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Old 03-18-2011, 03:17 AM   #11 (permalink)
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GM had some really amazing design concepts back in the 80's and early 90's. Yet they always went for the look were all the vehicles look like a larger or smaller version of each other.

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Yeah, today's re-execution of the *same* design in different sizes drives me nuts. I wish there was a way to have marquee design queues but distinct *personalities* for each model.

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Old 03-18-2011, 04:41 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Oh, c'mon. We ecomodders are advocating the same thing: We want all cars to be teardrop shaped, just in different sizes!
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Make it a 4 door to make getting in and out of the back easy and it would be exactly the truck I'm looking for.

The only potential drawback for me would be the lack of clearance for the rougher roads I sometimes drive on.

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and I have seen pictures of that somewhere on the internet before and I always thought it was a full size truck. I do like the looks of it.
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Yeah, today's re-execution of the *same* design in different sizes drives me nuts. I wish there was a way to have marquee design queues but distinct *personalities* for each model.

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Kind of like how BMW's cars all have the distinct kidney shaped grills and certain body creases are similar but they all look different on the whole.
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One thing I did forget is that looking at that concept vehicle...holy cow...GM's interior design is way better now than it was in the 80's
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...that dashboard assembly reminded me of the original TV Star Trek geekery.

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