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Postby Mr Revhead » Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:17 pm

http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/motor ... er-concept

Other than some dodgy styling around the lights I quite like it!
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Postby Girvs » Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:25 pm

From some angles looks like they took some styling lessons from an S2000. Regardless the packages as a whole I am not partial to at all. Then again I'm not a fan of hairdresser cars
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Postby tsoob » Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:27 pm

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Postby Mr Revhead » Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:35 pm

Yeah from the front there are certain S2000 over tones.
Looks like Elanish from others.
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9 ... kkfZh1&t=1
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Postby Quint » Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:38 pm

Not bad, hopefully they release it as a manual rather than the tippy they have shown there.
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Postby blindnz » Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:39 pm

Yeah I saw this, this morning, looks good but im not sold on the front lights.

So its a 245hp hybrid? Will be interesting as to how much the batteries ect add to the weight and handling dynamics
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Postby Mr Revhead » Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:39 pm

Hybrid so will be auto/semi auto or something.
manuals are history :cry:
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Postby Vertigo » Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:40 pm

not sure if like..
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Postby Vertigo » Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:40 pm

not sure if like..
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Postby 1I1 » Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:45 pm

Girvs wrote:From some angles looks like they took some styling lessons from an S2000.


Thought the same seeing the photo on there from the front up high.

But does look pretty cool!
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Postby gt4dude » Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:50 pm

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Postby GDII » Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:51 pm

That's nasty. SW20 any day please.
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Postby Quint » Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:16 pm

Mr Revhead wrote:Hybrid so will be auto/semi auto or something.
manuals are history :cry:

You're not wrong. It's a damn shame cars are moving away from participating in the pleasure of driving to mediocre transit machines.
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Postby BZG Wagon » Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:35 pm

LOL I thought S2000 when I looked at that first picture.

Sounds like it's a concept, so the final car will probably look nothing even remotely close to that car?

...power jumps to 220kW

Awesome!!! Too bad it's a hybrid.
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Postby Malcolm » Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:40 pm

Looks like it's big and heavy, wwaaaaaa :(
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Postby GDII » Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:48 pm

Toyota need to stop making concept cars and release the damn cars already. The FT-86 has two concepts and no production car yet. This has two concepts too.

Screw these new transmissions and hybrid BS. These aren't cars any more, just transport that goes fast. A proper manual gearbox is fun to use. Flappy paddles makes it too easy and not as much fun. And more than 6 gears is getting silly. The IS-F with 8 and a new Merc with 9. :roll:
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Postby h8wrxs » Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:56 pm

that thing is horrible....
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Postby sergei » Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:58 pm

I don't mind no gears, as long as it is direct drive electric, and a control (gear lever like) to adjust engine braking.
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Postby BZG Wagon » Mon Jun 27, 2011 4:56 pm

GDII wrote:Toyota need to stop making concept cars and release the damn cars already. The FT-86 has two concepts and no production car yet. This has two concepts too.

Screw these new transmissions and hybrid BS. These aren't cars any more, just transport that goes fast. A proper manual gearbox is fun to use. Flappy paddles makes it too easy and not as much fun. And more than 6 gears is getting silly. The IS-F with 8 and a new Merc with 9. :roll:

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Postby d1 mule » Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:32 pm

that is bloody terrible! looks like one of those horrid smart car roadster things
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