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Originally Posted by Slide
Considering this would be a 2nd gen sprinter?
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There were four generations of Sprinter release before the AE86 came out. Likewise, there were another three generations after that. The Takumi tax variety was not the only one.
In Australia I'd be doubtful of the name Sprinter. Celica certainly would have more recognition with Australian public, though not necessarily in a good way (FWD hairdressers car isn't it?)
I'd love a new RWD Celica (I'm an 1976 RA23 Celica owner here) but I think this beast will have an entirely new name.
It really is a combination of a variety of Toyota sports car influences - handling AE86, looks 2000GT, engine 2.0L synonymous with Celica. Something to bring back Toyota from their depths of Boredom will need to be bigger than one model, eg not just a "new celica/sprinter/supra/whatever"