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03-09-2009, 08:53 AM | #1 |
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Why won't Toyota USA give us the TS?
I really wanted one of these with the 1.8. It looks like that tacky dress up package is as close as it's gonna get.
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03-09-2009, 09:01 AM | #2 |
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car companies do this all the time. every other markets gets the cars as they should be we just get watered down versions low on power or never at all. the exception was the Wrx sti JDM one had like 260-280 hp while the usdm one had 300hp.
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03-09-2009, 09:57 AM | #3 |
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because you have the xD, which is pretty much the same thing on paper...
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03-09-2009, 10:49 AM | #4 | |
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really? you sure about that?
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03-09-2009, 11:37 AM | #6 |
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It was rated at 280 hp (gentlemen's agreement in japan) but made more than that. Some say over 300hp some say a lil' under but either way it was underrated.
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03-09-2009, 12:17 PM | #7 |
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I thought the Gentlemens agreement, on paper and contract anyways, was expired. Now it is just by word that they will agree to it, Don't quote me but I thought that was the case. Everybody knows cars they built had way more then the agreement anyways lol. The Skyline was more like 320-330 hp right along with the Supra being way more then 280.
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03-09-2009, 12:40 PM | #8 |
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Yeah 3000GT, Supra, STi, 300ZX, EVO they were all rated at 280hp... but put out well over that. The supra here was rated at 320hp I think
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03-09-2009, 12:46 PM | #9 |
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Supra TT was rated at 300 BHP the last I remember
IMO cars like TS will start picking up as these big SUVs and other unnecessary large vehicles continue to disappear. Just sit tight and wait
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03-09-2009, 01:19 PM | #10 |
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Right, even the 3000gt VR4 here in the states was rated at 320 hp and 300lb tq. Even though it was heavy as can be, with the awd and those numbers together the thing is a beast.
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03-09-2009, 05:55 PM | #11 |
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im still waiting for ford to release that beautiful focus rs over here or the euro type r. america needs more sexy hatchbacks. the ts would be sweet, the yaris looks way better than the xd imo
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03-09-2009, 06:02 PM | #12 |
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jdm sti is a 2.0L...
and the TS would just kill xD sales...but id love an xD or TS in canada...
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03-09-2009, 06:43 PM | #13 |
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we have the xD, US doesn't like small cars as it is on a wide scale, putting more competition in their own ranks would make no sense for toyota unfortunately, unlike in japan
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03-09-2009, 06:52 PM | #14 |
American's can't handle the power, sorry couldn't resist the cheap shot
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03-10-2009, 10:14 AM | #15 |
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now wait for a big ol' V8 muscle car owner to flame you
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03-10-2009, 11:33 AM | #16 |
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Which muscle car owner? The one with a 5.0 litre engine that only makes 300 hp? :D
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03-10-2009, 05:03 PM | #17 |
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Lmao..... good one
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03-15-2009, 10:27 AM | #18 |
Sad really, in the US they have 5.0 liters V8's rating at 300HP while here in EU we have 1.0 liters 3cyl that have 100 HP. So if we do the simple math, If we did a V8 5.0 L we would get somewhere in the what? 600HP? hmmmm. You guys in the US really need some models like the Focus RS, and the Type R's, etc., to show you what muscle and technology really is!!!!!!!
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