13th Oct 2011, 11:36
You're right cars today are hideous. They have no overhangs, giant wheels, and look fat and stubby. I'm 22 by the way, so no I'm not a "geezer" saying these things either.
13th Oct 2011, 11:46
I agree also that modern cars are going downhill big time as regards styling. Ford's Panther platform is the last of the line of what a car should be. Yes, all that today's designers concentrate on is daft looking head lights and tail lights, the biggest possible tires they can fit, and a large driver's information centre, sat nav and audio, with of course a USB connector.
What would we do if it were not for the brilliant piece of crap in the middle of the dash?
The way people have gone as regards technological gizmos is completely pathetic.
What would the kids do now if they hadn't got the life saving DVD screens in the front headrests?
WAKE UP CAR DESIGNERS AND WIPE THE CRAP OUT OF YOUR EYES, AND START PUTTING SOMETHING NICE OUT ON THE ROADS, NOT THE FANCIEST, STUPIDEST MEDIA CENTRE YOU CAN THINK OF.
14th Oct 2011, 00:32
I am also one of the many that disagrees with the poster from comment 14:07.
13th Oct 2011, 10:22
"To say that styling once took a back seat in Detroit, are you kidding??"
Took a back seat in the late 70's-early 2000's, yes. There is nothing remarkable about the vast majority of the cars coming out of Detroit from that era. The large Lincolns and their Ford counterparts were discontinued in part because they had become irrelevant. GM was wayyyy ahead of Ford with their luxury cars. Cadillac was "reborn" in the early 2000's. The new CTS and CTS coupe are beautiful. Can't say that about a big bulbous, floaty, outdated Grand Marquis.