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Originally Posted by Dadhawk
I don't know, I drove my '85 MR2 for 160,000 miles, many of them falling into the "practical" realm. Heck, I brought my oldest son home from the hospital in mine when he was born. Of course, rules were a bit different then.
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I guess by practical I mean being able to haul bigger loads and more people. Toyota specifically designed the car to hold 4 wheels and a jack, how many conventional sports cars can claim that feat? If Toyota's goal was to make a hardcore sports car they could have focused less on interior space or deleted the rear seats, but instead they wanted it to be usable in lots of situations. One of the reasons so many people loved the AE86 is because it was 'sporty', but it had usuable space (especially the hatch). Compared to the FC RX7, MK1 MR2, or 300zx it was a lot more practical. Did Honda even have a RWD coupe available at that time?
Extrashaky feels like the ZN6 shares more in common with the MR2, but could you imagine the outrage and confusion from fanboys if Toyota had actually labeled this car as a MR2? People wouldn't understand why a FR, 4 seater would be marketed as such.They could have called it the Celica, but most people would recall the unattractive, fwd, 7th gen version.
In my opinion, out of all of Toyota's previous models ever made, the 86 makes the most sense for the ZN6.