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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 07:20 PM
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Default My take on the new xB...

Obviously, I don't have pictures to show, or any sketch artist renditions- but I can give you a pretty good idea of what it looks like.

Aside from the publicly shown 5axis fitted models (not what your going to see released as the standard xB), the design borrows HEAVILY from the newer volkswagen golf. (IMO)





Just picture these two cars mated, and what their mutant offspring would look like- and there you have the new xB.

It still is very much a box, but with the sloping (up at the bottom, and slightly down at the top) windows- just like the VW shown, but not as rounded. And the front end slopes down and the Hlights angle in alot like the VW. The windshield angles in a little better than the original box- hopefully to resolve the constant windshield pocking and chipping. Not as drastic changes as people think it will be. Just a little more stylized, or smoother, but still very much a box on wheels.
Didn't seem really bigger to me at all. Maybe just seems to have a wider stance.

And if you're wondering about the back end, it's still a box- but again, drive behind a new VW golf if you want a pretty good idea of the tail light setup.

I've seen the car, and I personally don't like it as well as my OG style box- but it will probably sell very well. It will definitely be less offensive to the "american car lovers" who feel that the original looks "too foreign".

Again, I don't have any pics, and don't dare give a good representation drawing, either... I like my job, and I don't feel like causing any legal problems for my company, either.

Please feel free to doubt what I'm saying . Wait till it's shown, and then remember my post.


BTW...I asked someone about the engine, and was only told that:
"...it's pretty comparable to the original, but a little more (earth)friendly, and a little more driver friendly." This isn't an exact quote, but what I remember being told...and I have now idea what the hell it's supposed to mean, but I got the impression that it's not going to be so different powerwise either.
Old Jan 11, 2007 | 04:25 PM
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I don't really like the new version as much, but I do hope they'll make some much needed improvements on the performance and safety features.
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