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Toyota seems to not want to produce cars that they figure will only sell in a small market segment since they can not compete with cars such as the new Ford Mustang or a Honda S2000 or a
Suburu WRX or a Honda Civic! SE/Si and make any money at it.
Toyota enthusiast have been yelling for an updated Toyota Coupe like the previous RWDers, 1985-87 GTS Coupe or SR5 Coupe from 1982. Toyotas only answer to having a comeptative sports vehicle is to bring out the X-Runner truck. It could be that the only reason Toyota can no longer build a sports car is that they nolonger produce RWD cars and Lexus will not give them the IS300 platform for a new sports car.
But it seems it will be a fruitless excercise so holdings ones breath is not going to help.
Its funny how the new suspension on the 2005 Mustang is similiar to Toyotas 1982 Corolla SR5 Coupe/ 1987 GTS.
Macpherson struts up front tilted in. Live axle, 4 links in the back with the coil spring over the axle, the Corolla had 5 links but the Mustang engineers figure on link in the center over the diff is better instead of 2 one on each side at the top. More likely not enough room for the dual exhaust. All these new ideas to design a suspension are really not so new they were used on the Corolla RWD. Even the Ford F-150 with rear shocks mount outboard, RWD Corollas always had them like that.
Well it is Toyotas loss and Fords gain. Could have also been Toyotas gain since Hemis from Chrysler are back in vogue.
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