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Old 01-28-2009, 05:17 AM
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I was searching around and came upon this is and its stating that the 2010 tC will have an option of a 2.5 Liter with 179 HP... Not that much of a different i guess. I dunno how reliable the site is but if its true i might have to trade in my 07 for this =]. Id wait for the toyota/subaru coupe but thats gonna be awhile.

http://consumerguideauto.howstuffwor...scion-tc-5.htm
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dude it would not be worth going through all the hassles of trading your car just for a difference of 18 base horse power. Do a full IHEP, and you get more than that 18 hp your missing.
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or turbo your car and get way more power for less than the loss you are going to take on the trade in.
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^^ agreed....which is why I don't have a '05 SRT4
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^X2 you would be saving so much money just keeping your car.
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Old 01-28-2009, 04:35 PM
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Yeah.. I would keep it as well. No sense in trading in for that extra horse. Keep and mod in my opinion :D
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i keep my extra horses in a stable
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Old 01-28-2009, 05:03 PM
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Its still going to be slow.
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it's still going to be a subi-rear wheel drive car too. will still be better than our old tC's.
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I cant wait to see how it LOOKS!
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well ive been looking to trade in my auto tc for a manual one for a few weeks now so if this is true i might as well wait to go and get one.
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yeah, 18hp doesn't worth the hassles
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Originally Posted by dp-_-
it's still going to be a subi-rear wheel drive car too. will still be better than our old tC's.
the subaru/toyota rwd coupe was put on hold till 2012 at least a few months back.

this new tC isn't that model.
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Originally Posted by jct
i keep my extra horses in a stable


strange lol.
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that just implies its going to be heavier
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There's also the possibility of having to wait for performance mods for this revised engine.
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having a standard 2.4L I4 with an optional 2.5L I4 makes no sense whatsoever. it's essentially the same engine, but slightly tweaked. how do they expect to market that? not to mention that it breaks with scion's monospec tradition. i could see toyota finishing a production run with the 2.4L they have already manufactured and switching over to the 2.5 sometime mid-year, in which case you'd have a choice of a 2010 with the 2.4 or a 2010.5 with the 2.5 for a little more money.
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i like how the 2010 pictures look like the 08-09s, lol
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just install the cold air,headers and change pulley lol it'll be the same...and the transmission thing i swapped out with one from a junkyard no complaints so far
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i highly doubt the subie toyota project coming to us and time soon
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