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Oct 10, 2005 | 04:37 PM

Freestyler

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Flattering Ferrari - chasing C5 design cue's

They say imitation is the best form of flattery

look at 2007's Ferrari in development and tell me that doesnt look astonishingly like our C5!

news: http://www.edmunds.com/future/2007/f...av..0.Ferrari*

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Oct 10, 2005 | 04:39 PM

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Wagon wheels and all......

Oct 10, 2005 | 04:41 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Freestyler

They say imitation is the best form of flattery

look at 2007's Ferrari in development and tell me that doesnt look astonishingly like our C5!

news: http://www.edmunds.com/future/2007/f...av..0.Ferrari*

FreeStyler

"That doesnt look astonishingly like our C5"
There - are you happy?

(Actually looks a lot more like an Aston Martin than a Corvette)

Oct 10, 2005 | 04:41 PM

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I hope those aren't the final body panels because that thing looks

.
Our C5s blow that away.

Oct 10, 2005 | 04:44 PM

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I'm still studying that pic. Are those little black boxes in the windows supposed to cover up the driver and passengers' eyes!

Oct 10, 2005 | 04:44 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by lemansbleu2004

"That doesnt look astonishingly like our C5"
There - are you happy?

(Actually looks a lot more like an Aston Martin than a Corvette)

Oct 10, 2005 | 04:44 PM

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...looks like an old Toyota Celica.

Oct 10, 2005 | 04:45 PM

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Front looks like a porsche, The door looks like a viper, and the back looks like an aston martin.

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Oct 10, 2005 | 04:46 PM

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its got the body lines, i like it!

Oct 10, 2005 | 04:47 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Freestyler

They say imitation is the best form of flattery

look at 2007's Ferrari in development and tell me that doesnt look astonishingly like our C5!

You're kidding, right?

Besides, that's a mule.

Oct 10, 2005 | 04:49 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by EHS

You're kidding, right?

Besides, that's a mule.

A "Mule!" I love it! Yeeeehaaa!

Oct 10, 2005 | 04:57 PM

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I guess Ferrari find it flattering that Corvette copied Modena's headlights.

Oct 10, 2005 | 05:15 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by screw991le

Front looks like a porsche, The door looks like a viper, and the back looks like an aston martin.

i couldnt have said it better myself

Oct 10, 2005 | 05:29 PM

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Not a bad design.

Oct 10, 2005 | 05:40 PM

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It sort of reminds me of a '95 Toyota Supra.

Oct 10, 2005 | 05:40 PM

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time will tell

Oct 10, 2005 | 06:39 PM

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close enuf........

Oct 10, 2005 | 07:03 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by EHS

You're kidding, right?

Besides, that's a mule.

Dittos.

Besides, it appears to me that GM copied the Ferrari, not the other way around.

Oct 10, 2005 | 07:42 PM

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looks like a viper gts

Oct 10, 2005 | 08:16 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by screw991le

Front looks like a porsche, The door looks like a viper, and the back looks like an aston martin.

They call that combo a C6

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