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Old 03-08-2011, 03:28 AM   #76
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Originally Posted by Aki View Post
Didn't say it should be called a Corolla GT-S, just that it'd more sense to call it that than a Celica.

And Sprinter Trueno seems too esoteric, the average buyer would have no clue what that was. Plus as far as an actual name, never thought it was a great one =)
What is Trueno from?

They can't use Sprinter because Mercedes owns that outside of Japan (or at least in North America), for their diesel van.

Because nothing brings images of an athletic Sprinter like a diesel cargo van or motorhome...
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