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The Ford
Mustang for 2005 wins in my book for best retro design theme. I've been disgusted by the Mustang for a few decades now. It's nice to see some attention to what makes a muscle car look like it has heft, giddyup and attitude.
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From left field, Pontiac realizes that ribs and
plastic don't make the brand. If the Solstice is
any indication of their new design ideology, then
I'm all for it and everything this roadster represents |
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Goodbye Taurus, you aging beast of inequity and symphony
of ovals, say hello to the Ford
Five Hundred. The new breed of sedan that sits
higher for a more commanding view of the road. Now
with a "me-too" blandness ripped straight from the
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The new Mazda
3 series puts a nice spin on the whole
Nissan Altima taillight thing. I think Mazda is currently
the underdog of the autoworld and their lineup is solid
in design, performance (from what I know), and interior
fit and finish. If i were going to go out and buy a
car on a budget, I'd consider the 3, or the 6 if I
felt spendy. The RX-8 of course, if I was feeling randy.
Mazda is rocking. Now to get rid of the zoom zoom zoom
kid.
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Toyota is blurring the lines too much between the
Lexus nameplate and the mothership, but this is good
news for those with a mind on economy. The quality
has been upped across the board, even the sound deadening
insulation from the luxury line-up is trickling down
to the Toyotas. The Solara (Camry
coupe) is taking nice cues from the SL, as seen here
in the tail light treatment.
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The Range
Rover taunting me with its exquisite woods
and poor gas mileage. |
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The new Rolls reminds
me of some horror movie about a car that had some evil
twisted soul. It'd look better in black. Their site
is so opulent, i couldn't even wait for the flash crap
to load.
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The Toyota
Prius is funky good. It's the closest
I've seen to the cockpit of a spaceship. Now only if
it floated. Oh yeah, and the mixed media tail lights
left me confused. So hot, they can't keep em on the
showroom floor though, all the celebrities are
buying them to be all green and cool and shit.
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Say hello to the new forgettable mini-ute by Mercury.
Too bad though, it's not such a bad bland design but
Ford might as well channel those resources into their
nameplate and kill off this brand once and for all. |
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Hell yeah Ford. This car needs to be in porn with
70's hairdos and leatherette Members Only jackets -
it's all over the place in a good way. The GT rocks,
though for just under 150,000 bucks, a house rocks
more. |
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I'll give Chrysler credit, the Crossfire is
unusual, with its boatfin on the back and long hood,
the stance is aggressive. A real head turner. However,
headroom is non-existent. The creases on the hood took
the whole retrotheme too far methinks too.
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The new Chrysler 300 is an upright soft box, and
i think it's beautiful. I still haven't lived down
the shitty quality of the K-cars we had growing up,
and the Shadow we suffered through not too long ago. |
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The Chevy
SSR is destined for airbrushed flames
licking up its fenders on the hot-rod circuit. What
more could you ask for 41K?
Embarrassing.
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Ok, I love economy cars. My hand-me-down Geo Metro
was my friend for years. Like the Metro, i fit in the
new Chevrolet
Aveo. And the interior FELT good. There
was something else about this little thing, the exterior
design is markedly UN-chevy. It's tight. No wonder,
it was penned by the famous ItalDesign studio.
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A slice of the past, ruined by gold plating. |
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