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Toyota’s New Rugged Corolla Cross Special Swipes The Land Cruiser’s Grille Badging

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Toyota launches the Corolla Cross Z Adventure edition in Japan. Rugged compact SUV celebrates the Corolla’s 60th anniversary. High-spec grades have also received improved safety equipment. Toyota has rolled out a subtle model year update for the Japanese-spec Corolla Cross, led by a 60th anniversary special edition with rugged styling cues. The SUV follows the lead of the anniversary specials based on the Corolla sedan and estate , as it winds down toward the end of its run. Named the Corolla Cross Z Adventure, the new special edition is the odd one out in the Japanese range, and the grille explains why. Toyota borrowed the face of the US-spec non-hybrid mode l, then reworked it with slightly different black molding and a matching emblem, giving this version a look that separates it from everything else on the local roster. More: Toyota Turned The Corolla Into A Pickup, Here’s What It Looks Like Undisguised The styling addit...
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These Cars Are Real, But Your Brain Sees Comic Book Sketches

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Joshua Vides has unveiled an exceptionally cool exhibition in Los Angeles. The cars on display have been painted to mimic 2D comic book sketches. The display will be at the Petersen Automotive Museum until next July. Despite what you might be thinking, these aren’t sketches or detailed renderings pulled from some automotive comic book. They’re photos of a large art display at the Petersen Automotive Museum, where several classic cars have been painted to look as though they leapt straight off a comic book page. Read: Lexus Let An Artist Loose On The IS, And It Looks Like It Escaped A Comic Book The man behind the display is artist Joshua Vides, and his exhibition, called Flat Out , runs at the most famous automotive museum in Los Angeles until July of next year. It looks fairly bewildering in photos, and we suspect it’s even more striking in person. The cars aren’t the only things painted to resemble comic book sket...
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