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Old 10-17-2002, 01:24 AM
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YAY! It's true!

This will be two part post.. First, look @ the attached image, and the circle I outlined! Those windows DO pop!

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And secondly, we do get power seats

Old 10-17-2002, 01:29 AM
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Oh and let's not forget the nice little picture of... wait, what's this stereo junkies?

A front tweeter! :D

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Originally posted by tribal azn
where those pics from?!?!!?
It's a seecrit :D

Just kidding, somebody found them in the Pictures forum. I simply edited them for adding red circles! :D
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gahh.. i would really love a roll down window of some sort, instead of that pop out stuff.. reminds me of a van....

and its not much ventilatino for the rear passengers.
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Great find!!!

Based on these pics, there are a few other clarifications.

Two tone seats with body color inserts may be only available as an option. The all black looks very dark.

Looking closely at the dashboard cowl and guage cluster, it appears there are 3 large chrome trim rings. So perhaps they ditched the digital speedo?

The rear seats appear to offer good legroom. The guy standing there (or squatting) gives you a good sense of scale.

The controls on the driver's door appear to offer power mirror and window controls. Can anyone pick something else that might be there?
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Smile

This must be the red mule that was at sevenstock. No?

A. Stereo or cruise control functions on the steering wheel

B. All leather seats. Based on r_b95's suggestion that the two tone may be an option, does this mean that cloth will be an option?

C. What's that riding on the floor board behind the drivers seat?
Old 10-17-2002, 10:41 AM
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Originally posted by HottRodder
C. What's that riding on the floor board behind the drivers seat?
It looks like a car battery.
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battery providing power to the seat adjuster. at least it seems to be connected to something and that would be the closest thing
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considering that's a pretty large battery (which has obviously seen better days ), that amount of leg room DOES look comfortable!! :D i mean, i'm a pretty big guy at 6'2'', 220 lb. (all muscle and width... i have a hard time sharing seats on the bus without scrunching up the shoulders... ) and i fit comfortably into the back of a Toyota Echo, as long as the seat in front isn't ALL the way back... it's not room to stretch, but it's more than enough to sit in...
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At least we are getting the seats that are the same as the concept, very nice and hugging which I like for cornering

Also, the seatbelt is mounted to the door in the back, not on the seat itself.
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Ahh, the setbelt on the door... I know the person behind me is going to open the door while I'm still strapped in... *_*

The car does seem as well loaded as anything in the entry luxury range.
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That's easily solved as the rear doors won't open until the front opens.

just unclip before you open the front door.
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Thanks for the pics. Would be great if they really ditched the digital speedo. Love that car.
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Originally posted by Donny Boy
Thanks for the pics. Would be great if they really ditched the digital speedo. Love that car.
Can't say I mind that too much but I really wouldn't care one way or another.
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Originally posted by wakeech
considering that's a pretty large battery (which has obviously seen better days ), that amount of leg room DOES look comfortable!! :D i mean, i'm a pretty big guy at 6'2'', 220 lb. (all muscle and width... i have a hard time sharing seats on the bus without scrunching up the shoulders... ) and i fit comfortably into the back of a Toyota Echo, as long as the seat in front isn't ALL the way back... it's not room to stretch, but it's more than enough to sit in...
Yea my friends already made the point that "Oh, it won't have THAT much legroom!" and I really didn't want to point out to them, that I wasn't going to be the one sitting back there so I really didn't care
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Originally posted by fuz
Ahh, the setbelt on the door... I know the person behind me is going to open the door while I'm still strapped in... *_*

The car does seem as well loaded as anything in the entry luxury range.
Hopefully the stereo is close to the H/Ks in the BMWs
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all the pics are awesome. I hope we get all of that stuff in the car, great job!!
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Originally posted by zoom44
battery providing power to the seat adjuster. at least it seems to be connected to something and that would be the closest thing
It could be hooked up to the laptop (?) on the passenger seat.
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By the way, there have always been 3 chrome rings in the cluster, so that doesn't indicate that the digital speedo is gone.
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I love seeing a 10,000RPM readout :D
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By the way, chrome rings have not always been present

http://www.theallnewrx-8.com/uk/gall...n+full+control

Sorry folks, my pic posting skills are non-existent.

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Originally posted by red_base 95
By the way, chrome rings have not always been present

http://www.theallnewrx-8.com/uk/gall...n+full+control

Sorry folks, my pic posting skills are non-existent.
Of course those dials looks very much to be a illustration, not a photograph ... (I work in advertising and it's very comman to show artwork before the the product is actualy produced - there's usualy a disclamer that goes along with the TV &/or print ad: Actual product may vary in appearance.





Still, I hope that when the actual production model comes around it has more analog dials than warning lights... including an analog speedometer (with the digital one _ it could be a layer on the trip computer)

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Actually that *is* chrome around the gauges.

Take a closer look:


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