The car looks even longer than it really is given its horizontal bodylines and its low coupe-like roofline.
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The space is stunning, with a curved roofline, stone columns, and enormous windows.
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The seating is roomy for passengers big and small and the raised roofline gives the cabin a sense of openness.
For the uninitiated, a four-door coupe is essentially a sedan that adopts a sleek coupe-like roofline to afford a sportier appearance.
The 2013 Nissan Altima went on sale this summer with a fresher design that includes a sloping rear roofline and wider stance.
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The Aveo show car strongly hints at what the next-generation Aveo will look like: a huge, open-mouthed grille, wide stance and low roofline.
He says the iconic design has faltered just look at the roofline.
Gone is the strange expanse of dash between the instrument console and the base of the windshield, caused by the (old) New Beetle's strictly circular roofline.
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In other words, while the roofline of Venus looks like -- you guessed it -- an iPhone, the next one will be all about the bling.
The roofline chisels its way back to the vertical taillights, and between them, on the trailing lip of the decklid, is the high-mounted brake light doubling as a spoiler.
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The low roofline and squat windows feel claustrophobic at first, but the interior is so spacious and pleasing, particularly in the extended XJL Portfolio edition, that you quickly forget about it.
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The airflow regulating fin merges with the falling roofline in a pronounced rear spoiler integrated within the boot lid, seamlessly fusing design and aerodynamic elements to give the vehicle its distinctive, coupe proportions.
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Big and tall guys like my six-ft. plus driving partner will still struggle with legroom and a low-slung roofline, but the average woman or man will be able to maneuver without cramped legs or bruised knees.
Part Gothic cathedral, part Teutonic fortress, part sultan's palace, its roofline is a riot of spires, beehive water towers and gaudily tiled domes, and its flanks are decorated with heraldic symbols and heroic-scale frescoes of the hospital's benefactors.
In profile, the powerful convex curve of the bonnet flows seamlessly through a steeply raked windscreen into a roofline which deliberately peaks towards the rear of the cabin to emphasise the traction available from the vehicle's rear-wheel drive powertrain.
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Developed by a team led by Marc Lichte (Senior Designer, Volkswagen Brand), the CrossBlue features a very prominent and long hood that integrates the engine's air intakes, a roofline that is also long, and a very short frontal overhang.
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