IcEWoLF Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Turbojoe, wrx is your friend, ain't going to happen with toyota owning a part of Subaru shares.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ in PA Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 You can't even tell that it is a Subaru..... I constantly mistake the new Legacy's bloated, lame and generic shape for either a: Honda Accord Toyota Camry Hyundai Elantra +1 And the Outback always reminds me of a Hyundai Santa Fe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ in PA Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 ^Every other car out there looks like something else. It is not going to get any better with any future cars so you may be waiting a long time. I think cars actually tend to get ugly when manufacturers try to make them too different from the norm. There's nothing wrong with having subtle family styling traits across a manufacturer's lineup, but to me the best looking cars are those that are understated and don't try to be too flashy. I think Audi and BMW are good examples, although I do hate the oversized grille on the current Audis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShrinerMonkey Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 I think cars actually tend to get ugly when manufacturers try to make them too different from the norm. There's nothing wrong with having subtle family styling traits across a manufacturer's lineup, but to me the best looking cars are those that are understated and don't try to be too flashy. I think Audi and BMW are good examples, although I do hate the oversized grille on the current Audis. Actually, BMW is the poster child for what happens when a company abandons it's design language. Chris Bangle absolutely destroyed the 5 and 7 series with flame surfacing and bustle butts. The 3 series has thankfully escaped his reign somewhat unscathed sans the sedans. The wagon is still the best looking of all the 3 series IMNSHO. Lets just not talk about iDrive and that there is no dipstick on the engine which I just find insulting especially on a drivers car. All BMW cars except for the 3 series have gotten worse over the years, not just in styling but it functionality, unecessary complexity, and driveability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWeatherWarrior Posted March 29, 2011 Author Share Posted March 29, 2011 Yeah...BMW is full of fail. When they say their winning, I put that winning on the level of Charlie Sheen. Too many BMW mechanics won't even walk in the showroom anymore to buy their own product...that tells you a lot right there. I mean when a Mustang GT can be compared to an M3 (yeah...not just a 3 series...the M3) and match in in almost every way (except a false sense of status) and for around $20,000 less...that tells you even more!! I'm kinda surprised we haven't seen anything from SOA, the car mags, spy shots, of a reworked Legacy, even if for the foreign markets...figured they were due for some tweaking for 2012. Perhaps the economy is pushing it back further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Nah - Subaru wrote the book on corporate IC and model data containment, read: They like to play everything close to the chest. It's like pulling teeth to get anything out of them. - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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