BMW X6 and Honda Crosstour: The shape of things to come?

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Filed under: Etc. BMW ActiveHybrid X6 - Click above for high-res image gallery According to Wired, a trend is emerging from the design studios of some of the world's top automakers, and it may be spreading like wildfire as you read this. We're talking about cars like the recently-unveiled BMW X6, Honda Crosstour and Audi A5 Sportback. Squint a bit and its not too hard to look at the overall shape of these three cars and see the outline of the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight. Of course, there's a big difference between the three aforementioned crossover/wagon thingies and hybrids like the Prius and Insight. While the big wagons are shaped to attract the attention of higher-end luxury buyers, the Prius and the Insight - itself accused of copying the shape of its rival from Toyota on numerous occasions - were styled in the wind tunnel to promote good fuel efficiency at highway speeds. Regardless of the reason behind their being and whether or not you find them ugly or beautiful, it would seem that we should start getting ourselves accustomed to the sloping rear hatchback look - its now officially a trend. Gallery: 2010 BMW X6 ActiveHybrid [Source: Wired]BMW X6 and Honda Crosstour: The shape of things to come? originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments More...

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