that's why i didn't get the hatchback. the rear end looks very vibish. i think the the most perfect shape ever made for a hatchback would be the vw gti. all the other hatchbacks the have been coming out look a little too funky.Kirk said:I would say the 3 resembles the Vibe, since the Vibe was out first
I've mistaken Vibes for 3s before, externally.
It's the rear side windows that do it. Very similar angles.gtibri said:that's why i didn't get the hatchback. the rear end looks very vibish. .
I agree that the GTI is a great design. Too bad VWs cost so much more, or I would've seriously looked at that as my commuter. My mom bought a 2003 Golf 5dr a few weeks before I got my 3; it's a sharp car. In fact, I'm going to her house this weekend to teach her how to detail itgtibri said:i think the the most perfect shape ever made for a hatchback would be the vw gti. all the other hatchbacks the have been coming out look a little too funky.
I was gonna get a 1.8T GTI, but then I realized I have no money....Kirk said:It's the rear side windows that do it. Very similar angles.gtibri said:that's why i didn't get the hatchback. the rear end looks very vibish. .
I agree that the GTI is a great design. Too bad VWs cost so much more, or I would've seriously looked at that as my commuter. My mom bought a 2003 Golf 5dr a few weeks before I got my 3; it's a sharp car. In fact, I'm going to her house this weekend to teach her how to detail itgtibri said:i think the the most perfect shape ever made for a hatchback would be the vw gti. all the other hatchbacks the have been coming out look a little too funky.![]()
A friend asked me if it was a Murano, at first. Till he got closerInno said:Exactly!
what i would say is the 3 resembles so much of the murano! I mean, the HB is practically a smaller version of the murano (the external shape and windows, but smaller)
IF the HB were to go with that funky orange colour (which is exactly the same colour to the Nissan's), It would be easily mistaken it being a murano looking at the side from some distance.
yes! finally some common sense!Inno said:the Matrix XRS was what i originally intended to get too. I can see certain similarities but i would still try to avoid saying that.
Why i say this is because i recognize the "similarites" are just characteristics of a cool-looking sporty hatchback car.
It's kind of like saying, RAV4 looks like a CR-V becuase they're both entry SUVs and both are tall. Both have a rear door that opens sidewards instead of upwards, and both have short ends because they're small cars. They're 4WD, they both have that BIG one unit headlights.
Do u see my point? there are always certain characteristics that this class of vehicles should have and it also applies to matrix and mz3.
So of course they have to be "similar" in some ways, it's all part of competition within the class of vehicles that they belong.![]()