blwnsmoke Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 https://www.yahoo.com/news/lexus-2017-debuts-beijing-plastic-171404079.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREMiERdrum Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Apparently, the design orders were "take what we already have, but add more unresolved angles and unrelated lines." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 I just don't understand how 1) designers can look at that and think " let's go with that design", and then 2) customers say "oh yeah, that looks great, I want to buy that." I do like the headlight and taillight graphics (just the look within the assemblies, not their overall shape/design) better than the outgoing model, but that's about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 I also can't help but see this in all of Lexus' designs: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papilgee4evaeva Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 The bigger and uglier that front fascia (re: the grill) gets, the more it draws attention to the fact that the rest of the car looks as bland as the Corolla. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 The bigger and uglier that front fascia (re: the grill) gets, the more it draws attention to the fact that the rest of the car looks as bland as the Corolla. Sounds like Cadillac design - big bold front, with nothing behind it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 I hate to say it, but the last gen IS styling was growing on me...same with the new small SUV they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 I find the smaller vehicles to be less offensive than before but not by much. I think they're just trying to be different and I assume based on sales it seems to be working for them. I think Acura did the same thing but with less favorable results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aneekr Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 (edited) When I read the title of this thread, I initially thought Lexus IS will get uglier, grow larger, and offer a manual transmission, but looks like that's not the case. At least the latter two. Edited April 27, 2016 by aneekr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomcat68 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I hate to say it, but the last gen IS styling was growing on me...same with the new small SUV they do. Except for the grille, I really like that small CUV (NX series). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 It is shocking that design was approved by management. That car is hideous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97svtgoin05gt Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Here's a question for you. What Japanese motor company at the moment has NICE design language?? I'll help you. NONE OF THEM. Think about it. We've discussed what Lexus has out there. Yuck. Mazda?? Yuck, na, not much going on there. Toyota?? Yawn, not much going on there. Nissan?? Yuck, in competition with Lexus for the ugly award. Mitsubishi? They should just quit already, ugly and unappealing. In the end, I believe Infiniti probably has the nicest Japanese design language out there for SUVs at the moment. From a purely looks perspective, I'd take just about anything from Ford or GM over just about anything Japanese at the moment and might even consider a Durango over many of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 I like most of Honda's designs and some of the newer Acura. Nissan would be second. But that's about it. We looked at all the CUVs at the auto show and didn't like any of them as much as the Edge/MKX. Pilot and Q5 weren't bad. The rest were terrible in our opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 I'd put Mazda at the top of the Japanese list, with Infiniti second and Honda third. Nissan has gotten weirder and weirder lately My opinion on Lexus is like most here. I don't mind Acura's TLX (it's much closer to the '05-12 TL, which was a great design), but beyond that don't like much at Acura...that includes the new grille, which I think looks worse than the latest beaks). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 I don't like the arched fenders and quarter panels on the Mazda 6 or the orange electronics. But the new Miata looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 I don't like the arched fenders and quarter panels on the Mazda 6 or the orange electronics. But the new Miata looks great. I didn't realize they still used red/orange electronics. And I honestly am not a big fan of the Miata. Especially the tail lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
probowler Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 At least it looks better than the juke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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