The Opposite Locker - Edition XLII

"Tim (Fractal Footwork)" (fractalfootwork)
11/18/2013 at 18:53 • Filed to: The Opposite Locker, Cool Wall, Volkswagen XL1, OppositeLock

This is The Opposite Locker where we try and sort out the cool from the square. This is a discussion system detailing how cool a car is, not how fast, fun, or frivolous it may be, but how well it looks in the cat's pajamas. But, you may be asking, !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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Asterisked* cars are moved more than slightly from the original vote by use of veto power, and double asterisked** cars are vehicles moved back under a challenge.

Locker Space

Frigid

Chrysler 300*

Dodge Challenger

Toyota GT 86

Porsche Cayman

McLaren

Porsche 918

Maserati GranTurismo

Aston Martin DB9

Aston Martin V12 Vantage

Jaguar F-Type

SRT Viper

Lamborghini Aventador

Cool

Ford Focus

Chevrolet Corvette (C7)

Mazda MX-5 Miata

Ford Mustang

Porsche 911

Tesla Model S

Maserati Quattroporte

Aston Martin V8 Vantage

Ferrari FF

Audi R8

Ford Fusion

Kia Optima

Mazda 6

Alfa Romeo 4C

Cadillac XTS

Fiat 500

Audi A7

Mercedes-Benz CLS

Ford Fiesta

Audi A8

Jeep Wrangler

Lotus Evora

Alfa Romeo MiTo

!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - As !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! will tell you, "A stylish and well-built car that drives better than it should, and doesn't try to be anything that it's not. It doesn't shout at you with hipster millennial style (Soul, Cube, Scions), or try to be a sports car (Veloster, Juke, CR-V), or bore you to tears (Corolla, Civic)." Cool.

Uncool

Nissan GT-R

Chevrolet Camaro

Porsche Boxster*

Porsche Cayenne

Ferrari 458 Italia

Lamborghini Gallardo

Ferrari LaFerrari

Nissan 370Z

Chevrolet Volt

Maserati Ghibli

BMW 3 Series

Aston Martin Vanquish*

Hyundai Genesis Coupe

Chevrolet Malibu

Hyundai Sonata

Honda Accord

Subaru Legacy

Lexus LF-A*

Buick Regal *

Volkswagen Golf*

Chevolet Silverado

Dodge Ram

Audi A5*

Jeep Grand Cherokee

Mercedes-Benz GLK

BMW 7 Series

Mercedes-Benz S Class

Chevrolet Impala

Mercedes-Benz CLA

Cadillac Escalade

Square

Toyota Camry

Toyota Corolla

Porsche Panamera

McLaren MP4-12C*

Nissan Leaf

Toyota Prius

Nissan Altima

Chrysler 200

Dodge Avenger

Volkswagen Passat

Lexus IS

Lincoln MKZ

Ford F-150

BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo

New Kid On The Block

For an eco-car who's main goal is reducing fuel consumption and operating costs, the Volkswagen XL1 sure does !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . The 261 MPG down-to-earth spaceship is actually targeted at those sorts of people that buy Lexus hybrids and only care about image rather than saving money in the emerging face of rising fuel costs, yet this !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! that continuously hangs over the performance appendages of automotive companies than the current strain of hybrid hypercars.

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So, is this car too advanced, too technical to charge the slot of 'coolness' that these sorts of cars will eventually try to fill, or is the fact that the XL1 is achieving never before seen fuel consumption figures in a car that not only looks relatively normal, but also has the interior capacity and technology to compete with the current crop enough to say, "hey, get out of my way!"?

Volkswagen XL1

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DISCUSSION (10)

William Byrd > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
11/18/2013 at 12:32

Looks like a God damn space ship and costs almost as much as one. Cool.

Chteelers > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
11/18/2013 at 13:45

The only eco-car that I'd feel proud to pull up to some high-dollar event, and step out of. Cool.

Also, how in the bloody hell is the 370Z uncool? It's a serious sport-car performance bargain. It's 9/10's what a Boxster is for almost half the price. The only other cars that come close to that are the S2000 (which you have to rev unmercifully to get any kind of power) and the Mustang (which everyone's sister drives). The 370Z is cool.

phenotyp > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
11/18/2013 at 20:10

Don't care what anyone else says or thinks. In my book, this is one frigid motherfucker.

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > phenotyp
11/18/2013 at 20:16

Wait, why are you grey'd out?

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > phenotyp
11/18/2013 at 20:19

At least you were; looks fine now.

Picture for proof:

Kinja'd!!!

phenotyp > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
11/18/2013 at 20:19

The mystery of the kinja. Happens to all of us, from time to time.

phenotyp > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
11/18/2013 at 20:19

My second reply was, too.

Decay buys too many beaters > Chteelers
11/18/2013 at 20:24

This and a first gen Honda Insight, I'd rock one of them with a manual transmission in a heartbeat.

I may or may not have RSS feeds set up to notify me whenever one comes up for sale on craigslist.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
11/18/2013 at 23:37

If you're going to do something go batshit crazy.

Weather and Darkness > Chteelers
11/23/2013 at 17:04

the peaky powerband in the s2k was on purpose.
Also i was really hoping they'd stop showing off the BMW i8 and get to market with the damn thing, but since this is the first of the really new looking things, that makes it the coolest. I wouldn't quite go 'frigid'