Scion's rebranding to Toyota - iA becomes Yaris iA in the US

[Thirty-Nine]

Originally Posted by kimona

^^^ Too many curves. Too many angles. Too many creases. I really hate the new Toyota/Lexus designs.

I agree on many of the designs.

I think this has the potential to be kinda cool in the way a Juke is cool ... assuming you think a Juke is cool. I like them, my wife thinks they're the ugliest car on the road.

The powertrain is going to be meh at best.

[kimona]

Originally Posted by Thirty-Nine

I agree on many of the designs.

I think this has the potential to be kinda cool in the way a Juke is cool ... assuming you think a Juke is cool. I like them, my wife thinks they're the ugliest car on the road.

The powertrain is going to be meh at best.

I agree the Juke is "kinda cool" and certainly unique... in a weird sort of way. Thankfully, Nissan didn't apply the Juke design to the entire Nissan line-up!

Well, many manufactures seem to jump on the latest trends bandwagon in an attempt to create a new and unique vehicle design... only to have it look like everything else on the road.

We finally got past all those ugly A-shaped C-pillars and moved forward (or backwards actually) to slimmer C-pillars and better visibility. But, now we have just about every manufacturer incorporating massive grille work, huge fog light surrounds, flying roof-lines, square-cornered lights, machined-face wheels with black accents, and sheet metal with an over abundance of curves and angles none of which make any sense.

[ern-diz]

Originally Posted by kimona

But, now we have just about every manufacturer incorporating massive grille work, huge fog light surrounds, flying roof-lines, square-cornered lights, machined-face wheels with black accents, and sheet metal with an over abundance of curves and angles none of which make any sense.

Amen!

The mighty Hyundai will get things back on track...

[Kalispel]

Originally Posted by justanotherdrunk

I like cartoonish vehicles and would never buy something that everyone else has ..... no matter how reliable it is!


that C-HR is really cool

almost bought a Juke 2 years ago, but the salesmen were game players

really wanted a FJ Cruiser, but the wife hated it

It isn't a bad looking vehicle, just sort of odd looking by my reckoning - in the same way that the Scion IQ is odd looking to me. Also, I just cannot bring myself to buy a car that has poor reliability ratings - which is why I will never buy a VW/Ford/etc., even though I like the look of some of their models. When it comes to cars, I will only buy something that is aesthetically pleasing to my eye, AND is rated highly for reliability/build-quality.

While I enjoy the novelty of driving a year/model/trim car (2015/2016 Yaris SE) that is rare on the roads, and akin to a Bigfoot sighting where I live, I would have still purchased it even if it was as popular as the Corolla. I really like the look/feel of the Yaris SE trim, and wanted a small, ultra-reliable hatchback again, instead of a sedan. I wish that subcompacts were a more diverse market here in the U.S., like it is in Europe/etc, instead of just a simplified/niche market where the cheapest subcompact (Versa) sells to the budget new car buyers in boatloads, and pretty much no one else is interested in the segment.

[invader166]

Originally Posted by Thirty-Nine

The powertrain is going to be meh at best.

I'm hope they actually go the same route Nissan did and offer a C-HR trim with a more powerful drive-train. C-HR - TRD Edition anyone?