I spotted a NEW (insert make/model) today!

stickguy · June 2010

but pictures in the edmunds sneak peak.

2011 Odyssey.

My god, it is hideous. makes the crosstour look attractive. It actually reminds me of the rambler or studebaker that gets posted occasionally (the weird wagon with the reverse D pillar) .

maybe it won't be as nasty in person, but I doubt it.

All Honda has to do is botch the pending Civic redesign, and they will have successfully converted their entire product line into stuff that ranges from ugly and ungainly (Accord, Pilot) to downright strange and gagable (everything else!)

Oh, the CRV is not too bad, if you don't look at it from the front.

lemko · June 2010

Here's a picture as a point of reference. Actually, it doesn't look too bad from this angle. Heck, it's a minivan, not a sports car. Of course the Crosstour and its Acura sister are grotesque! What were they thinking?

texases · June 2010

What's that a pic of? It's not the one on the Edmunds' site, which has a Genisis Coupe-style third window, kinda odd. see it here

lemko · June 2010

I see that odd "drop-down" in the rear window. The pic above is of a Honda Odyssey. Maybe it's the 2012 model?

fintail · June 2010

That's a JDM car, which of course will be better than what we'll get on these dumbed-down shores.

Texases links the bizarre looking thing we'll get...front and rear halves appear to be from different cars.

ateixeira · June 2010

Ours isn't really dumbed-down, it's actually a much bigger vehicle than what Japan gets. Totally different model.

To me it looks like the rear 1/3rd of the new Ody is falling off.

fintail · June 2010

Bigger, but no doubt dynamically inferior with less tech to boot. Of course, that seems to be what this market asks for :sick:

Saw 2 new E-class today, coupe and sedan. I'd call it a success now.

boomchek · June 2010

I totally agree with you about Honda. They sort of butchered Acura and now they're butchering the Honda lineup. The CRV is ok because it was redesigned around mid decade before Honda got hit with the ugly stick.

The current Odyssey looked good as a concept, but once translated into a production model, all the worst parts came out. It remind me of a car collage:

Concept:

Production:

See more Car Pictures at CarSpace.com

It reminds me of a car collage:

ateixeira · June 2010

Yes but we get 15 cup holders and a chilled box for up to 6 cans.

ateixeira · June 2010

Yeah, concept did look better. The grille, the door handles, the near-seamless pillars.

Indeed disappointing.

boomchek · June 2010

Yeah go ahead, no problem. It took me a few minutes to link the picutres correctly so sorry if you saw a messed up message before that. It should be good now.

ateixeira · June 2010

Yes I noticed but I also noticed you fixed it. Thanks.

tifighter · June 2010

Its funny, but the concept and production model both have the same sliding door track, yet the concept looks a lot cleaner due to what appears to be body color paint for the track itself. They seriously can't just do this to the production model? It would clean it up a lot...

kyfdx · June 2010

Entering the on-ramp, on my way to work today... and.... it was angry!!

Shewwww.... sound and fury... over 550 horsepower!

ateixeira · June 2010

A friend saw it and thought the concept was photo-chopped. The photo is staged and softened significantly.

Darker body colors will probably hide the sliding door track better, it's an eye sore IMHO.

texases · June 2010

Found myself following the IS350C, with the top up. Not good. Here's the only pic I could find (ignore the tape, etc), it does show what I think is a very lumpy rear :sick:

boomchek · June 2010

I totally agree. I like the IS sedan, but the convertible has bad proportions.

ateixeira · June 2010

Looks pin-headed, but to be fair, it's very, VERY hard to style a folding hard top properly.

That's because they have to be made compact so they fold up and don't take up the whole trunk.

I own a Miata but I'll admit - the soft top looks better than the power retractable top. Even the old manual hard top looks better.

Kudos to Mazda engineers, at least - they top takes up zero trunk space. Same amount of space top up or down. And the hard top's trunk matches the soft top's.

fintail · June 2010

Luckily for Lexus, the target market for those things couldn't know or care less about proportions - they want the isolation and the badge.

iwant12 · June 2010

Saw a white Fiesta going the other way on the interstate today while coming home. Though I didn't get a good gander, I knew what it was right away.

boomchek · June 2010

Exactly.

texases · June 2010

Not only did Lexus get the proportions wrong (like they already had on the SC430), the rest of the rear 1/3 of the car looked all wrong. Truely a mess.

boomchek · June 2010

I actually always like the SC430. I thought the proportions were nice on that one.

fintail · June 2010

For some reason the SC reminds me of a (US) football...maybe because they had an interior option with football style leather. I think I have read they don't keep good body integrity as they age, at least on early models. Sadly, their favored demographic ruins in my eyes any merits the car could have.

lemko · June 2010

No, it's not! Just make sure you put a little box in the trunk that allows luggage to be safely stored!

lemko · June 2010

Sadly, their favored demographic ruins in my eyes any merits the car could have.

