Soforthoseofyououtthereaccusingthepoorsuperhavebeenjust a rebodiedandretunesatfour.
I'm lookingatyou, MrHarris.
Yeah, yeah, yougot a point.
Thequestionis, it's notreally a problem.
I'm afraidnowisthetimetopick a side.
Mypredictionisthis.
Thediehardpetrolheadsandlongtimesuperfanswillbe a pulledthatToyotahasacceptedsuchenormouschunktoBMWhardwareforthereturnof a battlethatliesattheepicenterofJapaneseperformancecarculture.
Ontheflipside, mostwilljustshrugtheirshouldersandthanktheirluckystarsthatanyoneispreparedtobuild a carlikethisinthisclimateandjustrollwithit.
Thereisquite a lotofBMWinhere, theentertainmentscreen, thegraphicsontheentertainmentscreen, theswitchgearhere, theclimatecontrolsystem, theentire I drivecontrolofthesteeringwheelrightinfrontofyou.
Thekey.
YetBMWToyotahasdesigned.
It's ownrevcounterrightinfrontofyou.
Sothereisthat.
Buthere's thething.
Wecouldgetupset.
Orwecanbethankful, because I'm tellingyou, thequalityinthelongevityofthiscabinis a wholelotbetterfromtheplastic E g t 86.
It's justdidToyotahavetobequitesoobviousaboutwth e engine?
Thenitis a turbothreelitrestraightsixsharedwith 4 40 I producing £369 feetoftorqueand 335 horsepowerbetween 5000 and 6.5 1000 rpm.
Althoughthere's notmuchrewardforgoingpast 6000 thetransmissionis a familiareightspeedZFAuto.
UKcarshave a limitedslipdifferentialstandard, anditweighsunder 1500 kilos, claimsnot 62 in 4.3 seconds, whichisquickerthanthe M twocompetition, theCaymanGTsandtheAlPeen, a 1 10 Sothisisnot a slowcar, butthereare a fewthingstomention.
Basically, thiscarstrikes a reallynicebalancebetweenresponsivenessonrefinement.
20 evensaysthebodyshellofthiscarisstifferthantheLexusLF a hypercarsoit's nomessingaround.
Basically, itwilldo.
Bigsmokythirdgeardriftsontrackalldaylong, butthere's a levelofcountryheresuggeststhisisverymuch a roadcar, heartunusuallyforelectron, ICSobsessedmoderncarsneveronlytodrivingMoznormalsport.
TheESPNhas a middletracksettingorcanbeswitchedoffcompletelyifyou'refeelingitnow, I knowthereareliterallythousandsofJunior's waitinginthewingstodropintheretoJayZed.
EngineswiththeBrazilianhorsepowerturnedthisinto a tireshreddingdriftmachine.
Butasitisonfacevalue, thiscarreallydoeshit a sweetspotofrealworldperformance.
Myheartistellingmetodislikeitforjustbeing a BMWindrag.
Butmyheadistellingme I quitelikethecostume.
Thetruthis, allthisunashamedBMWpartsharingisjust a realityofthemodern, profitdrivencarindustry.
Ifyoucanfind a waytoseepastallthatyou'llfind, Victoriahasbuiltanextremelycapablecarwiththesupertouchpointspricesthatstartedwhat, justunder 53 grand?
Yeah, that's quite a lotofmoney, andthewaitinglistwillbesizable.
Butanymanufacturerthatcanfind a waytobuild a smallpetrolpowerCupidinthisclimatehastobeapplauded, right?
Evenonethat's sopartofitsJapanesesoulfor a Germanone.