I just noticed this morning

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch) 12/09/2015 at 12:39 • Filed to: None

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that the back of the 500 abarth is really unfortunate looking. Its really strangely proportioned and dumpy looking in real life, like a snow monster turd with taillights.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > HammerheadFistpunch 12/09/2015 at 12:41

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but..but..but the noise

HammerheadFistpunch > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 12/09/2015 at 12:41

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good noise, really sad and ugly butt.

Vicente Esteve > HammerheadFistpunch 12/09/2015 at 12:41

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I find that it tries to be angry in its own cute way, and it works well for it.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > HammerheadFistpunch 12/09/2015 at 12:48

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I don’t really like the looks of the 500 from any angle. Yet it does look kind of cute in an odd way.

Combine cute with dat power and dat tiny size and dat noise and dat handling and I don't really care how odd it looks.

HammerheadFistpunch > Vicente Esteve 12/09/2015 at 12:49

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its not the additional stuff that makes it weird, its that the taillights are too small for the body and placed really low. Its hard to see in the image but in real like it just looks like a mess.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > HammerheadFistpunch 12/09/2015 at 12:51

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What exact kind of snow monster?

HammerheadFistpunch > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 12/09/2015 at 12:54

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pretty much, I don’t know how he caught me either, I was skiing along just fine.

Vicente Esteve > HammerheadFistpunch 12/09/2015 at 12:55

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It’s too lovable to hate it!

HammerheadFistpunch > Vicente Esteve 12/09/2015 at 12:55

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I hate it.

HammerheadFistpunch > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 12/09/2015 at 12:57

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I dig it from all angles but the back. The back isn’t bad because its funky (like the rest of the car) the back is bad cause it looks lazy and half done. A lot like the old traverse

Ash78, voting early and often > HammerheadFistpunch 12/09/2015 at 12:57

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The entire 500 line is ugly as shit and getting worse over time (the L? Seriously?)

Its only saving grace is its nostalgia to the original 500, which should be nonexistent to most Americans. I’m struggling to see how they sell outside of large city centers.

HammerheadFistpunch > Ash78, voting early and often 12/09/2015 at 12:58

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They don’t. 500 sales are sad panda.

Vicente Esteve > HammerheadFistpunch 12/09/2015 at 12:59

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First person I know who does.

Ash78, voting early and often > HammerheadFistpunch 12/09/2015 at 13:00

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What you did there. I see it.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > HammerheadFistpunch 12/09/2015 at 13:00

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This is the weakest part of what is otherwise a great looking car, and it’s a really weak one, but really, that’s what happens when you do a retro-modern front-engined version of a rear-engined car.

The original New Beetle (not the original Beetle nor the one they sell now but the one before that Jesus that’s confusing) was fantastic except for how they had to give it roughly 73 miles of dash and move the interior back accordingly to accomodate an engine in the front while still preserving the silouette, making it look great until you noticed how everything inside the car appeared to have been piled onto the back seat.

The 500’s problem is that while they were mostly able carry over the original shape, with the increase in overall size handling any extreme weirdness in proportions, the original 500 was designed with as little extra flourish as possible, and the only bit of visual interest on the rear of the car were the vents for the engine, which is now in the front, and since putting vents on the hatch would be silly, we’re left with a rear end that has NO STYLING AT ALL outside of a pair of taillights.

HammerheadFistpunch > Vicente Esteve 12/09/2015 at 13:00

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Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > HammerheadFistpunch 12/09/2015 at 13:03

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I don't think much sheetmetal changed on the Traverse. I think it's just the old ones ass was too big for it's taillights.

HammerheadFistpunch > PanchoVilleneuve ST 12/09/2015 at 13:03

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thats the gist of it, its devoid of style, its a big old tarp of car with some lights tacked on.

DasWauto > HammerheadFistpunch 12/09/2015 at 13:03

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The main problem, as with so many cars today, is the extremely high beltline. Bring the bottom edge of the rear window down close to the bottom of the emblem on the back and it would suddenly look a lot better.

The 500 also suffers from its proportions. While it may not be, the car looks taller than it is wide, which is bad joo-joo for any car in my eyes.

EL_ULY > HammerheadFistpunch 12/09/2015 at 13:04

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Muffin top

HammerheadFistpunch > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 12/09/2015 at 13:05

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The new one. The actual vehicle is the same, they just restyled it to look less horrid.

HammerheadFistpunch > EL_ULY 12/09/2015 at 13:05

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yeah, it doesn’t help its problem that’s for sure.

HammerheadFistpunch > DasWauto 12/09/2015 at 13:06

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Bringing the rear window down would help, but it would loose its retro looks a little.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > HammerheadFistpunch 12/09/2015 at 13:07

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They changed more than I thought. Still, the basics principle is the same. They filled the vast empty wasteland between the hips.

wiffleballtony > HammerheadFistpunch 12/09/2015 at 13:09

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I agree but that angle isn’t the worst.

HammerheadFistpunch > wiffleballtony 12/09/2015 at 13:10

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I’m driving my wife’s car today and from the lower steer perspective it was bad, up in my Land Cruiser I wouldn’t have noticed as much.

DasWauto > HammerheadFistpunch 12/09/2015 at 13:12

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Bring the whole beltline down with it to keep the styling itact and it’ll be fine. The original 500 wasn’t this stumpy either. I see why they did it, to make it an effective/stylish city car, but that doesn’t mean I’ll forgive it. I’d have seriously considered one if it was more practically sized for thr North American market.

PotbellyJoe and 42 others > HammerheadFistpunch 12/09/2015 at 13:21

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I always see Kirby in these things. That’s why I get one in pink with red mudflaps.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > HammerheadFistpunch 12/09/2015 at 13:26

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I disagree. I like the way it looks, but then again, I may be a bit biased...since I own one.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > HammerheadFistpunch 12/09/2015 at 13:28

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What about this one?

AndyG_UK > HammerheadFistpunch 12/09/2015 at 14:21

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You shut your dirty whore mouth!