is it me?or are new cars just getting uglier!?
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Post 258504 by danny-R on 2009-09-19 16:13:44
bring back the big old square box i say!
Post 258506 by bsr295 on 2009-09-19 16:25:04
I agree,bug eyes,wide mouth frog looks.......were as all the style gone.
Post 258509 by t5_carl on 2009-09-19 17:09:36
not bias at all,but ford thankfully haven't jumped on the band wagon...
Post 258510 by danny-R on 2009-09-19 17:10:48
i beg to differ! have you seen the new ford ka-k??
Post 258514 by t5_carl on 2009-09-19 17:45:44
fiat 500 rep,lol,
they are a bit but not to the degree of above lol
Post 258515 by nobananas on 2009-09-19 18:02:21
I think the trouble is these days is that cars are designed by computer for maximum aerodynamics and the same shape gets spat out every time. The only way manufacturers can make theirs look different is to play around wit the bits that don't matter. Doesn't help as well that all cars are based on something else that's based on something else etc etc.
Post 258518 by v70torslanda on 2009-09-19 18:30:27
That Kia is fugly, man!
J
Post 258531 by Unknown on 2009-09-19 19:30:19
[quote=danny-R;258510]i beg to differ! have you seen the new ford ka-k??[/quote]
The rear looks like a cheapo Hyundai! To tall not wide enough as well!
Post 258543 by neevo on 2009-09-19 21:02:48
Not only are they getting uglier but they are also getting similar. Oddly I find the top end cars seem most alike than others. The top of the range Peugeot is hard to tell from the 7 series BMW and Merc saloons on the motorway. Oh and I'm not being off-topic as I think they all look a PoS.
I like the XJ jags, the E-type (now that is hard to beat in looks), the AC Cobra and it's copiers. Heck, I even like the old Bond Bug!
Post 258575 by AlanG on 2009-09-19 23:13:16
Some people manage decent looking cars still. Audi are still making them,but that's only my opinion. Have to agree though,seems the uglier the better and it really pis5es me off to hear these idiots on programs like 5th Gear praising the look of,say the Corsa..........IT'S FOOKIN' HIDEOUS!! Don't like the way they drive either. Give me a Nova GTE every time,they were a hoot and smart looking too.
Maybe I'm just gettin' old but to me the heyday was the late 80's..early 90's. What a choice we had then.....well compared to today anyway...Then there's the fact that everything is powered by a canal boat engine. Sittin' at the lights and a gleaming Audi TT pulls up beside you.......and it's got a sump full of nuts and bolts...
It's all gone Pete Tong!!
Post 258588 by t5_carl on 2009-09-20 00:36:32
it seems people now buy cars for the economy and money saving,rather then how they look!
80s and 90s were the best looking cars by far
Post 258595 by t5_carl on 2009-09-20 01:02:10
oh its better,the posh fiats are at it now
tht is minging
Post 258600 by neevo on 2009-09-20 02:09:53
Post 258601 by AlanG on 2009-09-20 02:20:30
[quote=neevo;258600][/quote]
Hotpoint?...Indesit?.....LG?........:confused:
Post 258602 by neevo on 2009-09-20 02:31:14
[quote=AlanG;258601]Hotpoint?...Indesit?.....LG?........:confused:[/quote]It's obvious. It's the Suzi Palette, probably thus named cos it's as pretty as a picture (in a darkened coal cellar)
Post 258603 by p fandango on 2009-09-20 08:12:53
[quote=AlanG;258575]Some people manage decent looking cars still. Audi are still making them,but that's only my opinion. Have to agree though,seems the uglier the better and it really pis5es me off to hear these idiots on programs like 5th Gear praising the look of,say the Corsa..........IT'S FOOKIN' HIDEOUS!! Don't like the way they drive either. Give me a Nova GTE every time,they were a hoot and smart looking too.
Maybe I'm just gettin' old but to me the heyday was the late 80's..early 90's. What a choice we had then.....well compared to today anyway...Then there's the fact that everything is powered by a canal boat engine. Sittin' at the lights and a gleaming Audi TT pulls up beside you.......and it's got a sump full of nuts and bolts...
It's all gone Pete Tong!![/quote]
have to disagree with you on the Audi bit, the TT is a defo girly car & the R8 is just a TT put thru photoshop. The Q7 looks like the run of the mill SUV's that seem to be going about. My old mans got an Audi A4 at the minute, which altho does look nice on the outside certainly wouldn't want to keep. Theirs no thought been put into the interior at all, the bright red lighting makes the buttons unreadable & the AC display is straight from Tandy's, plastic everywhere & no room in the back (roll on tuesday when the cramped Saab 9-3 comes back lol)
seen this driving round Cov, & the stretch makes it even uglier
Post 258614 by jimka on 2009-09-20 12:01:14
this is a new car, and I dont think its ugly!
Post 258617 by cornclose on 2009-09-20 12:17:54
I agree there are some ugly mofo cars coming out, but will also admit that, to me, the S60/V70 looked ugly when they first came out in 2000. A colleague of mine was going to get one in 2001 and I distinctly remember scoffing and raising my eyebrowse at the prospect.
Now I think the phase 2's are starting to look a little bit dated. I still like them though, so will be keeping mine for some time yet. However (no offence chaps, just my opinion...) the phase 1's are looking very dated on today's roads, but will one day become a classic that will he sought after big time, so hold onto yours alan until you're in the sanitorium.. !
Basically all I'm saying is that tastes change and times change, and everyone to a lesser or greater degree is driven by the designers and marketeers (and the marketeers give the designers their brief in the first place).
