extinct phenomenon
Due to the arrival of the electric car, you rarely see models with a large overhang. Car design is changing due to small electric motors in different positions than the combustion engine of yesteryear. Certainly too much front overhang is therefore a thing of the past. These are seven cars from the past where the proportions have become a bit lost. In the overview we also include cars with a considerable rear overhang.
Saab Sonett III (1970)
Because there was no money to adjust something under the skin, the third generation was parked on the platform of its rounder predecessor. The elongated bonnet with folding headlights protruded well in front of the front wheels, the USA versions with a thick bumper made it even more colorful.
Chevrolet Camaro (1993)
With a car length of 4.91 meters on a wheelbase of only 2.57 m, this sports coupé has one of the largest overhang ratios of all time. After the disappearance of the Camaro in 2002, GM also said goodbye to the F-body platform that was also under the first Camaro (1967, then 2.74 m).
Lincoln Mark V (1977)
Lincoln’s Mark Series is known for its proportionally challenged models. The Mark V and VI in particular could use a few more centimeters between the axles, although that actually applies to just about all sedans and coupes of the Big Three from that time.
Peugeot 407 Coupe (2005)
Such balanced beauties as the 504 and 406 Coupé were, the 407 was so unhappy on its wheels. This was mainly due to his large protruding muzzle; already a controversial style element with the sedan and station wagon, but with the lower coupé it did the car no good in profile.
Jaguar XK8 (1996)
The XK8 had to make do with the platform of its predecessor, the XJS, and while it can do something about it in terms of overhang, that model gets away with it better than the XK8, whose body feels a little too far forward compared to the wheels.
Volkswagen Jetta (1984)
Compact sedans are often derived from a hatchback and that is why they sometimes want to wring on the retina. The first Jetta proved the opposite in 1979, but the Jetta II had a larger trunk that looked quite out of proportion to the rest.
Mitsuoka Galue (2005)
When you build your own creations on platforms of others, like the Japanese Mitsuoka, you don’t always come out well. Like this third generation of the Galue, based on the Nissan Maxima. “How much overhang would you have wanted?” And no, this is not photoshopped!
– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl