crossfire roadster
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I think that is the main reason why folks here hate it. Too reminiscent of the TT...Same goes for Z
G35 coupe, SC430.
Albeit flattering but it is annoying that see these car manufacturers have no sense of originality.
No car since the TT has stricken me by it looks, except for a few exotic cars and some classics.
I, for one, am happy to see the negative reaction.
It tells me that people here want innovation not conformity or duplication that is aimed to be an improvement upon a great idea or concept.
I feel that they (Z, G35c, SC430 and all other TTesque cars)are all failures from a design perspective because it looks like something else.
That something else happens to be our cars. I find it offensive.
Now take the Lotus elise....not my cup of tea but it is very unique and in its own class. I have seen nothing on the road that looks anything like it. Maybe a few features from classic cars but no direct rip-off FWIW.
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Albeit flattering but it is annoying that see these car manufacturers have no sense of originality.
No car since the TT has stricken me by it looks, except for a few exotic cars and some classics.
I, for one, am happy to see the negative reaction.
It tells me that people here want innovation not conformity or duplication that is aimed to be an improvement upon a great idea or concept.
I feel that they (Z, G35c, SC430 and all other TTesque cars)are all failures from a design perspective because it looks like something else.
That something else happens to be our cars. I find it offensive.
Now take the Lotus elise....not my cup of tea but it is very unique and in its own class. I have seen nothing on the road that looks anything like it. Maybe a few features from classic cars but no direct rip-off FWIW.
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There's a feeling I got when I first got into the TT that just wasn't there with the Crossfire.
Lot's of people here probably got the same feeling.The Crossfire is a nice enough car in lots of ways. I think it doesn't know what it wants to be. If it's going to be german then be german . If it's going to be american... Time will tell if it's a homerun or stikes out. IMHO
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Like said below Crossfire =Mercedes-Benz...
I saw an article and I think they compared it to the SLK230 Roadster they compared both side by side the same engine and frame basically the same car that I could see but cheaper . So if you want a Benz buy a crossfire , I still think it is BUTTTT ugly
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I must have missed those responses...
styling is of course subjective (its ugly 
but it's using a platform as old as the TT's, it's underpowered, the interior quality is really quite poor. It's not just that anything other than a TT is crap, it really isn't that interesting of a car when you look at the alternatives. The RX8 will outperform it and it's a pretty slick packaging exercise. The 350Z will certainly outperform it. The Crossfire is an overstyled, second-hand SLK.
It's kind of telling that its the only new car that the TT beats in comparisons.
but it's using a platform as old as the TT's, it's underpowered, the interior quality is really quite poor. It's not just that anything other than a TT is crap, it really isn't that interesting of a car when you look at the alternatives. The RX8 will outperform it and it's a pretty slick packaging exercise. The 350Z will certainly outperform it. The Crossfire is an overstyled, second-hand SLK. It's kind of telling that its the only new car that the TT beats in comparisons.
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Major difference, no AWD
We all live in the midwest and we get snow. A rear wheel drive sport car is a great big paper weight that very easily can slide out of control and kill you or worse paralyze you.
I feel very safe with my quattro, I know when I hit the gas the car doesn't hesitate even is snow.
I feel very safe with my quattro, I know when I hit the gas the car doesn't hesitate even is snow.
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