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Citroen DS4 – watch and learn VW…

October 15th, 2010 Jim 1 comment
Citroen DS4

Citroen DS4

French motoring fans had recently many reasons to be proud of. WRC trophies of Citroen. F1 results of Renault, Peugeot winning LeMans, and their RCZ model…  And now Citroen is showing new interesting direction. Just take a look at first pictures and some technical data of production version DS4 model, which official premiere was made during Paris Motor Show few weeks ago. Citroen continues the process of company image adjustment. After a success of DS3, they decided to show another of the breed.
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10 ugliest car bottoms from the last decade

June 22nd, 2009 Jim 3 comments

Smart scientists once discovered that when we look at the cars, we use the same part of our brains as we use for peoples faces, to recognize them.

SsangYong Stavic rear

SsangYong Stavic

Probably that is why they are designed the way they are: lights on the sides – eyes… some grill or badge – nose, and bumper – mouth etc. And the same way we feel the mimic emotions and character: like Mini has wide open and cheerful eyes… And new Mitsubishi Lancer is aggressive (narrow headlights descending to the middle)…

Knowing that… why do the designers put all these funny, ugly or sad faces on the cars…

Why “bottoms” – rears?

Because that is what we see the most of the time on the streets. We stand behind the cars in traffic lights. We are forced to look at their rears … And some of them are just harmful to our feelings :)

Check out the following photos of horrid modern car designs from this decade, below…

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