The NEW Supra - Maybe
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The NEW Supra - Maybe
From the April 04 - Car and Driver
Toyota made big news in Geneva, unveiling this beautiful hybrid-powered sports car. Designed by Italdesign-Giugiaro, the Alessandro Volta—named after the Italian scientist who discovered the battery—features a carbon-fiber chassis and the same 3.3-liter V-6 and dual electric motors as the Lexus RX400h and Toyota Highlander hybrids. In the Volta, the mid-mounted powerplant is said to produce 402 horsepower. The second electric motor powers the front wheels, providing four-wheel traction without the need for a transmission shaft. Toyota says the Volta demonstrates the potential and flexibility of the Hybrid Synergy Drive system. Could it also foreshadow the next Supra? We can only hope.
Toyota made big news in Geneva, unveiling this beautiful hybrid-powered sports car. Designed by Italdesign-Giugiaro, the Alessandro Volta—named after the Italian scientist who discovered the battery—features a carbon-fiber chassis and the same 3.3-liter V-6 and dual electric motors as the Lexus RX400h and Toyota Highlander hybrids. In the Volta, the mid-mounted powerplant is said to produce 402 horsepower. The second electric motor powers the front wheels, providing four-wheel traction without the need for a transmission shaft. Toyota says the Volta demonstrates the potential and flexibility of the Hybrid Synergy Drive system. Could it also foreshadow the next Supra? We can only hope.
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Originally posted by moldyhands
Show me an 11 second import that only has a few thousand in it, and I'll show you a car owner that's always talking about when his car's going to get fixed and what broke.
Show me an 11 second import that only has a few thousand in it, and I'll show you a car owner that's always talking about when his car's going to get fixed and what broke.
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Originally posted by Leslie
Yuck. It's been announced that Toyota is not going to bring back the Supra.
Yuck. It's been announced that Toyota is not going to bring back the Supra.
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now is this 402 combined horsepower? like 275 from the real motor, and 127 from the electric?
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Originally posted by Zate
the next supra needs ot be priced no more than $35K..
did no car companies take notice of how well the Cobra did ?.. 400 HP for under $40K is the price point.
the next supra needs ot be priced no more than $35K..
did no car companies take notice of how well the Cobra did ?.. 400 HP for under $40K is the price point.
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