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BraveUlysses posted:Ugh, you got that backwards, the Q-whatever its called now...Q50? Actually looks decent but the older models really show their age fast. A car that sounds like a wookie would be a selling point for me.
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El Scotch posted:A car that sounds like a wookie would be a selling point for me. But you want the "wookie being electrocuted" sound. Nissan V6s are "wookie being asked to take out the garbage in the middle of a football game" sound.
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Powershift posted:But you want the "wookie being electrocuted" sound. Nissan V6s are "wookie being asked to take out the garbage in the middle of a football game" sound. Shut your whore mouth the vq sounds delightful.
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Oct 15, 2014 18:14
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angryhampster posted:Shut your whore mouth the vq sounds delightful. This is delightful. potatophone video
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I almost bought a G37xS coupe last year, and I'm still considering it although it's the Q60 now. Styling is a bit dated, sure, but it's the best combination price/performance/luxury in an AWD coupe that I have found 
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Oct 15, 2014 18:26
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MrYenko posted:This is delightful.
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Powershift posted:But you want the "wookie being electrocuted" sound. Nissan V6s are "wookie being asked to take out the garbage in the middle of a football game" sound. Yeah, but yelling "Punch it, Chewie!" right before flooring it would be so much fun. I mean, more than it already is.
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Grater posted:Yes, how dare an unmodified v6 in a commuter car not sound as good as a modified v8 sports car. Buzzkill.
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Oct 15, 2014 19:07
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I reckon the second gen G35/37 has held up quite well (especially the sedans). The first gen is definitely dated looking but then what very early 2000s design isn't now? (E46 I guess and that's even earlier)
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bull3964 posted:What I really want to know is who the hell buys Infiniti? I love the way these look and would have one with either engine in a heartbeat as long as it has the 'S' package: 
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Oct 15, 2014 21:45
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VERTiG0 posted:I love the way these look and would have one with either engine in a heartbeat as long as it has the 'S' package: You're gonna feel like an rear end in a top hat once you get glasses.   If i've ruined it for you, you're welcome.
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Oct 15, 2014 22:05
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Powershift posted:You're gonna feel like an rear end in a top hat once you get glasses. Is that David Mitchell?
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VERTiG0 posted:I love the way these look and would have one with either engine in a heartbeat as long as it has the 'S' package: Ehhh...but no 6 speed manual available.
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dissss posted:I reckon the second gen G35/37 has held up quite well (especially the sedans). The first gen is definitely dated looking but then what very early 2000s design isn't now? (E46 I guess and that's even earlier) 
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ilkhan posted:Nope. G35c may be slightly dated but its still beautiful. There were 2 on my block, a blacked out one and a beautiful blue. Both just gorgeous cars. Now gone. They're probably out there somewhere stuck on a speed bump with one of the super stretched tires blown off the rim.
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Powershift posted:They're probably out there somewhere stuck on a speed bump with one of the super stretched tires blown off the rim.
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That is one bulbous car and I cannot stand their grille. I'm happy for them there are people out there who will tolerate it to keep them in business until they decide to change their design language.
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Here's what a modified VQ can sound like to be fair https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU2h0JTq2fk
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Powershift posted:You're gonna feel like an rear end in a top hat once you get glasses. uuuuuuugheuuuuuueahahgggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh gently caress
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Grater posted:Yes, how dare an unmodified v6 in a commuter car not sound as good as a modified v8 sports car. It's a 35k commuter car though and for coupes its competing with the new Mustang in that range. Powershift posted:You're gonna feel like an rear end in a top hat once you get glasses. Fuckin' lol
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VERTiG0 posted:I love the way these look and would have one with either engine in a heartbeat as long as it has the 'S' package: I think it looks like it ate way too much for dinner and is trying to stifle a slow burp.
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BraveUlysses posted:Ehhh...but no 6 speed manual available. Not in the M37, but you can get it in the G37S sedan. Super rare though and about a 6k price premium - been wanting one for a while.
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Powershift posted:You're gonna feel like an rear end in a top hat once you get glasses. Those look nothing alike?
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Well they both have Hoffmeister kinks, and
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They have the same goofy proportions, like they should have been a wagon and at the last second the designer said "gently caress it, we're putting a trunk on it" Close one eye and cover up everything behind the C-pillar with your thumb. Your brain fills out the car as a wagon. This really doesn't happen with a properly proportioned sedan. The hood stays far too high for far too long to attempt to look "muscular"(in the Q70, in the versa it's because of where the engine sits) The roofline is too high where it meets the back window, but it still atttempts to re-connect with the shoulderline of the car early enough to leave the car with a trunk, all while attempting to maintain the standard sedan rear window rake. The lower window line slopes up throughout the entire car making it look fatter than it really is, and they have extremely similar window lines overall. If there was another 6 inches of front fender between the back of the front wheel well and the front of the front door on the versa, their silhouette would look almost identical. Stretch the body line of the versa up over the wheel well 6 inches on top of that and they're nearly identical full color. There are a ton of visually offensive mistakes nearly unique to those 2 cars, if you can't see the similarities, Then i've got a subaru to sell ya 
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That Kia will never stop being funny. Really want to buy one at some point.
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It's truly amazing what Kia has done in the last 10 years. That Rio was sold in 2004. 2004!
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Powershift posted:They have the same goofy proportions, like they should have been a wagon and at the last second the designer said "gently caress it, we're putting a trunk on it" Close one eye and cover up everything behind the C-pillar with your thumb. Your brain fills out the car as a wagon. This really doesn't happen with a properly proportioned sedan. These complaints are true of practically every car on the market, have been repeatedly described in this thread, the tall hood is due to pedestrian safety standards and fucks up the entire greenhouse, the general shape is dictated by Cd reductions in windtunnel to squeeze into CAFE limits. Then you've got crash safety concerns defining the crumple zones, door height etc. I'm going to assume you don't want to give up any of these arguably positive advances just to have a more interesting looking appliance sedan.
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Snowdens Secret posted:These complaints are true of practically every car on the market, have been repeatedly described in this thread, the tall hood is due to pedestrian safety standards and fucks up the entire greenhouse, the general shape is dictated by Cd reductions in windtunnel to squeeze into CAFE limits. Then you've got crash safety concerns defining the crumple zones, door height etc. I'm going to assume you don't want to give up any of these arguably positive advances just to have a more interesting looking appliance sedan. I agree that it's particuarly ugly, though. Practically every car on the market has the same restrictions and still manages to not look like crap. Also, that greenhouse is most likely to preserve rear headroom, not to reduce Cd. Crumple zones don't matter a whole lot in terms of styling or exterior design either.
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MattD1zzl3 posted:Where does my ABS-less, Power windows-less, TCS-less, Stick shift automobile fit into this dystopian future of yours? Good luck buying that car today.
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Tricky Ed posted:Now I just want a Maxima wagon, though? That's called the current Pathfinder.
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Snowdens Secret posted:These complaints are true of practically every car on the market, have been repeatedly described in this thread, the tall hood is due to pedestrian safety standards and fucks up the entire greenhouse, the general shape is dictated by Cd reductions in windtunnel to squeeze into CAFE limits. Then you've got crash safety concerns defining the crumple zones, door height etc. I'm going to assume you don't want to give up any of these arguably positive advances just to have a more interesting looking appliance sedan. Then cars like the F10 5-series and mercedes e-class must be dangerous as hell, bucause they put out cars in the same class in the same safety-minded environment that don't look stubby and bloated.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:Good luck buying that car today. Indeed. Power window motors are now smaller and lighter than manual winders (even Lotus moved to electric windows in the Elise a long time ago), and ABS and TCS are mandated by law (along with tire pressure sensors, stability control, and rear view cameras (in 2018)).
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It's a beautiful day when we're arguing about cars looks because of course there's an objectively good looking car, and a similarly objectively bad looking car. The F10 (and the F30) is loving hideous, hth!
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Powershift posted:You're gonna feel like an rear end in a top hat once you get glasses. Yeah, gently caress a consistent styling language. 
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PeterWeller posted:Yeah, gently caress a consistent styling language. Agreed. I don't want my $60,000 car resembling your $11,000 shitbox.
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Snowdens Secret posted:These complaints are true of practically every car on the market, have been repeatedly described in this thread, the tall hood is due to pedestrian safety standards and fucks up the entire greenhouse, the general shape is dictated by Cd reductions in windtunnel to squeeze into CAFE limits. Then you've got crash safety concerns defining the crumple zones, door height etc. I'm going to assume you don't want to give up any of these arguably positive advances just to have a more interesting looking appliance sedan. The hood only had to be moved by 10 mm from the top of the tallest part of the engine for pedestrians. That little of height movement doesn't account for you're trying to make it account for.
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Snowdens Secret posted:These complaints are true of practically every car on the market, have been repeatedly described in this thread, the tall hood is due to pedestrian safety standards and fucks up the entire greenhouse, the general shape is dictated by Cd reductions in windtunnel to squeeze into CAFE limits. Then you've got crash safety concerns defining the crumple zones, door height etc. I'm going to assume you don't want to give up any of these arguably positive advances just to have a more interesting looking appliance sedan. The fact that you referred to a $50,000+ competitor to the 5 series as an appliance should be on the final word on the debate about Infiniti's standing these days.
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AdmiralViscen posted:The fact that you referred to a $50,000+ competitor to the 5 series as an appliance should be on the final word on the debate about Infiniti's standing these days. Well, that's what any non-'special' BMW or Mercedes is now: a luxury appliance. Think of a $3,000 fridge or something.
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