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Old 07-14-2014, 07:44 PM
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Couldn't help but notice the similarities...
Especially from the back and rear quarter angles


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Yes, I thought the early Hyundai's were complete ripoffs of other auto makers' designs, including Jag.
 
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This endless quest of mine for the perfect S-type has lead to many
Hyundai dealerships. I have thought it is to show the potential Hyundai customers exactly that.
 
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I guess the rover 75 never made it to he sates

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ro...ed=0CAgQ_AUoAQ
 
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heh... i too have always noticed the many similarities between the S-type and the hyundai sonata/kia amanti...

As if hearing how the S' 'looks like a ford taurus' wasn't enough, now you might get comparisons to that butt-ugly KIA!!!

Out of all the sheetmetal on the market to have copied, why kia chose to copy the much maligned S-type styling, I will never know...
 
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I suppose you could add , why buy a Jaguar XF , when you could have a cheaper ( probably more reliable , with a longer warranty ) KIA Optima ??
 
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I guess the rover 75 never made it to he sates

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ro...ed=0CAgQ_AUoAQ
Yeah, can't say I've ever seen that one here. Actually a very nice looking ride. Both Hyundai and Kia have come a long way in the short time they've been around in terms of the quality of their products. One of the major US consumer magazines now rates both of them (2013 and above) very highly.

But IMHO the S-Type styling is still in a class of its own: often imitated; never duplicated. Even Jag's replacement products seem to lack its styling.
 
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Was Saving This For A Special Occasion..

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I Call This Picture "The Stare Down". Clearly The Leaper Wins.
 
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There is an interesting story to go with the picture I posted above.. I'll start my own thread about it later after work, just don't have the time now. 'Til then..
 
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ROFL! Leaper by a nose ha ha.
 
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A few months ago I was out driving and had one of those Kia "s type look alikes" behind me...I pulled over to refuel at a gas station and he happened to need to refuel as well..so I get to the pump start refueling he pulls up next to me...gave my Stype a nice stare and asked me how I made my Kia look like that LOL!!!....I told him the car was not a Kia but a Jag...should of seen the face on that man
 
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A few months ago I was out driving and had one of those Kia "s type look alikes" behind me...I pulled over to refuel at a gas station and he happened to need to refuel as well..so I get to the pump start refueling he pulls up next to me...gave my Stype a nice stare and asked me how I made my Kia look like that LOL!!!....I told him the car was not a Kia but a Jag...should of seen the face on that man

Thats hilarious!
 
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A few months ago I was out driving and had one of those Kia "s type look alikes" behind me...I pulled over to refuel at a gas station and he happened to need to refuel as well..so I get to the pump start refueling he pulls up next to me...gave my Stype a nice stare and asked me how I made my Kia look like that LOL!!!....I told him the car was not a Kia but a Jag...should of seen the face on that man
Had to be a Kodak moment.
 
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As Promised... https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/s...nz-lol-122233/
 
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A few months ago I was out driving and had one of those Kia "s type look alikes" behind me...I pulled over to refuel at a gas station and he happened to need to refuel as well..so I get to the pump start refueling he pulls up next to me...gave my Stype a nice stare and asked me how I made my Kia look like that LOL!!!....I told him the car was not a Kia but a Jag...should of seen the face on that man
 
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That kia amanti with the mercedes logo... what a joke.
 
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