Whoa, look what happened to the 2004 Solara...

[Redline]

http://www.toyota.com/solara/

3.3-liter DOHC 24-valve VVT-i V6 225 hp @ 5,600 rpm/240 lb.-ft. @ 3,600 rpm

I wonder what this will run.

[0Celica GT0]

i know, isnt that a shame that its so ugly i dont even care if it's quick

[Redline]

The rear is hideous. I can live with the front.

[Redline]

The headlights resemble the celica headlights. Just a little bit toned down.

[Tikked Again]

Mao will be all over that....

[Redline]

This is kinda cool. http://www.toyota.com/html/shop/look_ahead/fxs.html

"This high-performance concept is perfectly balanced between the front and rear tires and boasts an all-aluminum 300-hp 4.3-liter V8 with a 6-speed sequential manual transmission. Clutchless shifting via buttons mounted on the steering wheel allows the driver ultimate control at high-speeds."

[Tikked Again]

Old old old.....news

[pinoyracer]

Originally posted by Tikked Again
Old old old.....news

:werd: :repost:

[F35-JSF]

Originally posted by pinoyracer
:werd: :repost:

But I do like its looks with out the body side moldings. looks pretty clean. That kit looks like a tacked on after thought.

[Sirk_2]

Ya know what...I like it. The ass on that thing is not to my taste, but overall, I'd rent it :D

[WutARyd]

I saw one last night...a "sport" model, looks like a stretched old body style tiburon, i'll pass

[WillyK]

What a piece of crap.

[CelicaLicious]

does it look like a tiburon to anyone else?

[DaileyDog]

Yeah, I was just thinking it looked like a bigger previous-gen Tib.

[m0rgue]

Oddly enough, I actually like it. Ass and everything.

[Keyshawn]

It's decent-looking for what it is: a car intended for middle-age peeps/families that looks somewhat sporty. I still don't know why Toyota has gotten into the habit of making cars with less power than others in their class. It can't be that hard for Toyota to be a little more competitive in the power department. Horsepower numbers sell a helluva LOT of cars in the USA, even with middle-age peeps.

[CeliCar]

Originally posted by Keyshawn
I still don't know why Toyota has gotten into the habit of making cars with less power than others in their class. It can't be that hard for Toyota to be a little more competitive in the power department. Horsepower numbers sell a helluva LOT of cars in the USA, even with middle-age peeps.

I imagine the reason is that other car manufacturers are more dependant on those HP numbers to sell their cars. Since Toyota just rides on their quality reputation they will still draw in alot of buisiness without having to be the best performer. Your average driver is also going to be more concerned with having a car with lower insurance cost and good gas mileage. Both of which usually get worse with more power. They also have Lexus for people who want better and are able to spend more $ to get it. Keeping some distance between the two lines helps both sell better.

[t2000gts]

i like the design. i must be as weird as the designers :)

225hp/240tq is nice too.

[Keyshawn]

Originally posted by CeliCar
I imagine the reason is that other car manufacturers are more dependant on those HP numbers to sell their cars. Since Toyota just rides on their quality reputation they will still draw in alot of buisiness without having to be the best performer. Your average driver is also going to be more concerned with having a car with lower insurance cost and good gas mileage. Both of which usually get worse with more power. They also have Lexus for people who want better and are able to spend more $ to get it. Keeping some distance between the two lines helps both sell better.

Good points. But I think it would be beneficial, and quite easy, for Toyota to be more competitive with other cars in the power department and still have good gas mileage and what not. Honda has done that with its Accord and Nissan has done it with the Altima. With all the other things that Toyota does well, increasing power would put their cars head and shoulders above their competitors, instead of 'just keeping up' like they've become accustomed to.

[po9i]

my dad was trying to convince me to get that instead of the rsx-s

[Sausage25ca]

If you think that's ugly you obviously haven't seen the new Echo hatchback they are now selling in Canada

http://www.toyota.ca/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WWW.woa/8/wo/Home.Vehicles.Go.EchoHatchback-jtIyIzpwZZvCA0TGvqEvG0/3.11?%2e%2e%2fechohatchback%2fintro%2ehtml

[F35-JSF]

Originally posted by Sausage25ca
If you think that's ugly you obviously haven't seen the new Echo hatchback they are now selling in Canada

http://www.toyota.ca/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WWW.woa/8/wo/Home.Vehicles.Go.EchoHatchback-jtIyIzpwZZvCA0TGvqEvG0/3.11?%2e%2e%2fechohatchback%2fintro%2ehtml

Isn't that the vitz?

[Korywithak]

Originally posted by Sausage25ca
If you think that's ugly you obviously haven't seen the new Echo hatchback they are now selling in Canada

http://www.toyota.ca/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WWW.woa/8/wo/Home.Vehicles.Go.EchoHatchback-jtIyIzpwZZvCA0TGvqEvG0/3.11?%2e%2e%2fechohatchback%2fintro%2ehtml

That is HIDEOUS... :puke:
Like the echo wasn't small enough... now what are you gonna do with it? :confused:

[Da Mac]

I like the solaras they're hott IMO.. I agree tho the rear needs to be different the light assembly kills it..

[Sausage25ca]

I believe the Echo hatchback is the same as the Vitz sold in Europe....which will be sold as a Scion in the U.S. .....call it what you will but I would rather crawl on my knees to get somewhere than drive that piece of ****

[TheX-Man]

I guess I'm the only person who likes both. I like the camry minus the ugly grill, and I love that echo hatchback, a million times better looking then the coupe. What sucks for the solara is no 5spd or 6spd manual like the accord, altima, 6, and maxima.

