subaru gone bonkers?

[gmonkey]

Gullwing must be lambo doors of the next decade..

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/10/14/subraru_shows_htc/

[Vectracious]

asking if Subaru is bonkers is like asking if the pope is catholic :p

[hazrd]

thats hideous!!

[dug74]

Most concept cars these days have gullwing doors during motor shows, they never make it into production.

Its just to show ppl at the show what is inside....

As for subaru going bonkers......the new liberty is a prime example.

Happy Motoring
duglet

[mania]

How do you close the doors? More electric motors?... I thought EVs had to be light.

[Calibrated]

Most concept cars these days have gullwing doors during motor shows, they never make it into production.

Its just to show ppl at the show what is inside....

As for subaru going bonkers......the new liberty is a prime example.

Happy Motoring
duglet

agreed. how on earth can you take such a great looking car... and make it.. well.. hideous. i saw the wagon today and i wanted to puke.

[SIMid]

Doors have been done before .........

http://www.classicandperformancecar.com/front_website/octane_interact/modelpicture.php?id=993

[gman]

Saw a new GTR R35 the other day in HK with lambo dorr kit on it.

I was actually surprised it was a good thing for HK as there isn;t much romm to open the doors out into either traffic/the foot path/brick-rock walls etc..

Still, not sure I would get them...

[Ice]

ah it looks ok.....inside is nice......


stare at it for about ten minutes and youll come around :) I did.

[USC]

hmm..interesting.

Have you guys seen the new Liberty? As ugly as dog poo...what were they thinking??

[chrissn89]

hmm..interesting.

Have you guys seen the new Liberty? As ugly as dog poo...what were they thinking??
In person they look nicer. But i liked the previous model.

[gmonkey]

Doors have been done before .........

http://www.classicandperformancecar.com/front_website/octane_interact/modelpicture.php?id=993
Done before that too..

http://www.motorera.com/dictionary/pics/g/gullwing.jpg

but atleast the Merc was cool!

[ChrisMaz]

Still one of the best looking Mercs ever designed.

[Danboy_LMF]

Looks like something from Demolition Man :lol:

[SIMid]

Done before that too..

but atleast the Merc was cool!

I was thinking more of a 4 door gullwing car. ;)

[Ice]

Still one of the best looking Mercs ever designed.


%100 agree ! wait till you see the new one........its my no.1 pick !

[gslrallysport]

asking if Subaru is bonkers is like asking if the pope is catholic :p
+1

Roof line of a BMW 1 Series + Glass from a Mazda 3 Hatch + Horrendous rear bump steer from an Evo 1 = New Impreza :rolleyes:

And to think the first generation WRX was awarded 'Car of the Decade' for the 1990's... Such a travesty... :(

[TheOperator]

Subaru lost the plot long ago, and don't seem to be improving :(

About the only one reasonable is the current STI

[Wraith]

Subaru lost the plot long ago, and don't seem to be improving :(

About the only one reasonable is the current STI

Love the current STI hatch :)

There's a coupe Impreza coming next year - will be WRX and STI variants AFAIK...

They havn't had a coupe for several years now, hopefully this new one will be good...

Toyota are in on the act as well with them...

On topic, gull wing doors IMO look crap (when open) and are impracticle !

They require alot more room around the vehicle to open up, as you can't just open them a little like conventional doors, they have to open right up to get in and out of the vehicle...

Granted once open they provide large area full access, except for head height and no more than what you would have with conventional doors, so IMO a total waste of time/effort...

Lambo doors are an exception and the way to go, they look ultra cool (when open) and provide access in tight situations as pointed out by Gman...

[gslrallysport]

They require alot more room around the vehicle to open up, as you can't just open them a little like conventional doors, they have to open right up to get in and out of the vehicle...
Not always, depends how far inboard the pivot point is. Have a look at the new Commodore wagon, and it's tailgate requires under 1 foot of space to open, which arguably is less than the space required to open and get out of a conventional door... Contrast that with dad's Forester where you need traffic control in a car park to open the tailgate...

But yeah, Lambo's are definitely the way to go! :D

I'd rather Subaru got rid of the rear bump steer in the new Impreza than worried about what doors it's got... :(

[Wraith]

Not always, depends how far inboard the pivot point is. Have a look at the new Commodore wagon, and it's tailgate requires under 1 foot of space to open, which arguably is less than the space required to open and get out of a conventional door... Contrast that with dad's Forester where you need traffic control in a car park to open the tailgate...

But yeah, Lambo's are definitely the way to go! :D

I'd rather Subaru got rid of the rear bump steer in the new Impreza than worried about what doors it's got... :(

Fair point and good call, I didn't condsider that...

Looking again at those pics of those 2 classics, the Merc seems to be ok as you've mentioned, but the other one looks like it tilts from all the way out...

[gmonkey]

i guess subaru has been bonkers for quite a while.. this for example
http://trueslant.com/dallegro/files/2009/05/subaru-xt1.jpg

[gmonkey]

and this was the last of the cool cars they made
http://anonymouse.ru:8080/newmouse/browse.php?u=Oi8vbXlzdWJhcnUuZ2Uvd3AtY29udGVudC91c GxvYWRzLzIwMDkvMDQvMzYwLmpwZw%3D%3D&b=5

cause urquel (spell??) drove one!

[scotty_gsi]

%100 agree ! wait till you see the new one........its my no.1 pick !
weve had 5 ordered already from my work

[gmonkey]

Got a price scott? Lol

[Wraith]

i guess subaru has been bonkers for quite a while.. this for example
http://trueslant.com/dallegro/files/2009/05/subaru-xt1.jpg

I disagree, sorry...

You've got to consider the time frame here - back then, this was IMO a very sporting and good looking design, I remember seeing these when new and would've loved one, but were way beyond my budget back then...

True they look tacky now, as do alot of vehicle types that looked awesome in their day...just have a look at some old Fezzas now like the Testa Rossa or the Delorian, fantastic back then, very awkward looking and almost all wrong now...

[ads]

Sorry but the Marzal is amazing! But, it did start something with the honeycombed shapes, mind you i am glad the interior never took off, it was like some silvery foil crap like a space suit!

and the doors were all glass, if you were wearing a short skirt or scratching your crotch, everyone passing by would be able to see!

[imay]

Agree about the Vortex, Ange . . . and the Subaru SVX (even today) is a great looking coupe. There's still a few of the around the streets, and they always grab my attention.

http://www.dragtimes.com/images/9100-1994-Subaru-SVX.jpg (http://www.dragtimes.com/Subaru-SVX-Timeslip-9100.html)

Subaru have always managed to step outside the square as far as design trends go. And this example, to me, is a real piece of automotive design excellence.

[gmonkey]

i just hate the rear of the vortex with a passion ahha :p

p.s. id still have a testarossa its my fav shape ferrari of all time, when i think ferrari i think that :p