by "MarquetteLa" (marquettela)
Published 09/07/2017 at 17:10
by "MarquetteLa" (marquettela)
Published 09/07/2017 at 17:10
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These plastic exhaust surround “heat shields”. My 2006 Mazdaspeed 6 has them, and they seem to be popping up on cars left and right today. When and where did they start? Was the MS6 an early trend-setter?
"CB" (jrcb)
09/07/2017 at 17:14, STARS: 1
Not related, but that top picture should have been taken with the license plate on the front. And also in Nova Scotia.
"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
09/07/2017 at 17:15, STARS: 0
I honestly think it was the MS6. I don’t recall seeing it before 2006, but I’ve sure seen a lot SINCE then.
"MarquetteLa" (marquettela)
09/07/2017 at 17:18, STARS: 0
Yeah, I’ve been trying to think of examples prior to 2006 and couldn’t come up with anything.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
09/07/2017 at 17:24, STARS: 2
The Stelvios are the most hilarious to me. They are HUGE
Thats a 2 inch pipe in the middle of that
"Nothing" (nothingatalluseful)
09/07/2017 at 17:28, STARS: 0
Mazdas in general have had them a while. 1st gen Mazda3, RX8.
"MarquetteLa" (marquettela)
09/07/2017 at 17:31, STARS: 0
It’s a little sad to see the tiny stock exhaust (similar size to the Miata’s exhaust tip in the same photo) in the middle of the big fake tip on the MS6.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
09/07/2017 at 17:31, STARS: 0
I don’t understand it either. Why not just give the car a real tip?
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
09/07/2017 at 17:34, STARS: 0
The 2007 Lexus LS was another early adopter of this trend.
"MarquetteLa" (marquettela)
09/07/2017 at 17:34, STARS: 0
The gen1 Mazda3 isn’t quite the same. There is a plastic bit there, but it looks like the exhaust runs under it, not through it. Good call on the RX-8, though.
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
09/07/2017 at 17:35, STARS: 2
Found the problem
"MarquetteLa" (marquettela)
09/07/2017 at 17:37, STARS: 0
Fake tips make me sad.
"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
09/07/2017 at 17:39, STARS: 0
I suspect it started with aftermarket fart cannons.
folks like a big pipe, for looks mostly. I think as cars get bigger, the pipes need to get a little larger so things look proportional
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
09/07/2017 at 17:39, STARS: 1
Right? Like how depressing must the car be if they couldn’t even clamp a nice it on the end of the exhaust?
"MarquetteLa" (marquettela)
09/07/2017 at 17:40, STARS: 0
That just looks like a set of fake exhaust tips, which is not quite the same as what I’m referring to: unabashed, unpainted grey/black plastic with (fake or real) exhaust running through it.
"EL_ULY" (uly)
09/07/2017 at 17:42, STARS: 0
Neon Mouth*
Best school ever!
"MarquetteLa" (marquettela)
09/07/2017 at 17:42, STARS: 0
But why not run the exhaust under the bumper? Why must it go throooooough the bumper
"SpeedSix" (speedsix)
09/07/2017 at 17:42, STARS: 1
Whatever happened to completely hidden exhaust tips pointed downwards?
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
09/07/2017 at 17:43, STARS: 0
No, the mid-tier Ivy
"EL_ULY" (uly)
09/07/2017 at 17:44, STARS: 0
How is their hand egg team?
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
09/07/2017 at 17:45, STARS: 0
not great bob
"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
09/07/2017 at 17:48, STARS: 0
the bumper can be lower in an effort to make the rear look better.
"EL_ULY" (uly)
09/07/2017 at 17:53, STARS: 0
Quick cciarat
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
09/07/2017 at 17:55, STARS: 0
Sweet beige wagon
"EL_ULY" (uly)
09/07/2017 at 17:58, STARS: 1
"McMike" (mcmike)
09/07/2017 at 17:59, STARS: 0
The application on the Dart is to make it’s butt look smaller. Imagine how big the back would seem if the body colors went all the way to the bottom.
Same with these
"BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo" (bluemazda2)
09/07/2017 at 18:01, STARS: 0
This isn’t too shabby either
"MarquetteLa" (marquettela)
09/07/2017 at 18:03, STARS: 0
Yeah, I think you’re right. It’s just one more aspect of the ever-expanding dimensions of the modern automobile.
"EL_ULY" (uly)
09/07/2017 at 18:14, STARS: 0
niiiiice!!
I loved my e34. This one is rad as well
X5 ///M around the corner and a 991
"BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo" (bluemazda2)
09/07/2017 at 18:21, STARS: 0
Forget those, look at this
Also, this
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
09/07/2017 at 18:28, STARS: 1
The LS has some unpainted gray plastic hiding under the fake tips. The design is just more well integrated.
I’m a former MS6 owner and yes the fake tips on it are ridiculous.
The spiritual successor to the MS6's fake tips is the Acura TLX A-Spec. Yes these are fake tips with little real tips hovering in them like the MS6.
"EL_ULY" (uly)
09/07/2017 at 18:32, STARS: 1
niiiiiiiice!!!!!
Lol nice wheels! Curb check?
"EL_ULY" (uly)
09/07/2017 at 18:42, STARS: 3
C 200 and R8 are the worst in my book
"EL_ULY" (uly)
09/07/2017 at 18:43, STARS: 0
classy cars are all but gone :’(
"daender" (daender)
09/07/2017 at 19:11, STARS: 0
‘04 Mazdaspeed Miata had that design too!
"yamahog" (yamahog)
09/07/2017 at 19:56, STARS: 3
on cars with multiple engine/exhaust tip options, you can have multiple corresponding lower fascia pieces that connect to a common painted fascia. These pieces are smaller and cheaper to tool than having a whole different one-piece rear fascia for each engine/exhaust tip option.
“so why not just have it underneath?”
Ground clearance (you’ll notice modern fascias are generally lower to the ground) and design #aesthetic.
"awmaster10" (awmaster10)
09/07/2017 at 22:07, STARS: 0
Not quite the same but my 05 TL has the integrated tips
"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes)
09/07/2017 at 22:38, STARS: 0
Feel better seeing my exhaust tip?
"ranwhenparked" (ranwhenparked)
09/07/2017 at 23:30, STARS: 1
Yeah, I see it as equivalent to the fake window stripes on the Queen Mary 2
Or, the fake plastic windows that so many cars have now. Its a cheater thing to reduce the visual mass of the body. An easy alternative to just designing the thing properly in the first place.
"StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8" (stndibnz1)
09/08/2017 at 08:45, STARS: 2
That top pic has me rolling, why?????
"MarquetteLa" (marquettela)
09/08/2017 at 09:52, STARS: 0
That TLX is shameful.
"gmporschenut also a fan of hondas" (gmporschenut)
09/09/2017 at 20:38, STARS: 0
Those may be fake due to need for super reinforced glass in the front of the ship in the event big waves strike.
"gmporschenut also a fan of hondas" (gmporschenut)
09/09/2017 at 20:41, STARS: 0
exhaust not being fully blown away. My grandmother had a passat diesel and when vw switched from rear to hidden the smell went up 10X in passenger compartment.
thar car was also slow as hell so that might not be applicable ot all.
"ranwhenparked" (ranwhenparked)
09/09/2017 at 20:41, STARS: 0
Yeah, but classic liners didn’t need them to look good.