supercar - high performance (copycat award)

Born from the dreams of an immigrant, De Tomaso has come a long way since it first used American muscle to power its famous cars.  With the likes of Elvis Presley once owning one, the new De Tomaso does have its work cut out for it.    For 2020 De Tomaso is looking to make a comeback and in a big way as this time they have the backing from one of the top supercar/hypercar manufactures out there.

Full-size - cuv (copycat award)

From names to numbers and back again to names, it seems that Lincoln is on an ever-changing naming culture within its product line.  But it all makes sense when you look at the other luxury marks.  Although Lincoln is not premiere luxury maker, it is still one that the big luxury marks should not cut out as they are now

extended luxury - sedan

It only seems like it was two (2) generations ago that we were talking about the horrible update to the rear of the 2002 BMW 7-Series.  Yes, those days are now behind us, thankfully, but really was it the worst 7-Series design of all time.  We would like to say so as it had vast amounts of open spaces, a lack of luxury refinement and that

Muscle CAr - Aftermarket

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​   It wasn’t that long ago when we first laid eyes on the marvelous beast for the first time and when that V8 roared to life, we were hooked.  Now if you don’t remember what movie we are talking about, then you need to check the image below.  We are talking about that marvelous GT500 show car from the 2000 iteration of “Gone in 60 seconds”.  Sure we all know that the movie cars was a massive overhaul on the original, but maybe that’s why we have this great model today.

full size - cuv

COPYCAT AWARD - GMC YUKON FRONT CORNER & RANGE ROVER SIDE PROFILE

​  We will Tell……You…..about this Ride and how it’s secret came to be.  Well no we won’t do that.   But we will do an overview of the exterior design for you, along with adding on some ratings, so that you can see where it went bad.

mid-size - cut

Click to see more from RAM:

Front End: C     Good: Smooth flowing surfaces     Bad: Hood could use some character Rear End: C     Good: Accented lights     Bad: Cheap, oversized bumper Side: B-     Good: Off-road protection     Bad: No character at all Overall Appeal: C+     Good: An outline of its own     Bad: Cheap image to overcome

full size - suv

Click to see more from Nissan:

Front End: C     Good: Some sport appeal     Bad: Hideaway grille Rear End: C     Good: Accents to darken your mood     Bad: Three time zones Side: B-     Good: Uh....running boards     Bad: Boring and simple lines Overall Appeal: C+     Good: Nissan image     Bad: Previous outline

Micro - cuv

Click to see more from Hyundai:

Front End: C     Good: Devilish looking lights     Bad: Plaid grille anyone Rear End: C     Good: We know what it is     Bad: Speed bump in the middle Side: B-     Good: Great wheel appeal     Bad: No flare about those flares Overall Appeal: C+     Good: Bigger than it is     Bad: A lack of true character

Micro - cuv

Click here to see more from Ford:

Front End: C     Good: A mean cat ready to pounce     Bad: Poorly executed foglights Rear End: C     Good: Watching you tail lights     Bad: Cheap plastic accents Side: B-     Good: Clean flowing lines     Bad: Matte accents are too cheap Overall Appeal: C+     Good: Evil cat appeal     Bad: Lack of real accents

compact - CUV

Click to see more from Ford:

Front End: C     Good: Well detailed grille     Bad: A hood with no character Rear End: C     Good: Sport inspired exhaust     Bad: Bumper worthy of the 80's Side: B-     Good: Easy to follow lines     Bad: Could use some accents Overall Appeal: C+     Good: Clean design     Bad: Dated design