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Originally Posted by Aki
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 =)
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And the average buyer would know that the Corolla GT-S was a rwd sporty grocery getter back in the day?
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Originally Posted by Dixie Normous
We do have a name guess thread already don't we?
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We do. Probably more than one actually.
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Originally Posted by Dark
Being a successor doesn't mean you have to carry over the old name. This car should have a brand new name.
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Agreed. And I'd love it to have an actual name, this alpha-numerical bullshit is highly annoying. 2000GT and MR-2 were acceptable, but I think a real names adds a bit of character to a car.
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Originally Posted by Dimman
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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Toyota Corola Levin, Sprinter Trueno. Corola and Sprinter were Toyota's twins and the Levin and Trueno were the "sporty" iterations.
Trueno = Thunder
Levin = Lightning.
I actually wouldn't mind it being called simply the Toyota Trueno or Toyota Levin. A completely new and engaging name would be ideal, but if they should go with an old name, celica would be most ideal due to the marketability of the nameplate. In the US it does have some kind of stigma (for enthuiast, but I believe the potential sales benefit would out weight that) I guess, but every where in the world Celica is synonymous with Toyota's bad ass small coupe, recognized as much as the Supra.
Now, where's that old name thread?