Is 2nd gen BRZ a ripoff of the TagAZ Aquila?

[KR-S]

Originally Posted by ZDan

Also, new BRZ looks way better than Hakone 86

At least you're not dictating how others should drive their car and obnoxiously bragging about your vehicles.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by ZDan

As an aerospace engineer who has done optimization of full-scale road vehicles in a wind tunnel, I can say this isn't exactly true. The ancient VW ad about a Golf being more aerodynamic than a Porsche 928 has some truth in it... Also the front of a typical road car's shape usually isn't as important as the rear for drag. It's no prob to move the air away from the vehicle, much trickier to put it back together aft...


It looks pretty crude, but the overall shape and design philosophy I approve of! I'd love for there to be a family of FT86 cars including a low-slung 4-door kinda like this!

Also, new BRZ looks way better than Hakone 86

You are taking the whole aero thing ta level beyond what I intended. I was referring to the low sloped hood and roofline ,integrated and formed bumper and flush lights. These are all basic starting points so of course they are all a similar basic shape. What is done beyond those is the real effect but people tend to just look at those basic lines and say "wow they stole it from the XXXX".

The new BRZ is great if you like a front end that looks like the Borg slapped some implants on it and the rear end stuck up in the air like it is in heat.

[bcj]

thhhh - WAP !!!

[Lantanafrs2]

The new brz was probably in development before this Russian vaporware.