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Old Aug 27, 2019 | 04:32 PM
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Hideous One of the most, if not the most, overused words on car forums. Does not matter the make or model, if some one does not care for a particular feature its "Hideous". Tell us how you really feel.
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Old Aug 27, 2019 | 06:09 PM
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Suffice to say its design is not as elegant a design as the McLaren 720.
I did a deep dive into this design recently and it blew me away. You don't see the scoops at all viewing the car broadside. You have to look at a top down view to realize there are mailslots on the doors themselves.



now I hope everyone is paying attention, because that is how you make an elegant design that still functions.
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Old Aug 27, 2019 | 06:16 PM
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...don't forget mostly parked in garages covered, waiting for their 1 weekend a month outing to local tree covered road or ice cream shop -- being meticulously preserved for the 2nd owner who'll use it as DD and run the **** out of it.

Don't want to put too many miles or risk a nick on the rapidly depreciating not a future collectible...gramps is bored and wants to wax it....for the 2nd time this week!
Question. Are you fifteen years old?
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Old Aug 27, 2019 | 07:55 PM
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Yes, it's a hideous design. The car itself is almost hideous. Again, it's an American made mid engine 1st timer car. What do you expect. For $60k it works though.
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Old Aug 27, 2019 | 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Yarbie
Yes, it's a hideous design. The car itself is almost hideous. Again, it's an American made mid engine 1st timer car. What do you expect. For $60k it works though.
Not sure why $60k means they couldn’t design an integrated scoop into the door instead of simply slapping a triangle on top of the door & calling it a day.
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Old Aug 27, 2019 | 08:52 PM
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Old Aug 27, 2019 | 11:35 PM
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Overall i like the car but not that piece on the door and does that piece on the door have a function or are they just trying to 'carry thru' the design of the inlet? i would guess the air is going to be directed into the inlet without,considering it's a large opening anyway.

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Old Aug 27, 2019 | 11:50 PM
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The door piece, of all the new designs in this car, draws my attention, and fear, the most. I don't like it.
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Old Aug 28, 2019 | 12:35 AM
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I don't like how the gas door cover looks when open, they should have had it recess into the body so not sticking out. Sorry couldn't resist :-) I truly get a kick out of how people react to some of the simplest stuff. I do like the Bo and Luke method of access though, that way you never have to worry about it being open.

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Old Aug 28, 2019 | 12:48 AM
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Looks fantastic when closed. Period. Hidden door handle/release is quite cool. A lot of car doors don’t look particularly interesting when open... so what? The one concern I agree with is that one would be crazy to trust a typical valet with this car. But then, I rarely trust valets with any of our performance cars.
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Old Aug 28, 2019 | 01:00 AM
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I have a bigger issue of where my passenger is going to put their left hand while sitting, but I'm not losing sleep over that either. The door will become 2nd nature after a few open and closings. Not a big deal.
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Old Aug 28, 2019 | 01:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Cenzoooo
Suffice to say its design is not as elegant a design as the McLaren 720.
I did a deep dive into this design recently and it blew me away. You don't see the scoops at all viewing the car broadside. You have to look at a top down view to realize there are mailslots on the doors themselves.



now I hope everyone is paying attention, because that is how you make an elegant design that still functions.
Nothing elegant about it unless you want you car to look like a water balloon. Edges have character, rounded cars are boring looking.

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Old Aug 28, 2019 | 01:35 AM
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which part of the door is the winglet?
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Old Aug 28, 2019 | 01:38 AM
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Originally Posted by zland
Nothing elegant about it unless you want you car to look like a water balloon. Edges have character, rounded cars are boring looking.
A water balloon like that would make my day, its the real deal. About as exotic & upscale looking as a car can get.

Personally like smooth flowing lines on a car not an origami project.

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Old Sep 4, 2019 | 11:55 PM
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DOHC TT is coming in the C8Z
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