We all heard the news of the new 2007 Camry coming out next year (spring) with it more powerful V-6 and I'm sure they will increase their I-4 HP too. To keep up with the new Accord I-4 of 2006 this was increased by 6hp from the year before. Rumor on the internet has the engine ranging from 170 to 180 horsepower, depending on what sources you read. Whatever the case is, do you guys believe the new 2007 tC will get the Camry’s new engine or keep the same 2005 engine? Well, I’m sure it wouldn’t be a new engine, design wise, but a better tuned (revised) 2005.

Rumor of camry
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=106183

Think about a 2007 tC with 180 hp and auto 5sp (I know it’s wishful thinking) mostly the 2007 engine will produce 170 hp or something close the Accord’s I-4. 

 

2az-GE! or 2az-ge with vvt-l

one can only hope.

 

wishful thinking for sure

 

Toyota is going to be pouring every penny of R&D money for the tC into fixing the rattels. Don't expect to see too many changes to it untill the quality isues are setteled.

 

i think toyota is gonna switch to the new engines in the camry, and put the leftover 2006s in all tCs till they run out. cheaper

 

I've heard numbers as high as 260 hp + tq floating around, but I highly doubt that. Maybe a small boost (10hp maybe?) .

 

260hp is for the V6

 

yeah, a ge head would be nice.

 

Hmm, ignoring the increased weight a V6 would add, that'd be sweet. ;-)

 

they need to get some TSBs to fix the roof rattles, thats all i want right now.

 

yeah toyota just poured 6 BILLION dollars into R&D.. you think they could fix the rattles if 6 BILLION doesn't fix it.. time to use a hammer.. lol

 

what the talk is right now in japan is that a new toyota/scion coupe is in works and is going to be based upon or going to be an improved scion tc. It will have around 250-260 hp and be the new sports coupe for toyota/scion. The reason i say both toyota and scion is that it will be considered toyota in japan and scion in america, it will be a replacement/improvemetn for the celica and maybe the next scion tc. It will directly compete with the type-r's in japan and is in the works for 2007-9

 

almost negligable, 50-70 more pounds but an extra 80-100 hp?
Plus if they somehow got that extra weight behind the front axle, it would make it handle better.

 

v6 would add so much more weight to the front end of the car. it would become a little something like 65-35 weight distro. one of the reasons why it understeers so badly

stock it is nearly 60-40. that is pretty horrible imho. its better to add a power adder like a turbo or supercharger with less weight added.

 

I don't see them worrying about it with the tC. They are selling as many as they can make. No need to be improving it since it's barely been out...

 

it is very unlikely that you will see any major power upgrade for the scion vehicles. one of their highest selling points is their low cost. it is very unlikely that you will see a 260 hp scion.

scions sell well because they are cheap.

 

Toyota needs a new sports coupe. Without the celica Toyota doesn't have a car in that category besides the tC. and Now honda has 2

 

 

Well although nice.. Thats not quite what i was talking about

 

the 1mzfe and 3mzfe aren't *that* heavy...