Another Review
This time from the Spanish magazine "Autopista", the most important and reliable of my country (IMHO)
The reporter was one of the six chosen to make a first evaluation of the prototype and give feedback to engineers. Like the other reviews so far (
CAR,
Autocar,
Motortrend,
C/D), he liked the car a lot. He says it drifts great and that the feeling is similar (despite the distances) to Renault RSs.
Though there's almost nothing new in the article, there are some interesting statements I can't remember seeing in the forum and I would like to share them.
- The engineers assured him that there will be two manual gearbox options with different ratios
- The Toyota will be the most affordable of the trio
- The test unit was wearing Michelin Primacy HPs in 215/45 size on 17" wheels
- They have freed car's electronics (ECU) so aftermarket industry can tune it at its will
- It's going to be on sale on June of 2012
There are some good photos of the reporter drifting the car, but the one I think it's new is this:
Full article scanned: