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#27 of 298 wale by nippononly Feb 22, 2005 (9:33 am)
"Can't have a two-door at $40K+ that would put to shame the ultra-blah SC at $65K!"   Not sure I totally agree here. Sell the IS430 coupe without the option of a targe roof or a convertible or anything like that, and what it will be is a pure-focus sports car. The SC, OTOH, is a style cruiser. It makes a statement, which is "I am an older, affluent person who loves to cruise around town in style, and catch some rays". The SC is NOT a sporting car, despite being fast in straight-line acceleration. It is mostly a statement car, a prestige-mobile, and a very comfy one at that. Replies to this message: toyota_pro (Mar 01, 2005 2:44 pm) ryousuke (Mar 14, 2005 7:53 am)
#28 of 298 Re: wale [nippononly] by toyota_pro Mar 01, 2005 (2:44 pm)
Replying to: nippononly (Feb 22, 2005 9:33 am) if they took the same 280hp motor out of the avalon (packing dual vvt-i, with dohc/4 valves per cylinder---(24v) trimmed it out on a light weight chasse with a more "aerodynamic" design, they would have a player. the weak "z" car and the maxima cannot even compare with toyota ingenuity and design. Replies to this message: ryousuke (Mar 14, 2005 7:53 am)
#29 of 298 Agreed by chris65amg Mar 01, 2005 (3:28 pm)
The Supra was (IMO) a very good car, and I think that Toyota can easily outclass 350Z, RX8, Crossfire, and even regular Corvette with this new thing. Hooray for halo cars.
#30 of 298 Celica is out by boomn29 Mar 03, 2005 (7:24 pm)
Celica is now discontinued... Replies to this message: mrgrubbs (Jan 14, 2006 4:18 pm)
#31 of 298 engine swap by 84supra Mar 10, 2005 (9:46 pm)
I'm building a 85 toyota supra and i am trying to find out if the 86-91 7MGTE 3.0 motor will fit where the smaller 5MGE 2.8 they are both inline 6 i need to know if the 3.0 will bolt right up
#32 of 298 geez by nippononly Mar 10, 2005 (11:11 pm)
I kinda doubt it - the 86 1/2 had a much longer hood line than the 85.   I thought this was the 2007 Supra thread?
#33 of 298 Re: wale [toyota_pro] by ryousuke Mar 14, 2005 (7:53 am)
Replying to: toyota_pro (Mar 01, 2005 2:44 pm) i agree... the main enemy of the supra performance wise was its heavy weight. If they put a bigger engine in, it would make weight a bigger handicap. The biggest engine they can fit without gaining weight is the 3UZ-FE V-8(the engine in the GS,LS,SC) which they do for the Japanese GT Championship. This is why I dont think they will have a motor larger than a V-8....It would be logical to use either the avalon motor (if they put in duall vvtL-i it owuld be sweeter), and maybe even bolt a turbo on it, or they could make a new engine that is a new version of the one in the old supra, the 2JZ-G(T)E. maybe they make a 3JZ-G(T)E... if toyota got really lazy i guess they could pull out a 3UZ-FE and stick it in the new supra now if you're wondering about all this engine designation gibberish, the stuff before the - is just a name for the engine, while the last three indicate: G-engine built for performance F-engine built for fuel economy T-turbo (or twin turbo) E-EFI
#34 of 298 07 Supra by motownusa Mar 15, 2005 (7:17 am)
I agree the "affordable sports car" market isn't that hot. Yes, they have lots of power and can go 0 to 60 in less than 6 seconds. But they are highly impractical for daily driving which means anybody who buys the Z or the Vette probably has another car that serves his day to day needs. Having said that, I think if Toyota can price and market the car right they have a good shot of capturing a significant portion of the sports car pie. I personally think the engine choices most likely to be in the production version would be the current 3.5 L engine in the Avalon although I am sure it would be modified to produce at least another 20 to 30 Hp. The optional engine would most likely be the 4.3 L v8 found in the Lexus LS and GS. That engine could easily produce another 100 or so horsepower. Now if they can price the V6 in the high 20s to low 30s and the V8 in the low to mid 40s I think this car could be a great success. Replies to this message: ryousuke (Mar 15, 2005 7:26 am)
#35 of 298 Re: 07 Supra [motownusa] by ryousuke Mar 15, 2005 (7:26 am)
Replying to: motownusa (Mar 15, 2005 7:17 am) yea... that pricing would be fine the V8 should be in the mid 30s (hard since im workign with canada-US dollar conversion; i just wish u'd use our dollar :p. high pricing is what killed the last supra's sales
#36 of 298 Hybrid Lexus GS450? by sharinganpwns Mar 19, 2005 (10:54 pm)
If lexus does unveil a lexus GS hybrid v8 at the New York Auto Show, why not put it in the future supra? just tune it for a bit more power maybe then seems like itd be all set. just got to see when they plan to sell the GS450 hybrid

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