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Old Jul 23, 2005 | 05:07 PM
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Has anyone noticed that the new IS' door mirrors are rather large? Or it it just me...



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Old Jul 23, 2005 | 05:45 PM
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I think it looks that way because it is placed away from the window corner, for better aerodynamics I guess.
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Old Jul 23, 2005 | 06:15 PM
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it actually helps with the speed drag coefficient...it looks a bit large, but it makes it a bit more sporty
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Old Jul 23, 2005 | 07:40 PM
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I don't actually think they're as large as they appear to be. If you look at the mirror on the left of the picture (which would be the car's right mirror), you can see a refraction line going sorta diagonal. I think this is where the front ends and goes towards the back of the car. Just a guess though

Edit: i'm also kinda surprised they didn't do any sort of turnsignal mirror
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Old Jul 23, 2005 | 11:51 PM
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It's a rather subjective issue but to me, on the show car, they did look kinda misproportionally big.
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