June 28, 200619 yr OK, who's the jerk that dictated that all new cars have to have HUGE freakin headlights?! God, I hate that look. Whoever it was, I've got a Silverado bumper with his name on it.
June 28, 200619 yr You know what I'm tired of? Look everybody! It's an: Allure/LaCrosse Sunfire Persuit Ion Taurus
June 28, 200619 yr personally i love the headlight design of the mid 80's regals, something about twin headlights in that package/chrome/marker lights look powerful and refined to me. maybe it's bias on my part, but my first car was an 83 regal wagon Edited June 28, 200619 yr by loki
June 28, 200619 yr I have more of a problem with "pinched in at the inside, flared out at the outside" trinangulated lights (read current edition Grand Prix...which I otherwise like).
June 28, 200619 yr You know what I'm tired of? Look everybody! It's an: Allure/LaCrosse Sunfire Persuit Ion Taurus i can agree, needs alittle more differentiation. i like to play guess the headlights / car model at night on the highway.
June 28, 200619 yr personally i love the headlight design of the mid 80's regals, something about twin headlights in that package/chrome/marker lights look powerful and refined to me. Agreed. I had an 84 Cutlass Supreme Brougham coupe. The only thing I would add is that I liked it better when the twin lamps weren't defined individually. Like in the changeover between the 86 Cutlass Supremes and the 87 Cutlass Supremes.
June 28, 200619 yr Don't get me started... Anyone who thinks that the Scion tC, G6, 02-06 Camry & Cobalt sedan do NOT have pretty much the same butt needs to get out more... not tomention the Lucerne is a 2003 Maxima with a waterfall grille.
June 28, 200619 yr Mr. Dart: I think Mercedes started the trend you're illustrating as far as decklid/taillight angles (was it the 190 or E-Class? I forget). What was the first domestic to copy it? Was it the 1992 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight? I agree it has become out of hand. And huge headlights are stupid.
June 28, 200619 yr Mr. Dart: I think Mercedes started the trend you're illustrating as far as decklid/taillight angles (was it the 190 or E-Class? I forget). What was the first domestic to copy it? Was it the 1992 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight? I agree it has become out of hand. And huge headlights are stupid. Yes exactly.... even my dad comented to me in like 1988 or 1989 how cool that trunklid looked on the late 80s Benzes... now everyone has them and the design has stagnated. I like certain huge headligths but then others suck. The super-skinny ones of the mid 90s suck because the projecto is not big enough to actually cast enough light, but now with silverstars etc. we don;t need a lot of reflector surface area. The worst headlights on the market right now are a tie between the Honda Element/Ridgeline and a close second is the outgoing gen. of the Lexus ES. WTF are they migrating towards the A-pillar? Were they still cooling off when the Lexus Quality Control took the car down the highway at 95mph and they melted and ran up the fender from the force of the wind???
June 28, 200619 yr What's up with giving cars huuuuuge hips that make even 17" wheels look small? Think Passat, '02 Camry, Avalon, M3/45 for this affect.
June 28, 200619 yr Yeah, having them squint out from either side of a heavy eggcrate grille with a big ol' gold bowtie in the center (CAMARO!) would be so much better than the atomic teardrops that cover more area than the entire hood of a Sienna. Edited June 28, 200619 yr by ocnblu
June 28, 200619 yr Yeah, having them squint out from either side of a heavy eggcrate grille with a big ol' gold bowtie in the center (CAMARO!) would be so much better than the atomic teardrops that cover more area than the entire hood of a Sienna. Yep. These ones are so big they make a luxury car look small:
June 28, 200619 yr You know what I'm tired of? Look everybody! It's an: Allure/LaCrosse Sunfire Persuit Ion Taurus
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.