EVERYTHING'S THE SAME...BUT DIFFERENT

     Yes I'm aware the title of this post makes no sense. Back in the 50's (& possibly even earlier than that), we saw American car companies start to "badge engineer" or clone vehicles in order to give the buying public more choices. For example, park the 1958 Buick Limited next to any of it's 1958 siblings like the Cadillac Sedan deVille, Pontiac Bonneville, or Oldsmobile 98 and you can unmistakably notice they're cut from the same GM mold respectively. In today's way overcrowded and highly overrated automotive market place in order to bring the freshest product to market faster than the competition, car companies are platform sharing with rival brands which has proven to cut manufacturing costs etc...etc...In my opinion manufacturer's seem to be churning out more & more of the same damn thing. Take a look at some examples below. Some are currently in collaboration with the very manufacturer they're product looks so much like. While others literally have never worked together but sure look like they do.

FORD

Explorer

LAND ROVER
Range Rover Sport

ALFA ROMEO
Guilia

INFINITI
Q50

MERCEDES-BENZ
C300 Coupe

INFINITI
Q60 Coupe

MERCEDES-BENZ
GLA

INFINITI
QX30

MAZDA
CX-5

INFINITI

QX50