[rogergts]

:werd: no manual tranny sucks. I actually like the look of the new solara, much better. Looks like the sc430 but longer from the rear.

[Kit99bar]

you guys all know its gonna have a trd supercharger out soon. prob pretty cheap too.

it's gonna ownage :D

[flipNcelica]

thats pretty cool it has the sequential gear shifting... u dont have to worry about miss shifts anymore cause the only reason u would use the clutch is for downshifting

[Redline]

Originally posted by flipNcelica
thats pretty cool it has the sequential gear shifting... u dont have to worry about miss shifts anymore cause the only reason u would use the clutch is for downshifting

The only time I would ever accept a sequential manual shifter on a car is if it is so freakin fast that it takes all of my concentration just to control it. No clutch makes driving a normal car boring.

[F35-JSF]

Originally posted by Kit99bar
you guys all know its gonna have a trd supercharger out soon. prob pretty cheap too.

it's gonna ownage :D


they already have one for the older one. If its the same lay out it might still fit or just need some minor adjustments.

[BRAK]

With TRD supercharger it will put down some serious #'s, and with a nice lip kit / or body kit .... it might look alot better.
I would drive it.

[Jas]

i don't think it looks bad. i think toyota designers got lazy because not only the exterior but the interior also has very similiar sc430 cues. i wonder if one could swap the 300 hp V8 in the sc into that thing

[MarkyMark]

that's too bad, I personally loved the design of the 2k Solara. It's a decent car with lots of options (incl. the supercharger, which does it wonders). As usual, it looks like crappy car design prevails once again.

[1ZZ2ZZ]

I drove a Sport model in Black. Nice suspension tuning, felt firmer and flatter than Mk.I Solara. The VVT-i is matched well with the new 5A/T (it isn't an SM/T, not even close). Exiting turns in 1st or 2nd will activate T/C, which cuts in too soon but can be disabled. It's torquey at low rpm's, and felt like a high 6 or low 7 sec to 60 car, and maybe low 15's in the quarter. Very quiet under acceleration and high speeds. I actually like the rear design, but most cars look great in Black. Still, I wish the front looked a bit more different than the Camry. And at the price, where are the HID's? It's a great chick car, but way too big and heavy for most enthusiasts. My 2

[Oo DaRk StAr oO]

:hitit:

[spwolf]

for what it is - a camry coupe, its an excellent car... I bet it will get real fast with TRD s/c which of course they will have ready within months I bet ;-)

[TheX-Man]

Originally posted by Jas
i don't think it looks bad. i think toyota designers got lazy because not only the exterior but the interior also has very similiar sc430 cues. i wonder if one could swap the 300 hp V8 in the sc into that thing

I think they just believe what works for lexus would work great for toyota. I think the SC430 is pretty overpriced so why not get a bargin Lexus? The former solara also had tons of styling cues from the previous Lexus SC, so it's only fitting that it looks like the next SC.

[Fiero]

The older Solara's weren't bad. Nice, if a bit tight, interior and they felt way more connected to the road then the Camry. I just wish for this one they had put a V6 pushing 250 to 260hp. 220 seems too low.

[mickey513]

It looks so much like the previous generation Hyundai tiburon but beefier.

[MarkyMark]

FYI: you don't buy a solara to race it

[Toy Yoda]

Let me just say that the Solara looks far better in person than it does in pictures.

The front end looks extremely sleek, and the headlamps don't look as bad as I'd thought.

The tail is a bit like the SC430's (whether that's bad or not is up to you), and it would benefit from having one more exhaust pipe (only has one), but beyond that, this was another conservative, tasteful, safe style from Toyota.

I must say it looks far better than the previous Solara, however.

[Oo DaRk StAr oO]

I saw one in person the other. Very luxurious looking. I thought it was a Lexus at first. Its a gorgeous car, I'd buy it and put some spinners on it and bump Nelly w00t!!!!

[pinoyracer]

Originally posted by Oo DaRk StAr oO
I saw one in person the other. Very luxurious looking. I thought it was a Lexus at first. Its a gorgeous car, I'd buy it and put some spinners on it and bump Nelly w00t!!!!

would u put spinners on ur wrx :chuckles: :bling:

[Oo DaRk StAr oO]

Originally posted by pinoyracer
would u put spinners on ur wrx :chuckles: :bling:

Hell yeah dawg, "ITS GETTIN HAWT IN HEAR" WHERE DAH PARTY AT HOMIE!!! w00t RAIDERS!!!

[pinoyracer]

fo shizzle mah nizzle gotta love the turbizle on ur STIizle :chuckles: :thumbup:

[Oo DaRk StAr oO]

For Cheezy the WRXneezy with the Turbeezy is off the Heezy okeeezy!

[BRAK]

Ok then its ofiicial foshizzle like a referee with a whistle.
:chuckles:

[Red-one]

I saw the Solara at the dealer and it looks good. The pictures doesn't do the car justice..
Check them out...

[Hepnotic]

http://www.toyota.com/images/vehicles/camrysolara/gallery/exterior/photo_6.jpg

I like BIG BUTTS and I cannot lie...

[F35-JSF]

Originally posted by Red-one
I saw the Solara at the dealer and it looks good. The pictures doesn't do the car justice..
Check them out...

:werd:

[F22-Raptor]

Hey Marky why wouldn't you race a Solara?? It is proly faster than 95% of the celicas especially with a S/C forthcoming I am sure.