Cars that you would love to change

[Pig Skill]

Whilst driving today I started to think about cars that need a tweak in the styling department.

Case in point - The first gen BMW 6 Series. I do love the car overall but just cannot grow to like the hideous tailgate. It is just so awful. It looks like a car that has been hastily adapted to accommodate a folding hardtop ala the Nissan Micra.

If that rear could be restyled then it would be a lot easier to love.

Anyone else got a car they would love to change?

[soad]

Those 6 series aren't that ugly
Who cares what that tailgate looks like when you're sat in a driver's seat

This is horrid though:

[hairyben]

soad said:

Those 6 series aren't that ugly
Who cares what that tailgate looks like when you're sat in a driver's seat

This is horrid though:

That looks like an experiment in teleportation that went wrong and got mis-re-assembled.

[Pig Skill]

You know it doesn't look as bad in the flesh as it does in the pics. It should still be immediately burned though.

[LeoSayer]

I'm sure there's a business opportunity for someone to design a rounded off tailgate in fibreglass to replace the existing monstrosity.

[volvoforlife]

That car is just a disaster and my biggest motoring dissapointment. It is a step back from the original C70 which is still beautiful today and car that I bought twice it was that good looking to me.

[Bolognese]

The new-ish Focus RS needs to be 4WD

[sleep envy]

Bolognese said:

The new-ish Focus RS needs to be 4WD

[Major Fallout]

Pig Skill said:

Whilst driving today I started to think about cars that need a tweak in the styling department.

Case in point - The first gen BMW 6 Series. I do love the car overall but just cannot grow to like the hideous tailgate. It is just so awful. It looks like a car that has been hastily adapted to accommodate a folding hardtop ala the Nissan Micra.

If that rear could be restyled then it would be a lot easier to love.

Anyone else got a car they would love to change?

You should try driving one, 1 mile down the road and you would forget all about the boot.

Because the steering and ride is so terrible.

[peterbredde]

Fully agreed with Volvoforlife above. My biggest disappointment of 2010 is this thing - I always admired the heavy-shouldered look of the old S60 - this just looks plain crap:



With some fine tuning to the front end, more squaring-off and more agression, I'm sure this could actually look ok, but for now it's a pile of prick.

Edited by peterbredde on Thursday 30th December 16:06

[volvoforlife]

peterbredde said:

Fully agreed with Volvoforlife above. My biggest disappointment of 2010 is this thing - I always admired the heavy-shouldered look of the old S60 - this just looks plain crap:



With some fine tuning to the front end, more squaring-off and more agression, I'm sure this could actually look ok, but for now it's a pile of prick.

Edited by peterbredde on Thursday 30th December 16:06

How about this?

[Rawwr]

The arse-end of every Ferrari since the 575.

[Twincam16]

At least one of the Aston Martin range. They've been flogging the DB7-shaped horse for far too long. Yes, OK, it is a beautiful shape, but why not keep it for, say, the DB9 and completely redesign the AMV8. There are more Aston 'looks' than the faired-headlights-straight-hips-standalone-grille-kamm-tail used since the DB6. What about taking inspiration from the DB2/4 series? Or the early DBS and V8? Or the Lagonda V8? Or the Virage?

They're actually starting to get boring.

[peterbredde]

The black S60 above looks slighlty better, but that front end just doesn't work for me - mainly due to the shape of the lights - I'd slice the whole front end off and redesign with a much squarer agressive finish.

[paddyhasneeds]

Stick a Ford badge on it and that Volvo would pass for a Mondeo.

[maniac0796]

paddyhasneeds said:

Stick a Ford badge on it and that Volvo would pass for a Mondeo.

No st!

Just reading that and looking at it, has made me realise it's a ford mondeo! Good observation.

[iva cosworth]

Bolognese said:

The new-ish Focus RS needs to be 4WD

there are many reasons why it isnt......weight and cost 2 of those

[vit4]

Twincam16 said:

At least one of the Aston Martin range. They've been flogging the DB7-shaped horse for far too long. Yes, OK, it is a beautiful shape, but why not keep it for, say, the DB9 and completely redesign the AMV8. There are more Aston 'looks' than the faired-headlights-straight-hips-standalone-grille-kamm-tail used since the DB6. What about taking inspiration from the DB2/4 series? Or the early DBS and V8? Or the Lagonda V8? Or the Virage?

They're actually starting to get boring.

+1

[RWD cossie wil]

Bolognese said:

The new-ish Focus RS needs to be RWD

Fixed for you!

One car I would have loved if it had been lighter would be the Mk3 Supra twin turbo. Gem of an engine, stuck in a massive overweight barge.