Future Lexus roadmap in Japan
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Originally Posted by AsianGirl007
IS350c.........WOO HOO!!!!!!!!
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The rest are pretty good if accurate
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Originally Posted by AmethySC
Does that mean no regular 2 door coupe for the IS350 ? If so :
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Give me your wrist....**slap**
hahaha j/k
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Just found out TMG really means "Toyota Motorsport GmbH", Toyota’s German-based motorsport subsidiary. So it means nothing stupid like my previous guess of "Toyota AMG".![Stick Out Tongue](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
Check out:
http://www.toyota-f1.com/public/en/e.../report03.html
EDIT: Found the following facts after some more research:
AMG stands for the two founders of AMG, Hans Wener Aufrecht (A), Erhard Melcher (M), both co-founders, and Grossapach (G), the town in which the firm was founded in1967.
On the other hand, BMW founded this BMW Motorsport GmbH in 1972, which later became the M.
I guess TMG actually came from BMW's naming idea rather than MB's.
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Check out:
http://www.toyota-f1.com/public/en/e.../report03.html
EDIT: Found the following facts after some more research:
AMG stands for the two founders of AMG, Hans Wener Aufrecht (A), Erhard Melcher (M), both co-founders, and Grossapach (G), the town in which the firm was founded in1967.
On the other hand, BMW founded this BMW Motorsport GmbH in 1972, which later became the M.
I guess TMG actually came from BMW's naming idea rather than MB's.
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
I will personally go to Japan and slap the people who decided to call Lexus performance division "TMG" if that is the name.
What a horrible name
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Originally Posted by Skulinex
all that sounds great but where in the hell is the SC??
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Originally Posted by Skulinex
all that sounds great but where in the hell is the SC??>...
<up their..?>
<up their..?>
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Originally Posted by AmethySC
There'll be a facelift/upgrade for the SC430 this fall, so I don't think there will be a completely redesigned new SC in the next 2 or 3 years.
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the interesting part is that the IS came out in 01 and it already got totally changed, IF following that scheme, the SC should get redone next year... why not redo it a bit earlier and call it 07
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