To All Automotive Designers

Kinja'd!!! "alexotics" (alexotics)
02/28/2014 at 17:15 • Filed to: None

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This is all we've ever wanted.

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Seriously. I'm 6'6" and I fit in it just fine. It handles well yet it seats 4 comfortably. It makes all other cars on the road seem bloated, it's got a huge trunk, and it looks drop-dead spot on in terms of proportions and design.

50/50 weight distribution with a straight six in the front, stick in the middle, and drive at the back.

C'MON!


DISCUSSION (18)


Kinja'd!!! Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > alexotics
02/28/2014 at 17:17

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Bro, simplify and add lightness.


Kinja'd!!! CobraJoe > alexotics
02/28/2014 at 17:21

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Eh, I've always found BMW to look boring.

I'll happily trade some cargo space and rear seat comfort for more fun and better looks.


Kinja'd!!! Bad Idea Hat > alexotics
02/28/2014 at 17:23

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http://automationgame.com/

You can pretend to do something about it now.


Kinja'd!!! Racescort666 > alexotics
02/28/2014 at 17:24

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Your request seems to imply that we have any pull with the marketing groups and product centers who determine what a vehicle is supposed to do and what sort of people it's for.


Kinja'd!!! Kookanoodles > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
02/28/2014 at 17:24

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Too complicated ! What happened to the trusted mend-it-with-a-hammer technology ?

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Kinja'd!!! alexotics > Racescort666
02/28/2014 at 17:26

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Well, not with that attitude.


Kinja'd!!! alexotics > Bad Idea Hat
02/28/2014 at 17:29

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Amazing.


Kinja'd!!! alexotics > CobraJoe
02/28/2014 at 17:31

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I'm talking about using the E30 as a template for everyday cars.

I agree though, this is not the perfect sports car by any stretch of the imagination.


Kinja'd!!! yamahog > alexotics
02/28/2014 at 18:22

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NO SHHH DON'T LISTEN TO HIM ABOUT DIMENSIONS

I'm 5'3" and would like to one day experience a clutch that would engage without me scooting the seat all the way up to the point where I'm basically on top of the wheel.


Kinja'd!!! ZHP Sparky, the 5th > alexotics
02/28/2014 at 18:25

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Uhm, seats 4 comfortably??? I'm 5'9" and own an E30 325i, and no way in hell I'm fitting 4 people in that car on a regular basis (unless I had more/any legless friends).

I love everything about the car, and it's perfectly sufficient for 2 - maybe 4 in a pinch for a short drive - but it's no family car (especially in M3/2 door form).


Kinja'd!!! alexotics > ZHP Sparky, the 5th
02/28/2014 at 18:34

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Do you own the Coupe or the 4 door?


Kinja'd!!! alexotics > yamahog
02/28/2014 at 18:34

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haha, we're on opposite ends of the spectrum here.


Kinja'd!!! ZHP Sparky, the 5th > alexotics
02/28/2014 at 18:38

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Coupe, hence my comment about it not being realistically convenient in 2 door form. As a 4 door I could see it being more useful, say for people with small kids - but not for 4 adults again.

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the E30 and would be completely fine with them taking the exact same design, updating it to meet current day safety requirements, and selling it - I'll be in line for one this year.


Kinja'd!!! alexotics > ZHP Sparky, the 5th
02/28/2014 at 18:46

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The Coupe is friendlier to it's tall front passengers. Longer doors and longer seat rails. But yeah kids only in the back. I now agree after giving it some thought and recalling the last time some friends had to squeeze in the back. But if I were, let's say, normal height, I think my friends would be fine sitting in the back for short/medium trips.

Honestly, don't even care about current safety equipment. I just want a brand spanking new one.


Kinja'd!!! DETROIT > Racescort666
03/02/2014 at 19:37

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You would be surprised...


Kinja'd!!! ZHP Sparky, the 5th > alexotics
03/03/2014 at 11:12

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I'm sure there are some barn finds somewhere out there!

Those engines are bulletproof and the cars are built so well - i've got almost 300k miles on mine and it's still solid as ever.


Kinja'd!!! alexotics > ZHP Sparky, the 5th
03/03/2014 at 12:02

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270k kms on mine! Keep on truckin!


Kinja'd!!! DETROIT > Racescort666
03/05/2014 at 10:27

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you would be surprised...