Classics dwarfed by moderns

[Countach500]

[MarshPhantom]

thegreenhell said:

991 and 911

991 is a super-bloater, I've seen very few on the roads.

[RichB]

Countach500 said:

What are we meant to be looking at here?

[ajprice]

RichB said:

Countach500 said:

What are we meant to be looking at here?

Small. Far away. Again


That Porsche pic though, I know the angles will have something to do with it, but the overhangs at the front are a big difference, the headlights are just about lined up, and the 991 bumper is much further forward.

[V-spec]

[LordBretSinclair]

Couldn't resist posting this - sorry

[72twink]

[andyps]

At least it fits in the parking space left by the overgrown moderns!

[dinkel]

Classic dwarfed by classic:

[Ian Wegg]

At this morning's Goodwood Breakfast Club...

[4rephill]

Ian Wegg said:

At this morning's Goodwood Breakfast Club...

The Aston Martin's not exactly being "dwarfed" by the FIAT is it?

(And by the same token, the FIAT's not exactly being "dwarfed" by the Aston Martin!)

That's more a case of: "A classic parked next to a modern"

[Fayaz LP640]

4rephill said:

The Aston Martin's not exactly being "dwarfed" by the FIAT is it?

(And by the same token, the FIAT's not exactly being "dwarfed" by the Aston Martin!)

That's more a case of: "A classic parked next to a modern"

Perhaps not literally..

The point is, the modern Fiat fits into the subcompact supermini group, whereas the classic Aston Martin is a luxury GT car. When you consider the similarity in size, then in a sense, the modern does in fact dwarf the classic

[Ian Wegg]

Fayaz LP640 said:

Perhaps not literally..

The point is, the modern Fiat fits into the subcompact supermini group, whereas the classic Aston Martin is a luxury GT car.

Precisely. The Fiat 500, I've been told, is far too small for the weekly shopping run

[srob]

4rephill said:

The Aston Martin's not exactly being "dwarfed" by the FIAT is it?

(And by the same token, the FIAT's not exactly being "dwarfed" by the Aston Martin!)

That's more a case of: "A classic parked next to a modern"

The Aston would've been the king of the road in its day, the Fiat is a small hatch now.

Or am I missing a whoosh parrot...?!

[LordBretSinclair]

srob said:

The Aston would've been the king of the road in its day,

It still is

[RichB]

Ian Wegg said:

At this morning's Goodwood Breakfast Club...

You've all missed Ian's point. It was soft top Sunday

[northwest monkey]

srob said:

4rephill said:

The Aston Martin's not exactly being "dwarfed" by the FIAT is it?

(And by the same token, the FIAT's not exactly being "dwarfed" by the Aston Martin!)

That's more a case of: "A classic parked next to a modern"

The Aston would've been the king of the road in its day, the Fiat is a small hatch now.

Or am I missing a whoosh parrot...?!

Sort of (I think!). The way I see it, the Aston was designed as a GT - something you could get in and drive from London to Monaco without breaking sweat. The Fiat is designed as a small family car i.e. something to pick up the kids from school or to go shopping in etc - not something to cross continents. In this respect, the Fiat does sort of dwarf the Aston.

[dinkel]

In height . . . not in width.

[andyps]

dinkel said:

In height . . . not in width.

But not much in it - Aston - 1676mm. Fiat - 1627mm

[mikey77]

I'n not sure whether this is a fair comparison, but I spotted these two in Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare a couple of weeks ago. I know which I'd rather drive...