PIN The Grille On The Lexus - Lexus TEASES Us With New Facades But Doesn't Give Us Details

At the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, a lot of people were really stuck to the LF-LC Concept car. Rightly so, I mean did you see that thing?

It looked like an LFA and an FT86 blended together.

One thing that folks may have missed between that spectacle and a tight press conference schedule though is that Lexus was teasing something in its booth.

As we have known -- and consistently told through Lexus messaging -- since the launch of the all-new GS, there are design traits that will trickle down into the rest of the Lexus lineup. It's pretty clear after seeing the refreshed LX that the grille will be a critical element.

That said, Lexus had a couple of intriguing slides that give us a hint of the future.

One slide declares: "9 new or updated models
                                 3 F sport models"

The second slide displays six new facades of upcoming Lexus products.

So, we want you to take a look at the grilles picture and match them to the current product lineup. Can YOU figure each out?

LexSucks - 1/17/2012 10:27:51 AM

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"Acura sucks"

- So does Lexus.

JustaCar - 1/17/2012 8:50:39 AM

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Lexus is the master at making bad copies of German cars - in this case the Audi grille.

LexSucks - 1/17/2012 10:26:39 AM

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Each grill design pictured looks nicer than any grill design ever created (since the beginning of car design). Expect big things from this brand. All other premium manufacturers have officially been put on notice. Go Lexus!!!

LexSucks - 1/18/2012 10:29:35 AM

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Does it really bother you that much? LOL!!!!!

For my next trick I'm going to make veins pop out of pondosinatra's forehead.

You complain about me yet u dont have anything to say about this crap?

"our ass hurts. They copied off the number one selling car in America 11 yrs in a row. The germans need to copy Lexus reliability. OH!! That's right they can't.....

— knowitall1985"

knowitall1985 - 1/17/2012 10:37:52 AM

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I guess only time will tell if the public likes it. Sounds to me like new agressive styling as well as improved driving dynamics is going to go well with great service and reliability.

david999 - 1/17/2012 1:09:51 PM

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The trend to big grills is a bad one for Lexus.

LexSucks - 1/17/2012 1:22:46 PM

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They have to do big grills. That's what everyone else is doing. What else is a copycat company like Lexus supposed to do?

knowitall1985 - 1/17/2012 2:40:54 PM

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Your wrong David! It will give them a presence that they need.

knowitall1985 - 1/17/2012 2:39:35 PM

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Just like the germans have copied off Lexus interiors the last several years. They went from cold dark interiors to warmer lexus interiors. They all copy off each other.

LexSucks - 1/17/2012 3:10:45 PM

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Cold dark interiors were always a complaint (even before Lexus came out). The fact that they warmed up the interior was going to happen with or without Lexus. I'm willing to be that Lexus interiors didn't even have anything to do with it. The current German interiors are not influenced be Lexus.

knowitall1985 - 1/17/2012 3:26:12 PM

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Your ass hurts. They copied off the number one selling car in America 11 yrs in a row. The germans need to copy Lexus reliability. OH!! That's right they can't.....

AgentOrange - 1/17/2012 3:28:28 PM

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What's up with these huge gapping grills these days (Audi, Mitsubishi, Ford, et al)?
They all look feckin awful.

knowitall1985 - 1/17/2012 4:05:51 PM

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But they sell,Orange.....

LexSucks - 1/18/2012 10:38:56 AM

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Audis are way better cars than Lexus.

MBCLK500 - 1/18/2012 2:08:30 PM

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Lexus is not teasing anyone, they are just reaffirming their new marketing strategy,"Slap a new grill on an old car and call it ALL-NEW"