"DailyTurismo" (thedailyturismo)
02/21/2014 at 18:33 • Filed to: Daily Turismo
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"DailyTurismo" (thedailyturismo)
02/21/2014 at 18:33 • Filed to: Daily Turismo | 3
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Before the 21st century fixation on global warming, climate change, debt crises, zombie invasions and the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , people in general had a much more optimistic vision of the future. Car designers, specifically, had the best vision.
Patrick just beat me to the future with his !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , but I think Japanese car designers in the '80s had the best vision of the future and it included electronic shock damping systems, digital dashboards and stickers that proclaimed to the world you had a twin-turbocharged engine with a millionty-four valves, and 256 camshafts. The future came to 1988 and it left this !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! currently bidding for $4,300 reserve-not-met with 5 days to go in Long Beach, CA.
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The Z20 generation Toyota Soarer was the predecessor to the Lexus
SC300/400 but it was not imported to the US. If you want one, you'll
need to import it, get it Federalized and if you are in California,
you'll need to navigate the complex maze that is set up by California
Air Resource Board (CARB). You'll need to get the car tested for
"compliance" to ensure it meets a year of manufacture requirements for
emissions, but not on a simple rolling 15/25mph smog test; oh no, it
requires full chassis dyno and running FTP-75 (Federal Test Procedure)
which is what an OEM would have run back when the car was new.
The results from the FTP-75 test should be similar enough to the
Japanese 10 mode test that this car was subject to when new, but
emissions limits are different and emissions components experience
significant degradation with age. As a bonus, you should expect to
spend a few grand minimum to get this test run by one of the few
authorized emissions capable sites in the Golden State...and people say
California isn't business friendly - just look at all the business they
are giving independent dyno shops!
The Soarer was available with several inline-6 powerplants, but this one
is certainly the coolest; it is a 2.0 liter twin-turbo setup good for
211 horsepower and 208 ft-lbs of torque. It isn't the most powerful of
Toyota's engines and had a reputation for spinning crank bearings, but
small displacement and twin turbos makes for a sweet sounding and quick
revving experience.
The Soarer's backlit LCD digital dash looks like something from a 1980s science fiction movie, in fact, I'm pretty sure a young Matthew Broderick used a Soarer dash to hack into the DOD mainframe in the 1983 classic Wargames .
See a better way to soar into the future with a trip from the past? tips@dailyturismo.com
Originally posted as !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! on Daily Turismo. Image credits; ebay.com
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MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig
> DailyTurismo
02/21/2014 at 18:38 |
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There's someone near me that has a gorgeous example. He brought it by the dealership a few months back and it was awesome to see it next to all the new crap on the lot. It's amazing how Toyota is simultaneously my favorite and most-hated car company.
hethoughtofcars
> DailyTurismo
02/21/2014 at 18:39 |
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Love that dash!
Cynical
> DailyTurismo
02/21/2014 at 18:41 |
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omggggggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!
daender
> DailyTurismo
02/21/2014 at 18:50 |
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If you want one, you'll need to import it, get it Federalized and if you are in California, you'll need to navigate the complex maze that is set up by California Air Resource Board (CARB).
I've never been happier to live in South Carolina, "Emissions? What the fuck is that? Some kind of Yankee battleship?!"
CAR_IS_MI
> DailyTurismo
02/21/2014 at 19:14 |
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NOPE
trumpscombover
> DailyTurismo
02/22/2014 at 00:19 |
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i see your Soarer, and raise you a Soarer Aerocabin
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DailyTurismo
> trumpscombover
02/22/2014 at 01:45 |
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I saw pics of those when I found this...looks like a Baur Targa BMW e21/e30 — half way between a sunroof and folding hardtop.
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DailyTurismo
> MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig
02/22/2014 at 01:47 |
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I hear ya on the Toyota thing. There is a reason the MkIV Supra is worth more than when it was new...Toyota has never made a replacement for it and the market wants reliable fast cars.
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DailyTurismo
> CAR_IS_MI
02/22/2014 at 01:48 |
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I know, the auto kinda kills it...but if I could find a 5-spd for sale, i certainly would have featured it...
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CAR_IS_MI
> DailyTurismo
02/22/2014 at 12:51 |
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http://www.minitruckdealer.com/stock_details.…
I posted this one a few weeks back