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  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited July 9 Posts: 18,501
    I presume it'll be at Goodwood on the weekend, will have a look.

    I don't mind the style of it, but the proportions look a bit off, as I think a lot of Bentleys do. It looks a little weedy on those wheels.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    Posts: 14,211
    The grille looks like a cheese grater designed by Paco Rabanne.


    It looks hideous.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    Posts: 9,320
    MajorDSmythe wrote: »
    The grille looks like a cheese grater designed by Paco Rabanne.

    It looks hideous.

    In particular, since there is no need for a grille in a BEV in the first place. But just trying to keep a balanced view, even without my suggestions above it looks far less hideous than those "Jaguars" recently unveiled.
  • UnivexUnivex
    Posts: 6,918
    If these are the cars of the future, we're in for some very ugly times. Oh, the glory of the 50s and 60s...
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 18,501
    I saw the new Renault 4 the other day, it’s extremely cool. The R5 already looks great, and I also saw one of the new Fiat Pandas too. Some very cool cars.
    That Hyundai Santa Fe is very handsome too, apart from at the rear.
  • UnivexUnivex
    Posts: 6,918
    mtm wrote: »
    I saw the new Renault 4 the other day, it’s extremely cool. The R5 already looks great, and I also saw one of the new Fiat Pandas too. Some very cool cars.
    That Hyundai Santa Fe is very handsome too, apart from at the rear.

    But don't you feel they all look a bit the same, square jawed semi SUVs or something. I don't know, I think all electric cars still look too big, too much like big boxes. And all this SUV mania. Us with the small sports cars, roadsters, ..., we now look like tiny things on the road next to these, don't we? ;) I take it you're a car guy, @mtm, didn't you once said you owned a BMW Z3 Coupe, and your father had a cobra? Am I mistaken? I usually have this sort of memory, stuff sticks, you know. Now these are cool cars, each on their own right. Compare those to this new stuff coming out. I mean, I do like some concepts, like the Mazda Iconic SP and MG Cyberster GTS, or the Polestar 6. What do you think of those?
  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
    Posts: 4,445
    In my opinion Bentley and Jaguar have taken a wrong turn design-wise. But there is hope, as other car makers show that designers are around that still make good looking cars - if allowed. Take Mercedes with their concept AMG GT XX.



    It looks good, has classic lines and is not spaced-out at all.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 7,651
    Bentley and Jaguar used to be stylish, now both of them went for distinctively nouveau-riche design, which is a slap in the face of good taste. Sorry if I sound like an old man :))
  • UnivexUnivex
    Posts: 6,918
    zebrafish wrote: »
    In my opinion Bentley and Jaguar have taken a wrong turn design-wise. But there is hope, as other car makers show that designers are around that still make good looking cars - if allowed. Take Mercedes with their concept AMG GT XX.



    It looks good, has classic lines and is not spaced-out at all.

    True, very true.
    GoldenGun wrote: »
    Bentley and Jaguar used to be stylish, now both of them went for distinctively nouveau-riche design, which is a slap in the face of good taste. Sorry if I sound like an old man :))

    I guess we sound the same ;)
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 18,501
    zebrafish wrote: »
    In my opinion Bentley and Jaguar have taken a wrong turn design-wise. But there is hope, as other car makers show that designers are around that still make good looking cars - if allowed. Take Mercedes with their concept AMG GT XX.



    It looks good, has classic lines and is not spaced-out at all.

    That's nice, I thought the recent BMW Speedtop looked great too

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    02_Inspire%20%283%29_0.jpg?w=1784&h=1004


    https://www.topgear.com/car-news/first-look/stunning-new-bmw-speedtop-a-ps500k-v8-shooting-brake-spun-m8
  • UnivexUnivex
    Posts: 6,918
    mtm wrote: »
    zebrafish wrote: »
    In my opinion Bentley and Jaguar have taken a wrong turn design-wise. But there is hope, as other car makers show that designers are around that still make good looking cars - if allowed. Take Mercedes with their concept AMG GT XX.



    It looks good, has classic lines and is not spaced-out at all.

    That's nice, I thought the recent BMW Speedtop looked great too

    20250524_083511.jpg?itok=Uqi_y1G6

    02_Inspire%20%283%29_0.jpg?w=1784&h=1004


    https://www.topgear.com/car-news/first-look/stunning-new-bmw-speedtop-a-ps500k-v8-shooting-brake-spun-m8

    That rear actually looks a bit Brera, doesn’t it? Not a bad thing, that is. I like it.
  • 007InAction007InAction Australia
    edited 10:44am Posts: 2,703
    Goodwood has started.🚚
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 18,501
    I'll be there Saturday; it'll be pretty toasty! Just met a guy in the gym who'll be driving a Porsche 964 up the hill.
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
    Posts: 8,830
    zebrafish wrote: »
    @j_w_pepper , I think @CommanderRoss means the picture of a Bentley Speed Six 'Le Mans Special', which actually seems to be a replica based on a 1934 RR. Google this and the license plate "MA 99 90". It looks like a 1930 Blower Bentley 4.5 that literary Bond drove in CR, LALD and MR.

    Crikey, missed that. I had no idea, looked very genuine to me. But then again, I'm indeed far from trained in these things.

    @mtm and @Ludovico thanks for posting that AMG and BMW. Both really nice looking cars! So it CAN still be done. The Bentley, to me, is just horriffic.
    What I also don't like is this overt led stuff. Yes, it is nice you can put lights everywhere in all sorts of shapes, but it doesn't mean you actually have to do it. If you use it sparingly, it can be very stylish. That Bentley does not use them sparingly.
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
    Posts: 8,830
    LucknFate wrote: »
    I'm driving an Aston Martin Vanquish Volante next week for work. Any questions? I will also potentially have access to Aston Martin's in-house performance and development drivers, and some execs. I will be asking Bond questions about First Light and Amazon.

    Wil they built manual cars in the future? or is that all gone now?

    Have fun! (and post pictures!)
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