Car Throttle

Toyota has set its sights on producing some exciting new vehicles that will help it to connect with enthusiasts. Vehicles from Toyota have been criticized as appliances that don't provide much in the way of excitement. For Lexus, the LF-A was introduced after a long development process, and the FT-86 Concept is destined for production at the Toyota division. Rival Honda has made waves with the CR-Z Concept that is in the works for production. Japan's Best Car magazine has Toyota planning a competitor by reviving a recent sports model - the MR2, but this time called the MR-S. The MR2 was seen as an affordable mid-engined sports car, but it didn't do very well in the United States in the years leading up to its demise.

Most car enthusiasts dream of one day owning an exotic, turbocharged mid-engined 2-seat sports car. Few of them ever reach this goal; have you seen how expensive Lotus Esprit V8's are these days?  Or Jaguar XJ220's?  Heck, even a used Noble M12 is far beyond the means of the average automotive enthusiast.  I've always said there was a direct correlation between how expensive a car is, and how far back in the chassis the engine is mounted.  A Honda Civic is cheap; the engine is in the front.  A Lotus Elise is quite pricey; the engine's in the middle.  A Porsche 911's ungodly expensive; the engine's in the back.  It all makes sense. But if you've been fiending for some mid-engined lift-throttle oversteer antics and don't have