Why doesnt Toyota build performance orientated cars anymore?

[Snoozin]

yeah put a 2jzgte in everything

Hell, why not.

Transverse 2JZGTE Camry.

[TTEETT]

Apparently they are bringing out a TRD Aurion with 235kw, but it will be FWD…:cry:

I used to have a Toyota I.S.T, it was 4wd, imagine dropping a 3S-GTE in one of these!

[TRD Man]

Watch out for the new rumoured Gen 8 Celica with 250hp 2AZGE engine coming next year.

[Silent Knight]

Watch out for the new rumoured Gen 8 Celica with 250hp 2AZGE engine coming next year.

I hope they get someone new to design it. I didn't think they could actually make something that looks worse than a 205, sadly I was proven wrong.

[Mr.Phreak]

Would be nice if they did a retro throwback to the TA/RA days....

It's nice to dream

[Adamal]

We'll just have to wait another 15-20 years to when we're old and rich enough to actually buy the cars that we want now, then, and put the demand back into the market!

[Mr Revhead]

dont worry there are some performance models coming.

weather its a celica, supra or under another name is not yet confirmed....

there is a a IS500 with a 5ltr V8 due out next year, that will be cool

its also likely that there will be a hybrid version of any new sportscar.

[Psycho_Dad]

i dont like the heavy feeling of nissans

im jumping ship and going with mazdas from now on(the rx7/8 and mx5). im tired of toyota not even trying to meet the expectations of my wet dreams

its like every car these days is made for a typical chinese guy, then again their is a billion more of them(even in nz lol)

PEace
Psycho_Dad

[postfach]

You know with a hypothetical question you dont expect an answer right??

I believe you mean a rhetorical question

[Lloyd]

Ignore him, he works with paint. I think its done something funny to his brain

[TTEETT]

Ignore him, he works with paint. I think its done something funny to his brain

[Alex B]

MMMM solvent N

[barryogen]

The TSport Corolla's are probably a decent enough car (they have the 1800 Celica engine?), but they don't exactly *look* like a hot hatch any more do they

err, the NZ TSport is nothing more than a badge and suspension package... you have to leave NZ to get a Corolla with the 2zz for the moment.

as far as imports with the 2zz go though, RunX, Allex, Will VS, and the newly arrived Corolla RS180

[Mr Revhead]

im not even sure the TS has a suspension pack! and most were autos!

corolla GT is no longer avail new here, 31 (or 30 sumthing) were sold new here.

[Outlander]

Id be pretty happy with a Toyota badged Scion tC, maybe 4WD turbo though as it uses same chassis as avensis and caldina.

Im F'n stoked about the new Toyota-Subaru Coupe though, and in a passing mention i think the new Hyundai Genesis Coupe looks great as well.

[Adamal]

Jesus, you could be charged with grave robbing from digging up THIS old thread!

[solitaire]

Jesus, you could be charged with grave robbing from digging up THIS old thread!

Yes... but since we are here i would sell my grandma for a factory turbo rwd ae92 levin.

ive owned mine for 10 years and i honestly never get sick of looking at it... beautiful car - just wish it was a rwd...

[Stott69]

since the threads had a few new posts.... its been said that toyota and subaru are working together on making a new version of the RWD AE86, should be a thread on here some where with moe details due to it being oldish news

[Lloyd]

yeah put a 2jzgte in everything

Hell, why not.

Transverse 2JZGTE Camry.

Speaking of which, I drove a transversely mounted 3L turbo IL6 a few months ago. Went like hell

[Girvs]

concept for a new performance car...sold for $40K new?

Somehow I think that ball park figure would fall shy of a decent performance car as brand new. Then again my opinion of a performance car would be a tad more generous than some of the existing Toyota's which have been released in the past.