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Message: Re: Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
Changed By: MikenOH
Change Date: November 22, 2012 06:35PM
Re: Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
Change Date: November 22, 2012 06:35PM
Re: Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
Paul:
Thanks for the reply and the acknowledgement that it's OK to have an opinion ;).
I totally agree on beauty being in the eye of the beholder, since It took me a while to warm to this styling, but after seeing it in the "flesh" and other 981s on the road, I really think the look is striking. I don't pretend to be an automotive designer and pretty much go with my gut--which tells me the styling, in it's entirety, works.
Are there miscues? Sure. The side scoop doesn't bother me as much as the seam where the rear fender and sill panel join in a horizontal line; on the 987,IIRC, the fender extended completely down to the sill so that there was no seam visible. Black plastic may look a bit out of place in a car costing over $50k, but I don't stay awake at nights worrying about it and if it does become an issue, there are people that will gladly paint it the body color.
Speaking of issues with air intakes, the 987 Boxster side air intakes, IMHO, were the biggest styling miscues on that car; silver inserts regardless of body color, in a shape which I thought did nothing for the over all look of the car. Did it keep me from buying one?--nope; I thought the complete car looked great, but I did consider changing out to the Cayman style which I thought looked better.
I also like the new look on the 991 coupe, but given the current prices routinely hitting $100K for a new one, it wasn't even on my radar scope.
To me, a good indicator of just how successful a new styling attempt works on a car is the reaction from casual passersby, most of which have no preconceived notions of how a particular marque or model should look. I spent the day driving around a local state park and eventually parked the car near the lodge to get some pictures of it with a decent background. There must have had a half dozen couples stop by--including one fellow that used to own several 944s--and commented on what a great looking car it was and asking questions about it. Having I owned a 986 and a 987--both in same color combo--I and never had that type of reaction to either car.
Despite the "obvious failings" with some of the styling on the 981, it seems to hit the hot button with the general public at large.
They may not know very much, but they know what they like :).
Have a great Thanksgiving!
Thanks for the reply and the acknowledgement that it's OK to have an opinion ;).
I totally agree on beauty being in the eye of the beholder, since It took me a while to warm to this styling, but after seeing it in the "flesh" and other 981s on the road, I really think the look is striking. I don't pretend to be an automotive designer and pretty much go with my gut--which tells me the styling, in it's entirety, works.
Are there miscues? Sure. The side scoop doesn't bother me as much as the seam where the rear fender and sill panel join in a horizontal line; on the 987,IIRC, the fender extended completely down to the sill so that there was no seam visible. Black plastic may look a bit out of place in a car costing over $50k, but I don't stay awake at nights worrying about it and if it does become an issue, there are people that will gladly paint it the body color.
Speaking of issues with air intakes, the 987 Boxster side air intakes, IMHO, were the biggest styling miscues on that car; silver inserts regardless of body color, in a shape which I thought did nothing for the over all look of the car. Did it keep me from buying one?--nope; I thought the complete car looked great, but I did consider changing out to the Cayman style which I thought looked better.
I also like the new look on the 991 coupe, but given the current prices routinely hitting $100K for a new one, it wasn't even on my radar scope.
To me, a good indicator of just how successful a new styling attempt works on a car is the reaction from casual passersby, most of which have no preconceived notions of how a particular marque or model should look. I spent the day driving around a local state park and eventually parked the car near the lodge to get some pictures of it with a decent background. There must have had a half dozen couples stop by--including one fellow that used to own several 944s--and commented on what a great looking car it was and asking questions about it. Having I owned a 986 and a 987--both in same color combo--I and never had that type of reaction to either car.
Despite the "obvious failings" with some of the styling on the 981, it seems to hit the hot button with the general public at large.
They may not know very much, but they know what they like :).
Have a great Thanksgiving!
Original Message
Author: MikenOHDate: November 22, 2012 06:32PM
Re: Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
Paul:
Thanks for the reply and the acknowledgement that it's OK to have an opinion ;).
I totally agree on beauty being in the eye of the beholder, since It took me a while to warm to this styling, but after seeing it in the "flesh" and other 981s on the road, I really think the look is striking. I don't pretend to be an automotive designer and pretty much go with my gut--which tells me the styling, in it's entirety, works.
Are there miscues? Sure. The side scoop doesn't bother me as much as the seam where the rear fender and sill panel join in a horizontal line; on the 987,IIRC, the fender extended completely down to the sill so that there was no seam visible. Black plastic may look a bit out of place in a car costing over $50k, but I don't stay awake at nights worrying about it and if it does become an issue, there are people that will gladly paint it the body color.
Speaking of issues with air intakes, the 987 Boxster side air intakes, IMHO, were the biggest styling miscues on that car; silver inserts regardless of body color, in a shape which I thought did nothing for the over all look of the car. Did it keep me from buying one?--nope; I thought the complete car looked great, but I did consider changing out to the Cayman style which I thought looked better.
I also like the new look on the 991 coupe, but given the current prices routinely hitting $100K for a new one, it wasn't even on my radar scope.
To me, a good indicator of just how successful a new styling attempt works on a car is the reaction from casual passersby, most of which have no preconceived notions of how a particular marque or model should look. I spent the day driving around a local state park and eventually parked the car near the lodge to get some pictures of it with a decent background. There must have had a half dozen couples stop by--including one fellow that used to own several 944s--and commented on what a great looking car it was and asking questions about it. Having owned a 986 and a 987--both in same color combo--I never had that type of reaction to either car.
Despite the "obvious failings" with some of the styling on the 981, it seems to hit the hot button with the general public at large.
They may not know very much, but they know what they like :).
Have a great Thanksgiving!
Thanks for the reply and the acknowledgement that it's OK to have an opinion ;).
I totally agree on beauty being in the eye of the beholder, since It took me a while to warm to this styling, but after seeing it in the "flesh" and other 981s on the road, I really think the look is striking. I don't pretend to be an automotive designer and pretty much go with my gut--which tells me the styling, in it's entirety, works.
Are there miscues? Sure. The side scoop doesn't bother me as much as the seam where the rear fender and sill panel join in a horizontal line; on the 987,IIRC, the fender extended completely down to the sill so that there was no seam visible. Black plastic may look a bit out of place in a car costing over $50k, but I don't stay awake at nights worrying about it and if it does become an issue, there are people that will gladly paint it the body color.
Speaking of issues with air intakes, the 987 Boxster side air intakes, IMHO, were the biggest styling miscues on that car; silver inserts regardless of body color, in a shape which I thought did nothing for the over all look of the car. Did it keep me from buying one?--nope; I thought the complete car looked great, but I did consider changing out to the Cayman style which I thought looked better.
I also like the new look on the 991 coupe, but given the current prices routinely hitting $100K for a new one, it wasn't even on my radar scope.
To me, a good indicator of just how successful a new styling attempt works on a car is the reaction from casual passersby, most of which have no preconceived notions of how a particular marque or model should look. I spent the day driving around a local state park and eventually parked the car near the lodge to get some pictures of it with a decent background. There must have had a half dozen couples stop by--including one fellow that used to own several 944s--and commented on what a great looking car it was and asking questions about it. Having owned a 986 and a 987--both in same color combo--I never had that type of reaction to either car.
Despite the "obvious failings" with some of the styling on the 981, it seems to hit the hot button with the general public at large.
They may not know very much, but they know what they like :).
Have a great Thanksgiving!