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More split rear window madness

Discussion in 'Other Cars' started by KMO, Sep 25, 2004.

  1. KMO

    KMO Senior Member

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    Prius-style curvy roofs and split rear windows are getting more common now, at least here in Europe. In a couple of years the Prius will be looking quite boringly conventional.

    Here are a couple of cars the Americans here may not have seen that share a few Prius characteristics.

    First, the Audi A2; this has been around a year or two, and to my eyes looks a bit like a baby Prius:

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    And now, being unveiled at the Paris Motor Show, we have the Citroen C4. Its 3-door form has an even more extreme rear window, while the 5-door just has the curvy roof.

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    It also has some gizmos like Bluetooth available (like the new Ford Focus), but of course it's still just a conventional drivetrain.

    Hope you found this interesting...
     
    #1 KMO, Sep 25, 2004
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    Very interesting -- it is starting to look like the prius was only a year or two ahead, style-wise.

    Actually, I like the Citroen 5-door wagon-like hatch (though I'm quite taken with the Prius hatch door.)
     
    #2 bookrats, Sep 25, 2004
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    I think that as fuel efficiency become a primary driving force behind body design, it will become unavoidable that there will be a convergence in appearance. There are only so many ways to minimize the Coefficient of Drag and still fit a number of humans sitting upright into a car body.
     
    #3 jchu, Sep 26, 2004
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    Don't forget the MB C-Class Sports Coupé. It has almost the same looking rear window.
     
    #4 Victoriatus, Sep 26, 2004
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