akirby Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Toyota fans are gushing over this design. I don’t see it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 3 hours ago, akirby said: Toyota fans are gushing over this design. I don’t see it. Yeah, seems like they threw styling elements in from a few different generations. Maybe my opinions will change seeing it in person, but overall its "eh" to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 6 minutes ago, rmc523 said: Yeah, seems like they threw styling elements in from a few different generations. Maybe my opinions will change seeing it in person, but overall its "eh" to me. I saw some other pictures that looked slightly better but still not a fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 (edited) This is actually a disappointment for me. The TRD version looks ok, but the blue one looks very meh. I thought this would be a mini Land Cruiser, which was a solid effort, but this is a miss. With that said, it’s a Toyota, so it will sell whether it’s good or bad, especially since it’s a complete redesign. Edited April 10 by tbone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeluxeStang Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 I'm not particularly fond of this design. Toyota is very hit or miss with their designs. This is a miss, it's just a bunch of styling elements mashed together. I don't even like the flared fenders, I saw them on the new Tacoma, it looked like it'd been stung by a swarm of bees. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Handler Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 There's not a single Toyota design in the past 25 years that I have found attractive. Their designs are either incredibly generic/bland or overwrought monstrosities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AM222 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 (edited) On 4/10/2024 at 10:31 PM, akirby said: Toyota fans are gushing over this design. I don’t see it. I'm sure Toyota fans feel the same about Ford fans. Lol Between the new 4Runner and the new Land Cruiser 250 Series (aka Prado in other markets), the new Land Cruiser is a better (cleaner) design than the overstyled new 4Runner. -Motor1 Edited April 11 by AM222 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 19 hours ago, AM222 said: I'm sure Toyota fans feel the same about Ford fans. Lol Between the new 4Runner and the new Land Cruiser 250 Series (aka Prado in other markets), the new Land Cruiser is a better (cleaner) design than the overstyled new 4Runner. -Motor1 Toyota borrowed GM's T-square when designing the Land Cruiser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AM222 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 (edited) 29 minutes ago, rmc523 said: Toyota borrowed GM's T-square when designing the Land Cruiser. Lol The old light duty 70 series Land Cruiser Prado was a boxy upright SUV. The heavy duty version of the 70 series is still built today, it retains the same 40-year old boxy body. Edited April 12 by AM222 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeluxeStang Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 21 hours ago, AM222 said: I'm sure Toyota fans feel the same about Ford fans. Lol Between the new 4Runner and the new Land Cruiser 250 Series (aka Prado in other markets), the new Land Cruiser is a better (cleaner) design than the overstyled new 4Runner. -Motor1 I suppose they could criticize Ford designs. But Ford designers tend to have a good eye for proportions, line flow, and finer details. The worst thing someone could accuse modern Ford designs of being is boring. Next to Mazda, Ford has some of the best balance of clean, yet eye catching designs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 1 hour ago, AM222 said: Lol The old light duty 70 series Land Cruiser Prado was a boxy upright SUV. The heavy duty version of the 70 series is still built today, it retains the same 40-year old boxy body. I'm not saying boxy is bad (I've had a Flex and Bronco, after all), just that on that new Land Cruiser every single element on the front end is a box - they could do with adding some other elements - the base models have round headlights, for instance that create some visual interest other than 8,000 box shapes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CKNSLS Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 I am not particularly a Toyota guy-but Toyota will print money with this redesign...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AM222 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 (edited) 10 hours ago, rmc523 said: I'm not saying boxy is bad (I've had a Flex and Bronco, after all), just that on that new Land Cruiser every single element on the front end is a box - they could do with adding some other elements - the base models have round headlights, for instance that create some visual interest other than 8,000 box shapes. I have a feeling this is just Toyota hitting the reset button on the Land Cruiser 250 Series (Prado) after it evolved from the boxy first generation model to the rounded modern ones. Edited April 13 by AM222 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev-Mo Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 On 4/9/2024 at 3:59 PM, akirby said: Looks like a skinny kid wearing a fake muscle suit. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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