Car faces: Then and now

"EL_ULY" (uly) 11/10/2014 at 10:32 • Filed to: I'm bringing subtle back

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Using my professional MS Paint skills, I show how car's faces are changing.

- 6 general pieces have gone down to 5

- Gone are individual grilles. Now just one giant mass of plastic (Audi, Lexus, Ford, etc.)

- No more small fog light housings. Now huge faux supercar vents often with LED DRL's

- Headlight assemblies come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Some nice, some WTFy (370Z)

- Also, faux splitter have been implemented on super fast racecars like the Jetta and Hyundai. Usually having pointed edges somewhere on each end.

Again, some cars are nice looking using the new template, some though lost all of their charm and class. Like grandpa taking selfies in the restroom. Once a respected man full of class and wisdom. Now posting how his meds are cray cray expensive or whatever kids say. Example...

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finally

LOL!!!!

So I start a new campaign, SAVE THE CLASSY CARS!

or perhaps "classy" has changed. If so, ignore all of this :]

My citroen won't start > EL_ULY 11/10/2014 at 10:34

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This is the sort of thing my rant posts are about. BRING CLASSY BACK.

505Turbeaux > EL_ULY 11/10/2014 at 10:35

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not classy, but these chevys are doing it right (in the headlights)

RazoE > EL_ULY 11/10/2014 at 10:36

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But this is the sheeeeet!!! Love it.

TheHondaBro > EL_ULY 11/10/2014 at 10:36

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You need to lay off that blinker fluid.

McMike > TheHondaBro 11/10/2014 at 10:40

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Either that, or clean the smudges off his rear-view mirror.

The Gray Adder > EL_ULY 11/10/2014 at 10:46

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Man, I love the look of those 70s Jaaaaags.

EL_ULY > TheHondaBro 11/10/2014 at 10:48

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lol right :]

EL_ULY > 505Turbeaux 11/10/2014 at 10:48

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siiiii!

EL_ULY > My citroen won't start 11/10/2014 at 10:48

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yes sir!

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > EL_ULY 11/10/2014 at 10:50

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I will gladly ignore you always.

I love you, no homo

My citroen won't start > EL_ULY 11/10/2014 at 10:51

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Vicente Esteve > EL_ULY 11/10/2014 at 10:51

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I had no idea this existed! I love it!

EL_ULY > RazoE 11/10/2014 at 10:56

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pues si....pero no tanto asi

EL_ULY > The Gray Adder 11/10/2014 at 10:57

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agreed! I saw a final year XJ coupe in Mexico DF last year. I think they made under 2000 of them

Alex B > EL_ULY 11/10/2014 at 10:58

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Truth.

EL_ULY > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 11/10/2014 at 10:58

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lol dork :]

philipilihp > EL_ULY 11/10/2014 at 10:59

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All the new headlights are so squinty. Old Audi, Jag, Lexus: eyes wide open. New Audi, Jag, Lexus: squinty.

And I actually can't stand the LED foglights/DRLs. At least not when they are individual LEDs looking like dotted lines as in Audis and Benzes. I prefer LEDs hidden behind a reflective piece of glass/plastic to make it a continuous light bar like Volvo does, and Lexus actually too, I guess.

EL_ULY > My citroen won't start 11/10/2014 at 10:59

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I want to drive that car FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EL_ULY > Alex B 11/10/2014 at 11:01

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da Truf

Vicente Esteve > EL_ULY 11/10/2014 at 11:02

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Volkswagen 20 years ago

Volkswagen Now

The Gray Adder > EL_ULY 11/10/2014 at 11:02

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I wonder how hard it would be to work on one. Surely the right owner could work out all the bugs these cars had and make it a wonderful fair-weather playing around car.

EL_ULY > philipilihp 11/10/2014 at 11:06

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a 2010 S550's front LED system look horrid because of the individual lights. Straight up Xmas tree lol. Dots everywhere! Sculpted and clean light bars are much nicer.

RazoE > EL_ULY 11/10/2014 at 11:07

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yeah, the wannabe F sideskirts no, but the front end looks nicer than others.

EL_ULY > Vicente Esteve 11/10/2014 at 11:07

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If you follow my chido chart, VW is going backwards.. but classy

EL_ULY > The Gray Adder 11/10/2014 at 11:08

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Finding a good source of parts is key

EL_ULY > RazoE 11/10/2014 at 11:10

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true true

Alex B > EL_ULY 11/10/2014 at 11:28

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I think this is classy. Except for that rear end. In black, like my neighbor had, you barely notice the vents. :)

EL_ULY > Alex B 11/10/2014 at 11:32

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back end is a bit off but not too bad. I'm not actually a fan of the lower grille. So much going on

one fine expesive truck for sure

Hahayoustupidludditeshutupandgohandcrankyourmodeltalready > EL_ULY 11/10/2014 at 11:34

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Yup. This.

EL_ULY > Hahayoustupidludditeshutupandgohandcrankyourmodeltalready 11/10/2014 at 11:35

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a lot! :]

Alex B > EL_ULY 11/10/2014 at 11:35

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Yeah, but on the smaller engine options it looks awkward. I want to photoshop that lower grill out and see how it looks!

EL_ULY > Alex B 11/10/2014 at 11:36

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yup, muuuuuch better :]

Hahayoustupidludditeshutupandgohandcrankyourmodeltalready > EL_ULY 11/10/2014 at 11:38

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Jack Baruth wrote pretty much the same thing on Road&Track sometime within the last year I think, but I can't find it now.

ly2v8-Brian > EL_ULY 11/10/2014 at 11:46

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Yes to the headlight housings. Toyota ones bug me the most. Protruding out from the body lines for no reason.

EL_ULY > Hahayoustupidludditeshutupandgohandcrankyourmodeltalready 11/10/2014 at 11:50

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ree ree? I'll look for it

EL_ULY > ly2v8-Brian 11/10/2014 at 11:51

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Lol yeah. There are others as well. So odd

Vicente Esteve > EL_ULY 11/10/2014 at 17:41

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The MK5 was very very well designed. I don't like the MK6 Redesign though