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Old Jun 1, 2020 | 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by RNM GS3
Not feeling that huge light.
nope, me either.
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Old Jun 1, 2020 | 03:55 PM
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Old Jun 1, 2020 | 07:49 PM
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Not making a judgement on the taillights until we get clear pictures .....
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Old Jun 1, 2020 | 08:56 PM
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so is this just a refresh, or did they move up the new design?

it's absurd that toyota would even consider dragging out the model life cycle for 10 years.

so much money, and they're still counting beans and can't do a standard 7 year cycle.
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Old Jun 1, 2020 | 10:42 PM
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Full-length taillights are more of a luxury car thing, and less of a sports sedan thing. The press comments have it backwards.

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Old Jun 2, 2020 | 06:43 AM
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Full width tail light... just the next phase of industry wide design consensus including 4-door coupes, floating roofs, tablet infotainment screens and big a$$ grilles....
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Old Jun 2, 2020 | 08:35 AM
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How can you hate anything until you see it? Its a taillight lol
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Old Jun 2, 2020 | 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by pman6
so is this just a refresh, or did they move up the new design?

it's absurd that toyota would even consider dragging out the model life cycle for 10 years.

so much money, and they're still counting beans and can't do a standard 7 year cycle.
Japanese Mag-X says it's just a major refresh like 4.5LS as a stop gap to full electrification.
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Old Jun 2, 2020 | 01:00 PM
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so when is this launching? hope it will be great but could be
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Old Jun 2, 2020 | 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
so when is this launching? hope it will be great but could be
They reckon October this year, but I don't know if that is for the Japanese domestic market or the US market.
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Old Jun 2, 2020 | 03:39 PM
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For those who live in Europe, kiss the IS goodbye:

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/n...-not-coming-uk
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Old Jun 2, 2020 | 03:42 PM
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Makes sense since they are now selling the ES there and it seems to be doing better.
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Old Jun 2, 2020 | 07:53 PM
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So the IS will adopt the ES's tail lights. Not a bad design if sales of the ES is anything to go by.
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Old Jun 2, 2020 | 09:41 PM
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So the IS will adopt the ES's tail lights. Not a bad design if sales of the ES is anything to go by.
The ES?


Maybe you mean the UX?


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Old Jun 2, 2020 | 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Motorola
For those who live in Europe, kiss the IS goodbye:

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/n...-not-coming-uk
that pretty much confirms it’s a facelift.
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