Lexus Genetic Select - A car customized to your genes. EDIT: April Fool prank

tsk1979 · 2nd April 2018, 00:45

Ever been confused on what options to get and end up getting the wrong options. No more....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0Uxzh1E94U

Turbanator · 2nd April 2018, 01:27

Don't know if its an April fool prank or something genuine from Lexus but the way of starting the car by tongue looks yucky!

Edit - So it's real, take a test here - Lick your computer screen and check what's best option for you

http://www.lexus.com/geneticselect/

dark.knight · 2nd April 2018, 07:57

This has got to be a joke.. HAS TO BE. Few reasons below :

1) A genetic test would take about a month at the earliest, not 48 hours, and certainly not 48 hours including customization of the car.

2) A steering wheel lick leading to verification of the passenger, and starting the car in about 2 seconds.. COME ON TOYOTA! Biometrics seem to be all the rage today but certainly not saliva based.

3) Lavender and cauliflower scent? LOL

4) Prescription windshield?

The amount of curvature required to have a certain power would make it impossible, besides what would one do if one has to look at the left/right windows? Again, poor eyesight cannot be predicted by genetics, leave alone exact numbers.

5) Food choices are NOT genetic!! It comes from an influence of mom, dad and native food choices. No one is a nicotine/caffeine addict by genetics.

6) Oversized head? If that isn't trolling then I don't know what is.

Never been a fan of Toyota but love the way they're testing viewer intelligence with this amount of cheekiness. If at all this is true, I'd only laugh more.

libranof1987 · 2nd April 2018, 07:59

Nope, it is a prank.

Quote:

Sure, the driver licking the top of the steering wheel at the end of the video -- so that her DNA would start the Lexus -- was a final giveaway that Lexus's new "Genetic Select" service with 23andme is just an April Fool's joke.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/dalebus.../#456fc3797f42

And one so good, it'll be featured during SNL.

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Turbanator Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 6,716 Thanked: 28,311 Times	re: Lexus Genetic Select - A car customized to your genes. EDIT: April Fool prank Don't know if its an April fool prank or something genuine from Lexus but the way of starting the car by tongue looks yucky! Edit - So it's real, take a test here - Lick your computer screen and check what's best option for you http://www.lexus.com/geneticselect/ Last edited by Turbanator : 2nd April 2018 at 01:33.
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dark.knight Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Beans Town Posts: 1,847 Thanked: 8,351 Times	re: Lexus Genetic Select - A car customized to your genes. EDIT: April Fool prank This has got to be a joke.. HAS TO BE. Few reasons below : 1) A genetic test would take about a month at the earliest, not 48 hours, and certainly not 48 hours including customization of the car. 2) A steering wheel lick leading to verification of the passenger, and starting the car in about 2 seconds.. COME ON TOYOTA! Biometrics seem to be all the rage today but certainly not saliva based. 3) Lavender and cauliflower scent? LOL 4) Prescription windshield? The amount of curvature required to have a certain power would make it impossible, besides what would one do if one has to look at the left/right windows? Again, poor eyesight cannot be predicted by genetics, leave alone exact numbers. 5) Food choices are NOT genetic!! It comes from an influence of mom, dad and native food choices. No one is a nicotine/caffeine addict by genetics. 6) Oversized head? If that isn't trolling then I don't know what is. Never been a fan of Toyota but love the way they're testing viewer intelligence with this amount of cheekiness. If at all this is true, I'd only laugh more. Last edited by dark.knight : 2nd April 2018 at 07:59.
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