Toyota's new Sports car entry: A Hybrid

[RickM]

Pretty interesting stuff. The Volta is pricey and soon to be available.

http://www.glossynews.com/artman/publish/toyota-volta-priapus-845.shtml

[}{arlequin]

Funny name, cool look and technology. As long as they don't start naming all the cars that way. I can already see the headlines: "Rush hour traffic slowed down to a trickle by a crashed OHM!"

[Overpaid Slacker]

Looks very Lambo-derivative. But most Japanese cars borrow heavily from European styling.

JP

[304065]

[singpilot]

Yep, same look.

[}{arlequin]

I just noticed.... look at the size of that side mirror....

[RickM]

The side view mirror is most likely a camera lens and probably wont make it to the production version.

This car looks European because it was designed by Giugiaro. Kinda looks like an MR2 on steroids.

[motion]

"Oders are already being accepted so contact your local Toyota dealership to place a deposit on this piece of automotive history now. Production will be limited and no one doubts this will become an instant classic.

Experts suggest early models should be available on Ebay for prices from $120,000 to $165,000 within weeks of US market release."

Where do they get this crap from? Sounds like this "article" was written by Toyota to me.

[LeeH]

I think the whole web site is a fake - farce anyway. Notice the other headlines along the right:


Scientists Successfully Clone Penisaurus Rex
Non-Aquatic Fish Befuddle Pneumatic Oceanographer
Ebay Catalog Mailings Mire Postal Service to a Crawl

[BlueSkyJaunte]

Huh??! Google is your friend:

http://www.automobilemag.com/auto_shows/04gms_toyotavolta/
http://www.toyota.com/vehicles/future/volta.html
http://www.autoweek.com/specials/2004_geneva/volta/pages/
http://www.auto123.com/en/info/news/news,view.spy?artid=21889
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame.mv?file=car.mv&num=1958

[LeeH]

I'm talking about the editorial content.

[Pat S]

I don't recall where I saw it, but I remember reading that Toyota had no plans to actually produce this car. Too bad, I like Toyotas and a super car that is fuel efficient is a great idea.