having a hard time telling some new cars apart
 

they ALL LOOK SAME

WTF

INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR HONDA vs HYUNDAI vs AUDI vs KIA omg

http://cdnmedia.mtlstatic.com/1001/2...r__details.png

http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopo...ft-quarter.jpg

http://d1arsn5g9mfrlq.cloudfront.net...ouring_720.jpg

http://www.kia.ca/content/2018-optim...lery-img-1.jpg

http://images.car.bauercdn.com/pagef...icoupe-015.jpg

https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u_xuJMRc7...-photos-36.jpg

im sure theres more out there.

post what cars you find too similar?

I think aerodynamics (fuel economy) and crash test compliance are the biggest reasons cars look the same.

Not sure about interiors but I'm thinking ergonomics plays the biggest role. Also, Kia has always been known to take inspiration from other manufacturers.

I'd say 80% of CUVs look the same from the side and rears.

Not surprised, Hyundai and Kia have been poaching designers and engineers from German car companies. They're likely to design new cars for them similar to their previous cars at the German firms.

I know the 8th and 9th gen Civic interior design was polarizing with the two-tier dash, but at least it was different.

I agree that all of today's CUV's look the same. There isn't much you can change from the basic shape of them.

LOL.

Mazda RDX
Acura CX-5

https://article.images.consumerrepor...ura-RDX-r-1-18

http://unitedcarsnow.com/wp-content/...da-CX-5-HD.jpg

Exactly why I still love the 90s cars.

Everyone’s too scared to try something different. Funny enough because cars like the Model S are huge slam dunks and completely out of the norm interior and dash wise.

I drive the CLA and GLA (I think that’s the model) that car2go uses fairly frequently, man I’d have a hell of a time paying 50k+ for those finishes

Gotta say, this ain't the first time. I had so much trouble telling these apart when I was a kid.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ai_Tiburon.jpg

http://toyotanews.pressroom.toyota.c...a_GT-1-prv.jpg

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/iipcache/2548.jpg

https://car-pictures.cars.com/images...JPG&HEIGHT=600

See also:

https://media.ed.edmunds-media.com/h..._oem_1_500.jpg

https://www.subaru.com/content/dam/s...7Y/M7Y_000.jpg

WRX looks like a Civic from the side 4 years ago.

On another note, can we have some of this back please:

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3149/2...ab8a9500_o.jpg

Or

http://www.jbcarpages.com/honda/s200...ure%20(31).jpg

makes me feel like:

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/72/8f/73/7...ghter-jets.jpg

Cue top gun music

All look the same? I think the mainlander's exotic rides here in the Lower Mainland have pretty unique interiors.

Is there any exotic car that has a ignition button that looks like something from a jet fighter like the Aventador/Aventador S? -not even Ferrari has an engine start button with a cover over it.(red cover in the pic):

https://exoticcarsearch.files.wordpr...t-1024x640.jpg

Took a drone shot of my GLI and a friend's Mazda 3 and I couldn't tell the difference...

https://i.imgur.com/qANqUzL.png

this one really blew my mind a few years ago.

that window line

http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/att...1&d=1325254560

https://media.ed.edmunds-media.com/h..._oem_2_500.jpg
http://www.ridelust.com/wp-content/u...08-600x400.jpg

This just in: cars in the same body-class have vaguely the same shape.

I don't think I will ever buy a brand new car in my lifetime. Firstly they all look so generic and are made out of tin can. Secondly they don't make cars to last very long anymore nor reliable. Thirdly they make the engine bay so tight making it extremely difficult for DIY

I was expecting somebody to say WRX but you surprised me cause most people say WRX and corolla lol

I wouldn't go THAT far lol.

so what you're saying is that consumers have gotten used to, an expect a certain form-factor, and auto makers are building cars that fit that form factor, meet regulations, and fit engineering and production economics. Oh, and alot of them source parts from the same 3rd party manufacturers.

Cellphones are all tall rectangles for a reason.

I believe this is what happens when you cater to the general public by having designs based around focus groups rather than creativity. They're all designed to sell :concentrate:

Don’t know where he jet fighter thing came from as jet fighters don’t have “start buttons”.

Start button?

I thought it activated a fire suppression system

same thing happens in smartphones, can hardly tell the brand by the outlook anymore.

Someone would like to have a chat with you.


http://img11.nnm2.com/c/2/b/9/5/f25d...fb6c772f2c.jpg

I honestly never had an issue with telling a car apart. Model year differences..maybe...but i'm usually correct.

But this...

ZhongTai SR9
http://www.carnewschina.com/wp-conte.../zotye-sr9.jpg

Porsche Macan
https://www.autocar.co.uk/sites/auto...?itok=GGIozZRs

if someone replaces all the badges and tells me it's a new model, I might get fooled