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[–] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 41 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I hate how rounded cars look nowadays. Let's bring back blocky cars, please.

[–] weker01@feddit.de 30 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Problem is iirc that the blocky aesthetic is less safe for pedestrians...

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago

Less aerodynamic, which means less fuel efficient

[–] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 23 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Cars wouldn't be so bad looking if companies stopped trying to make EVERY car look "aggressive" or making the most godawful ugly headlight/taillight designs and hideous shapes. And with only 5 paint colours.

[–] PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago

For real. I just want to know WTF happened to the sweet little Toyota RAV4 between 2010 and 2023. They used to be such cute happy teenage girl cars and now it's like the grumpiest constipated swamp ogre I've ever seen.

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 3 points 1 month ago

5? I swear I only see white, black and “silver” cars, anymore!

[–] Ace0fBlades@lemmy.world 36 points 10 months ago

Oh my God, they fucking sanded him

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 21 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Honestly? Maybe it's just a "fashion is cyclical" kind of thing, but I miss boxy sharp cars like that.

[–] moog@lemm.ee 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They're great looking imo but horribly inefficient because of the aerodynamics.

[–] RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago

Just pretend the air doesn't exist 4head.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

Late-80s BMWs were onto something.

[–] Zorque@kbin.social 12 points 10 months ago

Just wait til you see the 96 Taurus...

[–] Valthorn@feddit.nu 11 points 10 months ago

They should put some ice on the 91 until the swelling goes down.

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 9 points 10 months ago

Looks like they over-inflated the first one

[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I remember when the rounded Caprice came out... first saw it when our local Police got one. We couldn't stop laughing whenever it went by because it looked like someone had an explosive fart in it with all the windows rolled up.

After awhile though it kind of grew on me... the Impala SS version was in my opinion a pretty good looking car. impala ss

[–] P00Pchute@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Definitely love the look of a stock 95-96 Impala SS. I miss the clone I had for over a decade. Most reliable car I ever had. Will never forget how well it would cruise at 100-120 MPH for hours on end feeling like your on a cloud. They really should have put a 454 in the SS

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago

I do not miss the era of wind tunnel potatoes.

[–] HooPhuckenKarez@kbin.social 6 points 10 months ago

My first car was an '86 Cutlass Supreme. Watching what they did to all of the G-bodies as time went on made me really sad.

Go ahead and change it, but call it something else.

RIP Old Smobly.