Buick Copycats!

[Ravenfreak13]

Hmmmm...I wonder where Jag got their inspiration from...

[frogger]

LOL please tell me you're kidding, look up Jaguar E-Type.

[Ravenfreak13]

oh....hehe....well it still looks a WHOLE LOT like the buick

[ToniCipriani]

Yeah, the inspiration is from the E-Type.

But, car designers are really out of ideas these days...

I meant the steering only.

Edited April 9, 2006 by ToniCipriani

[Ravenfreak13]

:?

[tmp]

Buick has been doing a Jaguaresque version of their cars for nearly 20 years. Sadly for Jaguar, Buick has been doing the better version for the past 10.

[Robert Hall]

oh....hehe....well it still looks a WHOLE LOT like the buick

Not really.

[pow]

Yeah, the XJ and Park Avenue shared some similarities...

The new XK ads are pretty good, btw.

[Northstar]

The only real similarities I see on the steering wheels is that the spokes are similar and both have buttons on the spokes. The part that houses the airbag is not similar at all.

I wish the old XK's interior was as good as the new one's is. That'd be a totally kickass car; however, the old XK's interior is very average and the new XK's interior is not nearly as sexy as the old one.

[Delta Force79]

As an owner of that body style Riviera....I am flattered that you would think Jag drew inspiration from my car...but dude......seriously you must be joking right?

[ocnblu]

I've seen some comparisons to a Taurus, but not a Riviera until now.

[Paolino]

Yeah, the inspiration is from the E-Type.

But, car designers are really out of ideas these days...

I meant the steering only.

The Jag wheel looks better in my opinion--less "bloated"

[Ravenfreak13]

You dont see the simalarities in the front end???

[Mike The Canadian]

wow did the terrazza interior change or something? I actually kinda like it..

as for inspiration? I guess I can see a tiny bit of riv, I can also see a bunch of tarus lol

[Delta Force79]

Yes while the grille's have a similar oval shape....that is about the only similarity between them....and maybe a little of the coke bottle sides....but thats about it...IMO....I need to see a rear shot of the Jag and maybe a straight on profile view to see any other similarities or lack thereof

[balthazar]

The last gen Riv has some terrific surfacing & transitionals going on- the catwalk element is truely unique in the modern era. The jag in comparison is quite pedestrian from a design standpoint.