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Uzzy · 12-22-2008, 01:10 AM

Well the first question has to do with the laws if physics and car design. Coupes tend to have more sloped rooflines, because that's part of the definition of a coupe in the car world. Like those 4-door coupes. They're not really coupes, they have 4-doors, but they have coupe-like rooflines.

To your second part. BMW tried it with the X6. I think it looks retarded and I've dubbed it "the answer to a question that nobody asked." It's mostly a matter of proportioning. Sports car proportions can't work on an SUV body.

12-22-2008, 01:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
Uzzy 6.2 Liter LS9 Supercharged V8 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Windsor Ontario, Canada Drives: 2004 Chevy Silverado Z71; 1987 Plymouth Reliant Posts: 8,060	Re: A couple of questions I need to ask. Well the first question has to do with the laws if physics and car design. Coupes tend to have more sloped rooflines, because that's part of the definition of a coupe in the car world. Like those 4-door coupes. They're not really coupes, they have 4-doors, but they have coupe-like rooflines. To your second part. BMW tried it with the X6. I think it looks retarded and I've dubbed it "the answer to a question that nobody asked." It's mostly a matter of proportioning. Sports car proportions can't work on an SUV body. __________________ Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus Aut viam inveniam aut faciam If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find him, maybe you can hire Uzzy. 'Ich bin ein Detroiter' Last edited by Uzzy : 12-22-2008 at 10:38 AM. Reason: I meant X6 not X5