How about we just re-angle the front air-dam of xabier's model? That is, move the bottom of the front air-dam back a bit. This would have a number of benefits:
- It would de-emphasize the size of the front intakes because it's pulled back out of eye view more
- While de-emphasizing the size to the eye, it would actually increase the size of the intakes (because of the greater angle)
- Or, instead of increasing the size of the intakes, we could keep them the same size. This would allow us to pull down the front of the nose a bit to create a more rear-mid-engined look that people have been asking about.
- It would decrease the actual front overhang and thus improve the approach angle (important for a daily driver when needing to go over speed bumps and steep entrance ramps, etc.)
The biggest drawback I can see is it also hides one of the more distinguishing features of xabier's design (i.e., the front end), making it look more vanilla.* Maybe some other details could be added to the hood (strakes, etc. like Jim's car?), etc. to liven it up. I REALLY like the vents on the rear deck; maybe something like those could be (tactfully) added to the front to liven it up/keep a design consistency? I didn't add anything here so people could use their imaginations....and plus I'd probably botch it up even more....but the front does look a bit long (for a rear-mid-engined car) to not be broken up, even/especially with this modification.
*Which is why I also modified the front headlights to look more sleek...
Thoughts? I personally like big front intakes, but thought this might be the best of both worlds...
Mike