And also this:
[t]http://cloudlakes.com/data_images/models/datsun-100a/datsun-100a-05.jpg[/t]
[video=youtube;vL2ItIOJyw4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL2ItIOJyw4[/video]
[QUOTE=ep9832;51525145]2nd Generation Toyota Prius
[IMG]http://toyotanews.pressroom.toyota.com/images/toyota/photo//06_2004_Prius-prv.jpg[/IMG]
Not an exciting car by any means but still a handsome well designed car. The design is simple, efficient, and proportioned good.
Then skipping the third generation we get to the current fourth generation.
And what the fuck is this
[IMG]http://media.treehugger.com/assets/images/2015/10/2016-toyota-prius-hybrid-4th-gen-01.jpg.662x0_q70_crop-scale.jpg[/IMG]
It looks like a bug that get stepped on.
Look at the nose that juts out.
The almost 3 headlamps.
The A Pillar that looks like it's glued to the side.
The windows that were replaced with plastic panels.
The rear end that curves in and out 3 times.
The taillights mounted at the driver's eye level.
The ungodly amount of lines.
And those lines starting, stopping, and turning for unknown reasons.
Looking at these two is like comparing modernism and post-modernism.[/QUOTE]
I hate Alvin and the Chimpmunks!
[editline]14th December 2016[/editline]
[QUOTE=GhillieBacca;51526607]First Prius best Prius
[img]http://cms.ipressroom.com.s3.amazonaws.com/152/files/20125/509f83e529371a6a7700138f_1999_Toyota_Prius_03/1999_Toyota_Prius_03_00e18ed9-964f-4fbf-8420-5b9c899e2ee1-prv.jpg[/img]
[img]http://myfirstclasslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Leonardo-DiCaprio-Toyota-Prius-Hybrid.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
I hate it even more now.
[QUOTE=SassPD22;51526993][IMG]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Ford_Cougar.jpg/1280px-Ford_Cougar.jpg[/IMG]
Ford Cougar
It looks so slick and smooth. I don't know if I could get a 1st Gen Focus or that as my first car.[/QUOTE]
While cool looking, it also had a lot of reliability-related horror stories.
Also on the topic of Priuses, the brand new Hyundai Ioniq already looks better than every Prius released so far.
[t]http://images.cdn.autocar.co.uk/sites/autocar.co.uk/files/styles/gallery_slide/public/images/car-reviews/first-drives/legacy/hyundai_ioniq_hybrid_15_0.jpg[/t][t]http://images.cdn.autocar.co.uk/sites/autocar.co.uk/files/styles/gallery_slide/public/images/car-reviews/first-drives/legacy/hyundai_ioniq_hybrid_18.jpg[/t]
[img]https://68.media.tumblr.com/0630917bcbac779ae321e298ce2ac807/tumblr_ohu8dnRRIw1s6441yo1_540.jpg[/img]
[editline]14th December 2016[/editline]
[img]https://68.media.tumblr.com/032d912e78ebfd69ef97186973bfa728/tumblr_oi6sghOLPO1vnckjko1_540.png[/img]
[editline]14th December 2016[/editline]
Anyways, back on topic;
ferrari 348 is best ferrari
[img]http://auto-database.com/image/ferrari-348-seriess-18726.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ferrari/slides/Ferrari%20348%20ts%20rear.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.conceptcarz.com/images/Ferrari/93-Ferrari-348-Speciale-36-DV-09_GC_01.jpg[/img]
Needs more 60's lemans shit
[T]http://www.lotusespritturbo.com/Ford_P68_F3L.JPG[/T] [T]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Ford_P68_F3L.jpg[/T]
Ford P68
[T]https://i.wheelsage.org/pictures/ferrari/330/autowp.ru_ferrari_330_p4_7.jpg[/T] [T]http://s3.amazonaws.com/scardigest/wp-content/uploads/SCD-Ferrari60-45.jpg[/T]
Ferrari 330P4
[T]http://img.favcars.com/jaguar/concepts/pictures_jaguar_concepts_1966_1.jpg[/T] [T]https://www.carsbase.com/photo/Jaguar-XJ13_mp25_pic_39152.jpg[/T] [T]http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3rfpbm9Mo1qanlclo3_1280.jpg[/T]
Jag XJ 13
why can't things look like this all the time. I don't care how practically effective the new cars are, they're not beautiful like old sheet metal is beautiful
If we're talking about hybrids... I really, really like the first gen Honda Insight. With the manual trans that little bugger really pulled in the MPGs.
