For those with strong stomachs... (NAC)
Brett Dikeman
quattro at frank.mercea.net
Tue Sep 5 23:45:48 EDT 2006
On Sep 5, 2006, at 7:40 PM, Huw Powell wrote:
> I know it's the "style" or something, but the whole thing just seems
> awful to me. Are the rear wheels supposed to be broken off like that?
> I don't even get what that is an exaggeration of.
It's an exaggeration of slight negative rear camber in BMWs and
such. Apparently, there are even tires specifically made for it.
> But, uh, you lose a *lot* of points for a cheap, crappy looking switch
> panel in plain sight.
I believe they're going for the covered-flip-switch look that muscle
cars used to have for nitrous systems. That sort of "bomb release"
feel to it...?
Brett
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