Awkward design details on production cars
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wst said:
ajprice said:
According to this article http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/official-new-car-rev... on the Fiesta with a similar tab on the arch (but a separate black plastic part) they are for tyre coverage, not aero.
That's such a good review. It covers how easy the horn is to press, because it's for the Indian market. I guess if it's something you use a lot it's important to know that stuff!
Martin350 said:
I'd say the whole of the Citroen C6 is an awkward design!
I'd agree with this, but IMO its not a bad thing at all. Sometimes an unconventional design can be a positive; I'm glad Citroen had the balls to produce a car which could have easily just been a mid-size German Saloon clone. They've managed to achieve some sort of elegance, which I think could have easily become very cumbersome and frankly ugly..jpg)
csd19 said:
Stedman said:
JordanTurbo said:
I love the difference these two small alterarions make. The second picture looks so much better IMO.
In fact, now that I've seen how much better it could look. I doubt I would be able to buy and live with an XE without doing both of these changes, especially the exhaust.
The dealership told me that the line they were given was that the Asian markets literally needed it spelled out for them, since so many didn't actually know what the leaping cat was supposed to represent. It seems to me like that would be an ideal no-cost-option to delete from UK markets - and had I gone through with it I'd have removed them because I don't like the lettering there either.
As it turned out, I didn't really want Ultrablue, the replacement colour for French Racing Blue but pearlescent and without much character, so I discussed with the dealership and got their French Racing Blue demonstrator for a healthy discount, a proper colour, no nag lights and no lettering.
Edited by jamieduff1981 on Tuesday 14th June 17:34
Bear with me on this, but the spoiler on the Audi A7 looks a bit awkward. Too much function over form when the rest of the car has been designed with ergonomics in mind.
Just looks like you've left your boot open. Audi would have done well to add some pivots to the motor such that the spoiler was raised up and rearwards slightly, rather than looking like an ill-fitting piece of trim. I would imagine several folks have seen an A7 drive past on the motorway and thought "that's an awful modification to the car".
Just looks like you've left your boot open. Audi would have done well to add some pivots to the motor such that the spoiler was raised up and rearwards slightly, rather than looking like an ill-fitting piece of trim. I would imagine several folks have seen an A7 drive past on the motorway and thought "that's an awful modification to the car".
Muddle238 said:
The tailgate hinges on the MINI convertible. They look so cheap, poorly integrated and ugly as sin. Glad they've been deleted from the later MINI convertibles.
You're right though, they do look a bit awkward.
ch108 said:
The tiny rear quarterlight on the Mercedes E class coupe. It just looks strange. The rear side window would look better as a one piece.
I can't unsee that now. Hideous.I also really dislike the rear 3/4 panel and the way there is an awkward bulge on the rear arches going over the wheel. It could have looked so much better smoothed into the bodywork without having that crease. Puts me off an otherwise nice design.
sebhaque said:
Bear with me on this, but the spoiler on the Audi A7 looks a bit awkward. Too much function over form when the rest of the car has been designed with ergonomics in mind.
Just looks like you've left your boot open. Audi would have done well to add some pivots to the motor such that the spoiler was raised up and rearwards slightly, rather than looking like an ill-fitting piece of trim. I would imagine several folks have seen an A7 drive past on the motorway and thought "that's an awful modification to the car".
The A7 is one of the worst proportioned cars in recent times, it looks like it's melting aft of the C Pillar.Just looks like you've left your boot open. Audi would have done well to add some pivots to the motor such that the spoiler was raised up and rearwards slightly, rather than looking like an ill-fitting piece of trim. I would imagine several folks have seen an A7 drive past on the motorway and thought "that's an awful modification to the car".
f1nn said:
sebhaque said:
Bear with me on this, but the spoiler on the Audi A7 looks a bit awkward. Too much function over form when the rest of the car has been designed with ergonomics in mind.
Just looks like you've left your boot open. Audi would have done well to add some pivots to the motor such that the spoiler was raised up and rearwards slightly, rather than looking like an ill-fitting piece of trim. I would imagine several folks have seen an A7 drive past on the motorway and thought "that's an awful modification to the car".
The A7 is one of the worst proportioned cars in recent times, it looks like it's melting aft of the C Pillar.Just looks like you've left your boot open. Audi would have done well to add some pivots to the motor such that the spoiler was raised up and rearwards slightly, rather than looking like an ill-fitting piece of trim. I would imagine several folks have seen an A7 drive past on the motorway and thought "that's an awful modification to the car".
Jakg said:
Freelander fake exhaust.
Looks like it goes out, but goes down. The tube is inside the tip so looks stupid.
I spotted one of these the other day and chuckled at how sLooks like it goes out, but goes down. The tube is inside the tip so looks stupid.
t it looked - I thought it was some sort of tacky add-on from Halfords, I can't believe it comes from the factory like that!Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff