Kia with 274HP
09-06-2010, 06:49 PM
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The Koreans are definitely moving forward in terms of styling though it was hard to move back from where they were. They are also moving up in HP. I'm not convinced one way or the other if they are on par with Honda when it comes to handling. They may be but I just haven't seen enough either way. Then again Honda does seem to be backing away from good looking and sporty...
09-06-2010, 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by rnye,Sep 4 2010, 07:14 AM
LOL - I am SOOOOOO tired of this crap.
Whenever a new car comes out theres always some guy that sees "x, y, z" elements of another car. Sure, some cars are stupidly similar (Mazda 3 and new Subaru WRX Wagon - WTF?!?) - but this argument is so stupid. Every time a new roadster comes out everyone on s2ki "I see some S2000 in it... it has (insert random element thats inherit to sports car design).
Its a CAR. Its going to have wheels, headlights, tailights, a grill, doors and windows. Put a pencil to paper and start drawing - how many headlight designs can you come up? Of course you can throw all the rules out the window and make something like this:
But ultimately there are only so many ways to package a mid size, affordable appliance known as the family sedan and frankly, this one IS unique for this class (and looks great).
Whenever a new car comes out theres always some guy that sees "x, y, z" elements of another car. Sure, some cars are stupidly similar (Mazda 3 and new Subaru WRX Wagon - WTF?!?) - but this argument is so stupid. Every time a new roadster comes out everyone on s2ki "I see some S2000 in it... it has (insert random element thats inherit to sports car design).
Its a CAR. Its going to have wheels, headlights, tailights, a grill, doors and windows. Put a pencil to paper and start drawing - how many headlight designs can you come up? Of course you can throw all the rules out the window and make something like this:
But ultimately there are only so many ways to package a mid size, affordable appliance known as the family sedan and frankly, this one IS unique for this class (and looks great).
And when someone does try and be original (Bangle for instance) they then criticise it. There's just no winning with some people.
09-06-2010, 07:59 PM
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I don't see anything wrong with being original. However, the Aztec was original. It still deserved to be criticized. The last Buick Skylark had an original nose... that wasn't a good thing either. I prefer a car that doesn't look like something else but it still needs to look good.