KahnBB6
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This is interesting and very expected. I figured that in addition to giving themselves a multi-use halo performance engine Toyota will eventually use its G16E-GTS 1.6L turbo I-3 in as many different vehicles as it can in order to further amortize its cost of development and recoup its total costs.
It would be great to see a 6-speed manual Lexus again but I think it will be far more likely for this model to see the new 8-speed automatic transmission that they've developed to work with this turbo engine and the GR-Four AWD system.
I can't say I'm interested in yet another crossover but if it helps to pad out the business case for continuing to offer the G16E-GTS engine and GR-Four system in more hardcore enthusiast vehicles for as long as possible then I hope they do well with this.
So far the engine is in the GR Yaris, GR Corolla, soon the next-gen GR86 (in RWD) according to rumors and now this.
To dream further for the best case scenario: All Toyota needs now is to throw it into a new internal combustion MR2, a Celica two door coupe and new Caldina five door wagon (the latter two both with the GR-Four AWD system). I'm not necessarily expecting all or any of those additional dream use cases but in a perfect scenario Toyota would do all of those while they can.
It would be great to see a 6-speed manual Lexus again but I think it will be far more likely for this model to see the new 8-speed automatic transmission that they've developed to work with this turbo engine and the GR-Four AWD system.
I can't say I'm interested in yet another crossover but if it helps to pad out the business case for continuing to offer the G16E-GTS engine and GR-Four system in more hardcore enthusiast vehicles for as long as possible then I hope they do well with this.
So far the engine is in the GR Yaris, GR Corolla, soon the next-gen GR86 (in RWD) according to rumors and now this.
To dream further for the best case scenario: All Toyota needs now is to throw it into a new internal combustion MR2, a Celica two door coupe and new Caldina five door wagon (the latter two both with the GR-Four AWD system). I'm not necessarily expecting all or any of those additional dream use cases but in a perfect scenario Toyota would do all of those while they can.
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