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lunarhighway · 09-01-2009, 02:27 AM

it actually also reminded me of another car wich i couldn't put my finger on

the mazda taiki

perhaps not a direct visual link but there some of the same stuff going on at the back.
we all know a teardrop is a very eddicient shape, but somehow cars like the aptera do not convey a muscle car feel or sence of great "power"
also broad track 4 weeled vehicles are difficult to match with a teardorp shape
gm wen wrong there with the brutal volt concept and than had to back it of a bit.

i think the trick is to make a car wich looks powerfull and wide at the back to the eye but not to the air...

personally i think little by little the wheels are sepparating themselves from the body work... wich is ironic as it took them so long to finally become part of it

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lunarhighway Master EcoModder Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: belgium Posts: 663 vectra a - '95 Opel Vectra GLS 90 day: 37.51 mpg (US) Thanks: 14 Thanked 61 Times in 44 Posts	it actually also reminded me of another car wich i couldn't put my finger on the mazda taiki perhaps not a direct visual link but there some of the same stuff going on at the back. we all know a teardrop is a very eddicient shape, but somehow cars like the aptera do not convey a muscle car feel or sence of great "power" also broad track 4 weeled vehicles are difficult to match with a teardorp shape gm wen wrong there with the brutal volt concept and than had to back it of a bit. i think the trick is to make a car wich looks powerfull and wide at the back to the eye but not to the air... personally i think little by little the wheels are sepparating themselves from the body work... wich is ironic as it took them so long to finally become part of it Last edited by lunarhighway; 09-01-2009 at 04:37 AM..