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Ryephile · 04-08-2011, 04:13 PM

I know the FT-86 is being touted by Toyota as the spiritual successor to the AE-86 Corolla, but to me the Corolla name has been so ruined by what it has become [a crappy econobox] that any resemblance to a sports car has been long lost. I suppose among the currently dead names Toyota has used in the past, the Celica seems the most fitting.

It seems that in the USA the car will most likely be branded the Scion FT-S, which is a clinical name but at least it's "new" to allow everyone to see the car for what it is and not what past cars were.

04-08-2011, 04:13 PM	#504
Ryephile Hot Dog Join Date: Apr 2011 Drives: quicker than arghx7 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 1,316 Thanks: 103 Thanked 173 Times in 83 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I know the FT-86 is being touted by Toyota as the spiritual successor to the AE-86 Corolla, but to me the Corolla name has been so ruined by what it has become [a crappy econobox] that any resemblance to a sports car has been long lost. I suppose among the currently dead names Toyota has used in the past, the Celica seems the most fitting. It seems that in the USA the car will most likely be branded the Scion FT-S, which is a clinical name but at least it's "new" to allow everyone to see the car for what it is and not what past cars were. __________________ "Wisdom is a not a function of age, but a function of experience." Just Say No to unqualified aftermarket products.