BekuyiToyota Sports 800 ethole ukuhlonishwa ngendumezulu yohlu lwalolu hlobo lwezimoto zezemidlalo. Ihlome ngenjini yesibhakela esinamasilinda amabili ekwazi ukusuka ku-800cc nje kuphela, i-800 encane ikwazile ukufika esimeni esihle esingu-150km/h sejubane eliphezulu. Kusukela lapho, kwaToyota bazakhele umlando omude ngezimoto zezemidlalo ezinenjini yangaphambili kanye nezakhiwo ezidonsa ngamasondo angemuva, esezitholele udumo emiqhudelwaneni nasemphakathini jikelele.
Enye yalezo nzalo kube i-2000 GT ekhethekile, enenjini engu-2 litre, 6-cylinder in-line futhi yethulwa okokuqala ngo-1965 embukisweni wezimoto iTokyo Motor Show, yasiza uToyota ukuthi azakhele udumo njengomakhi wezimoto zezemidlalo. Kakade ngo-1971, kwavela i-Celica yokuqala, ehambisana nesigaba sezemidlalo esihlanganisa umoya wokushayela ngamasondo angemuva, njengoba inconywa ngabashisekeli abaningi ngokusebenza kwayo, okungeza abalandeli emhlabeni we-motorsports. Kamuva, ngo-1984, kwethulwa i-MR2, imodeli eyazuza idumela lokuba enye “yezimoto zomshayeli” eziphelele esizukulwaneni sayo.
Kodwa-ke, imoto eyenza izinhliziyo eziningi ziphaphaze, futhi okuseyimoto yehlelo - ikakhulukazi phakathi komphakathi wabathandi be-drift - i-Corolla Levin (Twin Cam) AE 86. I-Corolla Levin AE 86 yayifakwe injini yangaphambili nangemuva. isondo. Ngobukhulu bayo obuhlangene, isisindo esilula, ukusatshalaliswa kwesisindo esilinganiselwe kanye nesilinganiso sesisindo/amandla okufanele sijabulise, i-AE 86 iwine okuthandwa amaqembu amaningi okuncintisana ngenxa yalezi zakhiwo. Ngokusho kohlobo lwaseJapan, kwaba ukukhula kwesifiso esikhulayo mayelana nemodeli engasekho okwenze iToyota yakhiqiza i-GT 86 entsha.
Ngaphambi kokuba babuze, ngibuza umbuzo: Kuthiwani ngeToyota Supra? Hhayi-ke, iToyota Supra ayikakhohlwa, kodwa leyo ngenye indaba… futhi yeka indaba!