What's ONE Vehicle That Initially Left You REVOLTED, But Changed Your Mind After Seeing MORE In 2018?

I remember the first time I saw the all-new Toyota Camry.

My initial reaction was: "Really?" This is what Toyota is going to deliver that to the market? Isn't this outrageous design going to alienate its current crop of buyers who are simply looking for an appliance to get from point "A" to point "B?"

One show car was white and equipped with a blood red interior. You certainly couldn't call it beige any longer. And, good for Toyota! There's no doubt it's shed a lot of its rather homely image with designs like the all-new Camry that are actually pushing the boundary for its class.

Here's a little secret, Spies: The more I see of the all-new Camry — with its controversial front-end design — the more I am liking it.

On the show floor it looked, frankly, revolting to my eyes. But now that I am seeing it on the street, it has tremendous presence and in the right color — silver — I actually am finding myself liking what Toyota has delivered to the market.

Has the same thing happened for you? For WHICH vehicle? Has your opinion changed on the Toyota Camry?

TomM - 10/10/2018 6:18:06 AM

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The new Camry is a polarizing design just at a time when sales of mid-size cars are suffering from declining sales.

I would suggest that over time - it will be like the Lexus Cow Catcher - and will reduce the overall market for the car. Temporarily - however - there are enough people standing in line for Toyotas that it won't make much difference initially

MDarringer - 10/10/2018 8:39:44 AM

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I agree that it's ugly, but for me the Accord gets uglier every time I see it which isn't that often locally because the Accord does not sell that well.

cidflekken - 10/10/2018 1:58:56 PM

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The Toyota CH-R definitely has grown on me. It's a pretty neat, sporty looking little trucklet.
Also, the Volvo XC40 looks good. i didn't like its Jeep-derivative styling, but it's a nice, classy, clean design. Not as nice as the XC60, and, arguably, the new RAV4 is what this Volvo should have looked like, but I still like it.

The Camry still remains horrid to me. I see tons more Accords, and though its front-end is great, the rear end is still just blah.

Truthy - 10/10/2018 2:08:06 PM

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Good comments here. I thought the Toyota CH-R was messy until I was in Ireland recently and saw lots of them on the road.. Maybe it stood out more from the many blah hatchbacks there.
The Camry is growing on me, mostly from the rear three-quarters. There is some outstanding surface tension and details on the Accord, but agree with the comments that the front clip and rear fascia don't do the car justice.

TomM, is Lexus suffering? That grill works on their few coupes, but in SUVs it is just ungainly (being generous).