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"Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast." (twostrokesmoke)
09/22/2014 at 13:51 • Filed to: None

If Fiat actually builds this, I WILL buy one.

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DISCUSSION (14)

mcseanerson > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
09/22/2014 at 13:53

Not curvy enough.

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
09/22/2014 at 13:53

So will I. Only thing I'd change is the front valence, that chin makes it look a little bit like a frog. Don't get me wrong, if they release it as is, I'll still want one, but if they make the nose more like a shark...

Jeff-God-of-Biscuits > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
09/22/2014 at 13:59

Needs it's hood boobs back, and maybe drop a couple of inches off the wheel size. Other than that, I love it.

Mercedes Streeter > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
09/22/2014 at 14:00

Indeed! Those headlamps are just silly as well.

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > Mercedes Streeter
09/22/2014 at 14:03

I actually like the headlamps... The assembly should fit right in with Fiat's mainstream models and the rounded lamps have a hint of 500, while still retaining their own character.

 > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
09/22/2014 at 14:07

I won't buy one. Instead I will spend hours on the internet posting about how much it looks like a Ford Thunderbird and BMW Z8 bastard child.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > mcseanerson
09/22/2014 at 14:07

I wouldn't mind seeing a little more flare on the rear wheel arches, but that might make it look a little too Miata-ish.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. >
09/22/2014 at 14:08

To each their own, I suppose.

(I sorta liked that last t-bird's style)

mcseanerson > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
09/22/2014 at 14:09

I'm actually more concerned with the lines on the front end.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > mcseanerson
09/22/2014 at 14:16

I'm okay with them... still this is just a rendering. who know what a production model would really look like.

Mercedes Streeter > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
09/22/2014 at 14:32

I completely agree! My problem is that they should some more detail, like projectors or something. The render shows a modernized design, but the headlamps look dated. Indeed, spruce them up with some details from Fiat's current headlamp architecture and I think we'll have a winner!

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > Mercedes Streeter
09/22/2014 at 14:37

Ah, in that case I'm right there with you. I like the simple design quite a lot, but they need to better integrate the front turn signals and driving lights on the main unit

Mercedes Streeter > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
09/22/2014 at 14:48

Indeed! A modern Fiat Spider? Maybe won't sell too well but I'd buy one over any MX-5!

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > Mercedes Streeter
09/22/2014 at 14:51

Heck, I'd buy one over an Alfa Spider any day of the week and twice on Sundays. If they mated that body to a brand new naturally aspirated 2.0l DOHC engine and called it Twin Cam, I'd sell a kidney to buy one.