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18-10-2011, 02:28 PM
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Has V8 envy
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I had to laugh at this.
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/10/17/9...es-us-chuckle/ "Dressing up budget hatchbacks to appear to be something more than they are seems to be all the rage these days. Toyota iQ becomes Aston Martin Cygnet. Mini Cooper becomes the Rolls-Royce-inspired Goodwood edition. Even the Fiat 500 has had its Tributo Ferrari. But while most of these kinda make our eyes roll a little (or a lot), this latest privateer entry into their ranks just makes us chuckle. Someone, it seems, took a fifth-generation (1992-95) Honda Civic hatchback and dressed it up to look like a mini-me Bugatti Veyron, complete with two-tone Rape Yellow and black paint job. And you know what? It doesn't look half bad. Sure, the wheels don't match, and yes, it is downright comical to dress up a car that should barely sell for more than $2,000 to look like one that costs over a million. But while it may be missing a few cylinders – make that a few cylinder banks, and the quad turbos – it manages to tickle our funny bone in a way few other gussied-up premium hatchbacks can. "
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18-10-2011, 02:33 PM
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Well.....yes ok you could say its been riced. But Ill give points for the execution and idea, I wouldnt be seen dead in it but its kind of cool. Id put that in the win basket.
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18-10-2011, 03:23 PM
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That doesn't look too bad, I think
 ... Would much rather that then the taurus if I had to make a choice.
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18-10-2011, 03:28 PM
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Has V8 envy
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You've got to admit that the quality of workmanship is heads and shoulders better than 99.99% of other exaamples getting around on our roads.
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18-10-2011, 03:54 PM
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Where to next??
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I don't mind it actually. Not over the top and a lot of time and effort has gone into the work involved.
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18-10-2011, 04:07 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Definately...lot of thought went into that, and a lot of good detail work. Top effort! They say that the hardest thing to do when adding bodywork and kits to a car is to make it look like it was designed that way from the factory, in a way that makes people unsure if you spent ages and lots of money doing it yourself, or if you just bought it like that.
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18-10-2011, 04:14 PM
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Similar thing done to a Ford (Mercury) Cougar 2.5 V6. Looks better than a Civic IMO.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...cked-Ford.html Not to mention the Audi R8 built on a Cougar. http://jalopnik.com/5095021/man-buil...mercury-cougar
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18-10-2011, 05:22 PM
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18-10-2011, 09:11 PM
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Where's the civic, I only see a Veyron!
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18-10-2011, 09:30 PM
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i like it, i was thinking of adding some fins to the au and calling it a caddy
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18-10-2011, 09:32 PM
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WOW. Civic actually looks quite nice...
but the cougar version is just...wow.. i wonder if he did the interior as well? The audi r8 doesnt look to bad either...i quite like the more boxed look of it...kinda like the audi quattro |
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19-10-2011, 10:39 AM
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'92 Honda Civic thinks it's a Veyron
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