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Old 03-17-2008, 11:51 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: strange shape

I agree on your three points.A number of cars have used the abbreviated roofline over the decades.The "indent" shaves a little frontal area off 4-seaters,where there will be no need of headroom in the center.The rolled edge offers stiffness to a thinner (lighter!) sheetmetal panel,and the whole package provides an evocative "look".I think its intelligent design and one of the small details stylists can capitalize on.
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