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Toyota torna ad una coupè 2+2 ?
Fonte: http://www.autoblog.it/post/9180/toyota-torna-ad-una-coupe-22
Link: http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/06/welcome-back-to-the-rumormill-toyota-developing-cheap-rwd-coupe/
Questo non potete non leggerlo ..... :
http://www.gtchannel.com/content.php?cid=4243
Staremo a vedere.
Da appassionato e non più troppo convinto sostenitore Toyota ammetto che una decisione del genere potrebbe riaccendere in molti quell'idea di una casa produttrice "ravveduta" e conscia del fatto che oltre al numero di macchine vendute c'è anche qualità e considerazione dei segmenti di nicchia.
Chi vivrà vedrà .... .
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Toyota torna ad una coupè 2+2 ?
Sul nostro mercato Toyota ha deciso di non proporre più vetture sportive, eliminando dal listino Celica ed MR2. Una scelta coraggiosa, ma che ha lasciato l'amaro in bocca a chi, negli anni, ha trovato le sportive orientali come la soluzione ideale per sfogare la propria passione a prezzi ragionevoli. Voci insistenti danno adesso come possibile il ritorno di una 2+2, per di più a trazione posteriore, facendoci così tornare indietro nel tempo fino agli anni '80, quando la mitica Corolla Trueno AE86 impazzava sulle strade del giappone, come ci ricorda la serie animata Initial-D.
Toyota, del resto, con il marchio Scion, ha continuato a proporre negli Stati Uniti anche vetture dal design sportivo e dai prezzi concorrenziali come la Tc coupè, infatti il possibile nuovo modello potrebbe debuttare sul mercato ad un prezzo inferiore ai 20.000 $. L'architettura a motore anteriore e trazione posteriore potrebbe anche essere già pronta in casa, visto che esiste la berlina Lexus IS, ma non esistono conferme. Attendiamo di capire se il mercato Europeo potrà in futuro vedere questi modelli e se riceveremo soltanto nuove Yaris, Auris, Prius e quant'altro...
Fonte: http://www.autoblog.it/post/9180/toyota-torna-ad-una-coupe-22
Back in March, Winding Road floated the idea that Toyota may be in the process of developing a rear-wheel drive vehicle in the same vein as the Corolla AE86 of the 80s. At the time, it was easy to pass it off as pure speculation. Now, the GTChannel says that its sources in the Land of the Rising Sun have also confirmed that a 2+2, front-engine, RWD vehicle is in the works and that if and when it comes to market its sticker will be "well under [$] 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.
Link: http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/06/welcome-back-to-the-rumormill-toyota-developing-cheap-rwd-coupe/
Questo non potete non leggerlo ..... :
http://www.gtchannel.com/content.php?cid=4243
Toyota Cheap RWD Compact Coupe in the Works
Toyota can thank the crazy exchange rate for its premature rise to number one. With that the company seems to be making more aggressive decisions, surely to increase the distance between its number one spot and GM. Its latest move seems to be going away from its bland vanilla image and into something a little sexier. We’ll concede that Toyota makes great, affordable and reliable vehicles, but anything is better than the company’s current image.
Japanese sources have indicated that Toyota is seriously considering selling a cheap rear-wheel drive sports coupe. Maybe the advent of drifting and rebirth of rear-drive cars has slapped Toyota squarely in the face to make an affordable FR car.
By “cheap” we’re not talking in the realm of the Nissan 350Z or even Mazda RX-8. Toyota is talking about introducing an FR, four-seater sports coupe for well under 20K, how’s about $16,000 USD sound? Yes, that’s insane as the Scion tC is already at that pricepoint with a front-wheel drive platform. Even Kei cars cost more than this in Japan.
The tC could be used as a test vehicle for an upcoming FR car, but it might be more work than its worth. What would be the chosen powerplant and transmission? Unless the vehicle loosely based on the IS platform, there’s no donor cars for this cheapy RWD coupe. Let’s see how much fat Toyota can cut out of a car that tops out near 50K, fully loaded.
And the price has to stay down. This vehicle is aimed directly at younger buyers who want into the sports compact market. Can Toyota produce a profitable rear-drive coupe within this range? We aren’t certain, but we do know that it appears Toyota may be trying to rekindle the fun factor of the mid-‘80s Corolla shitbox.
Staremo a vedere.
Da appassionato e non più troppo convinto sostenitore Toyota ammetto che una decisione del genere potrebbe riaccendere in molti quell'idea di una casa produttrice "ravveduta" e conscia del fatto che oltre al numero di macchine vendute c'è anche qualità e considerazione dei segmenti di nicchia.
Chi vivrà vedrà .... .
Magari questo post rimarrà uno scritto abbandonato in un angolo nascosto di Forum o forse sarà rivalutato al momento giusto.
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