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I'd rather have this one...
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bugimike said:kennypinkerton said:I'd rather have this one...
/bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/iagree.gif Probably for less or close too!!! Ps: Doesn't anyone see a little too much "Japanese/BMW" influence in the look of that new one??? Nice paint color though!!!
You know what Mike, you have a good point there, but I think the major problem designers have today for individuality in a performance car is, their all designed in a wind tunnel for aerodynamics and they can't stray to far from the stable or loose what they have tried to achieve. Thus their all going to look alike, to a point. Little things like lighting, wheels, a vent here and there will give a small amount of personality to the car, but the body design will be very close to each other and I don't think there is any way around it. Look at all the formula cars. If they were all painted the same color and had the same number, it would almost be impossible to tell them apart.
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Would that ALSO possibly be a by-product of why they call 'em "Formula" cars?!?! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/devilgrin.gif
There are sooo many possible shapes we've not scratched the surface YET, IMO. The "old" Alfa is a great example. Drag coefficient is waay low on that. It's the concessions to production what're limiting what we see as design 'improvement' today. It still has to have ~some~ sale-ability affordable to the audience in order to be produced. The "jellybean" shape is a proven winner, so we see more of 'em. An example of the "sincerest form of flattery" as far as I can tell.