[img]http://media.caranddriver.com/images/00q1/267322/honda-insight-photo-6022-s-450x274.jpg[/img]
I don't like how the 2nd gen ripped off the Prius design, and honestly don't find any of the Priuseses beautiful.
The first gen Insight is actually listed as the #1 most fuel efficient car ever sold in the United States by the E.P.A., so there's that.
Plus, Honda did the Prius's lil' back window thing first with the CR-X.
[t]http://i.imgur.com/TLBeLr2.png[/t]
[t]http://i.imgur.com/3uNOjPq.png[/t]
And again with the first gen Insight.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/U2tpz4m.png[/img]
[editline]15th December 2016[/editline]
I am a bit of a Honda fanboy.
[editline]15th December 2016[/editline]
Speaking of Honda and hybrids, I really love the CR-Z.
[t]https://www.honda.ca/Content/honda.ca/a1859608-da1a-47ab-9b6c-687433b85ff6/GenericContent_GC1/MY16_CRZ_exterior_2.jpg[/t]
[t]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Honda_CR-Z_Concept_2009_rear.jpg[/t]
[t]http://tophondacars.com/wp-content/uploads/2016-honda-cr-z-interior-560x420.jpg[/t]
Shame it sold like dog shit in the States, though.
[QUOTE=DarklytheGreat;51520886]speaking of japanese supercars
[t]http://pictures.topspeed.com/IMG/crop/200511/1991-acura-nsx-53_800x0w.jpg[/t]
[t]http://car-moby.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/eb3ef2b679cdd652c3bf7867e7b4012d.jpg[/t]
mmmmm[/QUOTE]
im really disappointed by the new NSX, it looks so boring...
i feel like it was designed by someone who lacks any sort of imagination, cause it just looks like a mix of the R8 and the P1:
[t]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/2015_Audi_R8_Coup%C3%A9_5.2_FSI_quattro_(19409896583).jpg[/t]
[t]http://www.geocities.jp/daisukestar/car/car4730.jpg[/t]
Probably an unpopular opinion but god damn I really hated the proportions on the first gen ML350, test drove one a few hours ago which is why I brought it up.
[img]http://consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/00603261990002.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=GhillieBacca;51535891]Probably an unpopular opinion but god damn I really hated the proportions on the first gen ML350, test drove one a few hours ago which is why I brought it up.
[img]http://consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/00603261990002.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
It looks like an early Impreza wagon, but just a bit taller.
[QUOTE=GhillieBacca;51535891]Probably an unpopular opinion but god damn I really hated the proportions on the first gen ML350, test drove one a few hours ago which is why I brought it up.
[img]http://consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/00603261990002.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
Literally every benz looks like garbage to me. Maybe it's just because I can't wrap my head around the idea of paying an exorbitant amount of money for a grocery getter simply for the status.
[QUOTE=Desert Rat;51536311]Literally every benz looks like garbage to me. Maybe it's just because I can't wrap my head around the idea of paying an exorbitant amount of money for a grocery getter simply for the status.[/QUOTE]
Nah, that would be a BMW, Cadillac, Jeep or Range Rover. Sporty E-Class Mercedes are very nice.
190E 2.5-16 Evo 1 (because the shopping trolley that is the Evo 2 looks silly)
[t]http://media.fyre.co/YPYRHSiZQk2fRtB9umQZ_1475.JPG[/t]
2015 E63 AMG (picture flipped horizontally)
[t]http://blakspace.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2015-Mercedes-Benz-E63-Picture-Wallpaper.jpg[/t]
E63 Australian V8 Supercar
[t]https://markcranitch.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/race-car900.jpg[/t]
[QUOTE=GhillieBacca;51535891]Probably an unpopular opinion but god damn I really hated the proportions on the first gen ML350, test drove one a few hours ago which is why I brought it up.
