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I moved to Colorado 12 years ago for offroading. I’ve been in Ouray every summer since.

Same frame / wheelbase, 4-cylinder hybrid Tacoma powerplant is the most likely outcome.

Bronco Sport is based on the Ford Escape, a unibody crossover with no low range. The Land Cruiser will be body-on-frame with a transfer case. No shock that Toyota isn’t doing a removable roof, but otherwise it’s far closer to the Bronco / Wrangler than a Bronco Sport.

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Was there any doubt? Toyota gonna Toyota. I was hoping at least that it would get a spare tire on the rear door, with a better departure angle.

Tesla 3 / Y and Tundra / 4Runner / LC500 owner here.

It’s downmarket relative to the 3.4L TT in the GX / Tundra. As a current 4Runner + 700 lbs of offroading steel + 6100 elevation owner, the 2.4L Turbo+Hybrid powertrain looks like a welcome upgrade. But that 3.4L TT possibility got me all

I figure it’ll either be a “2-door” peer to the 4Runner (as the FJ was) with the same drivetrain options, or it’ll be a GX with a retro 70-series body.

If the NSX leads to an S2000 reboot with a 4-cylinder version of the NSX’s torque-filled drivetrain, I’ll say it’s worth it.

Built in Austria using 99% BMW parts, Toyota can say it’s a Toyota but I’m not forced to participate in their delusion.

In my opinion the Mk4 Supra stood out but wasn’t overstyled in its time (as the 3000GT was). The RC-F is a standard looking Lexus that you’re impressed by when you find out it’s the -F. The LC500 is beautiful but not overdone, which means it will also be timeless.

To me, the GR Supra seems like the best of both worlds: the soul of a BMW and the reliability of a Toyota.

That blue color you like on the RC-F is Ultrasonic Blue Mica, which is available starting in 2024 on the LC500. I’m actually trading in my ‘21 in Nightfall Mica (dark blue) to get one. Picture below is my car (yes, that’s dark blue) and the first blue car to the right is Ultrasonic Blue. Yum.

Because no matter what you spend to repair it, this is what they are worth when you’re done.

The enthusiast’s girlfriend / wife drives this car, for the retro convertibleness. My wife likes Nissans but hasn’t driven a manual in 25 years.  We used to go to Cars & Coffee in just my car.  Now she meets me there in this.

This is the most expensive Z32 configuration you could buy back in the day. Nissan intentionally left the turbos off because they thought it would be too expensive for people to then want to spend the extra for the turbos.

A baby version of that car for 60K would be nice.

As a person who loves how cheap used Lexus’ get and occasionally buys a new one to get exactly what I want, the RC-F has always been a point of confusion. Especially with the release of the LC500.

This is a person who genuinely believed murder was an appropriate response to the situation.

We used to institutionalize people in this country, but we stopped because that led to rampant abuse.  Now we do the opposite, and tolerate bad behavior until it becomes criminal.  If only there were a better approach between completely ignoring the problem and wildly overreacting to the problem.

The guy who killed him was more of a threat but you’re not concerned about him at all.