Cars
The good and the bad have already been declared. We're only discussing previously un-seen-at-GCBC cars from the Paris auto show currently underway. Audi and Renault snuck cars into the good, Lexus and Peugeot forced cars into the bad. Nissan and Renault are found in the weird department.
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- Mazda Kiyora City Car Concept Coming To Paris
At the Paris Motor Show that will be held from Thursday, October 2 through Sunday, October 19, 2008 Mazda will reveal its latest concept to feature the Nagare design language, the Kiyora. The small city car is based on an all-new platform designed to...
- 2013's The Bad 8 - Nissan Versa Sedan
NISSAN VERSA SEDAN Usually, car segments are defined by size or status. Sometimes they're called subcompact, compact, midsize, or large. Other times they're labelled as A-segment, B-segment, C-segment, or D-segment. There are cars, SUVs, crossovers,...
- The Weird.... From The 2008 Paris Auto Show
One expects weird things to come out of the Paris auto show. I say "things" because there're often, well... things; that can't be called cars. From Nissan and Renault, partners in crime weird things, come the Nissan Nuvu and Renault ZE. Descriptions...
- The Bad... From The 2008 Paris Auto Show
Thus far, two cars that hadn't yet been displayed on these pages have garnered "good" ratings at the Paris auto show. Audi's A1 Sportback and the Renault Megane Coupe are intriguing, handsome, and properly evolved transportation. (Click to read...
Cars
THE UGLY... FROM THE 2008 PARIS AUTO SHOW
The good and the bad have already been declared. We're only discussing previously un-seen-at-GCBC cars from the Paris auto show currently underway. Audi and Renault snuck cars into the good, Lexus and Peugeot forced cars into the bad. Nissan and Renault are found in the weird department.
Now for another French automaker. Citroen's GT Concept is a stunner. Visually dramatic. Long; low; and lean like a Bugatti Veyron. Unlike anything else available.
But placed beside an Aston Martin DBS, Lamborghini Murcielago, Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, Porsche Carrera GT, or even a Bentley Continental GT, the Citroen is, dare I say it, ugly.
That's not to say the Citroen deserves to be considered bad. To put it simply, good is the opposite of bad; good can't be ugly; but ugly is not the twin of bad. I even sort of like the Citroen GT Concept. It is, after all, unlike anything else. But pretty, handsome, beautiful, cute, or lovely? No. It's ugly.Â
In a similar vein, the Mazda Kiyora Concept has unique elements and impressive angles. All-around, however, the Mazda Kiyora is a letdown, especially compared with some earlier like-minded Mazdas like the Riyuga or Taiki.The Kiyora designers stuck with a theme. Everything sweeps. Rather, almost everything. The Kiyora looks pudgy and the aftertaste is somewhat Mazda-of-the-90s. That's not good, it's not bad. It's just ugly.
- Reconstructing An Alfa Romeo Rz Roadster Vilner Style [w/video]
Some five years ago, I remember we posted an article asking you, our readers, what was your favorite ugly car, and I quote myself: "There’s ugly and there’s ugly; a Pontiac Aztec or a BMW 7-Series E65 are just plain hideous, whichever...
- Mazda Kiyora City Car Concept Coming To Paris
At the Paris Motor Show that will be held from Thursday, October 2 through Sunday, October 19, 2008 Mazda will reveal its latest concept to feature the Nagare design language, the Kiyora. The small city car is based on an all-new platform designed to...
- 2013's The Bad 8 - Nissan Versa Sedan
NISSAN VERSA SEDAN Usually, car segments are defined by size or status. Sometimes they're called subcompact, compact, midsize, or large. Other times they're labelled as A-segment, B-segment, C-segment, or D-segment. There are cars, SUVs, crossovers,...
- The Weird.... From The 2008 Paris Auto Show
One expects weird things to come out of the Paris auto show. I say "things" because there're often, well... things; that can't be called cars. From Nissan and Renault, partners in crime weird things, come the Nissan Nuvu and Renault ZE. Descriptions...
- The Bad... From The 2008 Paris Auto Show
Thus far, two cars that hadn't yet been displayed on these pages have garnered "good" ratings at the Paris auto show. Audi's A1 Sportback and the Renault Megane Coupe are intriguing, handsome, and properly evolved transportation. (Click to read...