Toyota has been eyeing Nissan's success with the revived 350Z - and apparently, from spy pictures nabbed this week, it's been a little jealous of supercars like the Porsche Carrera GT, too. Toyota 's been caught testing what some insiders are calling the "TXS," a limited-production exotic that might be powered by a V-10 engine worth 500 hp.
Pictures show the TXS with enough cladding to disguise much of its shape, but clearly, this is no Celica or MR2-sized sportscar. Insiders suggest the car will tip in at less than 3000 pounds, giving its 500-hp powerplant (with 370 lb-ft of torque) a serious chance at catching the likes of the Porsche and Benz supercars. Top speed could reach 190 mph, the same league as the 550-hp Ford GT. Whether the drivetrain offers any version of Toyota 's hybrid technology is unknown.
Whether the final vehicle is sold as a Lexus or as a Toyota , it's likely that a limited production run of about 10,000 units is in order. Expect a debut at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show and an on-sale date soon after - with a price tag well over $100,000.

nekaj spekulacijskih besed..:
razporeditev teze bi naj bla 50:50, pogon zadaj, motor namescen spredaj, je zelo shujsala napram predhodnici-teza bo nekje 1200 kg, za motor se ni tocno objasnjeno (ali pa jaz ne najdem ) , na nekaterih straneh sem zasledih, da bi naj bil 3,5 V6 z 330 bhp (brez turbin), na drugih pa, da bo 4,5 V10 z 500 hp (sam meni ni jasno, če je tu spredaj placa za V10 )..bomo videli kaj bodo pokazali na Tokyo Motor Show-u

glede oblike pa zadnji del mi je perfekten :P (edino spojler bi dal drug )stranski enako..sprednji pa se bomo videli, kako so oblikovi luci, odbijac..sktratka ful je dobra..glede na prejsnje spekulacijske fotke pred cajtom..
pa upam, da bo pod Toyotino znamko predstavljena, ker pod Lexusovo bo drazja in bi verjetno izgubila ime, Supra

lp, georg

p.s.:upam, da se ni blo..nisem zasledil pod temo; vozila prihodnosti