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so they werent kidding after all

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The Giugiaro Mustang - I love it.

ok, its a good start. You start to think the world is safe for democracy again when BAM!, this shows up:

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Apparently Ford wasn't content in being mercilessly mocked by me because it might make a 'wagon' version of the Mustang, now its considering making a car thats modeled after both a truck and a 1950s locomotive.

You know, when I think "speed" and "sportscar", the first two metaphors that jump right into my mind are "truck" and "locomotive".

Remember the 1970's Triumph Spitfire commerical? the guy starting his car while an overlay of a pilot starting a real spitfire played at the same time? THAT is proper imaging for a sportscar.

Not "hey man, this car looks like a freight train".


Posted @ January 02, 2007 11:35 PM | Current Affairs

Comments

As they say, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder." I rather fancy the looks of the Interceptor. It looks more like a high-tech street rod to me than a locomotive.

Posted by: RPD at January 3, 2007 11:48 AM

as a concept car, its fine. The problem comes in the translation from concept to reality, where it becomes a slab sided 4 door mamas car. If the made the concept car the way they have it, it would be fine,but they wont do that. Seee how low the top of the cockpit is? kiss that goodby. see those cool bumpers? kiss them goodbye too. so whatya got? A "k-car" on steriods.

The only concept car ive seen recently that will get made is the new dodge challenger, which is pure genius(and tehcnically,not really a concept car).

Posted by: frank martin at January 3, 2007 01:46 PM

I have to agree with Martin. The car doesn't look that bad, in terms of sleekness. Thicker and denser looking than a corvette, but then again, it depends on how fast it is, right.

Posted by: Ymarsakar at January 5, 2007 09:36 AM