It's Hip to be square.

[nickdrinkwater]

Somehow, it manages to look more polished than the Hyundai Tuscon and Kia Sportage.

Are you on crack?

You are fast becoming our resident Chinese car troll...

[TheIntrepid]

It is a strange shape, especially from a direct head on look, but certain trims pull it off without looking too bad. The base LE (the most common trim, I'd imagine) is hideous. The SE's grille did wonders for the nose, pulls it off relatively well, and the XLE/Hybrid make it look at least handsome. It's definitely the result of trying too hard to make a snub-nosed (thank you pedestrians that don't watch where you're walking) car look sporty.

Exactly. The LE does look like ass.

[CALL_911]

Exactly. The LE does look like ass.

The Hybrid isn't much better.

[TheIntrepid]

The Hybrid isn't much better.

Whatever you say, boss.

[CJ]

He's right, though.  The Camry isn't a looker.

[TheIntrepid]

I'm not going to argue with you two anymore. Especially not you, the little screw-up that comes and chimes in with "UH HUH!!!" after every knowledgeable poster.

At least Ro has his own opinions, instead of mimicking what seems to be the trend.

[Soup DeVille]

It looks like a Subaru Tribeca that was stung by a bee and has swollen up to the point where all it's body creases disappeared: like an aging starlet who recieved way too much botox.

[2o6]

If the Grille on this car would lose that akward Hump, it'd actually look different.

[2o6]

Are you on crack?

You are fast becoming our resident Chinese car troll...

No......I just have an appretiation. At least some automakers are trying. Some still make knockoffs.

[CJ]

I'm not going to argue with you two anymore. Especially not you, the little screw-up that comes and chimes in with "UH HUH!!!" after every knowledgeable poster.

At least Ro has his own opinions, instead of mimicking what seems to be the trend.

I have my own opinions, you asshole.  I happen to agree with Ro on this one, so fuck off. 

[2o6]

I kinda like the Camry's grille. Without it, people would say this car looks bland.

[Raza]

I kinda like the Camry's grille. Without it, people would say this car looks bland.

With it, it's ugly.  Which is worse? 

[2o6]

With it, it's ugly.  Which is worse? 

Bland.

[CALL_911]

At least Ro has his own opinions, instead of mimicking what seems to be the trend.

Sorry, Trep, but you're the king of that.

[Madman]

That dash is giving me a serious 1980's flashback.  It makes me want to pop a Duran Duran tape into the cassette player!

Cheers,
Madman of the People

[USA_Idol]

It is a strange shape, especially from a direct head on look, but certain trims pull it off without looking too bad. The base LE (the most common trim, I'd imagine) is hideous. The SE's grille did wonders for the nose, pulls it off relatively well, and the XLE/Hybrid make it look at least handsome. It's definitely the result of trying too hard to make a snub-nosed (thank you pedestrians that don't watch where you're walking) car look sporty.

The SE doesn't really do much for the Camry, IMO.  It still has that tumor up front and the ground effects look cheaply tacked on...like something Pontiac would have done in the 1980's.  Eh.     Just my opinion. 

[USA_Idol]

That dash is giving me a serious 1980's flashback.  It makes me want to pop a Duran Duran tape into the cassette player!

Cheers,
Madman of the People

Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand...
Just like that river twisting through a dusty land...

[Tave]

WTF are you people smoking? It's just a few odd angles. There's nothing exceptionally ugly about this vehicle. In fact, it does a better last generation Tribeca front-end than the fugly mofo Subaru released.

[thewizard16]

The SE doesn't really do much for the Camry, IMO.  It still has that tumor up front and the ground effects look cheaply tacked on...like something Pontiac would have done in the 1980's.  Eh.     Just my opinion. 

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I don't know how this fits in... Better than the LE, at least.

[USA_Idol]

That tumor up front is still there, even on the SE.  Yuck.  That kind of negates any improvement the SE grille brings.  And those ground effects still look tacky.   

[nickdrinkwater]

They could stick a Camry badge on a dog shit and American customers would still buy it.

[Raza]

God those are hideous.

[Raghavan]

That dash is giving me a serious 1980's flashback.  It makes me want to pop a Duran Duran tape into the cassette player!

Cheers,
Madman of the People

Egads! You still have one of those contraptions?

[Soup DeVille]

WTF are you people smoking? It's just a few odd angles. There's nothing exceptionally ugly about this vehicle. In fact, it does a better last generation Tribeca front-end than the fugly mofo Subaru released.

The complete lack of detailing in any way doesn't bother you at all?

[Tave]

The complete lack of detailing in any way doesn't bother you at all?

It looks like a cheap piece of shit, even in the pictures, but there's nothing aesthetically offensive about the shape of the body.

[etypeJohn]

Do the automotive manufacturers of the world have anything to fear from Chinese designs?

They were saying about the same thing 15-18 years ago about Korean cars. 

[saxonyron]

If the Grille on this car would lose that akward Hump, it'd actually look different.

Hump??  What Hump?

C'mon!  This thing is hideous and quite dorky looking.  I know there can be cultural differences and all that, but especially in this case, the Chinese have launched a butt ugly dog here.  Maybe if you fix the front end, fix the rear end, and tweak the proportions a bit, it might be OK.    Of course, judging from this "concept" vehicle below, the folks in charge better lay off the LSD soon if they hope to ever design a winner.