What is with Porsches and BMWs all looking the same?

[chrisl]

Originally Posted by serialk11r

No, not really?

Unless every car with a slightly sloped plain rear bumper area "looks like a Beetle"... My gripe with the 911 is more that the front looks exactly like a Beetle lol. Though I think the 911 would be well served by some vents going through the bumper, a 90-100k car needs the extra drama.

I was joking - I've never seen the similarity either, unless you go back quite a few generations in the 911 family tree. I don't see much similarity in the front end either, to be honest. The beetle has a rounded, stumpy-looking front end, especially now that it stuffs an engine in there, while the 911 has a nice low, sleek hood due to the fact that it doesn't need any engine clearance in the front.

As for drama, I agree that the base 911s are a bit plain, but the high end ones pull it off quite nicely, in my opinion. I think the wide body on the turbo/GT3 gives it that bit of extra excitement that the base car is lacking. I'm a big fan of Porsche though, so I'm definitely not unbiased in that regard.
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[serialk11r]

The wing adds a lot of drama to the GT3, which I like, but I'm a huge vent junkie and kind of wish they'd violate the bumper a little more. Doesn't have to be gaudy, make some Aston-Martin-like transmission cooling vents at the bottom of the bumper or something, then put small openings near the bottom of the fender to feed air to the engine and vent.

Strangely enough I would keep a 996 unmolested, because I like the low key look. The 991 however screams for attention IMO, it's got those super long skinny tail lights, the fat hips, and much more obvious engine vents. I think a small spoiler extension plus a few low key vents would put it at the right level of attention getter.

[dem00n]

993 FTW

[chrisl]

Originally Posted by dem00n

993 FTW

I don't know - the 993 doesn't do much for me. I prefer the look of the newer ones (especially the 991), or if you want an air cooled car, I think the 964 looks significantly better.

[OrbitalEllipses]

964, 993...doesn't matter. Can't afford an air-cooled Porsche!

[strat61caster]

It's called unified design language. No auto company wants a car that gets mistaken for another car companies creation i.e. the Toyobaru getting compared to Maserati or Ferrari while a nice gesture is a nightmare for their marketing department, instead of getting an influx of people seeing how 'cool' Toyobaru's products can be they go off thinking it's something else. I'm totally cool as long as we eventually see 'improvements' (fuck Alfred Sloan's yearly model changes), say what you will about Porsche but that car looks modern, it looked modern fifty years ago and the newest one still looks modern today.

[mfbmike]

I want a 993 turbo S.

Fuck.

[OrbitalEllipses]

Originally Posted by mfbmike

I want a 993 turbo S.

Fuck.

I'll take a C2S please. Or one of ~1700 GT2 they made...

[tahdizzle]

I was at the porche dealership when I was shopping for an Audi (They are right next to eachother) just to be nosey in 2012.

The salesman showed me the "new" 911 and proceeded to tell me how they spent millions of dollars in redesigning every panel.

I looked at him and said "Sometimes you just wonder where all the money went.".

[DarkSunrise]

Originally Posted by chrisl

This right here shows how subjective looks are - I was never a fan of the old boxster, but the 981 is gorgeous in my opinion. I think it's one of the best looking cars that Porsche currently makes (or that anyone makes, for that matter, especially for just $50k...)

Agreed it's a definite improvement over the out-going Boxster. If only they had carried over the steering rack too.

Originally Posted by strat61caster

It's called unified design language. No auto company wants a car that gets mistaken for another car companies creation i.e. the Toyobaru getting compared to Maserati or Ferrari while a nice gesture is a nightmare for their marketing department, instead of getting an influx of people seeing how 'cool' Toyobaru's products can be they go off thinking it's something else.

I think people mistaking the Twins for Maseratis/Ferraris can be good too. I've had guys come up to me asking what kind of car I have, thinking it's a Maserati or Aston. When I tell them it's a Scion and only $25k, their eyes get all big and they tell me they're going to visit a Scion dealership.

Originally Posted by strat61caster

[MokSpeed]

Personally I hate the cookie cutter platform for car makes. I blame Nissan for bringing it into the Japanese market with the stupid 350Z/G35. Each car should look different because each car IS different. This is why the FR-S/BRZ was such a breath of fresh air to the industry in my opinion. I understand that BMW and Porsche have been doing it for years. I guess I'm just sad to see other car companies follow suit. Personally to me though I like when people ask "what car is that?" as opposed to "that's definitely a Lexus/BMW/Porsche etc."

[srtblake]

eh, yes and no. A chevy cobalt bolt is the same bolt going into a new corvette. A lot of cars different companies
share multiple platforms with other vehicles that people don't realize. its sad, but you see more brand loyalty now more than ever. Not so much in our case driving the 86 platform.

[gramicci101]

Originally Posted by DarkSunrise

Because more oomph is better.

[sprintertrueno86]

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