Not exact matches
On a
slab sided touring car some of the designs can
look a little messy, but Tim Holmes has done a great job in transferring them to a Formula 1 car and they
look all the better for it.
The standard car should
look nearly identical to the prototype TLX (pictured), with its typical Acura «shield» grille design, jeweled LED headlights, and slightly
slab -
sided profile.
Some trim levels leave the Lexus
looking particularly under - wheeled thanks to big
slab - like
sides.
As far as
looks, the
slab -
sided flanks are bound to survive, but the roof can come down a bit to comply with standard - size garages, and although the trademark front - end graphics must be carried over, there will be minor drag - cutting modifications.
There's something about a
slab -
sided SUV that speaks to us in this era of aerodynamically optimized, curvaceous vehicles that all tend to
look the same.
From the rear three - quarter and profile views, the blue Golf
looked slab -
sided, though the red GTI came across better.
It
looks much like the slightly boring, larger RLX with its jewel LED headlight array, Acura shield grille, and
slab -
sided profile with a slight upward kink just before the C - pillar.
He downplays any thoughts of the F - PACE stepping on the toes of Land Rover models, saying those are
slab -
sided and boxy compared to the racier
look of the F - PACE.
Now in its third generation the 2018 Honda Fit has shed it frumpy
slab -
sided styling and little - minivan
look for a lower, leaner design with a more muscular and chiseled shape.
Safari's exterior got a slight cosmetic freshening for 1995, but still
looks a bit chubby and
slab -
sided and has yet to join the aerodynamic club.
Those tiny wheels that
look so impossibly small when contrasted with the Leaf's
slab sides sit on low - rolling - resistance tires that reduce friction and disturb less air as they roll down the road.
But it
looks almost identical, with the
slab sides, flat glass, and upright windshield that made the G - Class famous.
In person, the Titan XD is imposing, yet it manages to avoid
looking slab -
sided and ponderous.
The shape and creases of the Infiniti are way better than the amorphous GLA — in fact, the Mercedes almost
looks slab -
sided by comparison.
The front is pretty sharp
looking though with detailed headlights and the
slab sides are disguised with two body swage lines.
The current generation's two - box,
slab -
sided design with bulging wheel arches has been replaced by a bolder, more sculpted and refined
look that starts with a fresh face accented by C - shaped headlight assemblies — a design cue that's emerging as a signature feature for the brand.
Prominent wheel arches defeat the
look of a big
slab -
sided car.
The body is dramatically creased, in contrast with the current
slab -
sided barge, the grille
looks stolen from Aston Martin, and the interior and chassis were completely redone.
The
slab sides and small windows mean it appears sportier than the Q3, even though it's taller, while the black window pillars and clamshell bonnet are a modern update to the traditional Range Rover
look.
Where the Nuvolari concept followed an extreme but literal interpretation of the Audi design language,
looking at it now, the car feels a bit too deliberately
slab -
sided, too rounded off, too oversized - TT.
It
looks like what a child would draw if you told them pen a kickass,
slab -
sided coupe.
Looking at the initial photos of the North American - specific Sportage, there's no denying the clean and fresh lines of the 2011 model represent a major styling departure from the current Sportage, which is fairly blocky and
slab -
sided.
And while the 5 - series has a bit of a
slab -
sided and heavy
look, thanks to the 6 - series coupes» design language — for the most part, both the coupe and Gran Coupe are identical from the B - pillar forward — the 640i sports a leaner and sleeker
look.
Though 215 mm shorter than that car, the compact model maintains the basic angular
look, albeit a little less edgy and
slab -
sided than its bigger brother.
The
side profile is neat and simple, but there are a few interesting elements that keep it from
looking slab -
sided.
The near
slab sided fascia and the rounded AC vents
look odd.
The objects in the image seem preternaturally still, pushed off to the left
side of the frame: a liquefied elastic globule seems to pull down or just barely rest at the very corner of a marble
slab, above it there is a chunk of what
looks like concrete with rebar sticking erratically out of it that in turn appears to be floating upwards.
And there, it excels, provided you have big pockets, don't often make calls without a headset, and aren't worried about
looking a bit strange holding a large
slab of glass and plastic to the
side of your head.
Like the Z3, the Z3 + remains a
slab of glass with a metal surround, though this time the
sides of the phone have a shinier and more expensive
look.
If you were asked to describe what a «smartphone»
looked like, you'd come to the conclusion of this device — a big glass
slab on the front simply accented with a logo, front - facing camera and speaker grille, surrounded by a faux - metal plastic trim around the
sides and a lightly textured black plastic piece on the backside.
While bezels will be reduced from last year's Pixel XL model, you'll also see the same general
look to the
slab — though the fingerprint sensor will not be enclosed by the glass on the rear
side.
The phone is mostly made of metal around the
sides and rear, with a polycarbonate antenna band wrapping around the entire rear
slab in a way that
looks fairly respectable.