jstein77
jstein77 SuperDork
8/11/15 11:39 a.m.

When did Toyota's styling department get taken over by 6 year old boys?

nderwater
nderwater PowerDork
8/11/15 11:45 a.m.
nderwater
nderwater PowerDork
8/11/15 11:47 a.m.
T.J.
T.J. UltimaDork
8/11/15 11:50 a.m.

My mom always said if you don't have anything nice to say, then keep your mouth shut. I don't always follow that advice, but in this case I can say that at least the exhaust system appears to be tucked up close to the bottom of the car and doesn't look like it is about to fall off like most Toyota products.

captdownshift
captdownshift GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
8/11/15 11:53 a.m.

It's like a Lexus got really stoned and closed it's mouth

Coldsnap
Coldsnap HalfDork
8/11/15 12:15 p.m.

That looks like a nigthmare to detail.

JohnRW1621
JohnRW1621 UltimaDork
8/11/15 12:18 p.m.

Trying to copy the look of Kia/Hyundai which says a lot.

amg_rx7
amg_rx7 SuperDork
8/11/15 12:18 p.m.

Talk about falling from the ugly tree and hitting every branch...

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
8/11/15 12:21 p.m.

This is one of those cars that will go down in history as being one of the ugliest of all time, along with the Edsel, the Pontiac Aztek, the new Jeep Cherokee, and the Nissan Juke.

It's also a pretty dumb idea unless there's a fusion energy breakthrough real soon. Hydrogen-powered cars are still a bad idea for the same old reasons as before.

Fueled by Caffeine
Fueled by Caffeine MegaDork
8/11/15 12:35 p.m.

Argue about styling all you want, but that is a interesting piece of technology

nepa03focus
nepa03focus HalfDork
8/11/15 1:06 p.m.

I think you spelled abortion wrong

MrJoshua
MrJoshua PowerDork
8/11/15 1:33 p.m.

Those grills look functional. Looks like chimney vents along the hoodline as well. Must be LOTS of heat in the process.

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
8/11/15 2:20 p.m.

You know those two big triangular grilles are bigger, in relation to the size of the vehicle, than any fighter jet's engine intakes.

92dxman
92dxman Dork
8/11/15 3:57 p.m.

Looks like an ugly blowfish

jstein77
jstein77 SuperDork
8/11/15 4:03 p.m.
nepa03focus wrote: I think you spelled abortion wrong

I thought about using that word but decided to go slightly more politically correct.

Streetwiseguy
Streetwiseguy PowerDork
8/11/15 4:11 p.m.

Doesn't really look any worse than most new cars, really.

Knurled
Knurled GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
8/12/15 2:24 a.m.
T.J. wrote: My mom always said if you don't have anything nice to say, then keep your mouth shut. I don't always follow that advice, but in this case I can say that at least the exhaust system appears to be tucked up close to the bottom of the car and doesn't look like it is about to fall off like most Toyota products.

The tires also appear to be very round.

Lesley
Lesley PowerDork
6/3/16 11:18 p.m.
T.J. wrote: My mom always said if you don't have anything nice to say, then keep your mouth shut. I don't always follow that advice, but in this case I can say that at least the exhaust system appears to be tucked up close to the bottom of the car and doesn't look like it is about to fall off like most Toyota products.

Doesn't have an exhaust system. What it does have... is a pee hole. Driving behind it today, I giggled like a five-year-old when it piddled every five minutes or so... A lot like driving a Prius. But strange whirring noises behind the dash and under the seat. And the pee thing.

Kreb
Kreb GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
6/4/16 12:11 a.m.

Given all the weird designs out there, I give it a meh. That said, from a marketing standpoint, most Prius owners seem more conservative than to go for all that whiz-bang styling. Their commercials are more sport-oriented as well, which tells me that they want to branch out beyond being the ultimate appliancemobile.

JamesMcD
JamesMcD Dork
6/4/16 12:33 a.m.

I posted this the last time...

Rupert
Rupert Dork
6/4/16 12:43 p.m.

In reply to jstein77:

Put about 500 pounds of chrome on it and it will remind you of a 2/3 scale version of many Chrysler Products cars of the '50s. Just make sure the steering wheel is see through with metal-flakes inside. Oh and add swing out front seats when the front doors open!

Mike
Mike GRM+ Memberand Dork
6/4/16 3:39 p.m.

In reply to JamesMcD:

I think this is the new model:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Hp3E4cKP81g

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