Can we talk about how Toyota is actually putting money into developing, producing and selling this: https://www.motor1.com/features/3890...totype-review/ They had to cram an AWD system, convert from 4dr to 2dr, slap
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Can we talk about how Toyota is actually putting money into developing, producing and selling this:
https://www.motor1.com/features/3890...totype-review/ They had to cram an AWD system, convert from 4dr to 2dr, slap on widebody, and drop in a turbo 1.3L 3cyl with a manual transmission into a Yaris, just to compete in some Rally championship How is this gonna turn a profit? But Toyota had to make the "financial" decision to partner on the Supra/Z4 I get that Toyota is doing way better than Nissan these days but holy crap, i can't believe they're basically making their version of the 22b in 2020. It's the antithesis of automatic transmission, hybrid powertrain, crossover SUV crap that everyone's doing id be all over this if they sold it in america 2600 lbs 250 hp awd turbo 6spd manual widebody blargh it is basically a first generation STi. Apparently they need to sell 25,000 of these to homologate it for racing. they should really let US buyers help with that, cost be damned Meanwhile, Nissan is just trying to figure out whether to put their ex CEO in jail
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it will probably be more fun out of the box than anything you can buy from either toyota or nissan in 2020
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Yeah.......get that Toyota chit out of here. Only what to read about the next Z that ain't coming until 2030.
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An administrator on the GTRlife forum posted that a Japanese magazine is saying Z35 won’t arrive until ‘25. What we get before that is a highly revised Z34 for ‘21 with new front end, interior and 3.0T motor. That mule at the ring could have simply been testing the current car with the new motor. Who knows but thought I’d pass it along.
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I'm going to hate to know what will the new Z will be like 2025. Maybe a 4 cyn turbo.
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It's going to be a plug in.
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LOL, the Club Sport that MA did was the first test mule. That build was sponsored by Nissan Nismo division.
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Seems like alot of work to do a "modified" Z34 chassis with the 3.0T and go through all the paperwork just for it to be a stopgap but hey, if there are good parts for us to scrounge, go for it
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If they just change the bumper cover. It might not need to be certified for that. If they make changes to the frame, bumper support. That would need to be certified.
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You can change the hood, fenders, headlights and bumper cover, and make it look drastic. Wouldn't be that much work on the frame. I don't see them making major changes on the frame to make it look "drastic". It would cost too much.
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