[burntgauge]

I know the ES is special on its on but would you say it most resembles a...

smaller Ford Fusion?

or

an Audi A3

or something else entirely?

 

[R1600Turbo]

A3, because the designer was from Audi.

 

[kdetlor]

A lot of designs tend to 'gravitate' towards one type of look.
The type of look is trendy, similar to the fashion world. So as with all trends, people want to jump on board.

I think they call the overall look of the car the 'language' or 'design language'.
Individual ques or quirks or small details help round out the design language but the overall shape and major dimensions and ratios really set the basis.
Eg:
Bentley has a very distinct design language, large wheels and wheel arches, rather squarish siloute, small window height, ...
Chrysler pretty much copied the Bentley language with the 300C, whereas the 300M was an evolution of the intrepid design.

 

[ssaiyan223]

Duh! The ES is obviously the result of a wild night of drinking between the Ford and the Audi . . .

 

[Voodoo Idol]

I think they look a whole lot like the Fusion.

 

[jorgez28]

Audi s5

 

[R1600Turbo]

Audi s5

S5? Coupe? No...

 

[mightar]

Looks pretty similar...

The Audi RS3 pictured has an MSRP of over $70k since it has every available option - the Ara Blue paint alone is $1075. You can't get a manual transmission. Goes fast and has lots of alcantara though!

 

[burntgauge]

The Audi RS3 pictured has an MSRP of over $70k since it has every available option - the Ara Blue paint alone is $1075. You can't get a manual transmission. Goes fast and has lots of alcantara though!

Love you garage of cars. Hope you have them all because that would be awesome. Kudos to you.

 

[richyrocket]

Definitely the Audi S3...

 

[ericsmit]

I parked my GT Sport next to a VW Golf GTI and they are remarkably similar.