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Originally Posted by Samson
The "euro" taillights that my other car (the 100% Japanese Lexus IS300/Toyota Atezza) unfortunately popularized are used in all sorts of cars from all countries these days. Even ze Germans. Know what? It doesn't mean that they are unoriginal; they are just giving the customer what they want.
Hell, even the "Bangle Butt" isn't even original. A similar design was first used by Hyundai on the 2001 XG300.
The point here is that everything is derivative of everything else. Sure, there are some unique elements that might be indicative of a certain country of origin... but what are we talking about again? The 370z and the Boxster? Yeah. They're both unoriginal derivations of the 1991 Geo Metro Convertible. All Porsche and Nissan did was double the cylinder count and add some leather, so they both suck. 
Oh - The design of the Prius is dictated by the wind tunnel. It is a car made to have a very low coefficient of drag, and a truncated teardrop is the current shape of choice. Look at a Honda Insight or, to a lesser extent, a Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe. It is that shape for a reason. Now, the inside of the Prius might be ugly as sin, but it is designed for the intended techy audience, and it works. |
You can argue all you want, but you know what I am talking about. I wasn't mentioning features, I was referrring to the car shape. If everything is a derivative of everything else, it means that there is no difference in buying Geo or Boxster, isn't it?
What I said is that these Japanese manufacturers should preserve their originality, not copies. "It doesn't mean that they are unoriginal; they are just giving the customer what they want." which exactly proves my point. Just because the other cars sell well, it does not mean they should jump the wagon and copy. That is unoriginal.
Just because the wind tunnel shows that design has less drag, it does not mean that they should went with that design even if it looks ugly. There must be another option to make the car looks better? Excuses..excuses..now where did that "dorky car" slurr for Prius come from?
This further proves my point that they have no sense of car design. Talking about Honda Insight, have you seen how similar the car is to Prius? I test drove one the other day and the car looks like a copy of Prius, but made with cheaper material (they cost less too). It gives a good therapeutic when you seat on the back though because the rear suspension bounces.