New Buick Regal resembles E60
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Not sure why the patent people do not get after various manufacturers for copyright infringement. I printed out these pics and placed them next to each other. Here are the potential infringement possibilities that I found:
1. each car has 4 wheels.
2. each car has 2 doors on each side.
3. each car has front lights, and they all light up.
4. each car has tail lights; they light up too.
5. each car has trunk.
6. each car has hood.
7. each car has windshield.
8. each car has rear window.
9. each car has side windows; they probably go up and down too.
10. each car has rear exhaust system.
11. each car has working windshield wipers, with a motor, switch, arms, and rubber blades.
12. and on and on.
Is there no honor among car manufacturers? Need to approach this from the old American way. Someone should sue somebody for possible infringement.
1. each car has 4 wheels.
2. each car has 2 doors on each side.
3. each car has front lights, and they all light up.
4. each car has tail lights; they light up too.
5. each car has trunk.
6. each car has hood.
7. each car has windshield.
8. each car has rear window.
9. each car has side windows; they probably go up and down too.
10. each car has rear exhaust system.
11. each car has working windshield wipers, with a motor, switch, arms, and rubber blades.
12. and on and on.
Is there no honor among car manufacturers? Need to approach this from the old American way. Someone should sue somebody for possible infringement.
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i'm sorry, but if you can't see the styling resemblance of the e60 in the accord, then you need your eyes checked. 
the wrap-around lights, the multiple body lines, the wheels, the shape, etc look very similar. they might not be exact copies, but the styling in general is copied.
the wrap-around lights, the multiple body lines, the wheels, the shape, etc look very similar. they might not be exact copies, but the styling in general is copied.
More to the point, why do you even care? Even if you were right - and I think we've already established that you're not - imitation is said to be the sincerest form of flattery. Perhaps that's the best way to look at it.
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I don't know about the similarity with the E60, but that Buick is practically the same car as Opel Insignia, which has been on the market for couple of years already:
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I think the Regal looks more like the Lexus ES350.
The sonata copied the 5 series GT. Look at the resemblance. I think the new Accord was similar to the E60 but this year they updated the design by adding some ugly lights so....not so much anymore
The sonata copied the 5 series GT. Look at the resemblance. I think the new Accord was similar to the E60 but this year they updated the design by adding some ugly lights so....not so much anymore