I don't know what to make of the recent Lexus "predator face" - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

tzhu07 · 08-20-2014, 08:02 AM

I'm starting to see more and more of these cars on the road, and can't decide if ugly or not. Opinions?

MstrSHAKE · 08-20-2014, 08:04 AM

I also see Hitlers Mustache in that front end also.

MightyMeeple · 08-20-2014, 08:12 AM

I will say at first I didn't like it....now that I have seen more I like. Very much interested in the RC models coming out this fall....might be my next car.

malave7567 · 08-20-2014, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by MightyMeeple

I will say at first I didn't like it....now that I have seen more I like. Very much interested in the RC models coming out this fall....might be my next car.

Agreed. I hated them in pictures, but when models started hitting the roads with the new signature Lexus grill, it has grown on me a bit. Definitely looks better in person.

Dadhawk · 08-20-2014, 08:49 AM

It's definitely a love it or hate it kind of thing.

For me, it is the single reason I would never buy a Lexus. I guess that shows which side I land on.

n2oinferno · 08-20-2014, 09:38 AM

I'm pretty meh on it. I mean, I don't love it but I don't hate it as much as a lot of people do. I think for most it's very polarizing design language. It certainly makes the cars much less photogenic though, since IMO it's not as bad in real life as it is in pictures.

BRZZZZZZZZZZ · 08-20-2014, 09:41 AM

Its growing on me.

vh_supra26 · 08-20-2014, 10:10 AM

It does look a lot better in person. And OP choice the worst looking model IMO.

Love it or hate it, Lexus sales are up.

reni · 08-20-2014, 10:19 AM

As a design element, it seems forced and pointless and tacky.

If it was some kind of ultra high-performance machine where engineering required a large opening to ensure enough cooling; if it was a visual manifestation of the physical reality of underlying mechanisms, I could learn to love it. As it is however, I would put it in the same category of fake hood scoops and nonfunctional brake vents that I had hoped we left back in the 90's.

Jyn · 08-20-2014, 10:24 AM

Reminds me of bowtie pasta...

vh_supra26 · 08-20-2014, 11:13 AM

Well here's the full line up. I don't think it looks that bad.

Rampage · 08-20-2014, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Dadhawk

It's definitely a love it or hate it kind of thing.

For me, it is the single reason I would never buy a Lexus. I guess that shows which side I land on.

Agree 100%.

Smoke Destructer · 08-20-2014, 02:17 PM

I actually dig the spindle grills. They do look much better in person. Looking forward to checking out an RC in person and in the wild. The little Nike swooshes I'm less taken with however.

Ammunition · 08-20-2014, 02:28 PM

At first I hated it. I thought it was ugly as sin, but I've started to like it more and more to the point where if I see one now, all I think is "that is a damn nice car" (referring to the IS 350 F with the mesh grille as per the pic OP provided, and not the whole Lexus line-up). I think it's aggressive, and I think the problem with it (for me) is that all of the chrome trim doesn't fit it. I think if you blacked out all of that awful chrome trim, it would look really good and mean.

I have the same issue with the Tesla - I don't think it's a great looking car, but I've seen a few with blacked-out trim and it's amazing how much better it looks. That could just be me though, as I think chrome trim/garnish looks awful and tacky on just about any car.

08-20-2014, 08:02 AM	#1
tzhu07 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: FR-S Location: WA Posts: 189 Thanks: 1 Thanked 103 Times in 56 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I don't know what to make of the recent Lexus "predator face" I'm starting to see more and more of these cars on the road, and can't decide if ugly or not. Opinions? Last edited by tzhu07; 04-27-2020 at 02:16 PM.

