No GT4's in the US? Options

[94wrc]

Hello,

I have heard that for some reason you guys in the States are not allowed the GT-Four in it's standard form, is this correct? I heard that a lot of engines get shipped out for you to put into "normal" celica's. Does anyone know the reason you aren't allowed them? is it down to emissions?

Thanks

Nathan

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

It is strange but I am right in thinking that most of your "fast" cars have huge engines (4.0l +)? I heard that you can't even import a GT-Four into the States and a couple of people have done so and get stopped by the police whenever they drive them, whether this is true or not I don't know.

Excuse the stupid questions but I know nothing about the US car scene.

Thanks

Nathan

American's like to brag on thier fast cars with the 5.0 plus liters. Anything less than that and it might as well be an import. Even though we didn't get the GT-4, we still have the TT Supra, so we're not too deprived. We have cars here that you don't. I see the new GTO's and Mustangs running around everywere. I doubt you see more than a couple, if that. We do have a few faster small liter motors. V6's, and 4 cylinders, but Americans seem to dissown them. Bigger is better here, I guess. We have the 80's Grand Nationals, which were a 3.8 turbo V6, that was a strate line demon. Also had a Shelby Dodge Omni, it was a 2.2 turbo. It was a good all around track car. But it couldn't match Euro and Japanese realiability. We are now picking up a lot of the techonology that has been elsewere, but we still aren't doing it right in most cases. We have the Corvette, and it is the best engineered American car ever in my opinion, even if it does have a 5.7liter V8.

[Fastbird]

American's like to brag on thier fast cars with the 5.0 plus liters. Anything less than that and it might as well be an import. Even though we didn't get the GT-4, we still have the TT Supra, so we're not too deprived. We have cars here that you don't. I see the new GTO's and Mustangs running around everywere. I doubt you see more than a couple, if that. We do have a few faster small liter motors. V6's, and 4 cylinders, but Americans seem to dissown them. Bigger is better here, I guess. We have the 80's Grand Nationals, which were a 3.8 turbo V6, that was a strate line demon. Also had a Shelby Dodge Omni, it was a 2.2 turbo. It was a good all around track car. But it couldn't match Euro and Japanese realiability. We are now picking up a lot of the techonology that has been elsewere, but we still aren't doing it right in most cases. We have the Corvette, and it is the best engineered American car ever in my opinion, even if it does have a 5.7liter V8.

I agree with what you're saying, americans hold true to the bigger is better mo. Just look at the SUV's.

Examples (just the popular American sports cars off hand):

Mustang GT (05+): 281 CID 4.6L OHC V8 305HP/325TQ
Pontiac GTO/Chevy Corvette(05+): 364 CID 6.0L OHV V8 400HP/400TQ
Corvette ZO6 (06+): 427 CID (SMALL BLOCK) 7.0L OHV V8 505HP/475TQ
LS1 Chevy Camaro and Pontiac Firebird (98-02): 5.6L 346 CID OHV V8 325HP/335TQ
LT1 Chevy Camaro and Pontiac Firebird (93-97): 5.7L 350 CID OHV V8 305HP/325TQ

If anyone says a Cavalier, Cobalt, Sunfire, Ion, Grand Am, Escort, Focus or the like is a sports car I'm goign to reach through the internet and smack ya.

It's a shame, but the DOT keeps some of the more cool cars produced overseas just that: Overseas. I'd love to have seen a GT4 or Skyline here stateside, but importing one, while doable, is extremely cost prohibitive.