01-11-2020, 09:43 AM | #57 |
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That little thing weighs 2800 lbs?
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01-11-2020, 10:21 AM | #58 |
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lol like people here are "normal"
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01-11-2020, 10:30 AM | #59 |
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AWD, turbo, 2+2 seating, modern safety and chassis rigidity, a hatchback, all for 50# more than an FRZ? I'm fucking impressed.
The powertrain is where I'm worried, I wouldn't hate something FWD biased, but without some LSD it will be a hot mess trying to drive it at 10/10ths. I'm hoping that 270hp is stout and reliable, they're wringing a lot out of a tiny engine. On paper executed right this thing is brilliant, but it could easily be a dud. Hell all the >$30k super hatches have weak spots, shit is not easy on a budget. |
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01-11-2020, 11:20 AM | #60 |
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While I doubt this would ever come to the USA, I wish it would so I could buy it.
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01-11-2020, 11:24 AM | #61 |
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Toyota doesn't even sell the real Yaris here, already confirmed not for US shores, does seem like EU is getting it though.
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01-11-2020, 11:27 AM | #62 |
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Yeah, kinda!! I was being polite!!
BTW, I have registered on Toyota's site.. |
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I'm reading that the 'track' pack will come with 2 LSDs.. I think it's going to be a real cracker!! |
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But I agree that the chance of it coming to the USA are near zero. |
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Or Toyota could prove me wrong, I'll put $36k on the line after a test drive. |
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Can't wait to import one in 25 years
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I get the general interest in this version. It is essentially a light weight WRX or something built on a tin can chassis, so it is light, but having driven my ex’s Yaris, I am very skeptical about the quality.
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The current US car called a Yaris is a Mazda2, the rest of the world gets a TNG based car that is leaps and bounds higher quality than what Toyota shitboxes were even five years ago. You are literally comparing a car from 2008 to a car from 2020, that's like saying the latest mustang is crap because the SN95s were crap, literally skipping a whole generation of development, or C6 Corvettes vs C4, or CRX vs CVCC. IDGAF how bad the car was 10+ years ago, and if you're smart you shouldn't either. Also I think shitboxes are fun and I'll take a Toyota built interior on a TNG over any Subaru interior I've experienced. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Yaris |
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I don't understand how one can compare a similarly named vehicle from 12 years ago with a modern car.
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