2014 4Runner to be revealed April 27
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montypower
Adventure Time!
That has to be the ugliest Toyota front end ever produced. Wow. Forget fitting an aftermarket bumper! The bumper height would be massive... Why did they have to squish the grille and lights so much? Horrible.
Martinjmpr
Wiffleball Batter
Area52
Adventurer
I think they finally exceeded the ugliness of the 1989 grille.
Colonal Angus
Adventurer
Anybody else see this?
That is exactly what I thought, too. Hilariously terrible looking. I wonder if I could pick up the better looking 2013 for a little less scratch now.
Colonal Angus
Adventurer
Doesn't matter...it's hideous. I was excited to see a white Trail but not so much now. I'm afraid to see what they concoct for the 3rd gen Taco. What a shame.
Ramjet
Explorer
I'm going to have to agree. They have not impressed me at all with this one. Lets hope the Tacoma doesn't go under the knife with Dexter at the helm.
Clutch
<---Pass
If you cut it the lower portion off, between the grill cross bar and the fog lights...wouldn't be too bad. Hold a piece of paper up to see the effect.
Colonal Angus
Adventurer
Bigger, less-attractive version of the Forester. Do Americans really want radical angles and big bulgy bumpers/grills? The current model Hilux and Prado look ideal for the mid-size vehicle audience. Maybe I'm too old (32) and don't understand Generation X's appeal to the overly Botoxed looking vehicles.
Another thing I don't understand is why we have to cut OEM bumpers to make bullbars fit. Why can't ARB weld a few more inches of steel on their current production bumpers to fill the void areas that are exposed when removing the factory bumper?
Clutch
<---Pass
Apparently they do. If everyone had the same taste, this would be a boring place. I don't think the 4Runner is "too" bad...just needs the bottom half of its' face cut off. and I am older than you by 9 years. Big grills used to be hot in the 50's remember, this is nothing new.
Think it is more of manufacture's design problem than ARB's, and most car buyers do not slap on an ARB, hence the more "aero" molded front ends. Sure I have one on my Tacoma, but it would be nice if the stock bumper was some nice thick steel rather than plastic. Thought it would be cool if the aftermarket would make stock looking beefier bumpers. I prefer the stealth look, rather looking like I am going on Safari. Though the ARB is nice place to set my coffee cup.
Ramjet
Explorer
This. :coffeedrink:
enzo
Explorer
^this