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2009 Seat Ibiza: fun versions just arrived

July 14th, 2009 Jim No comments
2009 Seat Ibiza:FR, Bocanegra and Cupra

From left to right: FR, Bocanegra and Cupra

4th generation Ibiza was released last spring. The car collected good reviews regarding quality and driving capabilities. VW is a respected producer – Seat = VW, therefore buying Ibiza was good value for money… but somehow time passed and there weren’t many of them on the streets. And I know the reason…

Seat is a VW brand that is meant to be sporty. Along it’s more boring co-producers (VW and Skoda) it always looks more aggressive and modern. And it gives good results. When talking about small Ibiza: 30% of it’s buyers chooses sport versions! So it seems strange that they waited so long to release these two to the public… but they finally arrived: FR and Cupra versions will be available to buy in few months.
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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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