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The Paris Auto Show is full of interesting cars Americans can’t have
arstechnica.com/cars/2026/10/europe-shows-a-better-alternative-to-big-suvs-at-the-paris-auto-show/Small EVs and efficient people carriers update familiar names for the modern age.
What on earth are these people thinking with those rim designs? They’re hideous. Why can’t they just make EVs look like a normal car?
Replying to @AzuranAurora@piefed.ca
Because normal cars are designed for the gas motor.
Replying to @AzuranAurora@piefed.ca
It’s not just EVs. I was at a car show just the other day and was disgusted by the wheel designs on most vehicles, ev or not.
Agreed. In trying to look futuristic, it just ends up looking terrible. And that goes for the vehicles themselves as well.
Replying to @AzuranAurora@piefed.ca
Aerodynamics
I was literally just thinking I adore the rims 😅 they make me think of classic BMW bottle caps or turbofans