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No thanks is right . . .
Posted by JPW (more from JPW) on Thu, 19 Sep 2002 10:27:13
In Reply to: Looks like a Caddy. No thanks, n/m, Ed NC, Thu, 19 Sep 2002 10:10:38
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It looks as though Nissan's design department is hopelessly confused. They must consider innovation to be the rehashing of all the worst styling cliches from the past three decades.
To me, the design is oddly reminiscent of the 3rd grade sketchings I made during recess in the mid-'70s, influenced by the "cop cars" of primetime TV shows. Look at the low, swooping trunk ("boot") line that says "Gas Guzzling Chevy" . . . yet a front end / grille that appears more like an afterthought or even the front of a '90s Japanese pickup truck, grafted on.
Contrast that to the golden balance that Saab achieves between spacious utility and aerodynamics. Sorry, but this low beltline "Infiniti" is more like a study in bad judgment. I regret having to see stuff like this on the same road as I roll past world-class architecture and parks; I'm not kidding!
Well, enough ranting.
-JPW
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Posts in this Thread:
- Its ugly (IMO), but its competition for an Aero..., bRAD, Thu, 19 Sep 2002 09:16:54
- Re: Its ugly (IMO), but its competition for an Aero..., mb9k, Sat, 21 Sep 2002 12:13:51
- With FWD, I hope Saab never breaks that barrier, phred, Thu, 19 Sep 2002 14:27:23
- Re: Its ugly (IMO), but its competition for an Aero..., Jason, Thu, 19 Sep 2002 12:22:17
- Re: Its ugly (IMO), but its competition for an Aero..., keeton, Thu, 19 Sep 2002 11:48:03
- I saw one the other day..., Sieglo, Thu, 19 Sep 2002 11:01:00
- A definite blight on the roadscape......, DaveP, Thu, 19 Sep 2002 10:51:07
- Oh please bRAD! Quit being so nasty. To me this car, Texron, Thu, 19 Sep 2002 10:30:06
- Looks like a Caddy. No thanks, n/m, Ed NC, Thu, 19 Sep 2002 10:10:38
- Re: Its ugly (IMO), but its competition for an Aero..., PeteSaab, Thu, 19 Sep 2002 10:04:23
- Re: Its ugly (IMO), but its competition for an Aero..., Ned, Thu, 19 Sep 2002 09:29:47
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