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HyCam nose, OMG!

Discussion in 'Toyota Hybrids and EVs' started by CamryDriver, Dec 11, 2021.

  1. CamryDriver

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    I've got a 2018 HyCam that they will give me within 5k of what I paid in trade prompting me to check out the new version.

    It seems like they took the already ugly front end and made it even worse! Why?
     
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    their designers have poor taste. some will tell you they wanted a distinctive easily identifiable feature, so they went with jimmy durante
     
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    Oh yeah, it’s uh…, yeah…

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    Hey, ghetto rims too.
     
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    if ya got a snoz?
    see if it makes a good hood ornament !
     
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    Could be worse - check out BMWs, Hyundais and even WORSER ... other TOYOTAs called LEXUS.

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    Make a 2016 PRIUS look great:
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    It's a lot easier for me to get used to an ugly car than it is for me to get used to an ugly (inconsiderate) driver.
     
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    This is the nose I was talking about...
     

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    Compared to this 2018...
     

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    looks like toyota has a pinnochio complex
     
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    With the mpg display…
     
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    LE version gets better fuel economy and looks a bit better.
    [​IMG]
     
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    not horrible
     
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    Yeah it looks better. I still find it maddening though: these supposedly practical/aerodynamic principals driving their design, and they keep affixing these garish/purposeless "ports" on the corners.
     
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    Yeah I know. It's like they are trying to create more drag.
     
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