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Toyota lacking some...creativity. New 2013 Avalon.

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Toyota makes the most boring cars to drive lol. Also, the Avalon doesn't resemble the Sonata Hybrid that much, if you want to see something funny, look at the 2009-11 Genesis sedan back end, then look at the 2013 Honda Accord's back end.
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Pro wrote: I don't agree with you at all.

Maybe you haven't seen these yet, but take a look at these two editions of the Avalon and tell me what you think.

DUB edition
ROFLCOPTER, "DUB edition" :lol:

I'll tell you what I think alright. Lame. As. Hell. So lame in fact, that it's hilarious :lol:

Fo sho, it's an Avalon for those that ride around the mean streets of Detroit or something :lol:

Is that actually an "edition" or some kind of photoshop/intarweb joke? Because it sure seems like a joke.

Put some big wheels on it, black out the Toyota sign, remove the grille (making some unsightly blank space to show the bumper insulation, and the radiator/condenser?); also highlight the fact that there isn't a grille by making a white border around where it used to be. Then call it "DUB edition".

Street cred for the Avalon. Definitely. :rolleyes:

:lol:
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ES_Revenge wrote: ROFLCOPTER, "DUB edition" :lol:

I'll tell you what I think alright. Lame. As. Hell. So lame in fact, that it's hilarious :lol:

Fo sho, it's an Avalon for those that ride around the mean streets of Detroit or something :lol:

Is that actually an "edition" or some kind of photoshop/intarweb joke? Because it sure seems like a joke.

Put some big wheels on it, black out the Toyota sign, remove the grille (making some unsightly blank space to show the bumper insulation, and the radiator/condenser?); also highlight the fact that there isn't a grille by making a white border around where it used to be. Then call it "DUB edition".

Street cred for the Avalon. Definitely. :rolleyes:

:lol:
You better believe this is the real deal:

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While not a looker..it looks much better than any MB or BMW sedan out there now.

the new 3/5 series is just disgusting and MB ? rofl...
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Toyota needs to stop making such ugly cars.
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Lulz, because you just know all the age 60+/retired people buying Avalons will want a riced out version, complete with big wheels, slammed suspension, and subwoofers taking up most of the trunk.

Anyway that looks more like a show car (SEMA, etc.) than an actual trim level from Toyota. Please tell me you won't be able to walk into a Toyota dealer and buy the car that way? Because with all the 3 sales they're going to get with that trim package, they'd have to be out of their mind to actually offer it.
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i would recommend the kia optima v.s. those two vehicles, better bang for your buck.d
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ES_Revenge wrote: Lulz, because you just know all the age 60+/retired people buying Avalons will want a riced out version, complete with big wheels, slammed suspension, and subwoofers taking up most of the trunk.

Anyway that looks more like a show car (SEMA, etc.) than an actual trim level from Toyota. Please tell me you won't be able to walk into a Toyota dealer and buy the car that way? Because with all the 3 sales they're going to get with that trim package, they'd have to be out of their mind to actually offer it.
It is SEMA - look at the model in the red top on the second pic. Lol, she comes with the car.
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I like it but then I guess I'm an old man now in my mid-50's.. But I always liked big cars even when I was in my teens. I went out on a limb in 1975 to buy a brand new Buick Electra 225 because the writing was on the wall that they were to be "downsized" and I didn't want to miss my chance of ever owning one brand new. The 75 & 76 Electra was the longest car that GM ever produced in their history and even exceeded the similar Cadillac Deville in length by about 1/2 inch. It was like floating on a cloud down a marshmallow highway but it went like snot when you goosed it.
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Yes there is stylistic ripoffery in the auto industry. Part of this is due to three simple things:
-Crash and pedestrian impact regulations restricting overall vehicle dimensions
-Sheer number of combinations of styling elements already done before in the hundred some odd years of car designs
-Aerodynamics of radically different styling elements and cost to design and validate them
-Cost of manufacturing and validating radically different styling elements

In a nutshell: Its all been done before already, and why spend millions designing, testing, and creating tooling for a fender with 3 crinkles in it when you can tweak your existing one with 2 crinkles.
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dd' wrote: Factory riced but similar old-man performance.

Toyotas are like microwaves - they do their job but unless you live in the 80s, nobody's gonna be impressed that you have one.
I don't buy my car to impress people. That's what insecure people do...they try to impress others with flash and bling.
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ichibansan wrote: I don't buy my car to impress people. That's what insecure people do...they try to impress others with flash and bling.
So you drive a Geo Metro?

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