08-20-2014, 08:04 AM	#2
MstrSHAKE Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: 2014 SWP BRZ Location: Miami, FL Posts: 216 Thanks: 113 Thanked 131 Times in 88 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I also see Hitlers Mustache in that front end also. __________________ *Instagram* Nameless AB - Invidia Test Pipe \| Perrin Drop-In \| OFT

08-20-2014, 08:12 AM	#3
MightyMeeple Slower than Fast Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: BRZ Limited 6MT Location: Research Triangle Park, NC Posts: 431 Thanks: 290 Thanked 220 Times in 132 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I will say at first I didn't like it....now that I have seen more I like. Very much interested in the RC models coming out this fall....might be my next car. __________________ *Build Thread*

08-20-2014, 08:49 AM	#5
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08-20-2014, 10:24 AM	#10
Jyn Noob Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: FR-S Mammogram Location: Austin Posts: 1,594 Thanks: 577 Thanked 888 Times in 485 Posts Mentioned: 24 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Reminds me of bowtie pasta... __________________ :@ChaoyD

08-20-2014, 09:38 AM	#6
n2oinferno Praise Helix! Join Date: Jan 2011 Drives: Accord 2.0T, Silverado Location: Upstate SC Posts: 2,859 Thanks: 428 Thanked 2,208 Times in 1,072 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I'm pretty meh on it. I mean, I don't love it but I don't hate it as much as a lot of people do. I think for most it's very polarizing design language. It certainly makes the cars much less photogenic though, since IMO it's not as bad in real life as it is in pictures.

08-20-2014, 09:41 AM	#7
BRZZZZZZZZZZ Car Nut Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: BMW 335d, Toyota Echo RS, FRS Location: Calgary Posts: 1,557 Thanks: 368 Thanked 603 Times in 346 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Its growing on me.

08-20-2014, 10:10 AM	#8
vh_supra26 Site Moderator Join Date: Feb 2010 Drives: Supra Location: Houston Posts: 2,797 Thanks: 1,155 Thanked 2,182 Times in 965 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	It does look a lot better in person. And OP choice the worst looking model IMO. Love it or hate it, Lexus sales are up.

08-20-2014, 10:19 AM	#9
reni Nobody beats the B[I\|R]Z Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: shopping cart i stole from walmart Location: somewhere Posts: 939 Thanks: 262 Thanked 1,145 Times in 456 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	As a design element, it seems forced and pointless and tacky. If it was some kind of ultra high-performance machine where engineering required a large opening to ensure enough cooling; if it was a visual manifestation of the physical reality of underlying mechanisms, I could learn to love it. As it is however, I would put it in the same category of fake hood scoops and nonfunctional brake vents that I had hoped we left back in the 90's.

08-20-2014, 11:13 AM	#11
vh_supra26 Site Moderator Join Date: Feb 2010 Drives: Supra Location: Houston Posts: 2,797 Thanks: 1,155 Thanked 2,182 Times in 965 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Well here's the full line up. I don't think it looks that bad.

08-20-2014, 02:17 PM	#13
Smoke Destructer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: 2013 Whiteout FRS Location: North Carolina Posts: 106 Thanks: 26 Thanked 33 Times in 26 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I actually dig the spindle grills. They do look much better in person. Looking forward to checking out an RC in person and in the wild. The little Nike swooshes I'm less taken with however.

08-20-2014, 02:28 PM	#14
Ammunition Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2014 Scion FR-S Location: NW - PDX Posts: 808 Thanks: 853 Thanked 380 Times in 234 Posts Mentioned: 35 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	At first I hated it. I thought it was ugly as sin, but I've started to like it more and more to the point where if I see one now, all I think is "that is a damn nice car" (referring to the IS 350 F with the mesh grille as per the pic OP provided, and not the whole Lexus line-up). I think it's aggressive, and I think the problem with it (for me) is that all of the chrome trim doesn't fit it. I think if you blacked out all of that awful chrome trim, it would look really good and mean. I have the same issue with the Tesla - I don't think it's a great looking car, but I've seen a few with blacked-out trim and it's amazing how much better it looks. That could just be me though, as I think chrome trim/garnish looks awful and tacky on just about any car.

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