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BigSmooth

BigSmooth

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Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: bigsmooth
Yeesh, that Solara is not great. Front looks nice, but the crease in the side looks like something off the last-gen Hyundai Tiburon. And the rear... :frown:

I agree, the current version looks better than that.
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Well, to their credit, the crease was in the previous generation Solara as well.

I've lost almost all hope in Toyota's stylists after the Prius, Echo, and this new Solara. BOO!!!!!!!!!! What happened to tastefully bland?? This shockingly grotesque stuff has GOT to go.
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Yeah, but the crease was more or less straight, it wasn't all "swoopy" and connected to the taillights like that.

I agree that Toyota's designers are sucking A$$ lately. I've never liked the MR2 Spyder either, and some of Lexus' recent offerings are just not good-looking.
 
NFS4

NFS4

No Lifer
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Originally posted by: bigsmooth
Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: bigsmooth
Yeesh, that Solara is not great. Front looks nice, but the crease in the side looks like something off the last-gen Hyundai Tiburon. And the rear... :frown:

I agree, the current version looks better than that.
Click to expand...

Well, to their credit, the crease was in the previous generation Solara as well.

I've lost almost all hope in Toyota's stylists after the Prius, Echo, and this new Solara. BOO!!!!!!!!!! What happened to tastefully bland?? This shockingly grotesque stuff has GOT to go.
Click to expand...
Yeah, but the crease was more or less straight, it wasn't all "swoopy" and connected to the taillights like that.

I agree that Toyota's designers are sucking A$$ lately. I've never liked the MR2 Spyder either, and some of Lexus' recent offerings are just not good-looking.
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For the most part, Toyota's designs are middle of the road (straight laced):

Highlander
4-Runner
RAV4
Sequoia
Tundra
Tacoma
Sienna
Land Cruiser
Corolla
Camry
GS430
LS430
GX470
LX470

Then you have the mildy wild designs:

Celica
MR2
RX330

Then you have the straight out grotesque (at least IMHO):

ES300
Prius
Echo
This new Solara
 
BigSmooth

BigSmooth

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Yikes, not loving those additional shots of the Armada. It's like the arched roofline of the cab suddenly shoots out at a different angle. The rear is pretty much "blah", they tried to give it some dimension with another "bulged" panel but it didn't work.
 
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prontospyder

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Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: bigsmooth
Yeesh, that Solara is not great. Front looks nice, but the crease in the side looks like something off the last-gen Hyundai Tiburon. And the rear... :frown:

I agree, the current version looks better than that.
Click to expand...

Well, to their credit, the crease was in the previous generation Solara as well.

I've lost almost all hope in Toyota's stylists after the Prius, Echo, and this new Solara. BOO!!!!!!!!!! What happened to tastefully bland?? This shockingly grotesque stuff has GOT to go.
Click to expand...

The new Sienna is pretty cleanly styled. :)

 
NFS4

NFS4

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Originally posted by: bigsmooth
Yikes, not loving those additional shots of the Armada. It's like the arched roofline of the cab suddenly shoots out at a different angle. The rear is pretty much "blah", they tried to give it some dimension with another "bulged" panel but it didn't work.
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Yeah, the tried to be "distinctive" and it ends up looking like crap.
 
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prontospyder

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Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: bigsmooth
Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: bigsmooth
Yeesh, that Solara is not great. Front looks nice, but the crease in the side looks like something off the last-gen Hyundai Tiburon. And the rear... :frown:

I agree, the current version looks better than that.
Click to expand...

Well, to their credit, the crease was in the previous generation Solara as well.

I've lost almost all hope in Toyota's stylists after the Prius, Echo, and this new Solara. BOO!!!!!!!!!! What happened to tastefully bland?? This shockingly grotesque stuff has GOT to go.
Click to expand...
Yeah, but the crease was more or less straight, it wasn't all "swoopy" and connected to the taillights like that.

I agree that Toyota's designers are sucking A$$ lately. I've never liked the MR2 Spyder either, and some of Lexus' recent offerings are just not good-looking.
Click to expand...

For the most part, Toyota's designs are middle of the road (straight laced):

Highlander
4-Runner
RAV4
Sequoia
Tundra
Tacoma
Sienna
Land Cruiser
Corolla
Camry
GS430
LS430
GX470
LX470

Then you have the mildy wild designs:

Celica
MR2
RX330

Then you have the straight out grotesque (at least IMHO):

ES300
Prius
Echo
This new Solara
Click to expand...

What category does the new Scion cars fit in? :)

 
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prontospyder

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Oct 9, 1999
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Originally posted by: bigsmooth
Yikes, not loving those additional shots of the Armada. It's like the arched roofline of the cab suddenly shoots out at a different angle. The rear is pretty much "blah", they tried to give it some dimension with another "bulged" panel but it didn't work.
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It's very radically styled like the Maxima...it's gonna take a while before I get used to the design.

 
BigSmooth

BigSmooth

Lifer
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Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: bigsmooth
Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: bigsmooth
Yeesh, that Solara is not great. Front looks nice, but the crease in the side looks like something off the last-gen Hyundai Tiburon. And the rear... :frown:

I agree, the current version looks better than that.
Click to expand...

Well, to their credit, the crease was in the previous generation Solara as well.

I've lost almost all hope in Toyota's stylists after the Prius, Echo, and this new Solara. BOO!!!!!!!!!! What happened to tastefully bland?? This shockingly grotesque stuff has GOT to go.
Click to expand...
Yeah, but the crease was more or less straight, it wasn't all "swoopy" and connected to the taillights like that.

I agree that Toyota's designers are sucking A$$ lately. I've never liked the MR2 Spyder either, and some of Lexus' recent offerings are just not good-looking.
Click to expand...

