A lot of car guys think the Toyota FT-86, now the Scion FR-S Concept and possibly a future Scion production vehicle, is the best-looking thing they’ve ever seen. When someone shows me a picture of an ugly child, I’ve learned to say, “What a sweet baby.” It’s not a lie and goes over much better than “What species is that?” or “Warn a guy before you show him something like that.”
The Toyota FR-S borrows heavily from racecars—and that’s what makes it ugly. Modern racecars are, for the most part, ugly. But they are ugly for a reason. Usually, that reason is to increase aerodynamic downforce, which allows the cars to go around corners at phenomenal speeds.
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