Lingenfelter's take on a fifth-gen Trans Am
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12-02-2009, 01:52 PM
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Not feeling it at all. The early second gen front on a 2010 looks silly. If you're gonna build a TA you need to take some of Pontiac's latest styling cues, mainly the front grille & work from there mixing around ideas from past TA's. Why does everyone feel the need to do a shaker look? The Ram Air of the WS6's probably made the TA more than any other gen & gave it the aggressive look that set it apart from the rest. .
Seems ALOT of manufacturer's are stealing design cues from the 2nd-gen T/A, look at all the cars with "fender air extractors" (Cadillacs, Taurus, Focus, M3s, G8s). And other than the 4th gen Firebird, what "Pontiac latest styling cues" even looks good? Aztek? GTO? G8 (w/ the fake hood scoops stolen from the WS6 and the aforementioned fender extractors stolen from the 2nd gen T/As)?? Sorry, IMO other than the 4th gen Firebirds, Pontiac styling for the last 30 years has been ugly and generic. Even the Saturn Sky looks better than the Pontiac version of the same car (it's so generic I can't even remember the name!). Why do you think Pontiac got the axe?
12-03-2009, 10:59 PM
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I like the back of this car, but I think the front looks a lot like a dodge caliber and it looks really ugly to me. I think they should make the front end more aerodynamic looking to incorporate some new styling into the old.
03-16-2010, 03:17 PM
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That's been my argument the whole time. The '69 was the first year of the T/A..why not model the new one after it? IMO the '69 is the best looking body other than the LS1 cars.
