View Poll Results: Did the pics meet your expectations?
I was expecting better.
37
26.06%
Exactly as I expected
37
26.06%
Better than I expected.
68
47.89%
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Did first impressions meet expectations?
12-07-2005, 08:59 PM
#5
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Location: Antioch, CA
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Re: Did first impressions meet expectations?
far exceeded my expectations. i thought it was going to be a rounded off looking bloated thing, but it's perfect (except for the tail pipes). the car has a great stance, and that's usually the thing that makes or breaks a design. i think the GTO failed in a lot of people's eyes because it didn't have a very aggressive stance at all. it looked like a fat car on tiny wheels with a sagging rearend.
12-07-2005, 08:59 PM
#6
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Re: Did first impressions meet expectations?
Actually, I think it kind of surpassed them. I was afraid it would be blatantly retro (i.e. look more like Kris Hortons or Krispey's rendition). I think there are some excellent new looks to it. It has gotten back to a muscle coupe, instead of a poor mans 'Vette, ala the 4th gen. I like it, now I can't wait to see how it translates to sheet metal.
12-07-2005, 09:07 PM
#10
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Re: Did first impressions meet expectations?
You know something Z284, I just have to say no. I'm sure you'll agree that we had alot higher expectations and that it must be different from those pictures by now. I've seen concepts online that I liked better. I also expected a blend of Gens and more modern looks.
12-07-2005, 09:12 PM
#11
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Re: Did first impressions meet expectations?
Far, far exceeded. Nice, tight stance, clean style, and not too retro. I think it looks inbetween retro and modern (unlike the Challenger and Mustang, imo). The front has a nice grill that reminds me of the early 4th gens (lights hidden under the hood and giving it a mean look) and of course, the first gens.
12-07-2005, 09:12 PM
#12
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Location: Clinton TWP, MI
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Re: Did first impressions meet expectations?
Originally Posted by IZ28
You know something Z284, I just have to say no. I'm sure you'll agree that we had alot higher expectations and that it must be different from those pictures by now.
It is much better than I expected.
12-07-2005, 09:12 PM
#13
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Jackson, NJ
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Re: Did first impressions meet expectations?
Originally Posted by IZ28
You know something Z284, I just have to say no. I'm sure you'll agree that we had alot higher expectations and that it must be different from those pictures by now. I've seen concepts online that I liked better. I also expected a blend of Gens and more modern looks.
Edit: I just thought about what I typed and I have to make a correction.... Well I can't say that it isn't what I expected...And that's exactly why I'm disappointed, because it is the retro car I dreaded...Not the mean, sleek, low-slung, aggressive looking roadburner I hoped, (am hoping), for.
Last edited by slayerxxx213; 12-07-2005 at 09:17 PM.
12-07-2005, 09:13 PM
#15
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Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Lilburn, GA, USA
Posts: 2,072
Re: Did first impressions meet expectations?
It is what I expected but I wanted so much more. Way too retro, nothing really new. There seems to be something starting to be new and interesting in the rear but the tail lights killed it.
Well now each of the big 3 have a retro muscle car..............that just seems rediculus to me.
Well now each of the big 3 have a retro muscle car..............that just seems rediculus to me.
