"MLGCarGuy" (thejdmguy)
09/30/2016 at 00:33 • Filed to: None
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"MLGCarGuy" (thejdmguy)
09/30/2016 at 00:33 • Filed to: None | 2
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WHAT IS THIS???
I’m in a love-hate relationship with Lexus right now. For every good decision they make, they make two bad ones. I really love the LC...but then they come out with this...thing. And IMO, they’ve botched every refresh possible.
If you were to look up the definition of over-styled, this would be it. Lines everywhere. It’s hard to believe that the company that designed the LC also designed this.
The LC just works because it has curves. Not edges. I am aware that the LC (or at least the concept) was designed by CALTY in California and the UX was designed by ED2 in France, but shouldn’t they at least try to unify the styling language?
And like I’ve mentioned, Lexus can’t make a good decision without having a few bad ones in tow. For example, the LC is arriving at dealers next May, which, by then, means that the car has been out for ~1.5 years from debut to showroom. Way too long. Additionally, the US market once again has been screwed over by Lexus’s decision to not include the upgraded LED headlights in the new IS refresh.
And let’s not forget this.
I just don’t know what Lexus is thinking anymore.
TheHondaBro
> MLGCarGuy
09/30/2016 at 00:36 |
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Dude. It’s just a design study. Calm down!
Sam
> MLGCarGuy
09/30/2016 at 00:42 |
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Notice how they’re renders and not actual cars? That is what is called a “design study”. Basically what they’re using for an overall language going forward. The Murai is a good example of a physical design study. It was obviously not going to go to production, but it showed many elements of what Mazdas were going to look like.
The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
> MLGCarGuy
09/30/2016 at 00:43 |
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I agree with certain aspects. The IS-F was peak Lexus: it had the looks, had the go, and was perfect. It is to Lexus what the mid-2000's TL is to Acura.
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> MLGCarGuy
09/30/2016 at 00:55 |
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Here’s my rant: WHEN WILL THEY SELL THE LC500 AND CAN I HAVE IT FOR FREE?
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TheHondaBro
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
09/30/2016 at 00:59 |
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3/10 bad rant
gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
> MLGCarGuy
09/30/2016 at 01:00 |
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Car designers dropping acid.
for Michigan
> MLGCarGuy
09/30/2016 at 01:17 |
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Still better looking than the new Type-R.
*ZING*
(Am I doing this right?)
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MLGCarGuy
> TheHondaBro
09/30/2016 at 01:46 |
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But the UX is highly likely to go into production.
Svend
> MLGCarGuy
09/30/2016 at 01:47 |
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It’s just an uglier Toyota C-HR.
EDIT: sorry I originally put Honda, my bad.
https://www.toyota.co.uk/new-cars/c-hr/index.json
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Svend
> MLGCarGuy
09/30/2016 at 01:50 |
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http://www.nextgreencar.com/news/7539/toyota-chr-brings-hybrid-option-to-crossover-market/
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TheHondaBro
> Svend
09/30/2016 at 01:52 |
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Nissan C-HR.
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Svend
> for Michigan
09/30/2016 at 01:54 |
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Kinja (or who ever the f***) still won’t let me post pictures but if you want the Lexus with a twist of Type -R, check out the Honda C-HR from the rear. Lol.
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TheHondaBro
> MLGCarGuy
09/30/2016 at 01:55 |
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And what part of that design do you think even remotely meets any federal or international rules and criteria for safe car design? You notice how the LC and other Lexus models look neutered by comparison? Because almost nothing they do with a design study is even legal.
It’s just that. A design study.
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Svend
> TheHondaBro
09/30/2016 at 01:57 |
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No not Nissan. I accidentally put Honda but hope it’s been corrected as I just did as the Toyota C-HR.
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TheHondaBro
> Svend
09/30/2016 at 01:58 |
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Mazda.
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Svend
> TheHondaBro
09/30/2016 at 01:58 |
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NOPE. Lol.
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for Michigan
> Svend
09/30/2016 at 02:00 |
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It looks like the child of a RAV-4 and the new Civic.
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Svend
> for Michigan
09/30/2016 at 02:01 |
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Ye’, but the thing is, unlike the Civic, I quite like this C-HR.
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for Michigan
> Svend
09/30/2016 at 02:04 |
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It has the distinct benefit of there not being fake scoops, vents, and grills tacked onto every available panel.
ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
> MLGCarGuy
09/30/2016 at 07:56 |
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LED headlights do not meet US standards. Lexus has nothing to do with them not being an option here.
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MLGCarGuy
> ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
09/30/2016 at 09:04 |
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I don’t see how these aren’t legal aside from not having orange reflectors...
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ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
> MLGCarGuy
09/30/2016 at 10:14 |
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Not enough lighted area. Each of those LEDs is too small an area and they aren’t allowed to be counted together, for some reason.
It is entirely the fault of the US Government. They need to update our regulations and won’t.
IanZ - limited-slip indifferential
> MLGCarGuy
09/30/2016 at 12:17 |
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YASSSS PREACH IT!!! I can appreciate crazy. I can appreciate weird. We need more weird today. But what I can’t tolerate is mind-bendingly gut-wrenchingly hideous. Which is what Lexus seems determined to make these days. LC excepted.
xyzabc
> MLGCarGuy
10/01/2016 at 08:30 |
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No one bothered to call Security to remove that abandoned car parked in the Design Studio lot...all while Lexus Leadership wonders what the hell is happening with their Designs.
