The importance of Angel Eyes, Ventiports and four round taillights
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/" rel="tag">Videos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/buick/" rel="tag">Buick</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet/" rel="tag">Chevrolet</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/design-style/" rel="tag">Design/Style</a></p><a href="/2013/09/01/angel-eye-headlamps-buick-ventiports-styling-video/#continued"><img alt="BMW Angel Eyes" data-mep="4594" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/crop/1391x939+141+0/resize/628x417!/format/jpg/quality/85/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/adam/670b09799c93d7e91d20d468c 1fe5e3b/Screen%20Shot%202013-08-29%20at%209.41.03%20AM.pn g" /></a><br />
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Just the other day, we told you about <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/28/lincoln-not-true-luxury-j-mays/">how Lincoln isn't really a luxury brand</a>, according to Ford's head design man, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/j+mays/">J Mays</a>. His argument was that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/lincoln/">Lincoln</a> lacked the unique DNA to differentiate it from the rest of the market, although the arrival of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/lincoln/mkz/">MKZ</a> is beginning to change that. Now, we have this video from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/AutolineDetroit?feature=w atch"><em>Autoline Detroit</em></a>, where Jim Hall, an analyst for 2953 Analytics who was quoted in yesterday's Lincoln story, explains the influence of certain styling cues and how they impact the brands.<br />
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Using <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/">BMW</a> (Angel Eyes) and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/buick/">Buick</a> (Ventiports) as examples for small, simple touches that serve to distinguish the brand's vehicles on the road, Hall then points out how changing trademark styling features, as <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet/">Chevrolet</a> has done on the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet/corvette/">Corvette Stingray</a>, can hurt the vehicle's public perception. Take a look at the full <a href="/2013/09/01/angel-eye-headlamps-buick-ventiports-styling-video/#continued">video below</a> for an interesting dive into what these styling features mean to their individual brands.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/01/angel-eye-headlamps-buick-ventiports-styling-video/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The importance of Angel Eyes, Ventiports and four round taillights</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/01/angel-eye-headlamps-buick-ventiports-styling-video/">The importance of Angel Eyes, Ventiports and four round taillights</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Sun, 01 Sep 2013 13:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/01/angel-eye-headlamps-buick-ventiports-styling-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20706858/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/01/angel-eye-headlamps-buick-ventiports-styling-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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