Visually, the Edge receives are more imposing grille, new
front sheetmetal, wheel designs and a heavily restyled interior.
Perhaps a few strategically placed louvers in the hood and
front sheetmetal would cure the problem?
The Rally Sport option, with its chrome bumperettes on either side of an impact absorbing urethane grill surround, continued for one more year due to creative bracing behind
the front sheetmetal.
Apart from
the front sheetmetal (which curiously resembles that of a Toyota Tacoma), the Equator is all - Frontier from the A-pillar on back.
Not exact matches
Where the angled rear windshield creates an acute angle with
sheetmetal, full - width taillights reprise the same rectangle - and - triangles shape as the headlights and
front grille.
Taken to the extreme, one could imagine a monolithic assembly plant in China or India spitting out
front - wheel - drive cars and crossover / utilities for all the commodity brands in the world, with only
sheetmetal and interior trim variations among the myriad brands.
While the Trax's new nose is the most obvious
sheetmetal change, the crossover also comes with a new 18 - inch wheel design, new lower
front and rear fascias, and resculpted taillamp lenses.
The new car receives revised
front and rear clips, along with restyled headlamps, new taillamps, and a tweaked grille, but most other exterior
sheetmetal is left essentially untouched.
To my eye, this is just about the excess length that should be chopped out of the
sheetmetal between the
front door cut and the
front wheelhouse.
Rather, the single glass piece stretches from just in
front of the driver's head to right before the rear passengers, with the back third of the roof or so made of
sheetmetal, reducing the amount of extra weight.
Other than a new V -12-style grille, new lights all around, gently massaged
front and rear bumpers and a few other minor updates, the
sheetmetal remains unchanged.
Only a steering column and the thin
sheetmetal that is the Bus»
front end separates me from whatever it might collide with.
After admiring the tastefully restrained
sheetmetal, commodious shoulder and leg room
front and back, the wide windows, supportive seats, vast amount of cargo space, and driver's command position, off we went in a bright blue CX - 5 with a manual transmission, with a modest curb weight of 3208 pounds.
There is new
sheetmetal but the most noticeable styling change is up
front, where the headlights and
front fascia have, dare I say, some attitude.
For 2012, the XF saw some exterior design changes, which is most obvious when you look at the
front of the car, where the old
sheetmetal bulge over the headlights is gone in favor of a more streamlined headlight design.
Beneath the
sheetmetal, the car's 6.2 - liter V - 8 engine scores a red engine cover and a new air intake, while the chassis benefits from upgraded Brembo
front brakes and a lowered suspension.
The floating roof, the edgy
sheetmetal, the square - ish wheel wells, the
front end — love it or hate it, you got ta admit that is one hell of a beak.
The 900 underwent minor cosmetic design changes for 1987, including restyled
front - end and bumpers that went from a vertical to a more sloped design;
sheetmetal body parts were unchanged.
«The distinctive new silhouette is achieved principally through positioning the A-pillars further rearward; a balanced proportion that allows them to aim toward the center of the
front wheel while the muscular
sheetmetal of the C - pillars sits squarely over the rear wheels.
Although the overall shape is still familiar, fresh
sheetmetal and an aggressive new
front end make the 2009 FX a bit more edgy than the original.
Just take a look at that curving
sheetmetal, that bold new grille, and that wedge - shaped profile with the short
front and rear overhangs.
Other changes included a redesigned instrument cluster and center console, new wood - style trim, new
sheetmetal, and a different rear and
front fascia design.
The two cars share plenty, though the new Elantra Coupe features different
front styling and unique
sheetmetal from the windshield back.
The floating roof, the edgy
sheetmetal, the square - ish wheel wells, the
front end — love it or hate it, you got ta admit that is one hell...
Speaking of doors, the two
front ones and the roof are the only pieces of stock XE
sheetmetal.
The basic cab and
sheetmetal — including broad new
front fenders into which the headlight pods appeared to be settling — were shared with Chevrolet.
Only the slightly sinister
front end of the car gives away what it really is: the ultimate wolf in sheep's
sheetmetal.
Revealed just ahead of its debut in Shanghai, Audi's smallest crossover shares platform architecture and powertrain elements with the Volkswagen Tiguan, but will roll onto the scene wearing its own unique
sheetmetal and a luxuriously appointed cabin with seating for five, along with gasoline and diesel engines and the choice of
front - or all - wheel drive.
They're
front - drive - based unibody people - movers, aka minivans, with creatively styled
sheetmetal to imply rugged manliness.
Built for customer Angelo Vespi of St. Augustine, Florida, the Camaro featured numerous complicated modifications, including a supercharged, 800hp Mast LS - 7 engine, extensive
front hood and
sheetmetal work, LED lighting, a high - end AMG - style interior and sound makeover, and a full rollcage integrating Bluetooth technology for phone and stereo.
While it's true the major
sheetmetal pieces carry over and remain common with its Nissan Armada cousin, both the
front and rear soft fascias on the QX56 have more refined contours.
Unfortunately, unlike other RAV4s the EV is only available as a
front wheel drive model (and with the previous model's
sheetmetal?????), however it should still be able to get you further off road than any of the other vehicles on this list.
Calais V and SS V share the same exterior
sheetmetal, which means a higher
front and rear than VE, driven by pedestrian protection legislation and aerodynamics as much as design purity.
Regardless of the design, we'd expect the Avalon to continue being the competent
front - drive sedan it is now with some flashier
sheetmetal.
There will be plenty of new
sheetmetal as well, in addition to a new look for the
front and rear fascias.
Along with the difficult - to - look - at
front grille, the TL's
sheetmetal was littered with sharp creases all over the place.
We'd have made the
sheetmetal a bit more dramatic in the
front, sides and back, but at less than 30 grand, there isn't too much not to like... and nobody at VW asked us, anyway.
1967 brought
sheetmetal redesign below the belt line with wraparound parking lights at the
front and taillights at the rear.
Its bold new aerodynamic
sheetmetal features striking C - shaped LED signature lighting surrounding new projector headlights, complementary C - shaped taillights, a distinctive «floating» roof, a handsome new
front grill, slender chrome side mirrors, and available 19 - inch sport alloy wheels.
The car's profile is similar but
sheetmetal treatment is more angular with soft crease lines up
front on the mudguard and rear D - pillars.