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Separated at Birth: 2006 Honda Civic and 2006 Audi A4
Posted Oct 6th 2005 9:00PM
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Reasonable Guy
first of all, the average person can not really draw any similarity between any two cars, let alone these two. (its us on this website who can) And if you think about it these two cars look as similar as a celebrity and his/her impersonators. we don't see people outraged because someone looks almost identical to a famous person now do we.
December 28 2005 at 5:25 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Hunter James
How many car designs have their been? How many revisions? Modifications? Concepts? How many different approaches to the automobile are left? Y'know the old saying about reinventing the wheel? Well, the same thing applies here to some extent. Stop bickering over what looks like what, because it's going to keep happening again, and again, and again, and again...please - all of you who are so bothered by this - find something better to do with your energy - like, perhaps, designing a car that doesn't look like any other car that's ever existed. ps - congratulations on being so observant...I wish I could nominate you for some kind of award...
November 21 2005 at 2:00 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
KeLeung
I don't understand why some people care so much about the looks of a car, to the extent even upset on something like "who is copying who". The miata and S2000 are exact copies of the British MG. So waht ? Why should it bother anyone ? much less the tail lights of one car looks like that of another ... besides there is no patent on looks, isn't it ? Just enjoy the car you like, life is too short.
November 10 2005 at 1:05 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Dr. Woo
To those crying "It's based on a VW!" you should probably consider the fact that the platform upon which the A4 rides (B-series) was engineered almost entirely in-house by Audi themselves. If anything, the Passat was based on the A4. The B5-coded platform was the last platform the Passat borrowed from Audi. The A4 has used two platforms since then. It's now up to B7. The current-model Passat uses a variation of Volkswagen's A platform, which Audi uses for the TT and A3. Any other attempts to discredit the A4 and make it seem like less than it really is?
November 03 2005 at 4:17 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Surprise
Comparing Audi with Honda? How about Acura? I thought this was just about tail lights.... Besides the tail lights on new Civic actually look like the ones on current Civic also, which everybody has missed here. So I am not sure if they really copied Audi.
October 11 2005 at 9:29 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
iQuack
Many people in the U.S. never learned to drive a stick shift. Before rise in imports, most U.S. cars with M/Ts were clunky crap as most of the engineering effort went to perfecting A/Ts. Newer cars are as economical and quick with A/T as with manual. And A/Ts, even though more costly to repair, might not need any repair at all. A driver who isn't skillful can kill a clutch in no time. I still think everybody should learn to drive a stick unless they have some physical limitation, but that's not going to happen in the U.S. If a car company wants volume, it must offer A/T here--even in sports cars.
October 08 2005 at 9:35 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Al Bundy
#53 No I am not serious. I just like to type idiotic things to piss you off! Let's just say that I have some experience with people who would have loved to have bought either of the stick cars but wouldnt' because they don't come in automatic.
October 08 2005 at 11:17 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Jonathan Wilson Jr.
#52 are you serious?
October 08 2005 at 12:42 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Al Bundy
I will argue that Honda has hurt itself by not producing a more accessible sports car that is available in automatic. I know i know..a true sports car doesn't come in auto but there are many who want a sporty car with the convenience of an auto. The si and s2000 are stick only.
October 07 2005 at 4:27 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Surprise
Comparing Honda with Audi???? How about "Acura" with Audi? I thought this was just about the tail lights....
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