Will this be the new C5 ?

[Michel]

I've always liked Kia Souls because they're different.

Same here, refreshingly different...

It's what we need...

I fancy one as my next car, bright red!

[Michel]

I think the industry is just afraid of failure, and so lacks courage. But, in an age of 3-D CAD and digital prototyping, where's the excuse?

I think the main issues are - safety. The regulations cover all sorts about passenger and pedestrian safety in an accident. This definitely takes away any "outlandish" styling. Fuel economy - aerodynamics, so again, vehicles are ending up looking similar wherever they are from. It's all progress in one form, but a step backwards in another..

[CitroJim]

I've always liked Kia Souls because they're different.

Same here, refreshingly different...

It's what we need...

I fancy one as my next car, bright red!

Oh yes, cheerful and happy as well as different. I hate the current fetish for having cars painted in the most drab shades... It makes them look so miserable and makes me feel the same...

[crapday69]

Pug 3008 looks amazing.

[dnsey]

I think the industry is just afraid of failure, and so lacks courage. But, in an age of 3-D CAD and digital prototyping, where's the excuse?

I think the main issues are - safety. The regulations cover all sorts about passenger and pedestrian safety in an accident. This definitely takes away any "outlandish" styling. Fuel economy - aerodynamics, so again, vehicles are ending up looking similar wherever they are from. It's all progress in one form, but a step backwards in another..

I think that's right. In theory, there must be an ideal shape for a car - an appropriate compromise between all the applicable factors. With today's data processing power, I'm pretty sure that it could be precisely defined, and probably has been by manufacturers' design departments. Cost and marketing are the main modifiers ensuring that all cars are not identical, I suspect, but they're certainly converging.

[KennyW]

The badges are different!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kenny