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Originally Posted by indesign
I don't know why there are so many downers dissing on this concept. It's hard to any normal automaker to go out on a limb and pursue a sports car design of this sort. Concept cars are design studies by the design engineers, obviously the production version (if it does make it there) will be less toned down, but will likely retain much of the designs shown in the pictures. Just recall the FT86 concept and what we have today, clearly different, but also relays many of the design accents of the concept.
From a concept perspective, what's not to like? At least Toyota is putting forward effort. Heritage? They have all the pedigree they need. At least they didn't keep the Supra namesake around just to run it into the ground like Nissan did with their Z.
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I love that they're putting forward an effort, but just because it's a concept doesn't mean that I have to love it. I still think the styling is off somehow. The nose's size, shape, and proportions just don't seem quite right. An F1 inspired nose can definitely work on a gorgeous road car (see: Enzo), but this one feels like it still needs a bit of work to me. If I had to describe what I feel is wrong with it, I think it's that it's a bit too busy for how long it is. I think the nose of a car can either be busy (with a lot of vents/funny shapes/etc) or large (see: Viper), but both together (like this car) seem to not quite work.
The rear end also feels a bit, well, odd to me. It's fairly busy, with a giant diffuser, fender flares, extendable wing, and the like, but then it also has that strange ducktail thing in the middle (with or without the extendable wing). It has potential, sure, but it just feels a bit off. (For what it's worth, I don't like a lot of the modern concepts/hypercars though - I think the LaFerrari and P1 also seem a bit to busy and not quite right in their appearance).
That having been said, I'd still love it if they brought something inspired by this car into production. More cars available that are aimed at enthusiasts are always a good thing. I also absolutely love the profile of the car - just not the front or rear views.