OFFICAL "I've decided that the new BRZ isn't that bad looking" REGISTRY - Page 7 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

daiheadjai · 02-03-2021, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Red-86

In any case, the new BRZ tails are OK. Not memorable or great looking, but not ugly either. They’re just lights.

A sports car should be memorable and evoke emotions when you look at it.
These tails are perfectly "meh" - which is great if I'm looking at a sedan.

dpfarr · 02-04-2021, 01:57 AM

I checked and was surprised to discover the tail lights weren’t from an RC F.

WolfpackS2k · 02-05-2021, 01:24 PM

I've come around on the styling. But I would say that the rear end is the most disappointing part. Very generic.

Willie Swoopes · 02-07-2021, 12:06 PM

I can live with the new look. It's a smoother kind of beauty.

It's what's under the sheetmetal that counts, right?

Dadhawk · 02-07-2021, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Willie Swoopes

I can live with the new look. It's a smoother kind of beauty.

It's what's under the sheetmetal that counts, right?

Yes, and no. The external design matters. If it drove like an 86 but looked like a Pontiac Aztec would you buy it?

StE92ve · 02-07-2021, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Yes, and no. The external design matters. If it drove like an 86 but looked like a Pontiac Aztec would you buy it?

Ya mean something like this?

Psilox · 02-07-2021, 01:22 PM

Just registering here...as much as I prefer the old tail lights, seeing some of the up-close videos has me convinced it's going to look pretty nice in person.

Sasquachulator · 02-08-2021, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by StE92ve

Ya mean something like this?

Walter White Approved!

etherdude · 02-08-2021, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by StE92ve

Ugh!

soundman98 · 02-08-2021, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Yes, and no. The external design matters. If it drove like an 86 but looked like a Pontiac Aztec would you buy it?

i always liked the aztek on the outside. but i hated the 'copy-pasted from another model by GM' inside.

daiheadjai · 02-09-2021, 01:42 PM

It was purposefully-ugly.
But that GM interior - it's one of the biggest reasons why I never could bring myself to buy one of the first gen Toyota Matrix XRS (Matrices?)/Vibe GTs, despite liking the exterior and the engine.

Sasquachulator · 02-09-2021, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by daiheadjai

It was purposefully-ugly.
But that GM interior - it's one of the biggest reasons why I never could bring myself to buy one of the first gen Toyota Matrix XRS (Matrices?)/Vibe GTs, despite liking the exterior and the engine.

The interior isnt bad in those.
They're still way better than pure GM trash at the time.

But of course Toyota was also going into the cheap trash interior material phase as evidenced by the second generation MAtrix....ugh. I really dislike the interiors of the Toyotas of that generation. Material quality was terrible.

daiheadjai · 02-09-2021, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Sasquachulator

The interior isnt bad in those.
They're still way better than pure GM trash at the time.

But of course Toyota was also going into the cheap trash interior material phase as evidenced by the second generation MAtrix....ugh. I really dislike the interiors of the Toyotas of that generation. Material quality was terrible.

My wife had one - maybe for GM, the quality was a step up... But coming from a long line of Toyotas (Dad was a Toyota and Lexus salesman), just looking at the buttons and the fonts was enough to make me look elsewhere.
But you're totally right on that era's Toyota interiors - they were bad, with lots of scratch-magnet hard plastics.

pr0j · 02-16-2021, 06:31 PM

I was initially skeptical about the new design, but I have come around I think. Especially that digital dash cluster.

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dpfarr Senior Member Join Date: May 2020 Drives: BRZ ts Location: SACRAMENTO Posts: 767 Thanks: 424 Thanked 800 Times in 305 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I checked and was surprised to discover the tail lights weren’t from an RC F.

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Psilox Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Drives: Nothing yet! Location: Boston Posts: 145 Thanks: 299 Thanked 96 Times in 51 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Just registering here...as much as I prefer the old tail lights, seeing some of the up-close videos has me convinced it's going to look pretty nice in person.

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daiheadjai Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: 2003 S2000, 2008 Fit Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 1,990 Thanks: 2,584 Thanked 1,154 Times in 688 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It was purposefully-ugly. But that GM interior - it's one of the biggest reasons why I never could bring myself to buy one of the first gen Toyota Matrix XRS (Matrices?)/Vibe GTs, despite liking the exterior and the engine.

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pr0j Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Drives: 2010 Forester X Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 282 Thanks: 49 Thanked 32 Times in 22 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I was initially skeptical about the new design, but I have come around I think. Especially that digital dash cluster.

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