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"interstate366, now In The Industry" (interstate366) 03/24/2018 at 11:05 • Filed to: None

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The new Toyota Crown coming out later this year. Hard to believe this and the Camry are made by the same company.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > interstate366, now In The Industry 03/24/2018 at 11:12

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But after seeing that droopy face I think I prefer the older one

Under_Score > interstate366, now In The Industry 03/24/2018 at 11:36

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We have a Crown; it’s just called the Lexus LS.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Under_Score 03/24/2018 at 11:37

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GS, but yeah.

Textured Soy Protein > interstate366, now In The Industry 03/24/2018 at 11:39

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Ehhh, it’s like a Mercedes GLE Coupe turned into a sedan merged with a new Avalon face.

Spanfeller is a twat > interstate366, now In The Industry 03/24/2018 at 11:57

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I never understood the Crown, like... its a lexus for people that don’t like the posh brand, but in Japan the Crown is considered a posh car and Toyota used to sell a v12 sedan there up until very few months ago...

interstate366, now In The Industry > Spanfeller is a twat 03/24/2018 at 12:27

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Well, Lexus didn’t exist in Japan until 2005. The Crown and Aristo/GS were/are platform mates, and I think the post-JDM-Lexus Crown is geared more towards traditionalists.

Spanfeller is a twat > interstate366, now In The Industry 03/24/2018 at 12:35

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All of this begs the question “how is this still a thing?”

interstate366, now In The Industry > Spanfeller is a twat 03/24/2018 at 12:46

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Same reason we still have both Cadillac and Buick, with a healthy dose of Japanese traditionalism thrown in. Also, the Crown is like the S-class in that there are frequently taxi spec versions made.

Spanfeller is a twat > interstate366, now In The Industry 03/24/2018 at 12:55

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I agree with Buick; but I mean.... Cadillac has some very interesting cars.... I wouldn’t be able to own one personally ( I don’t like their design) but from a sporting perspective they make very special cars!


Yeah, traditions are weird, how odd that Japan didn’t have Lexus until 13 years ago

interstate366, now In The Industry > Spanfeller is a twat 03/24/2018 at 13:06

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Oh, I mean how both brands still exist together when they’re both upmarket GM brands.

And Acura still doesn’t exist in Japan, and I think most things sold as Infinitis are still sold as Nissans in Japan. The Skyline has the Infiniti logo on it, but is still referred to as a Skyline. The Japanese luxury brands came about in the 80s due to typical American badge snobbery, with Japanese cars at the time being mainly seen by Americans as economy cars, and the idea of a car with a Honda or Toyota or Nissan (or Mazda, who was going to follow suit but scrapped the plan) badge being considered upmarket as a bit farfetched.

Spanfeller is a twat > interstate366, now In The Industry 03/24/2018 at 13:14

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EUNUS>>>>EVERYTHING.

Just went to Nissan Japan... checks out.

Yeah, badge snobbery seems to be a very North American issue.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Spanfeller is a twat 03/24/2018 at 13:19

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I wish they’d gone through with it (although they would have called it Amati, not Eunos), because one of the planned cars for it was the Cosmo.

It’s funny that it is that way, and when I talk to non-North Americans about my TSX they’re always like “psh, it’s just an Accord”.

Spanfeller is a twat > interstate366, now In The Industry 03/24/2018 at 13:29

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Yeah, but in the end the ILX is just a civic, except it’s better equipped and more L U X.

I hate Honda in Mexico, the Civic coupe? Only CVT

Civic Si? No.

2.0 Accord with stick? No

1.5 Accord? only CVT.

Goldwing? only the old one

TLX,

A spec? yes.

V6? Only!

AWD?!? NO!

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Textured Soy Protein 03/24/2018 at 13:41

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I like the Avalon

[Ducks]

interstate366, now In The Industry > Spanfeller is a twat 03/24/2018 at 13:59

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True, but the TSX, unlike the ILX (or any Acuras anymore outside the RLX) was built in Japan, and just feels better made than a North American-built Accord.

That lineup is, uh, strange.