Unpopular Opinions- Cars in General
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I think it's just the nature of some people of my generation that just like mean or angry looking cars. The hawk-eye STI's headlights coupled with the grill make it look like a car that always has something to prove imo.
I personally like the design of it, more than the current-gen WRX STI. The only thing that bothers me is the nose on the grill, I can't understand why Subaru thought that was a good design choice. With that said, I still prefer any of the 1st Gen Imprezas over it in terms of design.
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Well, almost all of them...
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It's a toss up between this model and the bug eye for me in terms of the ugliest Impreza ever made. Maybe the bug eye edges out the hawk eye just a bit in terms of ugliness. The blob eye, for me, is by far the most attractive out of the second generation models. In terms of the best looking Imprezas, it's between it and the 22B. Looking back, the third generation was boring at most and not particularly ugly. Too bad the rest of the car was crap though.
This is the ugliest version of the Impreza that Subaru has ever made. I will never understand how people preferred this over the much more coherent looking GR hatch, or it's blob-eye/bug-eye predecessors.
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- TexRex72
I made fun of the hawkeye's grille when it first appeared. Later it became my favorite face for the GD Impreza. Sharp-looking car, particularly with an unadorned trunk. The bugeye grew on me a lot too; I first thought the blobeye was a big improvement. Now the blobeye is my least favorite. 
I can't stand the GE/GH Impreza or GV/GR WRX. They still look like '00s Toyotas masquerading as Subarus.
I can't stand the GE/GH Impreza or GV/GR WRX. They still look like '00s Toyotas masquerading as Subarus.
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This is without a doubt the ugliest STI ever made. It really puts the STI in STI. The S201 was a limited-edition cosmetic package that was offered in 2000 exclusively, and only 300 units were made.
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You're trying too hard.
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Didn't realize how unpopular of an opinion this is since I'm not too much of a Porsche person, but I like how the 996 looks, especially with the facelift and in GT3 guise. I think it looks better than the 997.1 and the 997.2.
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I've grown to like the 996 more and more, especially the facelift. I feel like the 997 has aged in a sort of weird way, but I'm not sure how to describe it. For me though, the best 996 is the Targa. And honestly, I like it more than the retro design of the 991/992 Targa with the classic hoop. I feel like a 996 Targa is an unpopular one.
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I've grown to like the 996 more and more, especially the facelift. I feel like the 997 has aged in a sort of weird way, but I'm not sure how to describe it. For me though, the best 996 is the Targa. And honestly, I like it more than the retro design of the 991/992 Targa with the classic hoop. I feel like a 996 Targa is an unpopular one.
I like the way the 996 and 997 Targas retain most of the looks of the coupe, but i can't help but see them as 911 coupes with bigger sunroofs rather than a proper Targa. I miss the iconic shaped rear side window on them too.
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Not sure how unpopular of an opinion this is, but I think that the 992 is the least good-looking generation of the 911. It's certainly not awful, but my problem with it is how pudgy and bulbous it looks. It still has that signature 911 shape thankfully, but it looks massive, to the point if I see on the road I often think it's a Panamera at first. I saw one parked next to a pre-facelift 997 and the size difference is very noticeable.
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I used to think the 996/997 was big (compared to the classic shelled 911s) but yeah, compared to the 991/992 they're pretty compact.
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Yup. I could only imagine the size difference between a 992 and the original '64 901. Would make for an interesting comparison.
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- TexRex72
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Yikes. That's all I have to say.
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Does anyone else think that the 997 GT3 sounds better than the 991 GT3?
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The Mazda 787B was a largely terrible Group C car and people tend to overlook its rather poor full competition history that wasn't at Le Mans
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and then they get uppity and whiny when someone points out that poor full competition history outside of LeMans.
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- TexRex72
Do you mean "uppity" here or is "upset" what you're going for? Uppity and whiny aren't mutually exclusive, but upset is more likely to go with whiny.
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