Tokuo Fukuichi, executive vice president of Lexus, poses next to a Lexus LF-NX mid-size crossover concept during a media preview day at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) in this September 10, 2013 file photo. Big may be beautiful, but Toyota Motor Corp's global design chief is betting that edgy is the way to go for the Japanese automaker's premium Lexus brand, specifically its signature “spindle grille” design. Fukuichi, who is also Lexus' global chief, says the design shock-therapy gives the brand – and conservative Toyota more broadly – the stand-out face it previously lacked. (Photo by Ralph Orlowski/Reuters)
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