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Post by ulstermayniac on Jul 9, 2009 10:32:47 GMT
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Post by Wyvern on Jul 9, 2009 10:45:33 GMT
I need to see it moving. As a static thing it doesn't work for me. That backside is... weird. It seems a bit inelegant. On the plus side, though, it doesn't look like they broke into Aston Martin and stole someone's sketch pad, unlike the XK. I saw and XK parked up at the shops yesterday and that is a beautiful car, though very Aston-ish. Then again, it was designed by someone who has also designed for AM (or maybe he just photocopied his old notes, who knows?).
I think I'll like it better in the metal.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2009 11:59:32 GMT
It looks like a slimmed down version of the XF
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Post by ulstermayniac on Jul 9, 2009 12:56:25 GMT
Well if that is the final car, the one people can actually buy, it will definitely turn heads.
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Post by Wyvern on Jul 9, 2009 15:12:02 GMT
Jonny Smith has just Tweeted me, saying it looks much better in the metal and that the front end is properly menacing. Apparently it has a dished steering wheel and the interior is allegedly gorgeous - I wouldn't expect anything less  |
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Post by ulstermayniac on Jul 9, 2009 16:50:27 GMT
A dished steering wheel? Can I ask you to explain that one to me?
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Post by Wyvern on Jul 9, 2009 17:04:33 GMT
A 'dished' or 'dish' steering wheel is one where the rim is closer to the driver than the central hub, so it's sort of... well... dish-shaped, rather than being flat, or something close to it. It's easier to show you than put it into words.  The wheel on the left is a dish type, and you can see the centre of the wheel is set back from the rim. The wheel on the right is a flat type, and the hub and the rim are almost level with each other. |
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Post by ulstermayniac on Jul 9, 2009 18:07:27 GMT
Ah, thanks. Like the steering wheels from cars from the olden days. |
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Post by ulstermayniac on Jul 10, 2009 13:04:30 GMT
There was a story on the news about this car last night, talking about how the company Tata lost over £200m in their first year, but they had the car on a revolving stand and it looked lovely.
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Post by Wyvern on Jul 10, 2009 13:18:15 GMT
It did look good on the stand. I suppose I'll get used to that back end eventually. The front is fantastic. The thing is, I can't help but admire their tenacity in going ahead and building this car in the current climate - it was designed largely before everything went pear-shaped, which means when things start improving, they'll be there with their lovely new car ready to go while other manufacturers might hesitate to design something new until things pick up.
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Post by ulstermayniac on Jul 10, 2009 13:23:52 GMT
That's a good point. I read an old column from Jeremy and he mentioned something along those lines, when there was the last recession on in the 90s, he mentioned about companies missing the opportunities.
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I think it's beautiful!
