Breaking News: Toyota to develop RWD coupe?
07-06-2007, 04:46 PM
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Breaking News: Toyota to develop RWD coupe?
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Toyota developing cheap RWD coupe05:25 7/6/2007, Damon Lavrinc, ae86, corolla, drift, is, is250, is300, is350, lexus, rear wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, rear-wheeldrive, rearwheeldrive, rwd, scion, tc, toyota, Autoblog
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Back in March, Winding Road floated the idea that Toyota may be in the process of developing a rear-wheel drive vehicle in the same vein as the Corolla AE86 of the 80s. At the time, it was easy to pass it off as pure speculation. Now, the GTChannel says that its sources in the Land of the Rising Sun have also confirmed that a 2+2, front-engine, RWD vehicle is in the works and that if and when it comes to market its sticker will be "well under [$] 20k" - maybe even $16,000.
Considering that the Scion brand has quickly emerged as a cost-conscious means of stylish transport, it wouldn't be hard to imagine that such a vehicle would slot in nicely within the youth-oriented marque, even if its price would make it a direct competitor to the tC. The only rub is finding a suitable platform to build the new vehicle atop, and the only RWD vehicle that could fit the bill would be the Lexus IS. Granted, the $30,000+ sports sedan's underpinnings might be a bit of a stretch (or shortening, in this case) to make a budget performance car, but the ability to cut costs via platform sharing isn't out of the question. Maybe some of the old IS's architecture could even be used.
In the meantime, we're hoping to see spy shots of a tC-bodied mule making the rounds around the 'Ring, rear-wheels a blazing and powersliding into the Carousel.
[Source: GTChannel]
Toyota developing cheap RWD coupe05:25 7/6/2007, Damon Lavrinc, ae86, corolla, drift, is, is250, is300, is350, lexus, rear wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, rear-wheeldrive, rearwheeldrive, rwd, scion, tc, toyota, Autoblog
Filed under: Coupes, Etc., Scion, Toyota
Back in March, Winding Road floated the idea that Toyota may be in the process of developing a rear-wheel drive vehicle in the same vein as the Corolla AE86 of the 80s. At the time, it was easy to pass it off as pure speculation. Now, the GTChannel says that its sources in the Land of the Rising Sun have also confirmed that a 2+2, front-engine, RWD vehicle is in the works and that if and when it comes to market its sticker will be "well under [$] 20k" - maybe even $16,000.
Considering that the Scion brand has quickly emerged as a cost-conscious means of stylish transport, it wouldn't be hard to imagine that such a vehicle would slot in nicely within the youth-oriented marque, even if its price would make it a direct competitor to the tC. The only rub is finding a suitable platform to build the new vehicle atop, and the only RWD vehicle that could fit the bill would be the Lexus IS. Granted, the $30,000+ sports sedan's underpinnings might be a bit of a stretch (or shortening, in this case) to make a budget performance car, but the ability to cut costs via platform sharing isn't out of the question. Maybe some of the old IS's architecture could even be used.
In the meantime, we're hoping to see spy shots of a tC-bodied mule making the rounds around the 'Ring, rear-wheels a blazing and powersliding into the Carousel.
[Source: GTChannel]
07-11-2007, 06:31 PM
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Well, it reminds me a LOT of the 2 door Civic SI. Its pretty, but the TC has already put the Celica to bed... do you really think that Toyota would put that out knowing that its competing with itself? It would have to be WORLD cheaper than the TC to get attention and the TC is already right in line with the Corolla... I really don't see that happening. And if the Supra ever returns.....
10-09-2007, 07:40 AM
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a suggestion or a guess
My guess and suggestion to toyota:
engine and drivetrain of the Altezza RS200: BEAMS 3S-GE: 2.0L dual vvt-i
it could actually be cheap in cost, considering is old technology...from 1998
can I get a hallelujah???
engine and drivetrain of the Altezza RS200: BEAMS 3S-GE: 2.0L dual vvt-i
it could actually be cheap in cost, considering is old technology...from 1998
can I get a hallelujah???
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