Originally Posted by midlife chrysler
Yeah, I forgot to say that I do love my baby and I agree - it was some sort of compromise/ attempt to "classify" that must have caused that front look. I sort of like the lines on the hood but...yeah, it needs to look meaner and leaner...good call, too, on how repeating it on the other cars takes a little bite out of it, too
You are spot on. The front has been dumbed down to look like a Chrysler product.
Eric Stoddard has commented that in a generation II crossfire, He would have wanted to go for a more "muscular " look. I would agree. Check out his comments by going to his profile listed under "Creator."
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A more musculr look would have likely given this model a more distinct presence and possibkly improved it's image in the press. I think the vanilla front end gave the critics a bad first impression of the car.
That said, I'm fine with the looks of the car overall. damm happy with it's performance and ectatic everytime it surprises an over confident opponent on the street.
Besides, they never get to see anything but the back end anyway.
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