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Originally Posted by ToyotaObsession
Really, and you're basing this on....? You're worldwide polling of the issue?
You can say you think it is. But in all honesty Big Horsepower = Big recognition. I would be willing to bet more people know the Supra than the Celica. Either way that doesn't matter. They aren't going to name it Celica.
I don't care at all what they name it, a name is a name, it's not going to help me get an extra .1 g's out of it LOL.
But I do think it's funny that so many people actually think it's going to be named Celica. It defies all logic that they would do that.
If the Celica nameplate is so famous and synonymous with Sports Cars why the hell did they pick the AE86 to name this after?? It's a real question since you think they'll go with the Celica nameplate. Why would they go through all this effort to associate this new Car with the AE86 if there going to name it after something completely different??  |
World-wide. Think of the WRC's worldwide popularity. And Toyota was a force with the Celica in the WRC.
In all honesty I don't know why the Corolla AE86 is so popular. When I was young I always thought of it as a cheap, slow, baby Mk3 Supra. Then I found out it had a solid axle, and added 'old-fashioned' to the list. I paid little attention to it until Initial-D made it over here and the fanbois went crazy...
I guess it's not bad for its age and technical limits, but I was most impressed by the tech All-Trac Celica when I was a kid, then the SW20 MR2 cause they look like pure sex. Ended up with a series of A70 Supras when I grew up, because they are a better match for me. But never got excited with the GT-S Corollas for some reason...
