New Supra?? Real Possiblity

Hey guys I know rumors have been coming for years and we all have been expecting something "official" from toyota well At the 2004 Geneva Auto Show, Toyota is showing a Hybrid Sports Car called the Allesandro Vlota....although it still is highly disguished as a "Concept" I think this vechile shows the nest possible sports car from Toyota:

CarandDriver:
"Toyota made big news in Geneva, unveiling this beautiful hybrid-powered sports car. Designed by Italdesign-Giugiaro, the Alessandro Volta—named after the Italian scientist who discovered the battery—features a carbon-fiber chassis and the same 3.3-liter V-6 and dual electric motors as the Lexus RX400h and Toyota Highlander hybrids. In the Volta, the mid-mounted powerplant is said to produce 402 horsepower. The second electric motor powers the front wheels, providing four-wheel traction without the need for a transmission shaft. Toyota says the Volta demonstrates the potential and flexibility of the Hybrid Synergy Drive system. Could it also foreshadow the next Supra? We can only hope."
http://www.caranddriver.com/assets/image/l_312004145026.jpg
www.caranddriver.com

-LL

slim chance i think..

...like we'd actually get it here?

Still looks pretty sweet. :eek:

http://www.caranddriver.com/assets/image/0301200415315512.jpg
http://www.caranddriver.com/assets/image/0301200415315404.jpg

NICE!!! :thumbup:

Lookin' sweet and clean

Official Toyota Concept link: http://www.italdesign.it/dinamic/webspecials/home_loc.html

-LL

wow... so sexy :thumbup:

I really hate the sides, this one looks more like a "super car".

I don't like it :(

looks like a lambo...drives like a yota

jeez, tn nails another one. weren't we talking on here about a rwd gas engine car with a fwd electric motor? i'm too lazy to search for it, but that's kinda cool! looks good too. what's wrong with a supercar look? especially if its got 402 bhp. that's 2 more than the ferrari 360 modena! :D

nothins wrong with the look...jus different from other toyotas

It will never happen.

You guys just keep dreaming for a toyota super car.

from what i have been reading, it seems that a lot of manufaturers are making cars with electric and gas motors, but with high performance in mind, but they end up being available with just the gas motor.

i like it

i really dont like it at all

I'd hit it! :thumbup:

Looking at the lines on the roof, it looks like it's got some Lambo/Enzo style doors too.

where do you open the hood from:confused:

I'd hit it, but it would most likely be lexus:(

Originally posted by Thundercat
CarandDriver:
"In the Volta, the mid-mounted powerplant is said to produce 402 horsepower. "


:D

It's a little too radical for my taste and its hardly what the Supra was, an inexpensive FR sportscar with a FR drivetrain and a big turbo inline-6.

Oh yah, and sports cars will never be hybrids.

I don't think THAT style would make it to production, but as long as there is hope of a Supra, I am OK with that!

Originally posted by Morpheus
its hardly what the Supra was, an inexpensive FR sportscar with a FR drivetrain and a big turbo inline-6.

Oh yah, and sports cars will never be hybrids.

That's why they're not calling it the new Supra :rolleyes:

I think that looks REALLY nice... 408bhp and 0-60mph in 4.2 secs? too good to be true! No one can tell for sure if they'll release it or not! Same goes for the celica.. they're just trying to TEASE US! :disappoin
wonder what its going to be.... only time can tell!

Originally posted by TRDragoon
...I'd hit it, but it would most likely be lexus:(

Or a Scion :lol: