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Old 11-28-2012, 06:21 AM   #17
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Yes, I like the BMW i cars very much. They have some very bold features, rather than the usual rectangular slab. If just one winglet or scoop makes it to production I will cheer.

One area I wonder why manufacturers don't try to put a little more effort into is the rear glass/C pillar area. Now I know flying buttress pillars cost money to develop, but what about simple things like rear glass that wraps around? I hate how most cars have just a more or less rectangular piece of glass sitting in the rear window. For FR sports cars, how about torque tube + transaxle/ cooling in the back? How much more money is that? I just feel like nothing interesting happens in the lower end of the market anymore. The FRS is considered really neat because it has RWD, but there's nothing really interesting about the formula imo.

Maybe I'm just too much of a nerd who sees value in things that don't actually bring much to the table in terms of performance.
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