BTW, Geoff: Did you used to work at Sun?
BTW, Geoff: Did you used to work at Sun?
When I first saw the Amanti, I mistook it for a Mercedes, but one that had gone terribly awry (as if BMW's Chris Bangle had helped them out ;-). Most notably, the Amanti's grill is hideous. I think Kia is trying to look *similar* to Mercedes, but MB drivers can breath easy.
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: The Japanese sense of aesthetics I referred to earlier is a : cultural characteristic, not a genetic one. I wonder if you'd : be equally quick to describe a car designed by an American : native of European ancestry as "German-designed," "Italian- : designed," or whatever.
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Er, I don't follow you. What about it?
(I remember reading in C/D that it has French-made seats, and that's the only thing vaguely European about it that I know of.)
Geoff
Saw one at the dealership I purposely went down there to see it. I think more Benz customers go in to look at it than anyone else.
That was a bad move by the Korean's Toyota pulled it off back in the days but it was the interior copy of the Accord. Whoolie. not the whole front of a signature image.
I hope they don't loose to much money.
I believe that Toyota's Mega Cruiser was never imported into the USA because AM General threatened a suit for copying the Hummer's appearance.
As to the issue of computer software and cars, if someone built a car that crashed a couple of times a day, I'm sure Microsoft would sue.
Kia is owned by Hyundai, which explains sharing of Sonata parts. Hyundai has also had ties ti Mitsubishi for years, Mitsubishi is controlled by Daimler-Chrysler, if I remeber right this gives mercedes something like a 10% ownership of Hyundai. TTFN, Bob
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