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Old 11-05-2018, 03:44 PM
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No surprise it shares its design with the Lexus - LC500.
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Old 11-05-2018, 03:56 PM
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No surprise it shares its design with the Lexus - LC500.
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Craig, I wanna puke every time I see the front nose of a Lexus ........
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Old 11-05-2018, 04:56 PM
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Craig, I wanna puke every time I see the front nose of a Lexus ........


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Old 11-05-2018, 05:28 PM
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Yep I remember lusting after an 85 Supra. My first job my boss drove a white one. Never bought one since I fell in love with an RX-7 sometime later.
Good choice Serge. Check out the Mazda RX Vision coupe.

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Old 11-05-2018, 08:00 PM
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Craig, I wanna puke every time I see the front nose of a Lexus ........


I don’t have that reaction but do like the Toyota take on it better.
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Old 11-05-2018, 08:01 PM
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Good choice Serge. Check out the Mazda RX Vision coupe.



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All that needs is a 3 rotor motor!!!
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I don’t have that reaction but do like the Toyota take on it better.
Craig, it's 'Fugly', no if's, an's or butt's !! personally I know two Lexus owners that have refused to buy new, both jumped ship to Acura.
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Old 11-05-2018, 08:39 PM
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I kinda like it, I suspect it will compete with the Nissan and BMW 'Z' cars ?

what will it have for a motor ?
A BMW straight six M40i engine I expect :P
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A BMW straight six M40i engine I expect :P
???? I'm talking about the Toyota .......
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Old 11-06-2018, 12:47 AM
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???? I'm talking about the Toyota .......


I know.

And I I expect it will use the same engine as its BMW brethren.

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/gen...ght-six-engine
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