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(@dickjwa)
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PIC: Just when you think that design can't get any worse, meet the Totota Alphard Executive Line,

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John Kuvakas
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This van in tailored to the Chinese market.

We featured it here a few months ago. It's all about the interior and a very high level of luxury. There's a Lexus version as well but the interiors are similar. They just have a different aesthetic over there.


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(@dickjwa)
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I hope they keep it in Japan.



   
Brush
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Heck, all steam locomotives had better looking cow catchers. Do cars really need cow catchers



   
(@jack-dodds)
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"Different" is very polite of you John. 🙂



   
(@jack-dodds)
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Ever seen the pedestrian volume in Beijing ? They need them!



   
John Kuvakas
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With 1.3 Billion people and an emerging economy, it's hard to stand out from the crowd!


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(@Terence Slekar)
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This is simply butt-ugly...



   
(@Al Dorado)
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Friggin' fugly, imo. Makes the Astek look like a beauty.



   
(@jack-dodds)
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Lol. True enough. Hey, maybe pink & green 2-tone might catch on there?



   
Tim Kubiak
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Crystal meth was found in the design department’s water cooler.



   
(@100ford2003)
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Looks like Darth Vader mated with a Storm Trooper.



   
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