Aging boomers with golf bags? They're the only guys I see driving them.

fintail · June 2010

It's either the retired dentist set, or the botox-injected middle aged woman set. Around here probably the latter in a 5:1 ratio.

ateixeira · June 2010

Saw one of those in the flesh in Old Town Kissimmee, Florida, a couple of years ago. Very cool (and yes the hard top took nothing away from the styling).

Isolation isn't always a bad thing. As a passenger in a Lexus ES I was about as comfortable as I've ever been in any moving vehicle. I just wouldn't want to drive it.

fintail · June 2010

There's a big market for it as Lexus has proven. I could have slept in a then year-old LS I rode in. As they say...there's a butt for every seat :shades:

stever · June 2010

A white one, in the wild, cruising the interstate (and seemingly keeping up) in Utah down around Provo. Texas plates. There was a fuchsia Nissan Cube right behind it advertising some local outfit. Made for an odd parade. 900 mile road trip yesterday, and that's all I noticed. :shades:

kyfdx · June 2010

Saw a Transit with ladder racks and a ladder, today...

iwant12 · June 2010

I've seen several here in TX. Our plumber has one. I peeked inside, tons of room. He said he's getting 28 mpg.

ateixeira · June 2010

A friend bought one, saw it then another one on the street. Handsome little cute ute.

Also saw a new XC60, another looker.

Two best looking ones in that class, IMHO.

anythngbutgm · June 2010

I'm actually crosshopping the XC60 and the Infiniti EX35. Drove both of them a few times and liked each of them for various attributes. Leaning more towards the XC Turbo but I'm waiting a few months to see how reliability shakes out before buying.

tifighter · June 2010

Is the cargo room in the EX as poor as the reviews say? I like the car, but wonder how tight it is.

anythngbutgm · June 2010

Oh ya, it's small. As are the rear seats. But my wife and I don't have any kiddies so rear seat space isn't a factor really. We'll more than likely use the cargo area with the seats folded than we would driving around passengers.

The thing that really draws us to it is the amazing powertrain and the tech features. Plus, here in New England they are offering 6000 - 6900.00 off MSRP.

They're terrible sellers, but they're perfectly kept secrets to those who are more about performance than utility.

stickguy · June 2010

pretty much just a raised up AWD G35 hatchback. But, with the seats down, plenty of room for stuff.

anythngbutgm · June 2010

Was behind a brand new Grand Cherokee yesterday. Black, Limited.

Sharp!!!

lemko · June 2010

...silver Camaro on Robbins Avenue near Lawndale in NE Philly. Looked like a V-6 model.

ateixeira · June 2010

Haven't seen one in the flesh (besides auto shows) but it gets my Most Improved Player award for 2010.

fintail · June 2010

Saw a silver Ferrari California this morning, top down.

Saw a Genesis yesterday...still an obscure sighting around here.

kyfdx · July 2010

GT

Still not sure how I feel about it... First time I've seen one outside of the showroom... It's definitely different..

stickguy · July 2010

on i287 in NJ.

think it was the racey version of whatever they call the the hardtop version. Exige?

had a big wing on the back. Maybe that was aftermarket?

texases · July 2010

"had a big wing on the back. Maybe that was aftermarket? "

I think they come that way:

stickguy · July 2010

that was it. In black though. And that wing looks like something you pick up at Pep Boys for you '82 Escort.

tifighter · July 2010

While stuck in holiday traffic on Friday, I found myself behind a grey Lancia Delta Integrale. First one I had ever seen stateside, and it did not disappoint.

boomchek · July 2010

Saw a BMW GT as well yesterday. Kinda blocky looking, not too bad, but not handsome in a BMW way. My wife thought it was an "ugly looking BMW".

boomchek · July 2010

I've seen a couple running around Vancouver since import rules are pretty lax (15 years old or older vehicles ok).

fintail · July 2010

Saw an A5 cabrio today

bhill2 · July 2010

Saw a BMW GT as well yesterday. Kinda blocky looking, not too bad, but not handsome in a BMW way. My wife thought it was an "ugly looking BMW.

I could get past the styling if necessary. What I can't get past is the thing weighing 2.5 tons. That's just wrong!

I spotted a NEW (insert make/model) today!

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