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Old 04-18-2004, 01:40 PM
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Autospies guessing again

Here's a couple of guesses found on the Autospies site:

The next Celica:




And, one of the favorite wishes on this site:

Sources tell the spies that the killer AWD system coming on the 2005 Acura RL (SH-AWD) will be an option on future TL's and TSX's.
Nothing like having a site that can't really go wrong. You take a wild a$$ guess and if you're right you claim "world first exclusive" and if you're wrong no big deal cause no usually believes you.
Old 04-18-2004, 01:49 PM
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Honestly, I wouldn't want it on the TSX. It would just sap too much engine power. AWD systems really need a beefy V6 to get the best performancce benefit out of them.
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Autospies is the National Enquirer of the automotive world.
Old 04-18-2004, 03:24 PM
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Nice 350Z...er...Celica.
Old 04-19-2004, 09:21 AM
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I love it when people quote Autospies as some sort of legitimate automotive publication. I think Dan hit it on the nail.

Junkster, who thinks Automotive News is probably the most reliable source.
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Originally posted by Lung Fu Mo Shi
Honestly, I wouldn't want it on the TSX. It would just sap too much engine power. AWD systems really need a beefy V6 to get the best performancce benefit out of them.
isnt that why the TSX AWD is rumored to be turbo? the wrx and evo are both 4 cylinder and AWD and are two of the fastest mass production vehicles out there.
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Originally posted by TSX Hokie
Nice 350Z...er...Celica.
it does look like a Z...it'll prolly a lot cheaper and fuel efficient too
Old 04-19-2004, 12:15 PM
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Originally posted by dabuda2004
it does look like a Z...it'll prolly a lot cheaper and fuel efficient too
I think it looks more like the G35c than the Z...I think it's the back half. It's a big improvement over the current Celica though.
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It's pretty nice, but the next Celica isn't coming to North America anyway.
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Originally posted by Professor Gascan
It's pretty nice, but the next Celica isn't coming to North America anyway.
Has that been confirmed? I know there was talk about it but I don't think I've read anything definite from Toyota.
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Toyota is going to be competing with itself if they release the new Celica in the US; what will distinguish it from the Scion tC?
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Originally posted by TSX Hokie
Toyota is going to be competing with itself if they release the new Celica in the US; what will distinguish it from the Scion tC?
im guessing celica will be more expensive, but that's just speculation on my part
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there is no doubt that there will be some kind of performance tsx in the upcoming future, when that happens ill be very sad good thing i have 3 years of school left so i can trade my tsx in then....muhahahaha
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Originally posted by Junkster
I love it when people quote Autospies as some sort of legitimate automotive publication.
it's as annoying as people believing the pics on thehollywoodextra
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Originally posted by Dan Martin
Autospies is the National Enquirer of the automotive world.
Hardly...Autospies has some VERY good sources--check out past issues and see their record. Many of their "predictions" have come true.

Name some specifics where they have been wrong.
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Oh I don't know, maybe when they said that this was the next RL:

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Come on Dan, it's close enough no?
Other than a few messages here and there most of the "scoops" have been of the variety above - taking something out of an exisitng car mag and publishing it like they discovered it.
One of the funnier ones was when Autospies published a photochoped new Lexus GS done by someone on the clublexus site and Autospies said it was some future special version of the GS.
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