Toyota Makes Practical Appliance Cars
Published: May 27th, 2009
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Or not. The best part? The LF-A, seen burning here at the 24 Hours Nürburgring, has just been re-approved for production, according to Motor Trend. Oy.
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Nice to see that the LF-A didn't burn to ground like Audi R8 few years ago at the 'Ring. IS-F has plenty of flash and pizzazz, just drive it and you'll understand why.
Let's not forget Toyota dumbed down the MR-2 so that it would become "more economical"...
Using the Scion TC as an example - how hard would it be to make a RWD version then slap a turbo on the 4 banger? How much more would it cost? When is someone (anyone!) going to make a low cost, fun to drive, affordable sports coupe? Right now there is the Miata and... sorry I'm drawing a blank here. I'm going to assume the Miata is profitable, so why not bring back the Celica GT as reskinned Scion TC. Given Toyota production capacity can't they make a niche product like a small sports car by just using their parts bin? Scion TC body, Lexus drivetrain, Camry V6? Monster Garage could build it in under a week, why can't Toyota? I sure miss those old Toyota MR2s, Supras, Celicas, etc.