gt1750
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Some of you might remember the Toyota FCV Concept from the last year's Tokyo Motor Show. I certainly do, even though I have been trying intesively to forget about it - I think it was one of the worst designs ever presented by a car manufacturer. It had bad proportions, pointless graphics an TRIANGLES. Un-stylized triangles simply do not belong on a car. Anyway half a year later, Toyota presents us the production version.
And guess what? It actually looks the same!
I thought it was one of those "we have a new tech in the development so we put a seemingly futuristic body and dummy running gear together for the show so u journalist and industry guys have something talk about and then forget it after few months lol" concepts. What a surprise, it was actually one of the "we have a 90% complete car in the development let's just show it to the public with concepty bits and then put it into production no matter what" concepts. I wonder how many people actually asked them to make it a little easier on the eyes. I know it's supposed to be striking and innovative, given the tech underneath - but that can be done with taste and style. Just look at the i8 by BMW.
Must be a trend I guess - everything recently presented by Toyota (or Lexus for that matter) is a styling mess. I can only hope the customers are not completely blind and there won't be so many of these abominations on the road.
Press release & additional info
Aand the pics...
Concept vs. Production:
And guess what? It actually looks the same!
I thought it was one of those "we have a new tech in the development so we put a seemingly futuristic body and dummy running gear together for the show so u journalist and industry guys have something talk about and then forget it after few months lol" concepts. What a surprise, it was actually one of the "we have a 90% complete car in the development let's just show it to the public with concepty bits and then put it into production no matter what" concepts. I wonder how many people actually asked them to make it a little easier on the eyes. I know it's supposed to be striking and innovative, given the tech underneath - but that can be done with taste and style. Just look at the i8 by BMW.
Must be a trend I guess - everything recently presented by Toyota (or Lexus for that matter) is a styling mess. I can only hope the customers are not completely blind and there won't be so many of these abominations on the road.
Press release & additional info
Aand the pics...
Concept vs. Production: