It's wide, too, at 1.99 m — with cladding on the flanks and rugged -
looking wheelarch extensions to give it that authentic SUV crossover appearance... A bit of a surprise from a Porsche, but catching current trends, no doubt.
Not exact matches
• Body and electrics
Look for stone chips around the
wheelarches.
Its floorpan sits 20 mm further from the road than the regular C3 - probably not enough to cross the Darién Gap, but perhaps a little more suitable for kerb - hopping - while tough -
looking plastic
wheelarch and sill extensions lend it the obligatory toughened - up
look.
Look for bubbling around the
wheelarches and take a torch to asses the undercarriage.
At the rear, BMW's next - gen L - shaped lamps, first seen on the X4, have been applied, sitting on what
looks to be a more aggressive tail that integrates wider
wheelarches and a tapered bootlid.
Plastic
wheelarch trims, revised front and rear bumpers and huge 20 - inch wheels give the All - Terrain a rugged external
look.
This demanded fatter
wheelarches, and the Integrale
looked more stunning than ever.
So it's designed to
look like a three - door fastback coupé sat on a tough -
looking base with exaggarated
wheelarches and obvious airflow - management features.
It
looks the part, thanks to both a raft of styling changes (mirrors, wheels,
wheelarch extensions, exhaust tips, grille and brake calipers, to list but a few of the changes) and the stance - enhancing effects of a 6 mm track increase front and rear and a 10 mm drop in ride height.
The rugged approach continues on the outside, where a heavily Panamera - inspired body is augmented with tough -
looking plastic extensions for sills and
wheelarches, while the blue - finished 20 - inch alloys are covered in surprisingly chunky
looking tyres.
These subtle but fundamental changes add a certain tension to the design, as does the more pinched - waist
look to the flanks which comes as a result of the new wider track and extended
wheelarches.
Back at the nose, the vents ahead of the front
wheelarches have an airflow - taming strake that also adds to their
looks, while the front wings are marginally broader to accommodate wheels that have grown 10 mm in width.
With the A6 Avant already a handsome
looking car, the RS6 adds a muscular emphasis, with a deeper front spoiler, wider
wheelarches and attention - grabbing 20 - inch wheels.
Elsewhere, there's a bold chrome front grille that was updated to
look more like the latest Corsa and new Astra, large swept - back headlamps and muscular, pumped - up
wheelarches.
If you want a rugged
look, then the top - spec Mixx and Maxx models add gloss black
wheelarch extensions and roof rails.
The big, square
wheelarches give the SsangYong a solid
look and strong shoulderline, but the way these creases integrate into the longer body aren't quite as elegant as on its smaller sibling.
The profile is obviously familiar, but the black
wheelarch inserts, the black window trim, and the vertical vent on the front fender give the SUV a sportier
look.
Outside, revised bumpers, four exhaust pipes, extended
wheelarches and unique wing mirrors give the M3 a far more aggressive
look than the standard BMW 3 Series.
[3] 1600 GSRs built before October 1974 (when safety standards were changed) received black plastic
wheelarch extensions to accommodate a wider track, resulting in an even more aggressive
look.
The front intakes will likely be toned down for the production model, as will the vents at the rear
wheelarches, but overall the concept SUV
looks better in photos than what you may picture when you hear «coupe - like SUV,» having seen how some other German automakers have executed that
look.
The QX50 has sculpted sides, with creases running down both doors, plus rugged -
looking plastic cladding around the
wheelarches.
The plastic cladding around the
wheelarches and tough -
looking alloy wheels finish off the new
look, which hints at the XV's off - road ability without leaning too far into it.
Based on VW's MQB Platform, the Kodiaq has, say Skoda, elegant lines and sporty contours, and we must admit it
looks good; clean lines, wide grille, flowing headlights, typically angular
wheelarches and short overhangs all conspire to make a good -
looking family SUV.