Ford Escape: $ 20,504 — $ 33,814 5th: Another totally new design, the Escape has shed its boxy, truck - like heritage in favour
of swoopy lines that better reflect its main competitors.
Styling is an evolution
of the swoopy «fluidic sculpture» theme introduced on Hyundai's Sonata sedan.
Its headroom is comparable to the Camry's and superior, especially in the rear seat, to the Sonata's, which suffers because
of its swoopy, lower roofline.
The Toyota C - HR is also rather practical in spite
of the swoopy, rakish styling — though the downsides to such an athletic exterior has resulted in incredibly compromised rearward visibility.
One of the tradeoffs
of the swoopy design and the high - mounted rear door latches.
DISTINCTIVE EXTERIOR In a world
of swoopy compact and mid-size SUVs, the Terrain's somewhat squared - off styling, with its prominent fender flares and truck - like grille, stands out from the crowd.
INTERACTIVE ASSOCIATE EDITOR JAKE LINGEMAN
Of the swoopy four - doors out there, only two are good - looking to my eyes: the Aston Martin Rapide and this 2012 Audi A7.
Over the past few years, luxury automaker Infiniti has offered us a few tantalizing glimpses
of swoopy future product, and it's planning on doing so again at the upcoming Paris motor show.
Part of it is the shape of the window pillars and part of it is that you sit higher, but it all combines for a nice driving experience — especially compared with
some of the swoopy, curvy, hard - to - see - out - of designs on the market today.
Its sophisticated design cues come from the S - Class, fortunately, and not the CLA - Class; bereft
of swoopy four - door coupe lines, the creases and scallops on the doors add elegance.
The Juke even pulls off the coupelike profile, with well - hidden rear door handles and a pinched back end, better than
some of those swoopy - roof sedans.
But give the CLS a massage courtesy of AMG and the impracticality
of the swoopy design is suddenly a lot less bothersome.
Not exact matches
The
swoopy sport sedan is one
of the first plug - in hybrids, able to run on pure battery power but augmented with a gasoline engine; a rooftop solar panel is optional.
We saw hints
of the Levante's
swoopy design in recent spy shots, and the final product looks a lot like a lifted version
of the Maserati Ghibli and Quattroporte luxury sedans.
Although all we can see so far is a glimpse
of this new model's grille, Infiniti's
swoopy design language is clear here in the curved chrome outline as well as the wave - like crosshairs.
In a world
of excessive chrome and too -
swoopy curves, the S90's Scandinavian aesthetic is a warm, welcome change
of pace that builds on the foundation laid by the XC90 crossover but with an even more graceful, premium feel.
It means the wide - jawed, big - headlight look that somewhat blunted the
swoopy curves
of the outgoing RCZ is replaced with something less gawky but also, to these eyes, too fussy.
We expect the new Infiniti Q60 to display a much more daring look than the Q50 sedan, as it will need
swoopy lines and a rakish profile in order to make any sort
of statement among its competitive set, which includes style standouts like the BMW 4 Series, the Lexus RC, and the Cadillac ATS Coupe.
Hyundai was one
of the first to spice up the segment with the Elantra and its
swoopy, violin shaped center stack and fashionable - yet - simple concentric climate controls.
I might actually sway towards the
swoopier lines
of the 981.
A four - door version
of the 2014 M6 coupe, the
swoopy M6 Gran Coupe is powered by a 4.4 - liter, twin - turbocharged V - 8 rated for 560hp.
As an earlier teaser photo had suggested, the production Infiniti Q30 will stay remarkably close to the dramatic,
swoopy styling
of the 2013 concept version (shown in the gallery below).
Word is that a
swoopier, two - passenger version
of the FF is in the works.
Swoopy Styling
Of course, packaging that sort of technology in a plain wrapper wouldn't suffice for a halo ca
Of course, packaging that sort
of technology in a plain wrapper wouldn't suffice for a halo ca
of technology in a plain wrapper wouldn't suffice for a halo car.
Not only because we thought a new Guns N» Roses album would come out before we'd see a second coming
of the GT, but also because we never thought a Ford GT could look so
swoopy, so exotic, and so sexy without losing its signature, «See what America can do, Ferrari?»
At first I wasn't a fan
of the space - age styled wheel, thinking it was too
swoopy and over-designed, but I have come around and find it just about perfect for the car.»
Early reports suggested that the next Murano would be based on the Terra concept from last year's Paris motor show, but that blockier show car — which was powered by a fuel cell — appears to have been shelved in favor
of this creased,
swoopy concept.
Surprisingly, the
swoopy rear end doesn't compromise cargo space much, either, as this crossover offers 39.6 cubic feet
of space behind the back seats, 7.8 cubic feet more than the last Murano.
Exterior & Styling In the past, Maserati styling has been all over the map, from the
swoopy designs
of the 1950s and»60s to the straightedged, boxy shapes that epitomized the 1980s.
It's got big
swoopy fenders and an oversupply
of achy - breaky curves.
The hatchback design allows a
swoopy shape and easy loading, but the wonderfully integrated luggage cover eliminates any concerns about the security
of your luggage or about keeping it separate from the passenger compartment in an accident.
Exterior & Styling In the past, Maserati styling has been all over the map, from the
swoopy designs
of the 1950s and»60s to the straightedged, boxy shapes that ep... Show full review
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The first California (
of this new generation) was not considered a looker in all quarters, but the
swoopy exterior design was updated when the California T arrived, with every panel modified apart from the roof.
The Alfa's elegant profile is quite
swoopy, although not as rakish as some, and
of course the QF version rides a little lower to the ground than standard models.
Beneath the
swoopy lines
of its carbonfibre bodywork, the Emerg - e might seem to possess some familiar proportions.
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Suggestions
of formal design contrast pleasantly with
swoopy detail work.
The press release for Nissan «s Ellure concept invokes the name
of the sacred Datsun 510, but while the 510 was a diminutive, boxy sports sedan, the Ellure is
swoopy and muscular, like a futuristic Maxima.
It was only a matter
of time before Merc took note
of its German challenger by building a BMW X4 rival, and the
swoopy Mercedes GLC Coupe is that car.
When Mercedes - Benz launched the
swoopy CLS sedan in 2004, who would have guessed it had created a whole new class
of vehicle?
Bentley delivered something
of a surprise when it pulled the wraps off its first - ever SUV, the 2018 Bentayga adopting a relatively conventional SUV design, rather than the more
swoopy sheet metal many manufacturers are opting for.
Nor do the plastics on offer feel particularly upscale, although the dash's
swoopy styling and a smattering
of different materials distract the eye to the point that you don't really notice how hard most
of the touch points are.
Much
of the nasty hard plastic
of yore has been replaced with soft - touch surfaces, and the design is pleasingly
swoopy.
In the back seats, however, some taller adults may find their heads brushing the roof as a result
of the car's
swoopy exterior styling.
It now has
swoopy lines across the side
of the body that serve no purpose what so ever.
Larger than the outgoing model and with graceful
swoopy character lines trying its best to mask the XXL proportions
of this massive yet gorgeous four - door luxury sedan.
The
swoopier new E-Class based CLS will arrive with two turbo - diesel inline sixes and a flagship (for now) 270kW turbo - petrol straight six, all
of which displace three litres
of swept volume.
The upright,
swoopy, two - tiered layout to the dash has been dropped for 2016 in favor
of a more conventional shape.
There are 2000 new parts in the car, a lot
of them meant to make it look
swoopier.