the yaris just plain sucks anyway. My GF has a 2012. I hate that car.

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1989 560SEC
2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual
1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual

Never saw a pretty ~~yaris.

they just tried to over ugly the road urchin model when they came out with a f'nn yaris

At least they were modestly ugly. This one is obnoxiously ugly.

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

I think its an improvement over the echo, personally, which reminds me of the love child of a turtle, a snail, and a parking kiosk from a design standpoint.

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You seem to have the typically British gift for understatement. I noticed about 20 years ago that manufacturers were in a race to see who could design the ugliest car. They outdid each other yearly. I think that race has finally passed, but we are in a new age of ugly.

Some consolation:

1. When you're driving it, you don't see the exterior.

2. Power and fuel economy are coexisting to and extent never seen before.

3. As bad as that Toyota is, there are worse. The worst car I ever had to drive was a Dodge Caliber with the CVT. It was worse than my parents' K-Car. I've driven a Prius and it was better than either (but I'm still not buying one). Good cars are still out there, but they are the exception rather than the rule. Alfa 4C and current versions of the Lotus 7 come to mind. Scion FR-S, Mazda MX-5, and Porsche 911 are there as well. I wish I had the coin to try out the Ferrari 488, but I'll let others do that for me.

4. Forgo 4 wheels. Ninja 300. CBR500R. Ninja 650, Street Triple, Daytona 675R, R6, GSXR-600, CBR600RR, ZX-6R, GSXR-750, Speed Triple, Ninja 1000, ZX-10R, R1, GSXR-1000, CBR1000RR, S1000RR, and many more.

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83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.

Anyone who buys a Yaris based on looks is kidding themselves.

The Audi grills are ugly too and all of the cars with the wide mouth grill are ugly too. Sorry.

I still want an S8.

^^^And why not? You can't see the grill while you are driving...

Jag makes some decent looking cars still, all the new Mercedes are ugly. I don't like their new fish styling.

I'd still take a new one, I'd just lease it though and not be as interested in washing and waxing it as I was with my W126.

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The new WRC Yaris built by Toyota TMG (German TRD) looks half descent.

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Good thing they went with the name yaris instead of their first choice of "joseph stalin" in this case

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That is true.

What's funny is that we first saw the Yaris in Finland, and the script of the "Yaris" logo read such that my mother thought that is read "Varis", which is the Finnish word for "crow".

I'm not sure which I would rather buy, the Toyota Stalin or the Toyota Crow.

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

My next road Urchin MUST HAVE those square rear flares and--- god what a stunning whing thingee!!!

'Ugly' is the new 'pretty', or 'Better ugly than boring' must be the mantra at today's automotive styling schools. Hideousness for the masses is more like it.
And people used to gripe about Mercedes Fintails. I think tailfins would only improve the looks of many of these new cars.
I now regard my 240D as a pinnacle of modern automotive design!
Can't think of any 'popular' new car that I really like the look of.

Most absurd recent car styles I've seen are the Nissan 'Juke' (Joke?) and the similarly ridiculous-looking little 2-door Hyundai sports-thing called a 'Veloster'. And the 'Smart' car? 'Clown' car is more like it!
I'd rather see an old K-car!
So tired of the current rage for cramped, organic-blob styling, with lizard-grin or fish-faces, and squashed roof-lines, massive pillars and tiny, weird windows that now require video cameras to see out of. UGLY, UGLY, UGLY!

Happy Motoring, Mark

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Everyone thought the e60 was hideous when it first came out but over time it has aged remarkably well.

Also, I like the juke styling. It is different and doesn't really take itself seriously. It is an "okay I get it" kind of ugly, not Yaris "I need to be aggressive" on a tiny car ugly.


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Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

why do you keep using vague refrences .
OW's whats an e60.... oh never mind.
its prolly as memorable as a dawoo yares