Curves or angles?

"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
10/16/2019 at 17:45 • Filed to: None

I’ll take curves.

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DISCUSSION (47)

Maxima Speed > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/16/2019 at 17:48

Curves every time

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/16/2019 at 17:52

Curngles

Tripper > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/16/2019 at 17:53

911

Chariotoflove > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/16/2019 at 17:58

I like curves, but not 911 style ones. I miss the old sexy curviness of the pre C7 Corvettes. But progress will triumph, I suppose.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/16/2019 at 17:58

i dont like either of the options you showed.....

but i guess i side with curves

Kinja'd!!!

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/16/2019 at 17:58

911

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/16/2019 at 17:58

I like my potato chips with ridges

Wacko > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/16/2019 at 17:58

911 curves...

slipperysallylikespenguins > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/16/2019 at 17:59

Curves, angles belong in the 80s(trucks excluded)

facw > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/16/2019 at 18:00

In that picture, curves. C8 looks awfully busy there. Bring me some wedge-tastic ‘80s goodness and I might give you a different opinion.

Shoop > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/16/2019 at 18:00

Angles and an extra 40k

Saracen > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/16/2019 at 18:06

Curves.

I dig the Corvette, but for me it’s a matter of it being a value proposition. If my budget is 60-70k I’d have a hard time now justifying a Cayman over a C8. But if my budget is 100k-ish , gimme that 992.

Brian, The Life of > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/16/2019 at 18:19

I’m a “Ford Guy” who also loves Porsches and have always savored the opportunity to poke fun at the General BUT the C8 is one of the most exciting car developments in years so I am heavily leaning towards “angles” in the case.

CompactLuxuryFan > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/16/2019 at 18:20

The 911 is still my dream car. The Corvette I could conceivably own yet I don’t.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/16/2019 at 18:27

I prefer curves with a few angles thrown in where it makes sense to have those angles.

Nick Has an Exocet > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/16/2019 at 18:32

Here’s the thing: If you have 911 money, you still buy the 911.

Here’s another thing: The ego of the 911 owner is so fragile. The number of potshots I’ve heard from Porsche people aimed at the C8 is hilarious. It’s not even out and they’re making statements about interior, american-ness, etc. A Carrera S STARTS AT $114,650 before a single option. A C8 with performance options is about $70k. It’s so thin skinned to get all defensive about it.

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/16/2019 at 18:43

Curves to a point, but it isn’t that simple.

A mid-90s Mercury Sable/Ford Taurus is a horrible blobby mess, with not a single hard line to be found.

But an early 90s FD-3S RX7 is a gorgeous timeless beauty, also all curves, not much of a hard straight line to be found.

Modern lexuses (save LC500) and others have so many creased lines that go nowhere, and do nothing, that they are ridiculously overstyled.

Giugiaro wedge shapes like Maserati Merak/Bora, Lotus Esprit, Gen-1 VW Scirrocco and others, are very angular, chiseled, and geometric shapes, but are seen as great examples of that genre, and still look great today, and are not overstyled.

Good design is good design, bad design is bad design, curved or linear.

Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/16/2019 at 18:51

Angles. Those particular curves are quite boring.

Poor_Sh > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/16/2019 at 18:52

I’d take the 911 over the C8, but a C7 over the 911, but a Cayman GT4 over a C7 as long as we’re not worried about costs at all.

SiennaMan > BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
10/16/2019 at 19:08

I think this is where I’d plant my flag as well. Good design is good design.

PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 > Brian, The Life of
10/16/2019 at 19:19

Not a Ford guy typically but I really liked the new Ford GT(40?) . Definitely into the new C8 though , sorta more than I expected to be. I really liked the C6, the C7 never felt ‘right’... I’m digging this revoluation more than the previous evolution.

superdave847 > Saracen
10/16/2019 at 20:39

I believe you can still buy a new 991.2 Carrera T.

superdave847 > Poor_Sh
10/16/2019 at 20:40

This.

Does the new one have a dry sump?

Saracen > superdave847
10/16/2019 at 20:43

I’m sure you can!

superdave847 > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/16/2019 at 20:43

Not comparable but you can still spec a brand new 991.2 GT3 Touring package, which is really the only sports car you could want or need.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
10/16/2019 at 21:16

Well said, but what about in this case?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > superdave847
10/16/2019 at 21:18

Yes...

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast
10/16/2019 at 21:21

I think these particular a ngles are too much.

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/16/2019 at 21:22

Curves in this case, and perhaps slightly favored in general.

The 911 is the better example of good design, but that doesn’t excuse the boring black plastic grille front on the 992... and the whole car could use a little bit of flair from wheel design, color accent , or something.

The Corvette is busy, un-resolved, and not cohesive, but that isn’t to mean that it is horrible, just not ideal. There are interesting aspects to the design, and with some re-styling a facelift C8.2 or C9 has very real potential to look far better with only some surface changes.

Poor_Sh > superdave847
10/16/2019 at 21:22

Kinja'd!!!