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Alfa Romeo Montreal and  Panther Rapport Ritz

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I had never heard of the Panther lokinen, nice one.

I think the new 1 looks more beaver than shark. 

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Citroen DS5   +    Renault Fuego

Mostly I'm thinking of the strip that runs from the headlamp up the side of the bonnet and under the base of the A-pillar - thus creating the floating bonnet/roof. As many will know, the Fuego was designed under the direction of Robert Opron - who also had responsibility for the Citroen CX. So now we have a link betweeen CX and DS5! The Fuego was quite a controversial design like the DS5.

As a bit of fun, I'd draw your attention to this quote attributed to Robert Opron - "The dolphin, the leopard, the swift, they each move at a speed consistent with their environment, each using a minimum of energy. What a great lesson for a stylist." I think this can be related to the DS5, and bertandnairobi's excellent observation that the DS5 is a lot like a Nike Running Shoe. Could it be that the stylist imagined the DS5 in it's urban environment, moving in congested traffic at not much above jogging pace, but trying all the same to out do all the other "shoes"?

Unlike the quote, the stylist has used a maximum of "design energy" in creating the DS5. The styling of the DS5 is busy, but I wonder if even Flaminio Bertoni might approve - especially if he was in one of his Baroque moods. I'd say he would be an Ami of the DS5.

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I knew you were not being flattering B&N, and neither was I. The tongue of the running shoe was firmly in cheek. The DS5 is ostentatious, reminding me of a late 50s American Car in some ways. Still, those had a unique appeal, and so it is with the DS5 for me. I would like to see one someday.

1957 Pontiac Star Chief

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You mention the way the DS5 reminds you of 50s American cars.  This is down to the fact that in the 50s GM and the other makers were piling on lavish amounts of chrome details to hide the lack of real innovation. The DS5 is a blatantly overdecorated bloater. The DS3 is a smaller one. This really is styling as distraction. I read somewhere you can´t polish a turd but you can roll it in glitter. (I´m terrible at spotting irony in written communications so I apologise if I missed the satire!)