FP clickbait

Kinja'd!!! "MUSASHI66" (musashi66)
10/04/2016 at 11:25 • Filed to: None

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“Exclusive: Here’s The Best Look Yet At The New Toyota Supra” proclaims the headline on the FP. OK, I’ll bite.

1. Just a render based on the spy shots, admiting they have no idea how the car will really look like

2. No clue what engine it will use

3. No clue what name it will use

4. No clue on the price

5. No clue on when

Well, I have an exclusive on many new cars then....


DISCUSSION (9)


Kinja'd!!! WilliamsSW > MUSASHI66
10/04/2016 at 11:29

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So, other than that, they nailed all of the details?


Kinja'd!!! citizennick > MUSASHI66
10/04/2016 at 11:31

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Looks like a kit car. Some people who create renders don’t have much for creativity.


Kinja'd!!! MUSASHI66 > WilliamsSW
10/04/2016 at 11:35

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Exactly!


Kinja'd!!! MUSASHI66 > citizennick
10/04/2016 at 11:36

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Agreed, very plain - no way Toyota will make a car that looks that understated.


Kinja'd!!! WilliamsSW > MUSASHI66
10/04/2016 at 11:40

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I haven’t even looked at the FP today, but as excited as I am about the new Supra, I now know I can skip that article, so thanks!

Drives me nuts- you see the headline and say “oooh” and then the article is more like “ugh” - y u not teach me anything new?


Kinja'd!!! bhtooefr > MUSASHI66
10/04/2016 at 11:45

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To be entirely fair, they claimed to have gotten some details from inside to apply to the render, so #1 isn’t entirely true.

The rest, though...


Kinja'd!!! MUSASHI66 > bhtooefr
10/04/2016 at 11:55

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True, but verifying how correct that information was is still in the air. They did well with the Vette though.


Kinja'd!!! Kanaric > MUSASHI66
10/04/2016 at 12:04

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I haven’t read jalopnik in QUITE a while for reasons like this. If you want good car news read autoblog.


Kinja'd!!! Nauraushaun > MUSASHI66
10/04/2016 at 23:02

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The render is the worst part. The more sites pick up a render like that as “news”, the more people you get reposting it and claiming it’s legit.

It literally has nothing to do with how the Supra will look. It’s the best guess of a guy who doesn’t work for Toyota.

Thanks for the heads up, I won’t be clicking that article.