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[–] bloopernova@programming.dev 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Oh good, yet more high fronted vehicles.

I applaud Kia for making electric cars, but I wonder how much visibility the driver will have immediately in front of them?

[–] preciouspupp@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 year ago

It looks like a fucking killing machine.

[–] shitescalates@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

EV6 seems to have good viability at least

[–] pedalmore@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

My first thought exactly. The hood is completely absurd for a ground up EV design on a dedicated platform and immediately stands out as a stupid design. This is one area Tesla really excels, with even the CT.

[–] Followupquestion@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

FWIW, designers would likely forgo the high front but there are pedestrian impact standards that require a high front to pass. At low speeds, perhaps there’s a front camera to assist in parallel parking?

[–] pedalmore@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

This idea jumped the shark long ago. It's true if you're talking about going from a Miata to a Civic. It's not true extrapolating up to modern SUVs that are like a brick wall at the front. Trucks would be super pedestrian friendly if that was the case, but instead they keep killing people as obviously it hit a point, somewhere around probably an ID3, where it gets more dangerous again.

[–] scytale@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Looks like a large and elongated Soul.

[–] d000d@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Looks like a StormTrooper from StarWars