Styling guru's: your opinion please
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I think all of it is FUGLY. That is soooooo overdone, transformer rice style, and it ****s up the lines of the Z. It looks like some cheap *** add on kit like ricers use....IMO that looks like junk, there are way better kits that use the lines of the Z and enhance them, that **** is fuuuugly.
I don't like the body kit, but I wouldn't fling the word "rice" all over the place. Some people think putting any bodykit, even just a lip on a car is "rice" like you put it.
Originally Posted by atar350
I think all of it is FUGLY. That is soooooo overdone, transformer rice style, and it ****s up the lines of the Z. It looks like some cheap *** add on kit like ricers use....IMO that looks like junk, there are way better kits that use the lines of the Z and enhance them, that **** is fuuuugly.
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heres why i dont like it, I'll give a real response, not like all the idiotic rice and fugly responses from the self proclaimed design experts.
The front bumper bottom has a very long overhang. It also does not feature a raked angle for ease of driving up hills or driveways. The mouth is way too large for a NA car. The large openings will show off all those ugly parts usually hidden behind the bumper
Side Skirts, the rear end of the side skirts don't match to any other lines of the car. If they brought the line up to meet with the door, then design wise it would make sense. However the line just ends up in the middle of the rear fender somewhere. The rear vent also starts from no point of reference and leads to no point of reference.
Rear Bumper. The style is not my taste. The bottom of the rear bumper at least matches up to the side skirt line. The enclosed exhaust holes may cause problems when running another exhaust system that may hang lower, or angle differently. Also the rear fender line just ends abrubtly when it meets the rear bumper. The stepped edge on the rear bumper also doesn't belong, as it doesn't match any other line on the car.
Overall the kit is very European, and fits the European tastes. Remember people, different cultures have different tastes...its not always about whats popular in North America.
The front bumper bottom has a very long overhang. It also does not feature a raked angle for ease of driving up hills or driveways. The mouth is way too large for a NA car. The large openings will show off all those ugly parts usually hidden behind the bumper
Side Skirts, the rear end of the side skirts don't match to any other lines of the car. If they brought the line up to meet with the door, then design wise it would make sense. However the line just ends up in the middle of the rear fender somewhere. The rear vent also starts from no point of reference and leads to no point of reference.
Rear Bumper. The style is not my taste. The bottom of the rear bumper at least matches up to the side skirt line. The enclosed exhaust holes may cause problems when running another exhaust system that may hang lower, or angle differently. Also the rear fender line just ends abrubtly when it meets the rear bumper. The stepped edge on the rear bumper also doesn't belong, as it doesn't match any other line on the car.
Overall the kit is very European, and fits the European tastes. Remember people, different cultures have different tastes...its not always about whats popular in North America.
Last edited by swifty949; Dec 6, 2005 at 08:35 AM.
Front bumper would be nicer if it wasnt so angled forward, i mean we all know its modeled after the bmw M3 nose, so why not just make it more flat/flush.
the side vents look a bit like the amuse front bumper with the upper cheek part.
if i was FI, this front would be fantastic. Venting for all your oil cooler/power steering, itnercooler, how ever, i think it doesnt come with an underpanel so you'd have to make one yourself.
side skirts: pity the rear ventdoes nothing. eh... the RSW / Greddy side skirts look better.
rear: ... looks like a civic rear end. that thing is gonna catch alot of air.. probably will flap if its not secured on the bottom, even with the vents. the often knocked off esprit kit looks better than this one..
rear wing.. unless u track it.. .. i'd ditch the side plates to a flat version, and stick it more close to the rear of the trunk
the side vents look a bit like the amuse front bumper with the upper cheek part.
if i was FI, this front would be fantastic. Venting for all your oil cooler/power steering, itnercooler, how ever, i think it doesnt come with an underpanel so you'd have to make one yourself.
side skirts: pity the rear ventdoes nothing. eh... the RSW / Greddy side skirts look better.
rear: ... looks like a civic rear end. that thing is gonna catch alot of air.. probably will flap if its not secured on the bottom, even with the vents. the often knocked off esprit kit looks better than this one..
rear wing.. unless u track it.. .. i'd ditch the side plates to a flat version, and stick it more close to the rear of the trunk
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Originally Posted by ZlleH
I don't like the body kit, but I wouldn't fling the word "rice" all over the place. Some people think putting any bodykit, even just a lip on a car is "rice" like you put it.
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Originally Posted by swifty949
heres why i dont like it, I'll give a real response, not like all the idiotic rice and fugly responses from the self proclaimed design experts.
The front bumper bottom has a very long overhang. It also does not feature a raked angle for ease of driving up hills or driveways. The mouth is way too large for a NA car. The large openings will show off all those ugly parts usually hidden behind the bumper
Side Skirts, the rear end of the side skirts don't match to any other lines of the car. If they brought the line up to meet with the door, then design wise it would make sense. However the line just ends up in the middle of the rear fender somewhere. The rear vent also starts from no point of reference and leads to no point of reference.
Rear Bumper. The style is not my taste. The bottom of the rear bumper at least matches up to the side skirt line. The enclosed exhaust holes may cause problems when running another exhaust system that may hang lower, or angle differently. Also the rear fender line just ends abrubtly when it meets the rear bumper. The stepped edge on the rear bumper also doesn't belong, as it doesn't match any other line on the car.
Overall the kit is very European, and fits the European tastes. Remember people, different cultures have different tastes...its not always about whats popular in North America.
The front bumper bottom has a very long overhang. It also does not feature a raked angle for ease of driving up hills or driveways. The mouth is way too large for a NA car. The large openings will show off all those ugly parts usually hidden behind the bumper
Side Skirts, the rear end of the side skirts don't match to any other lines of the car. If they brought the line up to meet with the door, then design wise it would make sense. However the line just ends up in the middle of the rear fender somewhere. The rear vent also starts from no point of reference and leads to no point of reference.
Rear Bumper. The style is not my taste. The bottom of the rear bumper at least matches up to the side skirt line. The enclosed exhaust holes may cause problems when running another exhaust system that may hang lower, or angle differently. Also the rear fender line just ends abrubtly when it meets the rear bumper. The stepped edge on the rear bumper also doesn't belong, as it doesn't match any other line on the car.
Overall the kit is very European, and fits the European tastes. Remember people, different cultures have different tastes...its not always about whats popular in North America.
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