F-Type ( X152 ) 2014 - Onwards

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Old Jun 5, 2018 | 09:23 AM
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Have you all seen the new AM Vantage?


How about that face? It is described as sexy in the car mags.


Not to take away from what must be a fine machine, to me, the front end reminds me of the banjo player in the movie Deliverance.


And the rear? Not for me either. I shan't say what the rear reminds me of.


You want sexy? Take another look at the F-Type, any angle, the most beautiful automobile on the planet.


Thanks you Ian.
 
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Old Jun 5, 2018 | 12:18 PM
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OMG Don 1954,, you are correct on both points. The F- Type is gorgeous from all angles. I have to turn back and look at it two or three times every time that I park it. At my business, I park it next to the rear door and I find myself opening it every so often to check it out. I have liked the looks of the Vanquish, but they just missed the mark on this one!
 
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Old Jun 5, 2018 | 12:24 PM
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Conventional wisdom is the target market is the younger folks.


We shall see what they think when they ring in on this matter.


 
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Old Jun 5, 2018 | 02:28 PM
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Pretty horrible on both ends.
 
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Old Jun 5, 2018 | 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Unhingd
Pretty horrible on both ends.
The color of the one I saw pictures of didn't help either, but I tend to agree. The front almost looks like one of the iterations of RX-7 or something in the front and like it's trying too hard from the rear. It's not the ugliest car I've seen, but it doesn't fit what I think of when I think of AM and their style.
 
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Old Jun 5, 2018 | 03:37 PM
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i don't mind the view from back or sides but the front is certainly polarizing

 
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Old Jun 5, 2018 | 05:58 PM
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The DB11 is better looking, but AM needs to stay away from Lexus design direction.
 
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Old Jun 5, 2018 | 09:07 PM
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That nose is straight off the AM Vulcan track car. Not great. But. Still a million times better than the Lexus nose!
 
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Old Jun 6, 2018 | 10:52 AM
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The back is beautiful, but the front looks like a Mazda
 
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Old Jun 6, 2018 | 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Mbourne
That nose is straight off the AM Vulcan track car. Not great. But. Still a million times better than the Lexus nose!
Yes, a bit of hyberbole there to stress the point.
 
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Old Jun 6, 2018 | 06:46 PM
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The headlamps have no style whatsoever and look really cheap.
The Grill, as some one else mentioned, seems to be trying to be too much like a Lexus, absent the hour-glass design.
 
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Old Jun 7, 2018 | 03:29 AM
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Headlights remind of squinty snake eyes or alligators. Not my favorite reptiles.
 
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Old Jun 7, 2018 | 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by jaguny
Yes, a bit of hyberbole there to stress the point.
True
 
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