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Old 04-20-2006 | 07:07 PM
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toyota copying america styleing cues?

lexus GX




Looks similar to the 2002 gmc envoy



2006 Toyota tacoma



Looks very similar to the 2003 dodge RAM




interesting.
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i believe honda recently got sued by bmw over spying their design lab, dunno if it's tru or not, but i've noticed that the 2001 camry's front looks like the ford tauraus, and the rear looks like a C class MB.
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here's the rear of the 2003 camry compared to to 2001 C Class


Here's the front of the 2003 camry compared to the 2001 ford taurus.


makes me wonder .....
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Haha no ehh man..
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wut r u sayin man...... the suv and the truck have the same rear tail lites and that about it ...... the rear quarters the bumpers as well as the whole vehicle look different
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Yah I dont see much of a resemblance. If anything Toyota just prettied up the American junk.
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Originally Posted by Premium Dude
Yah I dont see much of a resemblance. If anything Toyota just prettied up the American junk.

Yeah that american junk that out sells all comparisons listed above. Maybe a exeption of the the camry. Wait I will photoshop some toyota badges onto the envoy and RAM then you can tell me how great and reliable they are. You dont see the resemblence because you choose not to.
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Yah you must be right, my ignorance is so great that I feel the need to obstruct the truth by impairing my visual senses. Why would I bother defending shitty quality with bland styling. I think Toyota has very boring designs, because they are too generic. Maybe its this generic feature which makes you believe that the cars look similair. But they are not. You would have to be a nomad to not know which is which.
And you go ahead and photoshop those badges. I'm sure the whole world and I will be very well fooled, because I mistook a camry for a benz and a taurus. And that badge will sure make up for the lack in quality. If only I had known that was the secret, I would have put some Maybach badging on my car.
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I say you guys just have way to much time on your hands!
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Originally Posted by Premium Dude
Yah you must be right, my ignorance is so great that I feel the need to obstruct the truth by impairing my visual senses. Why would I bother defending shitty quality with bland styling. I think Toyota has very boring designs, because they are too generic. Maybe its this generic feature which makes you believe that the cars look similair. But they are not. You would have to be a nomad to not know which is which.
And you go ahead and photoshop those badges. I'm sure the whole world and I will be very well fooled, because I mistook a camry for a benz and a taurus. And that badge will sure make up for the lack in quality. If only I had known that was the secret, I would have put some Maybach badging on my car.
The only lack of quality you know of is what you have read in a magazine. You can stop replying thanks
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I have first hand experience with 4 different American cars that I can think of right now. All of which were total junk.
I'm sorry that you feel so offended, but as far as I know I am still entitled to my own opinion. I have a Japaneese car now, and no problems, EVER, and I love it. All other Japaneese cars I have worked with have been a blast. I can not say the same for the American stuff. Maybe my standards are too high.
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Which american cars have you owned? four you say.. were they a envoy a dodge srt-10 pickup or a ford taurus? Highly doubtful.. but yet you claimed they were all junk yet you have never owned one esp not a srt-10. Your comments were ignorant and biased and just plain stupid/ made you look like a uneducated idiot.
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Everyone keeps saying the Japanese car companies put so much quality into the car.

This is bullshit, because if they put quality into the car and quality is attainable, you put some quality right into the palm of my hand or yours.

Quality is not real. It is what we are told by automotive manufacturer's that they have quailty, however we cannot judge the level because its bullshit.

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Toyota/Lexus has always copied other manufacturers
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