Should Toyota Kill the Blue Emblems?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by ggood, Sep 24, 2011.

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Should Toyota Dump the Blue Emblems?

  1. I LOVE the Blue Emblems

    54 vote(s)
    49.5%

  2. I HATE the Blue Emblems

    16 vote(s)
    14.7%

  3. It Just Doesn't Matter

    32 vote(s)
    29.4%

  4. Make Emblem Color a Dealer Option

    14 vote(s)
    12.8%
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  1. Sergiospl

    Sergiospl Senior Member

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    Why should they?
    Toyota uses blue letters in Hybrid badges on the sides and in the logo of all their hybrid cars (Toyota & Lexus). Other car companies could have picked a different color, but chose to follow the same blue theme!

    Hyundai - Bluedrive
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    Mercedes - BlueEfficiency
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    VW - BlueMotion. Etc...

    Honda has blue color integrated in the grill design of the 2012 Civic hybrid.
     
    #21 Sergiospl, Sep 24, 2011
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    As I understand it, blue is the "eco" color in Japan. In the U.S.A, it is green. While I would have preferred the green on my Sandy Beach Metallic, I actually don't give it a second thought any more. Well, until just now... :rolleyes:
     
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  3. JC Prii

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    I really like the emblem on my black '11. Though, I don't like the blue fading into black inside the emblem. Solid blue would be cooler.
     
    #23 JC Prii, Sep 24, 2011
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    Yeah, at this point it doesn't seem to make sense to remind Toyota that "most" people don't like the blue emblems; since your poll seems to show that more people like them compared to don't like them. So Toyota may know better than you. Still early to say though...

     
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    Good poll, but unfortunately it makes your above statement wrong. :eek:
     
    #25 glennhl, Sep 24, 2011
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    I don't mind the blue, but I absolutely hate how large the emblems are. Really, does it have to be big enough to serve a freaking meal on?
     
    #26 clintb, Sep 24, 2011
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    I don't think it is big at all. The experts can correct me on this. Cars that are equipped with DRCC and Pre-collision, the functioning radar is directly behind the Logo.
     
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  8. ggood

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    OK, I give! :D I changed my statement from "most" to "some" and added the word "big".

    Try not to take this too seriously people, its just aesthetics! If I was that worried about it, I would have changed my own car emblems a long time ago! That said, I'm still right of course. :cool:
     
    #28 ggood, Sep 24, 2011
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    My emblem glow in night
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    #29 Speedracer, Sep 24, 2011
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    The blue goes well with my silver Prius..
     
    #30 lwhanna4x4, Sep 24, 2011
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    The first thing I did when I got my new Prius home was to remove the blue/black background from the front and rear Toyota emblems. On the front, I put a white (blizzard pearl) blank behind the front emblem. I just couldn't get use to the factory look on the front. It looked like a pimple on the end of the nose.

    Keith
     
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    Taking delivery of my Sandy Beach IV on Tuesday and the emblem will be green before next weekend. Good thread and nice to know that it's an easy fix! If you don't like it, change it.
     
    #32 Jerry P, Sep 25, 2011
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    I know this was mentioned earlier in the thread, but I parked next to a Hyundai Sonata Hybrid yesterday. The grille badge was a oval with the Hyndai "H" surrounded by a bright blue background. I was going to snap a quick pic but the owners were walking up and did not want to seem weird.
     
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    i really don't think our polls or complains will change the blue emblem... in reality, it's a giant marketing... uh... standard... for toyota and lexus. all hybrid models get the blue badge... then other makers followed... they will probably never change it... at least not for a handful of years... the majority of their cars would have to be hybrid before they decided to badge them as the normal colorless badge. basically... you'll have to see commercials for toyota and lexus saying they are a hybrid only company.. then they'll change it.. OR.... they start releasing a lot of EV's and they want to take that badge color... highly unlikely IMO
     
    #34 V8Cobrakid, Sep 25, 2011
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    Neither do I. For a while people were claiming manufacturers would start doing much more customization of otherwise mass produced products, even cars, thanks to computerization of the machinery. Doesn't seem to have panned out yet. Be nice if the car makers would adopt a more modular and customizable approach to everything about their cars. For awhile, Scion was sort of going in that direction in a limited way.
     
    #35 ggood, Sep 25, 2011
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