Thursday, July 24, 2008

Toyota to Build New Sports Car


Toyota has confirmed that it is going to build an all-new two-door real wheel drive sports car. The new Toyota sports car, which will also be reduced in a joint effort with Subaru is expected to go on sale by late 2011. The new car is expected to revive the Celica name.

With Toyota joining forces with Subaru, the car with have some interesting characteristics. Most notability, the Toyota two-door will feature a Subaru boxer engine, which a type of engine that’s present in nearly every Subaru vehicle. At dealers, sporty models are in demand among Burnsville Toyota shoppers, but Subaru will also get a version of the joint effort.


The Toyota sports car will ride on an all-new platform which will produced in a new Fuji Heavy Industries manufacturing facility in Japan. Production of the new vehicle will be handled entirely to FHI, Subaru’s parent company. Since the demise of both the Toyota Supra and the Toyota Celica, many Toyota enthusiasts Toyota Dealer Minneapolis have been craving a new sports car, especially while Honda and Nissan have reignited their passion in motor sports and sports car offerings.


It is still uncertain whether Toyota or Subaru will import the vehicles to the U.S. In addition to the new sports car, Toyota has also doubled its minority share of the company, helping to further the growth of the seemingly unstable Toyota.



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