by "RyanFrew" (ryanfrew)
Published 01/09/2017 at 16:17
by "RyanFrew" (ryanfrew)
Published 01/09/2017 at 16:17
Tags: Bad
STARS: 3
What...the hell...is that? The back of the Camry would actually look pretty good, if not for that absurd “vent”. What would that even accomplish if it were real? I literally can’t wrap my head around this thing. It breaks up the lines, it’s impractical, and it’s just generally awful. Here’s another picture, in case you weren’t sad enough yet.
That’s going to bother me every time I see one of these, which is going to be very, very often.
"Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies" (jordanwphillips)
01/09/2017 at 16:20, STARS: 0
It’s like the reverse of Cadillac’s gangsta tear running lights.
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
01/09/2017 at 16:20, STARS: 0
It’s a guide line for when the Camry puts on its mascara. It’s for the “black tears” effect.
"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
01/09/2017 at 16:21, STARS: 8
That’s just an arrow that says “dent goes here”.
"Rico" (ricorich)
01/09/2017 at 16:22, STARS: 2
They ruined the tail lights on the new LS with this similar tear drop nonsense.
It would look much more sleek if they removed it completely.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
01/09/2017 at 16:26, STARS: 21
Its not a vent, its a structural rib to prevent dents
But for reals? Thats awful. Awfully awful.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
01/09/2017 at 16:26, STARS: 1
If it where real I think it would help cool the brakes and reduce air pressure in the wheel well. Although I’m no engineer/air magician.
"DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!" (daft-ryosuke)
01/09/2017 at 16:26, STARS: 0
Oh man, I really, really loved the new Camry. Now I can’t unsee this. Thanks.
"fintail" (fintail)
01/09/2017 at 16:27, STARS: 1
In before the fanboys pile on saying it is awesome because it is different and not boring.
Sorry kids, it is still boring, and different for the sake of different is only good for kitsch value.
"DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!" (daft-ryosuke)
01/09/2017 at 16:27, STARS: 2
This I’m more okay with, cause it works with that kink in the fender. But the Camry’s just feels like an after thought.
“We’ve got some more pieces to make a vent, Akio, what do we do?”
“Put it on the rear??”
"Ssfancyfresh" (scotttt)
01/09/2017 at 16:36, STARS: 2
Toyota tapping into a long abandoned slice of the market - current / former owners of 1990's Pontiacs.
"SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie" (sidewaysondirt)
01/09/2017 at 16:37, STARS: 2
Extra aero to keep it grounded to the ground.
"Tekamul" (tekamulburner)
01/09/2017 at 16:40, STARS: 1
It’s crying. They’re all crying. ALL. THE. CRYING.
"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
01/09/2017 at 17:06, STARS: 0
I bet it’s just glued on, too.
Or worse, it’s part of the taillight assy. and can’t be removed.
"Amoore100" (amoore100)
01/09/2017 at 17:12, STARS: 4
Naw. Honda does it worse.
"Rock Bottom" (rockbottom81)
01/09/2017 at 17:16, STARS: 4
This is all aero. Designers keep trying to find new ways to hide aero features on the rear corners to separate the flow cleanly. You’ll see it more often as a ridge in the brake light. It’s ugly, but I bet it’s worth 20 counts of drag. So I guess they’re not necessarily hiding the aero feature in this case, they’re just disguising it as something terrible.
/aerodynamicist
"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
01/09/2017 at 17:17, STARS: 1
It’ll look better after you pop it off in a fender bender
"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
01/09/2017 at 17:22, STARS: 0
I live in a Camry free zone.
This seems to be a Good Thing.
"wkiernan" (wkiernan)
01/09/2017 at 18:14, STARS: 2
arrgh my eyes!
...remember when Japanese cars were clean and sleek and pretty? I’ll bet that’s a really nice car under the awful sheet metal, but I’ll be damned if I could ever buy anything so aggressively ugly.
"Amoore100" (amoore100)
01/09/2017 at 18:38, STARS: 0
I do. That was barely less than a decade ago.
"Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever" (superchan7)
01/09/2017 at 19:49, STARS: 2
I’d rather have this than the fake C-pillar “window.” That was truly awful and somewhat insulting to buyers.
"Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever" (superchan7)
01/09/2017 at 19:50, STARS: 1
The current Accord is one of the best-looking ever. It looks functional and elegant in a restrained way.
"Amoore100" (amoore100)
01/09/2017 at 20:08, STARS: 0
The pre-facelift, that is. The new one got uglified.
Because what sells cars? Creases and cleavage.
"Racin'Jason001" (racinjason001)
01/09/2017 at 21:18, STARS: 0
You should get all the stars!!
"Amoore100" (amoore100)
01/09/2017 at 23:11, STARS: 2
But do we see any improvement in practice? Because I’m willing to give up 1/12 of an mpg for a car that doesn’t have Playskool bits plastered to the bumpers.
"Amoore100" (amoore100)
01/09/2017 at 23:11, STARS: 0
I’M CRYING.
"Tapas" (tapas)
01/09/2017 at 23:24, STARS: 0
It wasn’t enough for the ambitious juggernaut to produce vile, sleep inducing cars to enrage us - no. It started with just a tease. The “performance” version of the FR-S had like 8 more horsepower. Haha!
Now they’re intentionally pushing car enthusiast’s buttons.
We don’t like fake vents, so they sprinkled a little more. They even colored the front bumper black to make it seem like the grill is larger.
"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes)
01/09/2017 at 23:49, STARS: 0
thats it folks im broken and I hate cars now.
"Rock Bottom" (rockbottom81)
01/10/2017 at 16:16, STARS: 1
Solid question, and I don’t really know the answer. It’s certainly possible that if this is worth 20 counts or so, it could move the needle by a 1/2 MPG. Or I might be WAY off and it’s only worth 5 or 10 counts, which makes it meaningless. I’d like to think that ‘Yota wouldn’t have put it there if it didn’t do something meaningful, but you never know!
"Amoore100" (amoore100)
01/11/2017 at 19:18, STARS: 1
The standard one doesn’t have it, so I’m guessing it’s just some “sporty” applique along with the four (4!) exhaust outlets on the SE.
"AdverseMartyr" (ewilliamson)
01/18/2017 at 03:04, STARS: 0
It’s probably so there is an extra spot to add in some blue LED lighting for tuners, and/or a place for their G tuning to add some extra chrome. UGGHH.
"Matthew Phillips" (flatsidewaysfl)
01/30/2017 at 10:00, STARS: 0
I like both :/
"Matthew Phillips" (flatsidewaysfl)
01/30/2017 at 10:01, STARS: 0
Tear drop,tear drop.
I love that ass non stop...
"Scott" (merl3noir)
01/30/2017 at 10:07, STARS: 0
We might be willing to, but with the ever tightening CAFE standards, expect it to become far more common, (assuming the explanation above is accurate, and it sounds reasonable to me) as car companies have to find ways to squeeze every bit of efficiency out while trying to keep the price from sky rocketing.