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Originally Posted by carbonBLUE
the FRS/BRZ/GT86 doesnt really look like anything and its pretty... just like the supra really doesnt look like anything... still pretty 20 years later..
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I think the curvy silhouettes are compareable to a lot of small coupes. But I agree that they are unique looking in the bigger picture. I could see one from the corner of my eye and immediately know what it was.
However, a lot of people (who obviously don't know their cars) seem to confuse them with all kinds of other cars... Maserati Ferrari Viper Vette Porsche Supra RX 7/8 ... to list some of the cars I've heard them confused with.... That said... I don't think it's insulting at all to be mistaken for any of those cars given the caliber of vehicle they all are. And imo, they are all for the most part attractive rides.
To me though, the silhouette is a huge factor in the look of a vehicle... Coming from a bit of an art background.... That is kind of the first thing you think of in designing a lot of concepts.
You could tweak ONE silhouette and fill it in with any number of variations in the details.. and they would all turn out to be unique concept designs.. But if you designed each silhouette individually and seperated them distinctly they would really stand out more. And be more easily recognizeable to the non car-folk.
The silhouette really decides the "type" or classification people would lump it into. For example, driving my Camaro... I never once had a person mistake it for any of the coupe's I mentioned that a BRZ gets mistaken for... Pretty much without fail, everyone who confused my car... Confused it for either a Mustang or a Challenger/Charger... Pretty much the silhouette of the car to them represented "Muscle car" so they just pulled the first "muscle" name they could think of and assumed it was that.