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Old 09-01-2011, 02:29 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by Ryephile View Post
This is going to be a production car from Toyota. You know, the same company that makes Beige Supreme [Camry]. We're not talking about a Lotus Exos T125 here. It'll never be "too sporty" for anyone remotely interested in a sports car.
well that's a matter of opinion. what may be too sporty for one is not to another. make no mistake, i want it to be sporty. but the line between sporty enough and too sporty is very individual... so i'd like to know what other people think, having read the latest interview with tada. having heard about things like the dash being designed so you can easily add a cage. tada promising the worlds lowest center of gravity, etc.... is that marketing fluff? exaggeration of technical minutiae? or do they really mean it? make it really sporty and sell it as a scion because the buyers will be young and more receptive to a more "hardcore" sports coupe?

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Remember they're also tuning the FT-86's suspension on the Nurburgring; this means it needs workable ground clearance to handle the jumps, road crown, curbing, etc.
good point
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