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Old 05-11-2011, 04:46 PM   #302
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Originally Posted by Leeky View Post
The other thing is that this car is of a similar size and price range to the Gen7 celica. I'm not saying its a straight replacement for the celica, but i'd say Toyota are going to be aiming this car at the same market segment from where which the celica once sat.
I'd hope not. The 7th gen Celica was a failure. The car itself was great, but Toyota's marketing and competitive pricing was horrible. ("Looks fast" Really? That's a great marketing strategy there). This equates to the car's market either being a small one or the wrong one. Unless you mean the older Celica market.


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Celica sales hit 52,406 units in 2000, but dropped sharply to 14,856 in 2003. Just 8,710 Celicas were sold in 2004, and only 3,113 were sold in 2005.


We don't want that market... Unless you meant that market in addition to the new market the FT-86 will appeal to.
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