Best looking car for 2006

tetopelis · Post 20 Mar 2006, 03:05

mclaren..definetly. the very idea of the chrome finish spells out everything. but by the way acer, mclaren was never prefered black and silver. They were orange in the yesteryears, red and white during the malbro years(during when senna-prost and early hakkinen years) even dark green at one point. the black and silver thing just came around about 1996 or 1997 when the switched from Malbro as thier title sponser to West.
so it all depends usually on its title sponsers. bar ferrari of course cos i think its thier heritage to be scarlet..

Sodder · Post 20 Mar 2006, 03:24

Williams
Renault
Honda

In no particular order.

The only reason I havn't fallen for the Maclaren is the duckbill platypus shaped nose. I've just never been a fan of the skinny nose look, it's a little to Michael Jackson for me.

And....I also like the MF1 sans the preschool rear wing. Theres something about it, kinda like one of those little dogs that are so ugly they're cute.

rsfocus · Post 20 Mar 2006, 08:24

have to be the mclaren for me. really like the williams too.

Jason · Post 20 Mar 2006, 08:27

Mclaren, I like the silver coating with a red line

. That Williams is killing me, it's waist lost a few inches again

ketanpaul · Post 20 Mar 2006, 09:11

I also kinda liked the BMW Sauber. Has a simple finish and the blue lines look really good

Ciro Pabón · Post 20 Mar 2006, 11:10

Some people think this was the best F-1 car in history. I find its beauty and simplicity hard to surpass. You can figure I am not talking about the paint job, of course.

It is the FW-14b. It had active suspension (banned), traction control (banned), braking aids (banned), you name it. Probably, the height of mechanical development, before circuits started to be dangerously outdated (yes, I know, I always complain about circuits, I am a highway designer...

) and almost all driver's helps were forbidden.

johny · Post 20 Mar 2006, 11:15

i don't think traction control is banned

for me the most beatifull is renault-mild seven livery

Jason · Post 20 Mar 2006, 12:03

tetopelis wrote:mclaren..definetly. the very idea of the chrome finish spells out everything. but by the way acer, mclaren was never prefered black and silver. They were orange in the yesteryears, red and white during the malbro years(during when senna-prost and early hakkinen years) even dark green at one point. the black and silver thing just came around about 1996 or 1997 when the switched from Malbro as thier title sponser to West.
so it all depends usually on its title sponsers. bar ferrari of course cos i think its thier heritage to be scarlet..

does this look good to you?

Ciro Pabón · Post 20 Mar 2006, 12:57

On the other hand, I find the Renault livery is cute...

.. if only they could do a better sewing job with the sidepods. But, oh, la,la, the good 'haute couture' is hard to find.

Jason · Post 20 Mar 2006, 13:40

The car is cute but should have something, how about fire in the rear?

RH1300S · Post 20 Mar 2006, 15:39

Williams - very clean nicely balanced shape, great livery.

The McLaren has some sexy details, but I think the paint confuses the eye.

I quite like the STR livery.....

Tom · Post 20 Mar 2006, 21:14

I love the old Porsche run Auto Unions, but my beauty prive must go to the Lotus 25, Hubba hubba.
Here's Clark

taleed · Post 21 Mar 2006, 17:38

I just love the Mclaren's front nose design...it's got style!!!
I also think that the orange colour suited it well.
Anyone know why they kept their usual colour?

m3_lover · Post 21 Mar 2006, 19:45

I think they kept the colour because it match's air emirates colours for there logo's and planes?

Spencifer_Murphy · Post 21 Mar 2006, 20:25

Nah, Emirates planes are White with Golden Arabic & English writing of the airline name & logo. With a Red rectangle saying "Emirates" in white lettering on the planes belly. Hence the red wings on the MP4-21, currently (waiting for Vodafone Logo's?)

The silver/black logos are kept because of brand recognition i guess, West may have gone, but to many people Mclaren are the silver arrows, all their other sponsors are packaged well with their current branding and the Johnny Walker brand label also fits the scheme well...so I guess changing the colours purely because West are no longer a sponsor isn't really worth all the hassle.