Got boost?, Toyota needs a high power saloon Options

[neoklis]

Well i was watching my favorite TV show today (the only one about cars in my country ) and there was a presentation of the VOLVO S60 R. This is a classic 4 door small to mid size sedan. This car has just about 300bhp with awd and turbo.
Can someone explain this to me. Why Toyota is so damn unimaginative. When Volvo (the most conservative auto maker) gets this into the market, how difficult would be for Toyota to release an equivalent car? Keep in mind that the other companies also have a 4 door supercar in the market as well. (ie. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo, Subaru Impreza WRX/STI)

Personally i would buy a 4 door Toyota supercar. Smething like a Lexus IS200 with a turbo engine and around 300 bhp would be perfect. Subaru has released the new Legacy which is also an Estate turbocharged awd with 280 bhp and has been making good sales in the last few years with the turbo charged Forrester.

I have a spare 3SGTE engine and i was playing around with the thought of getting a RAV4 5dr 1st gen and bolt that engine right in. What do you think?

[kuya1284]

Ok... I'm not going to get into what Toyota should or shouldn't do... nor will I enter into the discussion why they've decided to focus on the upper echelon of society. However, what I will say is this... If you want a new car with performance... look into other reputable companies (i.e. Nissan). Yes, I'm sorta disappointed with Toyota's decisions, but when it comes down to it, I wouldn't hesistate getting a Nissan/Infiniti.

I'm sure that once sales drop, then Toyota may decide on going the performance route. But in the mean time, I think people should let this overly-griped-about-topic come to rest.