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Old Dec 22, 2008 | 04:04 PM
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http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/22/r...2012-or-later/



Originally Posted by Autoblog
The rumors of the sports car that Toyota and Subaru were working on have been replaced by rumors that the car has been put on hold. Earlier news had posited a rear-wheel-drive sports car with "wonderful style," based on the current Subaru Legacy platform, with a boxer engine putting out around 200 hp through a six-speed manual. Originally due in 2011, now, according to Nikkei, the car has been pushed back to at least 2012. If things get worse before they get better, we have a feeling that 2012 will also come and go without Toyota fielding another dedicated sports car entrant. So move along, folks, there's nothing to see here, please return to your Camrys and cue up Queen: another one bites the dust...
Old Dec 22, 2008 | 04:10 PM
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sadness!!!!!!!!!!! oh well! that silvia is starting to look nice!
Old Dec 22, 2008 | 06:07 PM
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those two parking lights makes it look like a ford contour-esk
Old Dec 22, 2008 | 07:27 PM
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Toyota lets us down again.
Old Dec 22, 2008 | 07:31 PM
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Toyota lets us down again.
the economy is letting everyone down. development of new cars is very costly and probably not the right direction being that toyota will show a loss this quarter.
Old Dec 22, 2008 | 07:56 PM
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reminds me of a tibby some.
Old Dec 22, 2008 | 07:57 PM
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I dotn care i want results. LOL
Old Dec 22, 2008 | 08:01 PM
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Damn......I was so looking forward to see this _____
Old Dec 22, 2008 | 08:05 PM
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Old Dec 22, 2008 | 08:06 PM
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eh. did you really expect things to go over smooth?
Old Dec 22, 2008 | 09:14 PM
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no surprise with the current credit crunch

why should toyota introduce a car that buyers (many of which would be first-time buyers) would not be able to get financing for the loan?
the days of having mommy/daddy co-sign or use their home equity line of credit to finance automobiles are gone

your only recourse would be buying the new Genesis coupe
Old Dec 22, 2008 | 09:44 PM
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=[[[[[ hood,front grill look like 350z, side looks like bmw mixed with hundai, same for the back, and all the lights in the front X_X
Old Dec 22, 2008 | 11:45 PM
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God that thing looks awful. Glad they delayed it. Hopefully they're redesign it.
Old Dec 23, 2008 | 12:09 AM
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it looks like a ford escort zx2!!!!!!!! ewwww!!!!!!
Old Dec 23, 2008 | 12:23 AM
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sad sad. I didnt like the sketch design either... but i still want to see a factory rear wheel drive scion coupe haha
Old Dec 23, 2008 | 01:48 AM
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darn.
Old Dec 23, 2008 | 01:52 AM
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I see A Genesis in my future .




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and as for the image at the top. that car is, like my not so good looking cousin from China. Fug Lee .
Old Dec 23, 2008 | 02:51 AM
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*starts slitting wrists
Old Dec 23, 2008 | 03:02 AM
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Originally Posted by draxcaliber
*starts slitting wrists
lol x2!
Old Dec 23, 2008 | 03:03 AM
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Only time will tell what will happen in the near future for the Toyobaru.

We can't believe every rumor we hear right. lol



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