godwhomismike Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 This is the 2006 Hyundai Sonata: http://www.auto123.com/ArtImages/36144/631.jpg http://www.auto123.com/ArtImages/36144/634.jpg http://www.auto123.com/ArtImages/36144/633.jpg Personally, I see a styling cues from Audi, Acura, and Volvo in that design. "The Sonata - Imitating the look of cars twice its price" - Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godwhomismike Posted March 4, 2005 Author Share Posted March 4, 2005 Here is Hyundai's 'xerox' of the Ford Five Hundred http://photos.velocityjournal.com/images/stk/2006/hy2006sonata1315797m.jpg :lol: - Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanoswrx Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 Looks a little like a IS300/Volvo/Accord. Thats the thing about Hyundai, they cant' design a good looking car so they try to copy everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beanboy Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 tiburon? -B http://www.standardshift.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver72 Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 Looks like the outgoing IS300 to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatt Marrington Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 The rear tails scream ACCORD Edit: there is a suzuki that is supposed to look like the LGT -Hatt 2005 Obsidian Black Legacy GT 5MT Un-Limited Sedan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbuktu Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 The rear tails scream ACCORD Edit: there is a suzuki that is supposed to look like the LGT Wow, yeah straight rip on the current model Accord from the rear. Audi/VW in the the roofline and corner cuts where the front lights meet the bumper/front panel, Volvo in the creases on the hood that run along the broad shoulder lines, Lexus IS300 in the grille and lights, Legacy in the grille, and current model year Accord because of the rump and tail lights. I'm amazed at that Z cut they're making for the bumper, rear lights and rear quarter panel. I wonder how tight they're gonna get that body fit in production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwannaSportSedan Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Audi/Lancer-ish headlights, Boring grille Accord Tail lights, ugly on both cars Camry side glasshouse, also boring. Looks better than old sonata which was a lump. Still very derivative. More derivative than most four-door cars need to be. They are trying to slice a peice out of the Accord/Camry/FiveHundred/Impala Pie. I'll leave em to it. It is funny that someone mentions the hyundai copying the fivehundred, when the five hundred is a carbon copy of last generation's Audi A6, with ford headlights (ugly, badly defined shape BTW) and tail lights. And Ford's other new wonderboy, the Freestyle, is a complete *RIPOFF* of the Outback. An article on the Freestyle a few months back talked about it joining the ranks of the XC70, and Audi Allroad, and other car-unit-body SUVs. Not one mention of the Outback. It steamed me up. Give credit where credit is due, to Subaru. I think some companies just give up on 4 door cars, and starting to affect SUVs, and they stop trying to come up with their own designs. It is easier and cheaper to just blatantly plagiarize designs from the competition. As long as the non-enthusiast car-buying public doesn't realize it, then they say "Heh, Why not?" Even our beloved legacy has cues of other cars. The Key is that it is better looking for it (why re-invent the "wheel"? Good looking is good looking), and has enough of it's own line that it isn't a direct copy of anything, (a "dash" of originality) and has it's own destinctive AWD-from-the-drawing-board platform and characteristic flat engine (and a turbo for some) under the skin. Not just a rehash or rebadge of another car, thankfully. OK, no more bad puns... Back to discussing the econoboxes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunderkind Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 tiburon? the current gen tiburon is a copy of the Ferrari 456 GT or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trm Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 i personally think Legacy is not that good looking......in fact it has the normal boring Japanese styling existed in a lot of Japanese cars....sedan rear looks like a Malibu and the front and rear proportion is just not right (maybe a deeper air dam would help, someth like spec B front bumper).......wagen is even worse......( no offence, just my own opinion)... I bought the car only for it's drivetrain..................and maybe the hood scope.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firedawgs Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Did you know that the Sonata was the most reliable car in America in 2004. A rated of 3:100 for repairs. Read that in consumer reports. Subaru was overall #1 for reliablity. Updated my vBGarage: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisted Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 wheels and rear from accord sedan rear door and c-pillar from camry front lights are like that of the evo.....omg hyundai quit immitating...get a personality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC GT Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Derivative or not, I think it looks better than the Accord, Camry, Jetta and Altima. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWortham Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 It has similar features to an Acura in front and an Accord in rear, but it has the overall profile of a Volkswagen Passat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobCatron Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 Acura TSX/TL front / Accord rear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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