but what examples of current production cars can you think of that you just know that on styling alone folks will either love it or hate it? Styling that is at least somewhat outside the norm and gets your attention, so it practically demands you form an immediate opinion. Not exactly exotic, but definitely different. a few examples I can think of: Ford Flex - it is either a hearse or a shoebox with wheels or a huge Mini. FWIW I like it, but there are plenty who think that all that square isn't chic. Nissan Quest - the Martian Minivan. Not exactly your typical box with a steering wheel. Not my taste, but some really like it. Volvo C30 T5 - anti-square from the company that made square cool. Especially if approached from the rear. BMW X6 - just a bizarre looking buggy. I would buy one in a New York minute if I was looking for a slightly outside the norm premium sporty crossover and had $60k or so burning a whole in my pocket. Mercedes R class - did MB really make a minivan, or is it an oversized CR-V.
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Replying to: mattandi (Oct 03, 2008 7:00 am) BMW X6 - just a bizarre looking buggy. I would buy one in a New York minute if I was looking for a slightly outside the norm premium sporty crossover and had $60k or so burning a whole in my pocket. I saw a couple of 'em parked at the BMW Oktoberfest last week, they looked like a couple of blimps. There is no excuse for a four-seat automobile being that large, especially nowadays, what are they thinking at BMW?.  Mercedes R class - did MB really make a minivan, or is it an oversized CR-V Actually IIRC the CR-V came second, I can't imagine why Honda would copy that roofline. Amazingly enough, they CR-V seems more popular than ever. 
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Replying to: andre1969 (Oct 03, 2008 4:31 am) |
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People Love Angry-Faced Cars If a Toyota Prius just looks too friendly for your tastes, you're not alone. People readily see faces and traits in cars, and a new study suggests that they prefer cars to appear dominant, masculine and angry. Apparently they studies 38 car models - no SUVs because it would have "skewed the test results" - and with a sample group of 40 participants, cars like the 5-series came out on top because of their "power" characteristics. Just one more step on the road to all cars being styled by computers? I hope not. http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20081006/sc_livescience/peopleloveangryfaced- - cars
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Replying to: nippononly (Oct 06, 2008 11:17 am) Well maybe there's something to be said for that...Dame Edna and the Church Lady can be kinda scary...
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Replying to: nippononly (Oct 06, 2008 11:17 am) The 5er has those Dame-Edna eyes...not exactly intimidating.
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Replying to: fintail (Oct 06, 2008 1:17 pm) , or I guess I should say 
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Replying to: texases (Oct 06, 2008 1:29 pm) ...I have never adapted to the current version either. The 7er is just weird, where the old one was clean too. I don't think either of them look "angry" per se, I don't see the glaring narrowed headlights as such an obvious styling ploy on BMW as I do on some others. And on the styling note, am I alone in thinking the Chevy Traverse looks better than its blinged up siblings?
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Replying to: fintail (Oct 06, 2008 2:17 pm) I agree, the Buick seems overdone to me, not much to separate the Saturn and the GMC versions, the Traverse is better looking than both. GM just created another 'how do we advertise 4 of the same things' problem that's eating them alive. Chevy and Buick versions all all that's needed.
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