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Originally Posted by GasOLane
Never noticed it, but on that theory if a Nissan Micra and a Falcon were side by side on a highway (at night) would the Micra look further away than the Falcon?
I'd hate to think how far away a motorbike looks then  |
Good point about the Micra, small cars styling dont taper too much in towards the centre as they have to be efficient in fitting the engine into the small body. You will usually notice the front end is pretty much square with the side of the car. Add the fact that the headlights are usually right at the edge of the body and you still get some distance between the lights.
Large cars like Falcon have quite tapered front ends making swinging into parking spots easier and the car more aerodynamic, this puts the headlights more towards the centre of the car as it is. Add having the headlights much more inboard again and I am betting a Falcon or Territory have a smaller distance between the lights than a car like a micra.
A Falcon is wider than a Micra by 10 cm each side, look at the black GT on the top of the page - look how much inboard the centre of the inboard headlights are from the wheel arches - much more than 10 cm each side.
As for a motorbike, I guess the perspective is another kettle of fish again being a single light.