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fiat 500 coupe zagato
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fiat 500 coupe zagato
A year on and still no closer to being released. Shame the 105 twinair should be a storming wee motor.
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aye i know. still, not seen this before but i like it!
What's with the builder's bum roof? It looks stupid enough on the RCZ - why's fiat copying it or is there an engineering reason I'm missing
Poor show Harper, Poor show.Harper said:
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It looks like they've lowered the roof.... so you can't have adults sitting in the back.
In a normall 500 my head touches the roof, so not very comfortable & I'm only 5ft 10"
In a normall 500 my head touches the roof, so not very comfortable & I'm only 5ft 10"
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at 6'2" i cant fit in the rear of one anyways, but i think its like the cinq/sei.... its got 4 seats but realisticly fiat wanted it with 2 
I've sat in the back of a Sei before (NEO), they seemd to have better headroom, than the 500's.
Venters said:
Ah come on Venters, you know I don't claim to have extensive car knowledge - or any car knowledge really
I just like pretty and fast cars and that roof spoils it for meFirst time I saw that shape roof was on a mate's blokes pug and I'm sure you'll all be unsurprised to hear I asked him why his roof looked like an arse from certain angles. Naturally he took the hump although he was a moody bugger anyway but that's another story. Suffice to say friend binned him sharpish
btw, he couldn't tell me if the roof was shaped like that for aerodynamic or aesthetic reasons (it's gotta be the former right?) but I'm sure you lot can
But to accuse Fiat of copying a French car, especially a french car that doesn't make the list is treason.
By the by, the double bubble was to allow for extra headroom for helmets without raising the entire roof and mucking up the aerodynamics.
By the by, the double bubble was to allow for extra headroom for helmets without raising the entire roof and mucking up the aerodynamics.
Venters said:But to accuse Fiat of copying a French car, especially a french car that doesn't make the list is treason.
By the by, the double bubble was to allow for extra headroom for helmets without raising the entire roof and mucking up the aerodynamics.
lol, oh well they can't ban me before Sunday and after that I'm gonna be kinda busy anyway.
Knew you'd know why but your explanation only works for the oldie. What's the explanation for the new cars?
Retro styling.
Was trying to think where I'd seen the Double Bubble before.
Ford GT40...
Ford GT40...
GT40 didn't have a double bubble.Andi_F said:
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mazda rx7 have double boubles... pug rgz thing too.. and many many more.
as said its to allow room for helmets without raizing the entire roof... still a good aerodynamic feature today but with the extra power from modern cars i dont think its needed all the time...
i think it looks cool anyways... but i like things that arnt common, i hate cars looking the same
as said its to allow room for helmets without raizing the entire roof... still a good aerodynamic feature today but with the extra power from modern cars i dont think its needed all the time...
i think it looks cool anyways... but i like things that arnt common, i hate cars looking the same
Yes
dodge viper had a double buble roof aswell
looks nice still though, the only fiat concept i've seen the past year or so that made me instantly want one was the abarth roadster
ffs Fiat, stop making concepts and just get this one into production :laugh:
looks nice
still though, the only fiat concept i've seen the past year or so that made me instantly want one was the abarth roadster
ffs Fiat, stop making concepts and just get this one into production :laugh:
It looks...okay I guess. Same, in concept at least, to the MINI coupe I suppose though looks slightly better thought out than that monstrosity. Needs to be more coupe-esque though rather than just the standard hatch with a slightly lower roof.
Venters said:
I'm sure some of them had it fitted.... just trying to find pics of it...
Andi_F said:
Think this is what you're thinking of Andi, as Venters and Steve says it's a bulge moulded into the door for taller drivers needing extra space though didn't have the symmetrical design many other cars have had for the "double bubble" effect. Helped Clarkson when he drove it for one of his vids too...
