OFFICAL "I've decided that the new BRZ isn't that bad looking" REGISTRY

[AnalogMan]

Originally Posted by Vides990

They seem flatter to me from the matte black camo car and this picture, which I think is the most realistic looking one I've seen. Might be a little bump or pontoon up near the front, I don't expect it to be very visible to the driver, whether that matters or not

As crazy as it sounds, for me the pontoons or bumps or curves or whatever you want to call them just HAVE to be visible to me from the driver's seat. It makes all the difference.

One of the (many, many) things I loved about the 1992 Porsche 911 I once owned (and NEVER should have sold, just another in a very long line of mistakes and bad choices I've made in life...) was the ability to see those delicious, sensuous front fender pontoons through the windshield from the driver's seat. It's one of the little things that gives be a bit of a thrill with the styling of my current BRZ, a tiny little reminder of my long lost 911(hey, I'm old, I've got to get my pathetic little thrills wherever I can find them).

If I could see real pontoons from the driver's seat in the new car, it just might seal the deal for buying it (providing of course that the new engine is as much of a seat-of-the-pants improvement in driving feel as many of us are hoping it will be). But no visible pontoons, and I'll probably keep my current car.

Bumps matter.

[Sport-Tech]

+1 on being able to see something of the front corners of the car. I've driven a few modern cars in which you can see absolutely nothing of the front end beyond the base of a (ludicrously canted) windscreen, and I would NEVER consider buying a car with such a forward view.

[e30kawi]

I don't mind it and from the front I think the car looks fine but the backend looks like they just cobbled on some stuff. Doesn't seem to flow to me. But overall I think it looks nice, not gonna get rid of my current one for it.

But in all reality I initially didn't like the first gen in pictures (because of the fender bumps) but in person it won me over.

[Willpower]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

I have a built in bias against Porsches because from the side view all I ever see is a Volkswagen Bug drawn by Chip Foose before he turns it into a street rod.

Yes, I know I just lost what little credibility I had.

Beg to differ. I find this post incredibly credible.

[Willpower]

Originally Posted by ZDan

The more realistic shots are with paint that isn't matte black, and with natural outdoor lighting instead of an indoor setting with light coming from every angle, which even flattens out and mostly invisibleizes the spats in front of the rear wheel.

This is what the car actually looks like, in real life:


Yes, you'll see pontoonage from the cockpit. I mean, you see the current-gen fender bumps, right? And they're actually not all that big/protuberant...

Damn what’s that red car!? Makes the blue car look like dog shit.

[Sport-Tech]

Damn what's that blue car? Makes the red car look like it's suffering from a bad case of cut-rate orthodontia.

[beltax90]

Originally Posted by Sport-Tech

Damn what's that blue car? Makes the red car look like it's suffering from a bad case of cut-rate orthodontia.

idk but its pretty sexy

[ZDan]

Originally Posted by AnalogMan

One of the (many, many) things I loved about the 1992 Porsche 911 I once owned (and NEVER should have sold, just another in a very long line of mistakes and bad choices I've made in life...) was the ability to see those delicious, sensuous front fender pontoons through the windshield from the driver's seat.

I like the idea of having a totally open view out front, with the nose dropping away from the windshield such that you don't see anything through it but the outside world and the road unfolding before you... This is possible in a mid- or rear-engine car because the front wheels are positioned immediately in front of the cockpit. The 911 has this open front view except for the fender pontoons. Which look cool! But I think I'd enjoy the more wide-open view out the windshield from the drivers seat of a flat-nose 911

In an FR car, the front wheels are further forward relative to the driver, so some kind of fender/hood action is most likely going to be visible.

It's one of the little things that gives be a bit of a thrill with the styling of my current BRZ, a tiny little reminder of my long lost 911(hey, I'm old, I've got to get my pathetic little thrills wherever I can find them).

Honestly, the '22s fenders are more pontoonlike than current-gen fender bumps, which are more like a very understated version of Opel GT fenders. '22 definitely more P-car/pontoonish...

Depending on how tall you are and how the seat is adjusted, you should see *some* pontoonage... Honestly though, I LOVED my 240Z's pontoon fenders but with race seat installed LOW, I couldn't see them from inside the car. But I loved the idea of a major mass being positioned as low as possible at the track a lot more than being able to see the fenders!

[Willpower]

Originally Posted by Sport-Tech

Damn what's that blue car? Makes the red car look like it's suffering from a bad case of cut-rate orthodontia.

I resemble that remark!

Also, Invisalign is not cut-rate Sir.

[Blighty]

I love it now.

[DarkPira7e]

https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=143919

This thread did it for me.

[Ernest72]

Originally Posted by Willpower

Beg to differ. I find this post incredibly credible.

The side profile of the twins is very Porsche like. Especially a Cayman.

[Grateful Dave]

Originally Posted by Willpower

I’d probably be a lot better with it if it didn’t look like there’s a hockey stick glued below the door.

A Marty McSorely stick. For all you King fans.lol

[Grateful Dave]

I don't like the taillights. They look like they were taken of of a modern sedan. I rather have classic sports car looking taillights, but I guess that's modern styling. I was never really crazy about the original taillight either. At least they look better than the Mazda MX-5.