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Originally Posted by rlsedition

This is a classic "form vs function" argument.

Some believe the "look" is everything, regardless of the functional trade-offs involved (ride, handling, braking, acceleration). Others would never give up the functional characteristics to achieve a certain appearance, on-trend or not.

I'm with the latter.

Think Liberal Democrat vs. Republican. If you're under forty and aren't a Liberal you don't have a heart. If you're over forty and aren't a conservative you don't have a brain.