This months Motor Trend. Wantanabe wants the LF-A built
02-14-06, 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by STIG
"I would personally love to see LF-A make it into production but then it will make no difference for me since i have no funds to buy that super car
but i would much rather see SUPRA or some affordable sports car coming back."
Probably why he used the word 'or'. 
Yeah, Supras we selling for ~$50k in '96, but they did manage to lop off about 10 grand for the '97-'98 models. Still a lot of money back then. But knowing then what we know now about the car's capabilities, they would have sold them all and then some at those prices, especially with a Lexus badge on it. I think Toyota did a poor job of marketing/bragging about it, and that kept a lot of potential buyers in the dark.
"I would personally love to see LF-A make it into production but then it will make no difference for me since i have no funds to buy that super car
but i would much rather see SUPRA or some affordable sports car coming back."
Originally Posted by MongooseGA
Yeah, but was the Supra ever really affordable? If I'm not mistaken, the turbo models were selling for as much as their Lexus SC counterparts towards the end of production. Not something your average family man or young adult could afford as an impractical fun car.
Yeah, Supras we selling for ~$50k in '96, but they did manage to lop off about 10 grand for the '97-'98 models. Still a lot of money back then. But knowing then what we know now about the car's capabilities, they would have sold them all and then some at those prices, especially with a Lexus badge on it. I think Toyota did a poor job of marketing/bragging about it, and that kept a lot of potential buyers in the dark.
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02-14-06, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by STIG
"I would personally love to see LF-A make it into production but then it will make no difference for me since i have no funds to buy that super car
but i would much rather see SUPRA or some affordable sports car coming back."
Probably why he used the word 'or'.
"I would personally love to see LF-A make it into production but then it will make no difference for me since i have no funds to buy that super car
but i would much rather see SUPRA or some affordable sports car coming back."
Probably why he used the word 'or'.
I wasn't really 'around' back in the Supra's hay day, so I can't attest to the marketing. At that point in time, I was too busy rocking my big wheel.
02-14-06, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by rominl
that's true, i don't doubt a single bit about toyota's ability to build a super car that will hang with exotic. they can, but they just don't, for profitability reasons.
hopefully with the ever so increasing growth they have now, they can sustain the little hit and build one super car to include that little crowd. that would be great. and most of all, definitely a division to push out high performance "versions" of their lineup just like what bimmer and mb are doing. that's going to be big imho
hopefully with the ever so increasing growth they have now, they can sustain the little hit and build one super car to include that little crowd. that would be great. and most of all, definitely a division to push out high performance "versions" of their lineup just like what bimmer and mb are doing. that's going to be big imho
I almost waved today when I passed brand new 520i in my Prius.
02-14-06, 04:37 PM
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The original supra was top toyota tech. New engine (2JZ) new platform, new everything, nothing shared pretty much.
Also, the yen went down compared to the U.S dollar and SUVs started taking off and people were just dumping sports cars left and right.
Its different today, Toyota has tons of money to spend, they will share parts with the Supra and the yen is trading okay to the dollar. Also Toyota pretty much HAS to come out wiht something soon, as Honda and Nissan shame them with sporty offerings
Also, the yen went down compared to the U.S dollar and SUVs started taking off and people were just dumping sports cars left and right.
Its different today, Toyota has tons of money to spend, they will share parts with the Supra and the yen is trading okay to the dollar. Also Toyota pretty much HAS to come out wiht something soon, as Honda and Nissan shame them with sporty offerings
02-14-06, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by spwolf
it will definetly help the brand image. Europeans love this stuff.... People buy 520i because M5 is so cool.
I almost waved today when I passed brand new 520i in my Prius.
I almost waved today when I passed brand new 520i in my Prius.
02-15-06, 09:00 AM
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ok, you know the issue most have with the front of the LF-A, well i read an article saying they had top designers working on redesigning the front for a more aggressive look... and right after that, i saw spy photos which to me, look like they already have made some improvments to the nose... ill try to find those pics again...
02-15-06, 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Mattress
ok, you know the issue most have with the front of the LF-A, well i read an article saying they had top designers working on redesigning the front for a more aggressive look... and right after that, i saw spy photos which to me, look like they already have made some improvments to the nose... ill try to find those pics again...
02-15-06, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by MPLexus301
That's a little wheel swap/tint change that I did last week and the car doesn't look so bad. A Sportier front end and a more production-esque rear could have this car looking great!
Anyways, forget a "new" Supra, it ain't happening. I can't help but think everybody who wants a new Supra to be built are still riding on the massive Supra bandwagon. I can't believe I'm even talking about this-so I'll stop.
Anyways, time to research into the LF-A.
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