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<font face="Calibri">Since there seems to be a good bit of
old-school sensibility here, I think I'll pose this.<br>
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What do people think of today's flavor of "sporty" cars?
Personally, I find myself increasingly ambivalent about new cars
starting a couple years ago.<br>
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Aesthetically, I think today's cars are pretty ugly. I like some
of the styling elements, for example BMW's "flame surfacing" or
whatever they call it now, and Mazda's done a nice job with the
new 3. But the </font><font face="Calibri">overall </font><font
face="Calibri"> profiles and proportions of today's cars are ugly,
IMO. All I see are high beltlines, bulgy hoods and blunt noses.
I'll admit it </font><font face="Calibri">works on cars like the
Chrysler 300. <br>
But for example:<br>
E90 > F30 3 series<br>
G35 > G37<br>
</font><font face="Calibri">evolution of the Audi A4 and Acura TL<br>
Mercedes C class (not that Id ever buy a Mercedes, but the
previous gen C class has a nice profile, IMO.)<br>
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The current models are all uglier than previous models.<br>
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Curious what others think here?<br>
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-steve<br>
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