Design ripoff?

ysoslo

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I saw a new 2015 Chevy Tahoe on the way into work this morning and I thought 'Wow, that sure looks a lot like our 2013 Blizzard Pearl 4Runner!' What do you think?

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I agree - I was fairly surprised when I saw the new model. I personally really liked the previous incarnation. I really love my 4runner but the Tahoe has been my dream SUV - I just couldn't justify the cost (to myself) and the fact I have nothing to tow, be it a big family or boat/etc.
 
I thought this thread would be about the design cues that the 2014+ 4Runner looks to have borrowed (and exaggerated) from the 2010+ Mitsubishi Outlander Sport... Call me crazy...

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I think the new Tahoe and Yukon look like big fat blingy mall machines.

I hate what they have done to them (the insides are nice though). The price on these things is of control too.
 
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I thought the same thing when I saw a red one yesterday, if it wasn't for the addition of the spoiler it may not have crossed my mind, but I thought it looked a lot more like a '15 Limited than what I expect Tahoe to look like. Changed the doors around the windows too.

Yes there are only so many ways to design an SUV, same as trucks, but for the most part (except for the rav4 and crv) they have all significantly differed from each other is style and looks, even though they are all a box
 
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The Denali and escalade models look like a hearse. The Tahoe looks okay but it costs 55k for a z71 model and it's way too large in general. I'm glad it's still a truck though! All these cross over cars make me sick.
 
Honestly, the design cues went the other way. The 5th gen went more towards the 2007 Tahoe style than the new Tahoe went towards the 5th gen.

Toyota actually makes another SUV aligned more with the Tahoe called the Sequoia. Funny how I never hear anything about those mentioned here.... It's like they don't exist.
 
Honestly, the design cues went the other way. The 5th gen went more towards the 2007 Tahoe style than the new Tahoe went towards the 5th gen.

Toyota actually makes another SUV aligned more with the Tahoe called the Sequoia. Funny how I never hear anything about those mentioned here.... It's like they don't exist.

Marketing is everything. Although the sequoia has 10 inches of clearance its not marketed as an off road SUV with this new trd pro crap so they aren't talked about an don't have the cool factor.

With some all terrain tires it would probably be just as good off road as a T4R just be a good bit larger. The frame and engine are certainly more robust.

I bet it even has atrac!
 
Marketing is everything. Although the sequoia has 10 inches of clearance its not marketed as an off road SUV with this new trd pro crap so they aren't talked about an don't have the cool factor.

With some all terrain tires it would probably be just as good off road as a T4R just be a good bit larger. The frame and engine are certainly more robust.

I bet it even has atrac!
The 5th gen is already a big enough pig off-road. I can't imagine actually going out wheeling in anything larger. 122 inch wheelbase would suck.

Have you ever seen a raptor try to run trails. Not a pretty sight. Great in the desert, not on typical trails.
 
All modern SUVs tend to look alike to me.

That unique styling is the biggest thing I miss about my '04 Discovery:

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Now I'm driving something that looks like everything else on the road:

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But it is probably more reliable and so far pretty much just as functional.
 
The Sequoias now sport independent front and rear suspensions.

The dealer we bought our '14 SR5 4R from last yr. gave us a new Sequoia to drive while they were doing dealer add-ons. Had it for 2 days.

Can't speak to off road capabilities, but the Sequoia is very nice out on the open highway. V8 engine - comfy ride.
 

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