Listen up Toyota... Options

[creamed_corn]

Get up off your conservative butts and make something fun. Right now you're the only car company out there with nothing even remotely sporty in your lineup.

There's a huge HUGE gap in the fun category between the $15,000 tC and the $35,000 IS.

What they need:

-proper two door, rear wheel drive sports car
-starting around $25,500
-2GR-FE plant to the tune of 300-320 horsepower (they'll wanna stay a little bit ahead of the Z and Mustang, knowing them).
-six speed close ratio gearbox, LSD standard, TCS optional
-Keep the weight reasonable at around 3300-3400lbs.
-I'd like to see gas mileage at around 22 city/30 highway. I'm gonna have a hard enough time keeping my foot off the gas as it is.

This is well within their reach and they need to do it. I've been living off my celica for too long. Ever since I got my new job I've been saving my money, just waiting for a car like this. I just can't bring myself to defect to another company, and if this doesn't happen soon, I'm going to be picking up an MR Sypder next summer.

[TomPoz]

Yeah, yeah. We all want new Celica. Preferably AWD with at least 2.0 turbocharged engine. But there will not be one. Accept this. With such requirements we are doomed to Imprezas and Lancers EVO, damn sedans (on Saturday I experienced 94 GT4 making 13,8 sec 1/4 mile run with power below 300 bhp, while brand new EVO IX powered up to 340 bhp was hitting low 13s, pffft).

I've heard that spirit of Celica is to be brought back by some new Scion, do not remember the name - coupe with 2.4 n/a 165 bhp engine. Looks like Chrysler Crossfire on steroids. Disaster.