Dammit Toyota

Kinja'd!!! "Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
03/17/2016 at 08:20 • Filed to: None

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It’s too early for this.

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WHAT IS THAT GRILLE? You took the sporty aggressive look of the FR-S’s face and made it look like a pissed off wide mouth bass. I really hope it’s just the angle the camera’s at.

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It’s a shame about the grille too because the rest of the stuff they changed was for the better I think. Nicer looking wheels and certainly nicer looking headlights and tail lights.


DISCUSSION (7)


Kinja'd!!! Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
03/17/2016 at 08:23

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And the trademark Toyota larger ass.

At least the changes they’ve made make it look that way.


Kinja'd!!! Your boy, BJR > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
03/17/2016 at 08:24

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Like the Celica taking inspiration from the mustang, the 86 goes to the 4th gen camaro school of looking like an angry fish.


Kinja'd!!! Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Your boy, BJR
03/17/2016 at 08:27

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Or most of the current Ford sedan lineup.


Kinja'd!!! Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
03/17/2016 at 08:28

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I’m going to blame the unflatteringly low camera angle until I get the chance to see one in person.


Kinja'd!!! BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
03/17/2016 at 08:29

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If they think a name change a styling refresh will make it sell better then there’s someone really deluded somewhere up the Toyota corporate chain.

Styling was never a problem. The name probably didn’t help, but probably didn’t hurt it overly much either.

What did hurt it was the cascade of review calling for more power. I get that it was a blank slate for tuners, but why let them get all the business when you could offer a turbocharged FA that you’ve already got . Hell, if that’s not federalised then apparently the good ol’ EJ bolts up nicely.

I do wonder if what actually kills dedicated RWD sports cars is mainly a lack of balls on the manufacturer's part. They had so much hype built up that they could easily have continued if they'd just put a turbo on. People would have gone nuts again, calling it the second coming of the Silvia etc.. More publicity. More sales. Maybe enough profits to warrant a second generation and then you're off!


Kinja'd!!! Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
03/17/2016 at 08:32

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Could be. I’m not too familiar with what it used to look like, but this does look bigger.


Kinja'd!!! Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Your boy, BJR
03/17/2016 at 08:51

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