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Old 12-24-06, 02:05 PM
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Toyota's planning to unveil a +400HP hybrid sportscar in Detroit!!!! Price? In the $30,000 range with seating for 4.



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Old 12-24-06, 02:12 PM
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Sounds good if they will produce something like this, but the concept looks quite ugly from those pics though
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They're probably just leaking these things out for people to comment on it. I have a few friends in the industry down here and whenever Mexico is going to be an intended market they find a friend in the industry who will put a spy shot or concept into mass media to see how the Mexican audience might react.
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So...is this the supra replacement???
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Originally Posted by LexArazzo
Sounds good if they will produce something like this, but the concept looks quite ugly from those pics though
I like it.
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Can't wait to fall ZZzzzz in it with the exciting acceleration sound of battery motor from it's exhaust.
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Old 12-24-06, 04:15 PM
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We will see.....
 
Old 12-24-06, 04:26 PM
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looks pure sex to me... especially side shots.





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Hope this isn't suppose to be the Lexus exotic sports concept

But the 400+hp Sports car for ~30k I like
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A hybrid 400+ hp Sports car for 30k? Yeah right, that sounds like an incredibly unrealistic price.

I thought those were just chops but I guess they're real. Looks pretty radical and Toyota needs this BADLY, but the real version won't look that good.
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Interesting. I'm all for it! But for $30K? Yeah right! Someone is smokin' some good C.
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Originally Posted by LexArazzo
...but the concept looks quite ugly from those pics though
You must be looking at the wrong pics because this thing is gorgous.

Toyota definately needs a sports car like this to regain respect in this segment.
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Old 12-24-06, 06:23 PM
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nice! I like. Although, I think it needs some work around the nose (Toyota emblem). I like the headlights. The blacked-out A-pillars are a nice touch. Coincidentally, if you look at LexArazzo's G35 in the sig, the Toyota looks like an evolution with regards to the roofline.
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Holy ugly.

side view is better, but the front and rear has to go.
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Is it April 1st?
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