Cars: American vs European
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- ETM0
- bingo!********
- this one actually looks good.. and somewhat european, too :)popovich
- civic ripcalculator
- Not when you see it in real life. Looks really good. Nice stance etc.Mimio
- bingo!
- ETM0
- ETM0
- Fun, cheap little roadsters. Too bad they're discontinued.ETM
- pontiac's dead, and saturn must not be strong if it still liveselektro
- looks like a cartoonfooler2
- i don't know if these count, they are basically both lotus's underneath.********
- those are both a rebadged opel GT http://wallpaper-s.o…flashbender
- i think they look horrible.akrok
- ETM0
- Not_Just_Another0
This is obviously getting skewed towards the higher/sports end of things. What I can't work out is why there is big difference in how some cars look when between their American and European models.
For example, this is what a Ford Focus looks like in Europe:
Nothing special, but not too bad. And yet, this is how it looks in America...
You can take a perfectly reasonable looking car, then ruin it with daft styling changes...
- 2010 Focus looks better than this in the US.Mimio
- that's because they're producing one single model for the global market - and it looks more akin to the euro versionNot_Just_Another
- rascuache0
The UK is doing much better things with Fords than the US. Granted you don't really seem to do the hot hatch thing in the states, but the "performance" versions of Ford's cars are pretty awesome. There's also the UK run ford rally team which has competed at the top of the sport for almost 40 years. I'd be surprised if any US run team could match that sort of achievement in international motorsport (and no, indy & nascar don't count)
For build quality, longevity, engineering, the Germans will never be beat. Check BMW M6 and any Merc Luxo-barge as proof.
- That's is why Ford is bringing the Fiesta over from Europe as is, no design changes,ETM
- wrong. they did changes. they won't sell the 2 door version. they made it bigger and 4 door.
akrok - this is the uk version
http://www.fordinsid…akrok - usa version
http://vehiclevoice.…akrok
- ItalianStallion0
- I think it's a bit too stocky for a Lambo - reminds me of the car Prodrive put together a few years back - http://www.youtube.c…Not_Just_Another
- ********0
I prefer German cars (and drive one), but Ford has put out a decent line.
For less than 20K, this thing lights it up: http://www.fordvehicles.com/cars…. Well worth the money.
- popovich0
but then again, this Fusion looks very different from the Fusion we have in Europe
American kickass:
European shite:
http://www.ford.de/cs/BlobServer…Why do these two absolutely different cars share the same name? It's beyond my understanding...
- that's a terrible contrast. WFT!?********
- The American Fusion is built on a Mazda platform, the euro Fusion is built on a euro ford platformvaxorcist
- that's a terrible contrast. WFT!?
- popovich0
European one is so shitty, it even won't show up...
- but I'm guessing their not exactly aimed at the same markets are they? hence why they look so different.
Not_Just_Another - The UK Mondeo seems more similar to your Fusion:
http://p.webwombat.c…Not_Just_Another - Euro fusion is for old ladies and mothers that can't afford a chelsea tractor. The US fusion appears to be hybrid shite.rascuache
- And they're both ugly as sinrascuache
- US Fusion is more of a Mondeo.Mimio
- but I'm guessing their not exactly aimed at the same markets are they? hence why they look so different.
- ********0
fuck you and your cars
- a man has to say what a man has to saypopovich
- +1 spraycan********
- 23kon0
That dodge challenger looks nice - a hark back to retro styling :)
Mini's are more or less the same styling in the US as they are in Europe.
US ones have reflectors on the front arches though.A photo from me and a bunch of mates "Mini Adventure" to St.Andrews at the weekend. A quick pose on the fairway of the 18th on the Old Course :)
- ********0
I think this sums up American car design?
- hahapopovich
- hahaNot_Just_Another
- special needsrupedixon
- Is that a car?Mimio
- half shark/aligator half man23kon
- Breaking Bad Car********
- Pontiac Ass-Tech... an pontiac is no more too...vaxorcist
- No one in America liked or bought that car so f*ck off with your shite. Pontiac is gone cuz of this crap.xcreonx
- Pontiac should have been gone because of that crap. I mean, WTF.Josev
- i have seen this car on the streeeeeeeeeeet. some, 1 or 2 did buy it. lol.akrokdesign
- not all Pontiacs were bad, the gto is a classic, the g8 and g6 looked great********
- I wouldd've loved to be in the meeting where this design was proposed, and approved.monoblanco
- xcreonx0
5.0 is back!
When these bad boys come out later this spring/early summer I am getting one in either black or white. Although, that silver/gray looks good too.
2011 Ford Mustang GT 5.0
- I like the dark Kona blue.ETM
- I think that's only on the Shelby version? Sweet color tho.xcreonx
- great car if you going straight.akrokdesign
- ... explain.xcreonx
- johndiggity0
2012 focus
ford is the only profitable us auto manufacturer, and the only one not to take the gov't bailout. they are really on a roll.- Yeah, finally they're catching on. I think for too long Ford ignored anything on the lower end because they were making so much on their trucks.Josev
- so much on their trucks.Josev
- There was no money on anything smaller than a sedan. For years they only $200-300 on a Focus.Mimio
- smart + mini sells good in the usa.akrok
- now fiat 500 will arrive.
still FORD HAS NOT COMMON SENSE to sell SMALLER CARS in the usa.akrok
- zarkonite0
German cars for me!
- fun until you get a repair bill and have to buy new tires in strange expensive sizes...vaxorcist
- LOL. so true I got a class action mailer yesterday for my 3 series tires.Mimio
- Yeah, I had a love/hate relationship with my 3 Series. Don't know that I'd buy another.Josev
- Love the car. I traded the Bridgestones for Contin's anyway.Mimio
- Sometimes it's better just to lease a German car with a maintenance plan.ETM
- never had a problem with tyre sizes, I'm on my 3rd bmw. wtf are you guys talking about?zarkonite
- ********0
the Taurus SHO, ugly, but amazing. don't believe me? test drive one.
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/…
