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Snaps · 09-14-2010, 06:54 AM

Allch, IMO it would be pointless if Toyota made a 'new' version of the AE86 that was just as fast as the 25 year old one... That's technology almost going backwards. The whole point is to make a car faster, and more efficient at the same time, while retaining or adding extra amenities.

One example I can think of is the RX7 vs. RX8. The RX7 is arguably faster in most situations, if not all, so I'm not sure why Mazda brought out the RX8 in the first place, it was supposed to be the succesor to the RX7 and they couldn't even make it faster with more techonoly and research.

It would be like Ferrari bringing out the 458 and it ends up being slower than the previous 430.... Just doesn't make sense.

09-14-2010, 06:54 AM	#90
Snaps Supra Owner Join Date: Sep 2010 Drives: 1995 Toyota Supra UK Spec Location: New Zealand Posts: 440 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 3 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Allch, IMO it would be pointless if Toyota made a 'new' version of the AE86 that was just as fast as the 25 year old one... That's technology almost going backwards. The whole point is to make a car faster, and more efficient at the same time, while retaining or adding extra amenities. One example I can think of is the RX7 vs. RX8. The RX7 is arguably faster in most situations, if not all, so I'm not sure why Mazda brought out the RX8 in the first place, it was supposed to be the succesor to the RX7 and they couldn't even make it faster with more techonoly and research. It would be like Ferrari bringing out the 458 and it ends up being slower than the previous 430.... Just doesn't make sense.