[IMG]http://consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/00603261990002.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
My dad's had one as a daily for ages now. Even if you think they look like a shoe, it's a bloody good car. The thing can take abuse with a grin, buff it up and it would fit in at a 5 star restaraunt after an offroad adventure. It's a damn fine thing.
Also so i'm not shitting up the thread
[T]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/19/2e/42/192e42aee22d73b6c043b48816ad7e39.jpg[/T] [T]http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/locomotive/images/2/26/Prr3768-0.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20161027025756[/T]
Streamlined Steam and simplistic art deco detailing/pinstripes is my fetish. This is the future we rejected.
I'm also seeing a distinct lack of respect for obscure american sheet metal.
[T]http://momentcar.com/images/desoto-fireflite-1960-3.jpg[/T] [T]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/8f/44/dd/8f44dd74cb2c190ad7ceb588e9e5e1ac.jpg[/T] [T]http://momentcar.com/images/essex-car-6.jpg[/T] [T]http://momentcar.com/images/buick-electra-1959-6.jpg[/T] [T]https://assets.hemmings.com/uimage/56927784-770-0@2X.jpg?rev=1[/T] [T]https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3154/3024762881_ec4c48f681_b.jpg[/T]
Everyone loves the Corvette, nobody loves the Zeder. Everyone loves the Charger, nobody loves the Polara, even though it's the [I]same damn car.[/I]
Speaking of american cars, time for a real classic 4x4
[IMG]https://ccpublic.blob.core.windows.net/cc-temp/listing/87/9437/1275493-1976-ford-bronco-thumb.jpg[/IMG]
Ford Bronco
[IMG]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/32/97/79/329779758ba3dd0ab31330259e69640a.jpg[/IMG]
So small in comparison to other 4x4's that it's borderline cute, but still able to keep up with the larger 4x4's in the mud.
It hasn't been produced for a while. But supposedly it will enter production again soon.
[QUOTE=BF;51536366]Nah, that would be a BMW, Cadillac, Jeep or Range Rover. Sporty E-Class Mercedes are very nice.
190E 2.5-16 Evo 1 (because the shopping trolley that is the Evo 2 looks silly) [/quote]
not the evo 1 but my 190e is the most buttery smooth car i have ever driven
[url=https://flic.kr/p/Q3qDE7][img]https://c7.staticflickr.com/1/440/31532567222_50797b1207_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/Q3qDE7]DSC_0179[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomraworth/]Tom Raworth[/url], on Flickr
[IMG]http://moneyinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1984-Chrysler-Town-Country-Convertible.jpg[/IMG]
I love wood paneling so much.
Don't let this thread die!
[img]http://hiswheel.com/images/mitsubishi-eclipse-gsx-2.jpg[/img]
[img]https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jzRrGj9zt4w/hqdefault.jpg[/img]
[img]https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8300/7890708478_ed19dd8b30_b.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=FunnyStarRunner;51538813][IMG]http://moneyinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1984-Chrysler-Town-Country-Convertible.jpg[/IMG]
I love wood paneling so much.[/QUOTE]
Not-wood wood paneling is the best type of wood paneling.
[t]http://i.imgur.com/cK4FZ1c.jpg[/t]
AMC Rebel Mariner
My country's most beloved cars:
Dacia 1300 (1969-2004), fucking timeless
[t]http://www.automobileromanesti.ro/images/mari/Dacia/dacia_1300-1.jpg[/t]
Dacia Logan (2004-2013), also timeless, lovably ugly in its design
[t]http://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images/gallery/DACIALogan-126_2.jpg[/t]
Dacia Logan (2013-), second generation of the Logan model, more modern, streamlined, slightly less rounded
[T]http://www.dieselstation.com/wallpapers/albums/Dacia/Logan-2013/Dacia-Logan-2013-images-widescreen-05.jpg[/T]
[img]http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy155/low55bus/DSC_0023.jpg[/img]
I can't hate the Family Truckster in any sense. Its sheer gaudiness does a 360 and goes back to being art.
[QUOTE=GhillieBacca;51535891]Probably an unpopular opinion but god damn I really hated the proportions on the first gen ML350, test drove one a few hours ago which is why I brought it up.
[img]http://consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/00603261990002.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
Looks like its the usual cars, except jacked up.
[editline]19th December 2016[/editline]
[QUOTE=Desert Rat;51536311]Literally every benz looks like garbage to me. Maybe it's just because I can't wrap my head around the idea of paying an exorbitant amount of money for a grocery getter simply for the status.[/QUOTE]
IMO, the only benz that look good are the CLA and the SL line, particularly the last ones.
The first looks like it has the right proportions (not huge but not small, instead of the usual football field) and the second has fantastic styling.
Every other merc to me looks like a giant slab of metal with a place to sit in. Excluding the Evo, that looks nice.
[editline]19th December 2016[/editline]
[QUOTE=Paranoia10;51546283]My country's most beloved cars:
Dacia 1300 (1969-2004), fucking timeless
[t]http://www.automobileromanesti.ro/images/mari/Dacia/dacia_1300-1.jpg[/t]
Dacia Logan (2004-2013), also timeless, lovably ugly in its design
[t]http://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images/gallery/DACIALogan-126_2.jpg[/t]
Dacia Logan (2013-), second generation of the Logan model, more modern, streamlined, slightly less rounded
[T]http://www.dieselstation.com/wallpapers/albums/Dacia/Logan-2013/Dacia-Logan-2013-images-widescreen-05.jpg[/T][/QUOTE]
Waituminute... those look like plain old renaults...
And they are, aren't they?
I love the 2009 Pontiac Vibe/Toyota Matrix
[t]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/2009_Pontiac_Vibe.JPG[/t]
[t]http://spidercars.net/wp-content/uploads/images/2009-Pontiac-Vibe_9199.jpg[/t]
It's a shame they went on sale for pretty much only 1 year (Vibe), would import one with manual transmission if I could.
[QUOTE=Rocâ„¢;51549594]
Waituminute... those look like plain old renaults...
And they are, aren't they?[/QUOTE]
In case of Dacia 1300 the Romanians said: "Hey there frenchies, this car is pretty great, can we make it too?" to which Renault said: "Yeah, sure."
In case of Logan, it was the other way around.
Dacia 1300 is so cool I have a 1/43 model of it as a part of my Eastern Bloc car collection.
[QUOTE=GhillieBacca;51550012]I love the 2009 Pontiac Vibe/Toyota Matrix
[t]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/2009_Pontiac_Vibe.JPG[/t]
[t]http://spidercars.net/wp-content/uploads/images/2009-Pontiac-Vibe_9199.jpg[/t]
It's a shame they went on sale for pretty much only 1 year (Vibe), would import one with manual transmission if I could.[/QUOTE]
I do not think that there's even a single, modern Pontiac that works with that front fascia. When GM imported the Holden Monaro into North America as the Pontiac GTO, they screwed it up. They went from this in Australia (granted, it's a HSV Coupé GTS, so it's not your average Monaro):
[t]http://www.autoscene.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DSC_0126.jpg[/t]
To this hideous thing:
[t]http://spidercars.net/wp-content/uploads/images/2006-Pontiac-GTO_12696.jpg[/t]
Pointless, fake holes in the bonnet? [i]Wrong[/i]. Rear wing? [i]Wrong[/i]. Badged as a damn Pontiac? [i]Wrong[/i]. But Holden weren't innocent either, because they later introduced the holes in the bonnet as standard, and even sold the Pontiac front fascia here as an option.
[t]http://i.imgur.com/1L1lKYZ.jpg[/t]
A hot space ship from star citizen.
and a
[t]http://i.imgur.com/9qzKtF6.jpg[/t]
180x
[QUOTE=BF;51551261]I do not think that there's even a single, modern Pontiac that works with that front fascia.[/QUOTE]
The Vibe, the G6, and the Solstice works with that front fascia IMO.
[t]http://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images/gallery/PONTIAC-G6-Convertible-3797_12.jpg[/t]
[t]http://www.moibbk.com/images/pontiac-solstice-12.jpg[/t]
Of course, of those 3 I'd only get the Vibe since it's an american Toyota at heart. Good reliability with a design that imo looks better than the Matrix of that generation.
[IMG]https://www.subaru.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/teaser_image/levorg-retina.png?itok=4ld9cGLw[/IMG]
wanna talk about levorg?
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