Question of the Week; Will Will.i.Am's NX be a Triumph or Train Wreck?

John Coyle · 2014-08-05 01:50:15

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09-25-14, 03:35 PM

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09-25-14, 04:01 PM

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As much as I like wide-body, I'll take a stock one thanks. Oh and they should have put a BBK on this, painted stock calipers look rather wimpy

09-25-14, 04:34 PM

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As much as I like wide-body, I'll take a stock one thanks. Oh and they should have put a BBK on this, painted stock calipers look rather wimpy

I agree . bbk for the win . much like the cayenne

09-25-14, 05:18 PM

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So they already RICE it out from factory? I'm a big fan of NX, but this completely turnd me off. That wacky widebody belongs to a Hyundia Accent or Honda Civic, not a Lexus.

09-25-14, 06:22 PM

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So they already RICE it out from factory? I'm a big fan of NX, but this completely turnd me off. That wacky widebody belongs to a Hyundia Accent or Honda Civic, not a Lexus.

it is an advertisement... it is not a car you can buy, thankfully... lol.

09-25-14, 07:02 PM

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it is an advertisement... it is not a car you can buy, thankfully... lol.

Yeah I know it's a show car, but it looks like Lexus has gone cheap on this one. I'm sure Five:AD can build a mindblowing production NX-based concept that without a tacky wide body. This makes FR-S Rocket Bunny looks slick.

09-25-14, 08:43 PM

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Yes, and that will appeal to car enthusiasts... this was a marketing scheme to get Lexus NX in mags and newspapers in Europe because of Will.I.Am popularity. Not car mags, but fashion mags and regular newspapers.

09-25-14, 09:22 PM

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The very same guy who did this to us? LOL I'm not sure if WillIAM someone good fit to advertise a car.

http://jalopnik.com/5873293/william-...py-car-company

09-25-14, 09:38 PM

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The very same guy who did this to us? LOL I'm not sure if WillIAM someone good fit to advertise a car.

http://jalopnik.com/5873293/william-...py-car-company

again, it is to get Lexus shown in various media, style, fashion magazines as well as daily press.... I agree that his car ideas are amateurish at best... but more women and hipsters see NX due to Will.I.Am, better for Lexus... most people in Europe dont know much, if anything, about the brand... except that they have hybrids.