avus
01-09-2006, 07:57 AM
INSERTED BY DARREN:
Check here for press release and photos of the new concept:
http://www.scionlife.com/toyota/f3r/
hmm... didn't Scion say that the next xB will be wider and bigger?
sure, the press release is talking about 'minivan' needs -- but, come on. look at the front of the F3R. it has the same styling as the recently introduced bB.
i say chop off the middle part, and you're looking at the new xB.
more info HERE (http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/01/09/detroit-2006-toyotas-futuristic-f3r-minivan-concept/#more-1289) on leftlanenews.com
some interesting quotes from the interview
“Younger people are hanging out in their cars. When they do that, the car becomes an entertainment area. The F3R expands on that concept. It’s a sophisticated extension of the home.”
Everybody is trying to push the front really low to try to disguise the fact that the vehicle is a van. We didn’t want to do that. We wanted this bold, in-your-face front end. We wanted to create presence. We want this thing recognizable. When they see it in their rearview mirrors, we want people to say, ‘Oh yeah, that’s the Toyota F3R!’” Additionally, said Hunter, the design team wanted to add a quality known as “the J-factor”to the design of the F3R’s nose.
Hunter explained, “We define ‘J-factor’ as design elements rooted in Japanese culture that are common to Toyota as a Japanese company and will appeal to American tastes. There are a lot of vans with robust noses driving around in Japan and we are trying to impart some of that thinking into the F3R.”
http://www.leftlanenews.com/wp-images/media/jan9toy_1.jpg
http://www.leftlanenews.com/wp-images/media/jan9toy_6.jpg
http://www.leftlanenews.com/wp-images/media/jan9toy_5.jpg
Check here for press release and photos of the new concept:
http://www.scionlife.com/toyota/f3r/
hmm... didn't Scion say that the next xB will be wider and bigger?
sure, the press release is talking about 'minivan' needs -- but, come on. look at the front of the F3R. it has the same styling as the recently introduced bB.
i say chop off the middle part, and you're looking at the new xB.
more info HERE (http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/01/09/detroit-2006-toyotas-futuristic-f3r-minivan-concept/#more-1289) on leftlanenews.com
some interesting quotes from the interview
“Younger people are hanging out in their cars. When they do that, the car becomes an entertainment area. The F3R expands on that concept. It’s a sophisticated extension of the home.”
Everybody is trying to push the front really low to try to disguise the fact that the vehicle is a van. We didn’t want to do that. We wanted this bold, in-your-face front end. We wanted to create presence. We want this thing recognizable. When they see it in their rearview mirrors, we want people to say, ‘Oh yeah, that’s the Toyota F3R!’” Additionally, said Hunter, the design team wanted to add a quality known as “the J-factor”to the design of the F3R’s nose.
Hunter explained, “We define ‘J-factor’ as design elements rooted in Japanese culture that are common to Toyota as a Japanese company and will appeal to American tastes. There are a lot of vans with robust noses driving around in Japan and we are trying to impart some of that thinking into the F3R.”
http://www.leftlanenews.com/wp-images/media/jan9toy_1.jpg
http://www.leftlanenews.com/wp-images/media/jan9toy_6.jpg
http://www.leftlanenews.com/wp-images/media/jan9toy_5.jpg