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russ92xmsed
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by russ92xmsed » Fri May 27, 2016 7:26 pm
xantia_v6 wrote:russ92xmsed wrote:xantia_v6 wrote:russ92xmsed wrote:Very photoshopped. Close to a modern SM though.
Better proportions than the SM.
I'm curious, what's wrong with the SM's proportions?
I think they are quite well balanced personally. But I know it's not everyone's cup of tea.
The rear flanks of the SM are visually too heavy. I think this is more evident on a real car than in most pictures. On the XM coupe above, the kick-up at the waistline is less pronounced, and there are swage lines to break up the mass of the flanks.
I see what you mean. I think if they deepened the sides of the rear screen it would have lightened the look a little. But I think the SM has a more delicate, sleeker look as a whole. I personally prefer it. Not to say the Xm design above is wrong though.
Love the pics Matthew!
Russ
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by Dieselman » Fri May 27, 2016 9:16 pm
Nice driveway you have Matthew, but I bet it takes ages to rake all that gravel.
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by MTXM » Fri May 27, 2016 9:53 pm
I am sorry to say unfortunately that is not our driveway, but actually a friend's, which I stole for a photo shoot. Apologies once again for misleading impressions! Regards Matthew T.
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by JK99 » Wed Jun 01, 2016 10:59 pm
Absolutely agree with Matthew T. To me, the Citroen SM is motoring art.
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