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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #570 on: January 16, 2013, 10:54:49 PM »

I like the front and profile of the new vette. Actually I like just about all of it except the rear lights and panel. But that's something they can fix mid-cycle if people bitch enough.

It's a pretty red-blooded-male, raw beef and testosterone kind of car. Not subtle. Normally I dislike this sort of thing, except that the profile is sleek and the way it transitions into the rear wheels is great. There's a bit of Lotus Elise in there, actually more than a bit.

Interior seems to be a big step up, and GM is listening on the seats.

So on the whole it's not bad, but I'm having a hard time finding performance cars that are elegant and don't actually shout about themselves. Even the new 911 is pimped out in blingy doodads.
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #572 on: January 17, 2013, 12:48:58 AM »

I can't get over the front of the new Lexii. Looks like a bad photoshop.



I'm just waiting until a car eventually gets the :3 face
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #573 on: January 17, 2013, 02:21:38 AM »

I can't get over the front of the new Lexii. Looks like a bad photoshop.



Yep. Pug fuggo. Those LED slashes are just horrible. The new G ne Q isn't exactly a cover model, but it's much better than that hideous IS. The interior uses the same double screen idea as the RLX, but I think Infiniti executed better. I'm not crazy about the overall look though, very FX and not in a good way. I don't know what the FX is called now. QX something I guess. REALLY intelligent people running Infiniti these days.



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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #574 on: January 17, 2013, 03:09:00 AM »

I think the LED slashes are great, it's the non integrated headlamps that make it look like shit.  The concept was waay nicer.  Cadillac softened up the ELR concept too much as well.

I don't like the teenager front of the Vette w/ the retainer in its mouth.  The hard, non flowing vents are jc whitney all the way.  I'm not a fan of the hard transformer edges especially on the rear.  Nor do I care for the Stingray moniker.  That is not a Stingray.  Don't care for the viper headlights either.  The new Vette looks like a design by committee to me.  It needs a dark color to hide all the incongruities.  Interior is much better looking.  It's also going to be about 100 pounds heavier than the last one too.  I'd wait for the face lift or C8.  Sticking w/ the manual is not going to help the numbers either as the 911 keeps getting faster.   

The new NSX frontend is hot!  The rear is getting worse imo.




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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #575 on: January 17, 2013, 07:31:21 AM »

I saw one of these on the road the other day and thought it was one of the nicer looking new cars in a while.  Not as big a fan of the pictures though so maybe I didn't get a very good look.  It was in passing on the freeway. 

So Tesla no longer makes the sports car?  It's not on their website.  Just this and an SUV.

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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #576 on: January 17, 2013, 07:48:50 AM »

It is a nice car and unlike Fisker it doesn't melt.  It's actually on my short list as I wait for the magic 300-350 mile range.  The sports car is gone because they have a new one on the horizon.  Likely delayed due to the crisis Lotus finds itself in.  Tesla will only get stronger as they are in bed w/ Toyota and others now.  The cars are built at the old nummi factory in Fremont.  Since nummi came up, I'll link one of my favorite nummi pieces.

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/403/nummi
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #577 on: January 17, 2013, 07:56:20 AM »

Oh cool. 

I think the reason it looked better in person is that the pictures all highlight that chrome ring around the front grill.  In person, there's no softbox there reflecting light off of it and the chrome isn't lit up like that, and the whole front end looks smaller as a result.  The pictures are a bit awkward up front.  I think that ring may have been a mistake. 

It's got great lines though.  I love the subtle arc over the doors making the windows bigger which is really unique these days. 
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #578 on: January 17, 2013, 08:12:07 AM »

I saw one of these on the road the other day and thought it was one of the nicer looking new cars in a while.  Not as big a fan of the pictures though so maybe I didn't get a very good look.  It was in passing on the freeway. 

So Tesla no longer makes the sports car?  It's not on their website.  Just this and an SUV.



I like the Model S a lot. The roadster was basically a toy, this is a real product that somebody who owns a V8 E-class or 5 series could legitimately consider replacing their car with. It's not perfect, rear seat room is problematic for example, and I'd have to see how quickly you can use the controls after turning the car on. The car relies pretty much entirely on the touch screen for everything short of the throttle, brake, and steering, so if it's like the Fisker where you have to wait a minute for the boot sequence to complete before you can so much as adjust the climate controls, that's a problem.

The S6 is still my car, but if Tesla is able to get it this right in only one try, you really have to wonder WTF is wrong with Honda who are about to unleash their third consecutive dog turd in this segment. Though perhaps that's unfair, Lexus went through three dog turds as well with one terrible GS after another before finally getting it right-ish.
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #579 on: January 29, 2013, 02:55:09 AM »

I've never been much of a fan of the Viper or its looks, but I can't help feel saddened that the new one isn't more gaudy.
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