To give the car a crossover appeal, Honda has added large
plastic wheel arches and plastic cladding on the side, silver skid plates on the front and rear bumpers and redesigned rear hatch.
Plastic wheel arches and light surrounds are joined by silver skid plates and roof bars, giving the Panda a rugged exterior that looks good to challenge any terrain.
Not exact matches
Wheel arches get dark plastic trim to help protect the bodywork around the wheel wells and side s
Wheel arches get dark
plastic trim to help protect the bodywork around the
wheel wells and side s
wheel wells and side sills.
The front lid, front wing,
wheel arch vents, upper part of the SportDesign exterior mirrors, air intakes in the rear side panels and parts of the rear are produced from carbon - fibre reinforced
plastic (CFRP), as are many of the interior components.
The Regal TourX with its
plastic black
wheel arch extensions resembles Volvo V60 Cross Country.
The Baby Rangie uses 16 kg of recycled
plastic to make up the
wheel arch liners and engine covers.
Just as you'd expect, it's the rugged look for the All - Terrain, with an SUV - look grille, butch bumpers,
plastic cladding on the sides and
wheel arches and a raised ride height, partly from a higher setting for the air suspension (15 mm) and partly from the higher profile rubber (14 mm).
With an SUV - shaped profile,
plastic cladding around the
wheel arches and bumpers, low ride height it's appearance is very much a crossover between a small estate and a SUV — like the Mercedes GLA — and designed with the global market in its mind, could be revealed in teaser form, or debut as a concept car in the next Motor Show's, like LA Auto Show (November) or Detroit (January 2016).
The side profile resembles to that of the Jazz, albeit Honda has added some new bits to the WR - V such as the flared
wheel arches, roof rails,
plastic cladding on the lower body and new diamond cut alloy
wheels for a refreshed look.
The Jimny's flared
wheel arches get a dark
plastic cladding.
Visually, the Cross Country immediately stands out from the S60 thanks to design cues like a model - specific grille with honeycomb inserts, light gray trim on the bottom of both bumpers, black
plastic cladding over the
wheel arches, new side skirts as well as 18 - inch
wheels.
The X-Cellence also gets a set of 18 ″ alloys with high profile rubber for better traction,
plastic cladding round the
wheel arches, more ambitious bumpers, scratch resistant paint, chrome roof rails, sump guard and light protectors.
The lower edges and
wheel arches aren't just trimmed with raw
plastic, but ruggedized bits and flares finished in matte paint.
The range - topping Autobiography model features vast 20 - inch
wheels that fill the
arches, but if you go for the entry - level SE model, it has 18 - inch
wheels that look a little lost next to all the black
plastic trim adorning the exterior.
Through their looks alone, the flared
wheel arches, a
plastic front spoiler complete with an integrated oil cooler, as well as the even larger rear spoiler highlighted the primary mission and purpose of the Carrera RS 3.0: motorsport.
The spy image shows that the Celerio X will receive a body kit featuring black
plastic cladding around the
wheel arches and along the sides.
A new alloy
wheel design and
plastic - cladded
wheel -
arch is also obvious.
The countryman also gets wide and pronounced
wheel arches clad in black
plastic to pronounce the crossover look.
Keen eyed people will make out the fact that except some mild sheet metal changes, the body shell of the car is virtually the same as that of the Quanto, with some obligatory
plastic cladding attached to doors and
wheel arches.
Much of the 911 GT2 RS's bodywork is constructed out of carbon - fibre reinforced
plastic — Porsche names the front wings, front
wheel arch vents exterior mirrors, rear air intakes and some of the rear panels as being made from the lightweight material.
Also,
plastic bottles, milk jugs and other post-consumer recycled materials are used in underbody shields,
wheel arch liners and air cleaner assemblies.
The
wheel arches also get
plastic cladding that integrates with the running board enhancing the off - road look on the SUV.
Just over half an inch is not a huge elevation shift, but the effect is visually magnified by dark
plastic cladding trimming the lower body and
wheel arches.
The car also gets a new bumper with large air intakes, round foglamps, and underbody
plastic cladding, which extends over the
wheel arches.
The model also features integrated under ride protection elements finished in reflex - silver and
plastic paneling painted with matt - black lacquer for the door sills and
wheel arches.
The Audi A6 allroad has rudimentary underbody protection and
plastic cladding on the
wheel arches fortify the body a little, plus there's hill descent control and tilt angle display systems.
[12] The Discovery 4 also retains the body - coloured
wheel arches and bumpers as the late Discovery 3s (early D3s had black
plastic trim).
Seen from the side the Duster sports a higher belt line than its predecessor, a more steeply raked windscreen that has also been brought forward by 100 mm, 17 - inch
wheels housed by the bulged
wheel arches (a design cue that carries on), aluminum roof bars, as well as
plastic cladding.
The
plastic cladding around the
wheel arches is straight from the crossover design book and lends a rugged look to the Kona.
There is a grey
plastic covering surrounding the headlights and foglamps extending into the body cladding which passes over the
wheel arches and flows throughout the length of the body.
Plastic arch protectors prevent against paint being peeled off against car park pillars or pebbles thrown by
wheels when going off the tarmac.
There is also
plastic cladding for the
wheel arches and the side sill.
Although, viewed from the side, the
wheel arches with the
plastic cladding look a little too big.
Outwardly the Kona looks rugged with
plastic moulding to
wheel arches and a roof rail to give it that unmistakeable crossover - look.
In terms of styling, the hatchback - based Kia Stonic compact crossover has a raised body, sharp creases, and kinks around the door sills and
plastic cladding along the bottom edge of the car, as well as on the
wheel arches to give it a tougher look.
Towards the sides, you'll see that the updated S - Cross comes with slightly flared
wheel arches, a prominent shoulder line, and underbody
plastic cladding to emphasise the crossover - SUV touch.
There are faux skid plates at both ends as well as black
plastic cladding all around, including the
wheel arches, to add to the SUV - like feel.
The rear
wheel arches have typically got a light rash which the
plastic stone guards haven't completely protected against (see photos).
The changes are purely cosmetic and include black
plastic cladding around the sides and
wheel arches, new black alloy
wheels and a silver scuff plate at the rear.
With an SUV - shaped profile,
plastic cladding around the
wheel arches and bumpers, low ride height it's appearance is very much a crossover between a small estate and a SUV — like the Mercedes GLA — and designed with the global market in its mind.
The thick black
plastic cladding wraps the Compass around the sides too, complemented by some rather tasteful trapezoidal
wheel arches thought straight out of Jeep's legendary line up of SUVs.