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10-23-2009, 02:04 PM | #15 |
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Who are these many people in the US that you speak of? The MKI and MKII rwd Celicas are well respected and the ALL-TRAC/GT-4 turbo AWD cars of the 1990's are still sought after today. You must be talking about the 2000-2005 model that some saw as soft. That was one model generation out of eight for a car that dates back to the 70's. Toyota puts out one questionable generation of car and all of a sudden they should just scrap 40yrs worth of brand recognition? GM put out crappy corvettes all throughout the 80's but they didn't get rid of the nameplate they just made the 90's version better and more what the customer expected. There is nothing wrong with the Celica name and it would work fine on this car.
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you know when i first read this i was like " awww no! not celica!" then i looked at pics of the car and then i thought to myself.. "this car could be called the ramrod and i would still get it"
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10-23-2009, 02:29 PM | #17 |
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i hope its 50/50 weight dist
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10-23-2009, 02:32 PM | #18 |
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^^ agreed. i really dont care what its called as long as it can perform. plus, im going to de-badge anyway so i wont see the name everytime i look at the car haha
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10-23-2009, 02:33 PM | #19 |
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while i do agree with you i must admit the 7th gen celica really did ruin the car for me and a lot of other people. really wonky styling and FF only. it's really a shame too cuz the 2zz engine was a nice motor, as can be seen in today's elise/exige. a boosted 2zz could've made enough power for a gt-four, i wonder if it could have been converted to FR like the 3s? oh well, no point in speculating now.
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10-23-2009, 02:33 PM | #20 |
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alot of girls wont know what it is anyways. so de-badge it and tell people its the new ferrari
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10-23-2009, 03:10 PM | #21 |
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Ok then.
From a marketing stand point naming it a celica would be genius. Toyota has said that it wants to get back to making fun sporty cars. Apparently there are many of you who believe the Celica name has been tarnished by recent generations. SO: They could roll out a huge marketing campaign about how they are now listening to customers, refocussing/re-inventing itself, starting with returning the Celica back to it's cheap RWD sportscar roots. They could do an in your face come drive the new (FT-86) Celica and experience the new Toyota campaign. No need to spend money on trying to build brand recognition with a new name and it gets the message out that Toyota is no longer just going to build boring reliable cars. Ask anyone what a Celica is, love it or hate it, and they'll tell you it's a sportscar made by Toyota. That kind of brand recognition/association doesn't come cheap so it would be a waste of a nameplate to throw away 30+ years of Celica history. |
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^ i like that idea, however ask any girl and she'll say it's a cute sporty little car. not a sportscar. perhaps that's ok; looks sexy enough to me to pick up a chick in (sure beats a yaris haha)
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I just think the whole homage to the AE86 and the FT-86/086A name during the concept/testing phase is just a wink wink nod nod to us the enthusiasts letting us know what type of car this will be. When the car goes to production I think it will either be named a celica or something completely new because realistically how many, as you say, "regular people" know what an AE86 is? Only enthusiast know about the AE86 and we make up a very small percentage of customers. Everyone knows what a celica is and can tell you it's made by toyota. It's just easier, and from a marketing stand point more cost effective, for Toyota to use a household name and call it a celica. |
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this really should be in the naming thread by now but... I believe LF-A was the pre-production concept car name, which now I believe has officially made it as a vehicle with this name;
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AE86 had: One of the FIRST DOHC, Fuel injected head on an mass-produced I4. This right here just negates what you said completely. 4 wheel disc brakes, factory LSD optional light weight RWD (in a time when toyota was converting the mass of its cars to FWD) Was it THE sports car to have? Of course not. But you put the stats down on paper and my AE86 is more of a sports car than my brothers base-model 1985 RX-7 sitting in the garage. |
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