We'll start finding out something tomorrow night at 11 PM Eastern time when the 9th Gen 2025 Toyota Camry is released at the LA Auto Show. The Lexus ES 350 uses the same platform. Speculation over the new Camry continues all over the map, so I'm not going to post anything Camry until the reveal. I can say that some of the proposals floated are "clean," quite attractive, and would sell like hot cakes; however, the latest mule under camouflage looks like it may continue the "over-styling" sins. Referencing my post about a month ago, we'll find out if the new Camry still looks like a Toyota. Likewise, speculation over the Camry's big brother Lexus ES 350 abounds and I'm not sure if the plug on "over-styling" got pulled in time. But I'll post two wilder spy shots of where the ES 350 might have been earlier before the Humphries' epiphany. Get ready to rumble! IMHO, still too much shock value. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login There is a big difference between talking the talk and walking the walk.
This is the prompt to AI to produce this rendering. “Ferrari f40 red test driving on a racetrack with banked vurves, epic lights --chaos 33 --style raw --stylize 50 --v 5.2” Image Unavailable, Please Login amazing potential.
https://robbreport.com/motors/cars/cadillac-house-at-vanderbilt-1235414496/?fbclid=IwAR1QKtdaA32BjlFwIpQx8_gHwKpOb1C_EebPHD2_KOqdsgqPQ91nQJ4uTus_aem_AYxKEmB9Iq00KyxfJYW4JnSrQLf9-d0X3RzUypDwppSyHg905CJieAMa2decvKjOEYM Cadillac Celestiq showroom at the GM Technical Center.
The Cadillac House needs to get the white 'circular desk' back out of storage, so she can greet clients!
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2025 Camry (9th Generation) revealed - Can you say over-styling blahs continue? Is Toyota trying to drive off customers? No V-6s and hybrids only! Most positive observation: Well, it still looks like a Toyota- the 8th Generation. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Let me go see how the 2025 Lexus ES 350 might have turned out- but I don't have high hopes.
Meanwhile, over in Lexus Land, reality is beginning to set in for the fan bois. Still no official reveal for the Lexus ES 350 yet, but expectations seem to be homing in on a lump of coal for Christmas. Image Unavailable, Please Login
These guys are prolific if nothing else. Antti Viklund Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
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Special thanks to @max930 for providing this link illustrating how styling for several car marques has evolved over the years from beginning to end. You don't need to log into FaceBugger to watch. https://www.facebook.com/reel/276560378677788
Why is Cadillac suddenly ending its' new models in "iq?" Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
One of the mysteries of the branding in the car biz. The whole alphanumeric thing ala the Germans never resonated, and the old Fleetwood, DeVille, Eldorado, Broughm et al is too old school. Is IQ the answer. Ask in 10 -15 yrs.