by "404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
Published 01/22/2017 at 12:33
by "404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
Published 01/22/2017 at 12:33
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Came across this Ask HN on YCombinator, seems like a good discussion for Oppo.
Why do we get monstrosities like the Juke and the new Camry when mainstream manufacturers go “bold”?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13454977
"wiffleballtony" (wiffleballtony)
01/22/2017 at 12:37, STARS: 3
Pontiac. Fiero.
"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
01/22/2017 at 12:38, STARS: 0
I would say the Fiero was gone for reasons beyond its looks.
"Noodles" (hilgyjeep)
01/22/2017 at 12:39, STARS: 2
Mister 2
"djmt1" (djmt1)
01/22/2017 at 12:39, STARS: 0
Because last time someone did Ferrari got very pissy about it.
"jimz" (jimz)
01/22/2017 at 12:40, STARS: 7
because they wouldn’t sell. low-slung, low roof, and (probably) two seats means uncomfortable to get into, out of, and inconvenient to live with day to day. The only way people will put up with that is if it’s stonking fast and/or from a prestigious brand. This industry is so cut-throat you basically can’t afford to waste effort on something which will sell in small amounts. that is, unless you can charge premium pricing to offset the low volume.
now, as for why things like the Juke and Camry look the way they do, that’s more due to their stylists confusing “weird” with “exciting.”
"jimz" (jimz)
01/22/2017 at 12:42, STARS: 0
Toyota MR2. Gone as well.
"BvdV - The Dutch Engineer" (dutchengineer)
01/22/2017 at 12:44, STARS: 2
A car like the Honda S660 comes somewhat close.(more like a mini NSX, but you get the point)
I think the reason there are no Ferrari shaped reasonably priced cars is that to make a car reasonably priced, you need to sell a lot of them, which is easier to do with a car that appeals to a lot of people, not just to car people. And since most non car people prefer a car to be practical, cars are made as practical as possible. However practicality doesn’t really pair with being Ferrari shaped.
"gmporschenut also a fan of hondas" (gmporschenut)
01/22/2017 at 12:48, STARS: 0
mid engine also costs more to assemble and limits cargo capacity.
"Probenja" (probenja)
01/22/2017 at 13:05, STARS: 0
Because they don’t sell:
"Scott" (merl3noir)
01/22/2017 at 13:11, STARS: 0
1 Ferrari has well paid lawyer to protect their IP. 2, People want Ferrari’s for their performance and exclusivity, (most of them these days are not very good looking) So anyone parting with their money for said car is going to have to live with the shame of having an ugly, poor performing knock off, that everyone will know is a cheap knock off. Think of how in the world of Porsches the Boxster, and before that the 944/924 and before that 914, left you with the, so you can’t afford a 911 stigma. And that’s an actually Porsche. 3, Ferraris, and this would apply to a knock off, are like a boat. Better to know someone with one, than to own one. A knock off might avoid the high cost of maintenance, but would likely still be miserable to live with.
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
01/22/2017 at 15:06, STARS: 0
Cheap cars that look like more expensive cars?
Miata NB looks like a mini-Jag
Jag XK looks like an Aston Martin
Dodge Avenger looks like a mini-Charger
Fiero looks like a Ferrari
Buick Reatta looks like... uh... a thing.
Corvette C7 looks like an F-type on testosterone
3rd-gen MR2 looked like a Boxster
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
01/23/2017 at 14:53, STARS: 0
Pontiac FIERO! Especially a Mera
