Opinion of new Fiat Spyder
Opinion of new Fiat Spyder
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Not at all my area of expertise.
Went to look at the car and the body shape just looked silly. Sort of an over-done version of really expensive cars.
Is this correct or is that body styling really functional other than from a marketing standpoint?
Thanks,
Tom
Went to look at the car and the body shape just looked silly. Sort of an over-done version of really expensive cars.
Is this correct or is that body styling really functional other than from a marketing standpoint?
Thanks,
Tom
Thomas J. Walz
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RE: Opinion of new Fiat Spyder
Almost nobody bought it.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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What, specifically, is your objection to it?
The engine is (mostly) behind the front wheel centerline to improve weight distribution, the rear wheels are just behind the passenger compartment because there's no need for it to be any further back. Mazda's rationale for that layout is the same as what Triumph's was in the 1960's and the same rationale as all the other small British sports cars of back then.
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1. The promotional stuff I saw talked about the Spyder being back so I expected something with classic styling.
2. The car is so over-styled that it looks silly. I know, so is Ferrari but at least Ferrari does it well.
3. $80,000 ? For a Fiat ?
Thomas J. Walz
Carbide Processors, Inc.
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Remember how BMW uglified their entire model line after hiring Bangle? Back in the early/mid 60's Cadillacs were absolutely beautiful, but since then their styling has become cartoonish and amateurish. I'd like to know who the person at GM was that approved the body style of the Pontiac Aztek.
I've been thinking about buying a new GMC truck for the past 2 years, but the amateurish styling of the fender arches used on the current models would make my head hurt every time I looked at the truck.
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Plus it looks like they are going to be up-sizing it with more power. Shame. One thing the Miata has never really needed is more power.
Steve
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there is another aspect to this kind of styling. just like the Mazda Miata was styled externally more or less along the lines of classic british sportscars but never had the real charm that those had (although it was far better engineered underneath), these retro designs (New Beetle, Mini, Fiat 500) all try to fit a old and successful model of days long gone into a modern package that includes a lot of things the original could do without. the result: a more bulky, much heavier car that at first sight looks "classic" but in reality more or less like the original on steroids. so far i personally do not like the styling (they drive a whole lot better then the original), perhaps with the exception of the new Fiat 500 - a lot larger then the original but perhaps a new "classic" in its own right.
the new Fiat 124 Spyder does not look that is has been completely styled in Italy, it seems that various elements of the original Mazda and Fiat are combined into a new package that would also appeal to what i would call "american taste" where bulk often seems to win from subtleness.
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Not Italian? - certainly not traditionally "elegant" Italian styling but then - have you looked at the front of La Ferrari? Seems that is the way things are heading - unfortunately.
je suis charlie
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Hard to see much difference in the bodywork. It looks like an MX-5 from any distance.
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