For the most part, Toyota's designs are middle of the road (straight laced):

Highlander
4-Runner
RAV4
Sequoia
Tundra
Tacoma
Sienna
Land Cruiser
Corolla
Camry
GS430
LS430
GX470
LX470

Then you have the mildy wild designs:

Celica
MR2
RX330

Then you have the straight out grotesque (at least IMHO):

ES300
Prius
Echo
This new Solara
Click to expand...
You forgot the SC430, which falls between mildly wild and grotesque IMO. Plus, even Pontiac managed to make the Vibe look better than the Matrix. :Q

Even some of their "straight-laced" designs, as you put it, don't appeal to me, though. I don't particularly like the Camry or the rear ends of the LX and GX470. I don't much like their "edgy" Celica or RX330 either.
Even the cars I think look relatively good, like the Corolla (I know it looks like a Camry but I think it's better proportioned, esp. in the rear) and Highlander are still pretty plain.

Anyway, they've got tons of models, but the design philosophy appears disjointed at best. I think they need a new Supra, myself. :D
 
Ryan

Ryan

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Originally posted by: bigsmooth
There are a few additional pics of the Armada at the bottom of this page: http://www.freshalloy.com/site/features/events/2003/nyias/home.shtml At least the funky design seems to allow pretty spacious 3rd row seating. There are also some pics of the facelifted Sentra. The grille looks worse... and the car overall looks pretty dated (I should know, I've been driving one for three years). :p
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I looks like they got the whole vehicle right except for rear - it's hideous!!! :disgust: The interior looks good, but not super duper great.

I'm not even going to talk about the sentra - my comments are in my thread about the redesign from a week ago. The current design blows that crap away.
 
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prontospyder

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Originally posted by: bigsmooth
There are a few additional pics of the Armada at the bottom of this page: http://www.freshalloy.com/site/features/events/2003/nyias/home.shtml

At least the funky design seems to allow pretty spacious 3rd row seating.

There are also some pics of the facelifted Sentra. The grille looks worse... and the car overall looks pretty dated (I should know, I've been driving one for three years). :p
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Why did they put the tooth on the Sentra? I hope they don't do it for the Altima.

 
BigSmooth

BigSmooth

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Originally posted by: prontospyder

Why did they put the tooth on the Sentra? I hope they don't do it for the Altima.
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Probably because many car companies like to have a "corporate grille" or other "signature" styling cues so their cars are easily identifiable just by looking at them.

Nissan and Mitsubishi have unfortunately adopted this ugly split-grille style. It works OK on the Murano because that car is kind of avant-garde to begin with. It doesn't look good on the Maxima or any of the Mitsus and it really looks tacked-on on the Sentra.
 
ElFenix

ElFenix

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Originally posted by: NFS4
New Camry Solara!

http://www.autoweek.com/specials/2003_newyork/solara/index.htm

Solara will be equipped with either a V6 or four-cylinder engine. The Solara?s all-new 3.3-liter V6 will generate 225 horsepower at 5,600 RPM, an increase of 27 horsepower, and 240 lb.-ft. of torque at 3,600 RPM, 28 more lb.-ft. of torque than the current model. With both engines, Solara will be EPA-certified as an Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV). Solaras equipped with the V6 will be mated to an all-new five-speed automatic sequential transmission.
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That mofo looks AGGRESSIVE...especially up front. Back end looks like BLAH!:| Like a mini SC430 :(

Maybe it'll grow on me...


Also up: Titan Crew Cab, Nissan Full-Size SUV, Malibu MAXX
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the back looks like an old tiburon...

and the front has ant-pincers on it...

maybe thats the car toyota is going to "race" in nascar
 
ElFenix

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Originally posted by: KnightBreed
Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: Marshallj
That new Prius is horrible. Simply horrible. I can't imagine a car looking much gheyer than that.

Is it me or do those wheels look undersized for the car?
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It looks like a Matchbox car with MicroMachines wheels:disgust: And that's being NICE
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Are the idiots at Toyota trying to kill all hope of bringing hybrid powertrains to the mainstream market? Who the hell is going to buy that POS? At least Honda had enough sense to turn their bread and butter Civic into a hybrid.

Ughh... I hoped that Toyota would unveil the "Prius" as nothing more than a Corolla + electric motor.
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well, honda has a mainstream hybrid, and ford is bringing one out in the escape.
 
ElFenix

ElFenix

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Originally posted by: bigsmooth
There are a few additional pics of the Armada at the bottom of this page: http://www.freshalloy.com/site/features/events/2003/nyias/home.shtml

At least the funky design seems to allow pretty spacious 3rd row seating.

There are also some pics of the facelifted Sentra. The grille looks worse... and the car overall looks pretty dated (I should know, I've been driving one for three years). :p
Click to expand...

thats the new se-r? not as cool as the old one. bigger brakes are nice, though.
 
NFS4

NFS4

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Oct 9, 1999
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Originally posted by: ElFenix
Originally posted by: KnightBreed
Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: Marshallj
That new Prius is horrible. Simply horrible. I can't imagine a car looking much gheyer than that.

Is it me or do those wheels look undersized for the car?
Click to expand...

It looks like a Matchbox car with MicroMachines wheels:disgust: And that's being NICE
rolleye.gif
Click to expand...
Are the idiots at Toyota trying to kill all hope of bringing hybrid powertrains to the mainstream market? Who the hell is going to buy that POS? At least Honda had enough sense to turn their bread and butter Civic into a hybrid.

Ughh... I hoped that Toyota would unveil the "Prius" as nothing more than a Corolla + electric motor.
Click to expand...

well, honda has a mainstream hybrid, and ford is bringing one out in the escape.
Click to expand...

Toyota is bringing out a Hybrid RX330 next year and a hybrid Camry the year after.
 
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