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Originally Posted by hcoles
IMHO - The auto industry follow each other in regards to industrial design. This is why currently they are having grill wars. Who can put the most hideous grill on a vehicle and still sell it. Lexus, of all brands, started this. BMW has thrown their hat in.
A few years ago it was tail lights. Who can have the biggest most ridiculous tail lights taking up 30% of the rear and side of the vehicle. Thankfully this one is calming down.
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Toyota (Lexus) seems to have a habit of designing ugly stuff that ends up growing on people. At least for me, anyway.
When the 80-series Land Cruisers came out, I thought they were ugly, bulbous, soccer-mom vehicles - not the rugged, leaf-sprung beasts that the 40s/60s were. Now I own an 80 and think it is actually more of a rugged beast than the 60s - and it looks good. Same thing when the 5th gen 4Runners came out. I actually thought it was a joke - that hideous front fascia. Now I own one and think they look great.
I still think the Tundra's front end is hideous, though. If I wanted a truck with a giant, ugly grill I'd buy a Chevy.