"MLGCarGuy" (thejdmguy)
06/08/2015 at 19:46 • Filed to: None
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"MLGCarGuy" (thejdmguy)
06/08/2015 at 19:46 • Filed to: None | 2
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Which is to announce a new generation of vehicle that looks nearly the same outside but is different everywhere else.
Examples in point.
Here is the old Camaro.
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And here is the new Camaro.
It might look the same, but no. The entire body is different. The platform has changed from the Zeta to Alpha platform. All engines are completely new. 200 pounds were lost.
Another example would be the Hyundai Sonata/Kia Optima.
And the new cars:
See, the cars don’t look very different on the outside. But the interiors are different, all powertrains are tweaked, they’re riding on longer wheelbases, and have more features.
So why do companies do this nowadays? Is it to save money for other things? Is it because of laziness?
ly2v8-Brian
> MLGCarGuy
06/08/2015 at 19:51 |
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Avg. end users are quick to startle and quick to distrust.
BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
> MLGCarGuy
06/08/2015 at 19:51 |
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I think it’s just keeping a certain style that they like. If they change too much, it might become unrecognizable from the previous model.
mazda616
> MLGCarGuy
06/08/2015 at 19:54 |
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People like change but don't like it at the same time.
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MLGCarGuy
> BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
06/08/2015 at 19:54 |
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My issue is that if this is the case, then the same company (Chevy) wants to completely revamp models (Malibu, Impala), while neglecting others. (Camaro) Albeit, the Camaro holds heritage, but I don’t see why Chevy couldn’t have been more daring like Ford with the Mustang.
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MLGCarGuy
> mazda616
06/08/2015 at 20:02 |
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*aliens guy* People logic.
Vicente Esteve
> MLGCarGuy
06/08/2015 at 20:02 |
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The Sonata went from godawful to acceptable.
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MLGCarGuy
> Vicente Esteve
06/08/2015 at 20:05 |
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True that.
Alex B
> MLGCarGuy
06/08/2015 at 20:26 |
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The Sonata changed a lot, but the Optima... Not so much.
dogisbadob
> MLGCarGuy
06/08/2015 at 20:42 |
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I hate that shit!
Is the new Camaro any smaller than the old one? The 04-14 Mustang is another example, the new BMW Mini Coopers, supposedly there has been three generations, but they all look like a single gen to me.
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MLGCarGuy
> dogisbadob
06/08/2015 at 20:44 |
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New Camaro is 2 inches shorter.
Axial
> MLGCarGuy
06/08/2015 at 20:47 |
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False, this one is ugly as fuck and hardly looks anything like its beautiful predecessor. It’s Toyota-levels of bad.
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Axial
> MLGCarGuy
06/08/2015 at 20:51 |
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I’m not sure I’d classify the Mustang as “daring.” It’s about as daring as a C7 Corvette, which is hardly daring at all. Going from the Fox to the SN95 was daring.
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MLGCarGuy
> Axial
06/08/2015 at 20:52 |
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Well going from a classic shape to being the Accord coupe is daring.
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Axial
> MLGCarGuy
06/08/2015 at 20:55 |
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I’d hardly call it an Accord coupe, more like a RWD Fusion. But you can still describe the 2015 as looking like an SN197B that’s been moderately smoothed over. And at that, the shapes it’s using are rather conventional for any car so there’s nothing new and exciting happening even if you consider the 2015 a radical change from the SN197B.
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MLGCarGuy
> Axial
06/08/2015 at 20:56 |
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Very true.
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dogisbadob
> MLGCarGuy
06/08/2015 at 21:08 |
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That’s it? That’s nothing at all! I mean, if it was like a foot or two shorter, then yeah, but it’s just not enough :(