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JDM Toyota Corolla gets 280HP V6

Posted on Thursday 2 August 2007


Toyota has released a hotted up version of the Japanese domestic market Blade hatch featuring a 3.5L V6 engine with 280hp (206kW) and 345Nm (254lb-ft) of torque. The Blade is sold in Europe as the Auris and in other markets as the Corolla, and it’s expected that these markets will also get the new V6 version, as we reported in an earlier story. To give you an idea of just how much power this is, Volkswagen’s Golf R32 hot hatch only gets a 250hp (184kW) powerplant.

The new model comes with a six speed manual as standard as well as a new six-speed automatic transmission with paddle-shifters. Other features include 16in brake discs with upgraded calipers, and 17in alloy wheels with 225mm tires. There’s no word on whether there will be any sports suspension changes or improvements to the chassis.

To differentiate the car further, designers have added a mild sports bodykit with unique badging at the tail end. Who said Toyota only made boring cars ?

16inch brakes???????????????? with 17inch wheels? worlds.. thinnest... calipers...

That. Looks. Horrible.

That. Looks. Horrible.

the profile looks similar to the MS3

It's a MS3 that went through years of body building. The 3 looks WAY better.

..has Nissan headlights though.

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It's a MS3 that went through years of body building. The 3 looks WAY better.

..has Nissan headlights though.

the 3 hatch looks like a fatty

the MS3 looks like a fatty that took some creatine to get 'larger' lol

To me the "Blade" (roffle) is going to be shorter than the MS3. But overall body wise the "Blade" (roffle again) looks scrunched and cornbread fed.

it definitely looks like a fatty as well.

fatties everywhere!! *runs away screaming like a 9yr old girl*

God..now obesity is taking over the auto world. WTF?!

Chris Bangle designs the new BMWs with big asses in mind...

Looks like a Nismo raped Mazdaspeed 3.

Chris Bangle designs the new BMWs with big asses in mind...

Where'd you hear that?

I think he was just referring to the 'bangle butt' on any design that IDIOT pens

p.s. I hate bangle butt :'(

http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/images/OB-AA333_bangle_20060111133659.jpg

I think he was just referring to the 'bangle butt' on any design that IDIOT pens

p.s. I hate bangle butt :'(

http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/images/OB-AA333_bangle_20060111133659.jpg

Yeah...and he was born and raised 3 miles from where I live now. It explains alot to his bumfuck designs.

I think he was just referring to the 'bangle butt' on any design that IDIOT pens

p.s. I hate bangle butt :'(

http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/images/OB-AA333_bangle_20060111133659.jpg

Although...I'm not sure that he had much of a part in that E38, but i could be wrong. I do know that the E65/66 was the first to really show the Bangle butt.

Bangle had nothing to do with the design of the e38. He was still in college when the e38 was introduced in 1995.

Bangle had nothing to do with the design of the e38. He was still in college when the e38 was introduced in 1995.

Yes...the E38...when the chassis codes were easier to remember. I think the new 3's have 3 different codes for them now. E90 and whatever else they wanna call it.

Bangle had nothing to do with the design of the e38. He was still in college when the e38 was introduced in 1995.

it was included in that pic to show a NON-bangle

also for clarification I know he didn't make the LS460 (or did he, it is pretty ugly??) lol

it was included in that pic to show a NON-bangle

also for clarification I know he didn't make the LS460 (or did he, it is pretty ugly??) lol

Oh wow...that highly resembles the E60 5-series.

http://www.bmwworld.com/pics/5er/10155_1024.jpg

god I hate bangle designs..

He is From Wausau WI, how odd, you would thing that the Chief design guy for BMW would be from Germany...

you would also think he would go by a pen name so that people wouldn't associate Bangle with Mangle as I do :P

The only issue that I have with BWM's is the price tag.

that looks like a even more badly reworked toyota yaris.