Press Release - - - Source: LA Auto Show
Design Challenge Entries Reflect Los Angeles' Penchant for Adventure; LA-Area Design Studios' Entries Revealed
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Los Angeles, a city known largely for entertainment and sandy beaches, is the epicenter of automotive styling in North America and home to 14 automobile design studios. In a city where the latest trends in movies, fashion and lifestyle hold court, it is only natural that a prized and distinguished automotive design competition would take place within its city limits -- at the LA Auto Show.

Scion Exile: For those who desire the freedom and flexibility to jump in their car and see what journeys lay ahead, the Scion Exile will take them there in style -- with proportions similar to that of an expensive exotic mid-engine sports car. (CALTY Design Research)
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051116/law010.html?.v=32
CALTY Design Research
http://www.toyota.com/about/operations/design-rd/design_loc_calty.html

Edmunds Inside Line: "Designers Gone Wild"
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=108023#3
Scion Exile (pictured below), inspired by a midengined sports car, is one of the many wacky design-competition entries that made Los Angeles auto show visitors remember why they love L.A.
http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/il/news/2005/1116/scionexile.500.jpg
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I wonder why these new designs all look like military assault vehicles. What crazy terrain are these low riding 20"-24" wheeled vehicles planning to ride over?

What??

Have you not seen Escape From L.A.?

i must attend this .....

Sweet.. I like it!

ok, sorry guys, something is retarted, and it's either me or my comp, but i can't see the pictures :(

ok from that picture, that looks like a 23 foot long car or longer :shock:

its obviously not for this time period, look at the building in the back... way to cool for the so called "present"

seriously tho, the 'hole' in the front that looks like it is where a headlight would be looks like that from the new mustang, and the roofline is a LOT like the koenigsegg CC (did i spell that right?)

and look at what she is wearing too, not from this world it aint modern day political correct parents would frown apone at that alot :( :roll: thats the bad part they need to lax up alot!!!

and look at what she is wearing too...

What? You gotta a problem with flip-flops??

I wanna know about this "table" she's sliding out the back...Time for a picnic!! :rofl:

and look at what she is wearing too...

What? You gotta a problem with flip-flops??

I wanna know about this "table" she's sliding out the back...Time for a picnic!! :rofl:


Sorry if I can't read your sarcasm, but I think it's a surfboard.

ITS NOT S SURF BOARD ITS A IRONING BOARD SHE PRESSING HER SHIRTS OUT BY THE OCEAN OR WAIT IT COULD BE SEARCH AND RESCUE WATER DIVISION AND THATS LIKE A LOW PROFILE AMBULANCE

weird