mrogers Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 I think it's growing on me. Really a pretty nice looking car for a mainstream model. The back end looks a LOT like the new Lexuses...which makes sense I suppose, although I would have thought they would want to keep the brand designs further apart. It looks like the entire control surfaces light up at night, like Indiglo-style. That's interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Live Veteran Posted January 13, 2006 Veteran Share Posted January 13, 2006 Wow, my BMW has four doors, foor wheels, lights, a grille, and chrome around the windows! It must have been designed by that guy too!! :rolleyes: Seriously, I spend a lot of time looking at cars but I can't see even a hint of similarity between the old A4 and the Ford 500. Except that they're both spectaularly boring, "flat" designs. Are you kidding? The shape of the car is nearly identical. The doors, the windows, fenders - damn near everything. They even copied the wheels! And the old A4/S4 design is still one of the nicest looking cars on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+E.Worm Jimmy Subscriber¹ Posted January 13, 2006 Subscriber¹ Share Posted January 13, 2006 from your response i understand you like the older type of designs then. however, bringing up infinity does seem to throw things off a bit since their designs are really modern and streamlined with sexy curves too. but what do i know, haha, i think anyone that thinks the new 5 series looks bad is crazy. ehh? new 5 series is crap. i like the 6 series, 7 series even befor ethe final redesign and after too, new 3 series is good (except the tail lights) ...but the 5 series - meh! just does nothing for me. worst car design in the bmw range at the moment. btw, i am supriced that this new camry looks like really modernized old model with flat lines for the head and tail lights.... and like the current camry design has never existed. guess they did not like the direction it was going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrogers Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Are you kidding? The shape of the car is nearly identical. The doors, the windows, fenders - damn near everything. They even copied the wheels! And the old A4/S4 design is still one of the nicest looking cars on the road. I guess I just can't see it that way. Except for the wheels, yeah those are pretty similar! And I disagree about the old A4. I don't think it's ugly or anything, I just think it's boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couture Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 As far as the interior I am really appalled by that greenish color in the plasticy center panel, the rest looks cool. I really like this design of the Camry, I think a lot of opinions are subjective, I think it looks NOTHING like an Altima, BMW, someone even said Passat? :blink:, The only design cue's I see in this car are from the Avalon, and predominately the Mazda 6, which isn't a bad thing. From the side it does faintly resemble the 5 series in the back, but some of you are just reaching. In the end it's a Camry, that eventually you'll forget how much you disliked them because you'll see them everywhere and live with it. :ermm: Side note: I also hate that green color (exterior) they created... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kombolcha Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 ofcoarse we'll all learn to live with it.. just like we have to live with people driving some GM models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spIdeZ Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 How can you compare the looks and interior of a Camry to a Lexus or BMW when those cars cost 2-3 times as much as it? Of course a more expensive car is going to be more luxurious and have more attention spent to little details, that's why it costs more! PS I absolutely hate the look of pretty much all Audi cars...they look even more boring than this Camry does! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xchaser Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 I will be getting this when it comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xchaser Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 toyota's web site now has new pics on their website http://toyota.com/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGS4-SS Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Fugly! Looks like a 2006 Hyndai Sonata (which looks like an old Honda Accord). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Lyle Global Moderator Posted January 16, 2006 Global Moderator Share Posted January 16, 2006 i love the exterior. i love the interior i LOVE what they did with the center console! it.. it blows my mind! the engine looks so clean, it's organized, and doesn't show a lot of wires, and things you dont wanna see.. i really like this car (Y)(Y)(Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayamaniac Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Are Toyota gradually bringing in the hybrid engines to their line? Or is this just a one-off? Seems like they are going all hydrid. They have the largest selection of hybrids. And this is the most important thing about this camry, that it's now a hybrid, and a good one too, getting 40+ miles per gallon on highway is quite impressive. I'm sure consumers will welcome the extra miles per gallon especially with gas prices of last couple of years. People don't buy camrys for looks, and no, it is not terrible looking. This is one of Toyota's best seller for last 3 decades, their bread and butter. I don't think they would f'ed it up without R&D into the design. The only thing possibly negative is that it is design and built in the USA, not in Japan like the original first few generation camrys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmp3 Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 dont like it... the front could have been done a lot better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TINman Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Looks like they modeled it after Acura!! :-) Go Acura! http://www.acura.com (Picture on first page) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drshdw Posted January 17, 2006 Author Share Posted January 17, 2006 Looks like they modeled it after Acura!! :-) Go Acura! http://www.acura.com (Picture on first page) The RL? It looks funny with the Benz's ass and RSX's front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turkishdelight Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 I was smiling halfway down the page :p But is that cyan/sky blue I see on the dash and controls? :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconboy Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 why is everyone moving towards the evil headlights? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John S. Veteran Posted August 20, 2006 Veteran Share Posted August 20, 2006 Divamamasita You'll probably come closer to getting an accurate answer by creating a new thread rather than resurrecting a 7-month old one. I split your question into a new thread so hopefully you can get a reply ;) https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=488241 Welcome to Neowin. thread closed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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