CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 3 days ago
Look at the 1950 American cars.
One reason for the perception that cars look fancy or not is that you become accustomed to a design when you see it all the time.
Supercars are wildly impractical, and slapping that body on a Corolla chassis would make a Corolla that only seats 2 and has no space for bags, but somehow takes up a lot more space than a Corolla. Also, downforce is bad for fuel efficiency.
Supercars are quite small. They have very low roofs and are often quite wide, so your sense of scale is thrown off.
2025 corolla: 182"L x 70"W x 56"H
2000 corolla: 174" x 67" x 55"
2004 murcielago: 180" x 80" x 44"
2006 gallardo: 169 x 75 x 46
2018 huracan: 176 x 76 x 46
2024 296 gtb: 180 x 77 x 47
Xxxx chiron: 179 x 80 x 47
Xxxx F40: 172 x 78 x 44
Even the veyron, a sweaty potato on wheels: 176 x 79 x 47
Thanks for including the 2000 Corolla. I forget how big they’ve gotten.
Like the Aztek, I bet it’ll normalize and seem less obnoxious in a few years as the cars become more commonplace and other manufacturers follow the trend.
Yeah, it felt disingenuous as I built out my sample list when I realized my knowledge of supercars drops off around 2010. New corolla, old corolla, let the reader be the judge. Gonna go back and add some camrys
Plus it would surprise me little if an economy motor had a hard time pushing a supercar frame and body.
It depends on the frame and the ideals of the manufacturer. You can make a sports car with essentially an economy motor from the same brand (Miata, MR2) or maybe a reliable engine from another (Lotus with Toyota engines), but largely it comes down to if the brand wants to spend money to do it.
Quicky@piefed.social 3 days ago
In fairness, the 10th gen Civics (in Europe at least) looked absolutely badass compared to pretty much any other family hatchback when they released. They were a lot pointier and aggressive looking than their boring counterparts.