TTFN
Post 258618 by CONDYBOY on 2009-09-20 12:33:04
I say they all look the same nowadays, I can't tell the diff between any of the marks these days they are all just so dull. Now I know my v40 looks pretty similar to most of the estates of the period but I bought on family grounds, before that I had a Mazda 323f the one with the pop up headlights, now that was pretty individual but cars these days, well wind tunnels and pc's don't make nice cars! IMO.
Post 258687 by Liddo on 2009-09-20 20:26:59
The womannext door has just bought a new Megane! Now THAT is ugly as fook :D
Post 258699 by cornclose on 2009-09-20 21:26:57
[quote=Liddo;258687]Now THAT is ugly as fook :D[/quote]
The woman ? :smileypul
Post 258764 by dave stew on 2009-09-21 14:28:56
I was reading this thread last night while watching Ronin for the umpteenth time! Interesting to mention Audi, the S8 in that film still looks good, but the Peugeot 406 and 605 both look dated.
I don't think cars are always improved upon - the Mk6 Golf has sprouted the now mandatory ugly door handles (a la 911) and looks dumpier than the Mk5. Ditto the new Audi A4 - weird side treatment I think.
Two small 'uns that look like they have been squeezed hard are the Alfa Mito and Ford Ka.
Peugeot needs a big rethink. Hideous.
As usual, Italian cars seem to carry off proportions and style better than most - the Alfa 159 in new ti trim looks as good as any mid sized saloon.
Anyway - it's all opinion - bit like one man's wife is another man's fixation!
Post 258819 by LeeT5 on 2009-09-21 20:29:06
...Ah Ronin! Classic car chase film. Did you spot the V70R in silver at the beginning of the film? Just before the first shoot out! Nice!
Post 258926 by volvoturboman on 2009-09-21 23:36:43
I have to get my oar in hen it comes to Audi. I have to agree with Al. The A4,5 and 6 all look amazing and the R8 is just simply amazing. However also agree about the Q7, theres just something that ain't right. The Q5 looks better size fights the design better. The TT is girly but looks amazing and the A8 is a spendid piece of machinery.
Post 258927 by MrMopp on 2009-09-21 23:49:54
[quote=Liddo;258687]The womannext door has just bought a new Megane! Now THAT is ugly as fook :D[/quote]
I have to disagree the new Megane is very good looking car as is the new scirocco :)
Post 258971 by dave stew on 2009-09-22 11:26:25
Like I said - it's all subjective!
Post 258991 by Liddo on 2009-09-22 12:17:32
[quote=dave stew;258971]Like I said - it's all subjective![/quote]
Very true. But the Megane IS really ugly :haha:
Post 259034 by cornclose on 2009-09-22 15:41:51
The new scirocco is a cross between a golf and an astra, but squashed. Bloody awful.
Post 259038 by AlanG on 2009-09-22 15:47:39
[quote=cornclose;259034]The new scirocco is a cross between a golf and an astra, but squashed. Bloody awful.[/quote]
Yes,but when you shut the door,it sounds just like......a Golf :wave23d:
Post 259051 by dave stew on 2009-09-22 16:24:07
[quote=cornclose;259034]The new scirocco is a cross between a golf and an astra, but squashed. Bloody awful.[/quote]
I actually like it! Struggle to get the kids in one, though, so I'd opt for a five door Golf GTi!
Post 259159 by cornclose on 2009-09-22 19:28:37
I think they look quite nice in the brochures and magazines, but when I've seen a few in the flesh, with their arse dragging on the floor, it's a big no no from me.
Post 259251 by volvoturboman on 2009-09-22 23:02:51
The Scirroco is well nice! The Megane is just bloody awful, I was one of the very few who liked the previous "shaking that ass" Megane. However at the end of the day, its a Renault which means its rubbish and it will break so who really cares what it looks like lol.
Post 259311 by LeeT5 on 2009-09-23 00:59:26
[quote=volvoturboman;259251]The Scirroco is well nice! The Megane is just bloody awful, I was one of the very few who liked the previous "shaking that ass" Megane. However at the end of the day, its a Renault which means its rubbish and it will break so who really cares what it looks like lol.[/quote]
Hear Hear!!!
French cars are :pants::saythat:
Post 259316 by volvoturboman on 2009-09-23 01:15:59
Well I only state fact mate lol!!!
Post 259329 by cornclose on 2009-09-23 07:58:18
[quote=volvoturboman;259251]The Scirroco is well nice![/quote]
it's not! It's 'orrible! :Handshake
Post 259332 by p fandango on 2009-09-23 08:13:28
[quote=cornclose;259329]it's not! It's 'orrible! :Handshake[/quote]
orrible or not, its a VW so no-one will buy it because its overpriced anyway lol
Post 259426 by mexybhouy on 2009-09-23 14:30:12
The Ford Sierra when it first came out was slated for being too ahead of it's time design wise and took a long time to pick up in the sales department, Ford lost it's best seller position with the Cortina that they had dominated for years while the Cavalier played it safe and took top selller! then along came the Cosworth and gave it credability and as they say, the rest is history.
I still prefered the Cortina though! Mk111 but Mk4 was nice too......
Ahh the good Ol days. lol
whts the deal with the big ugly front grills?!
now mazda are at it!!
wht the hell is going on?
How can she be ugly/dated with such a beautiful shaped nose?
...and just look at those eyes...Stunning!! (IMO)
As for the arse, well this is the only thing those Saxo boy's get to look at...
(pre rear bumper trims)
Dated...maybe. Different...definately. Ugly...Never!