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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 11:39 PM
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Default Evora or Carrera

If I was looking for a RWD 2+2... these seem to match up pretty well in terms of performance, size, and weight. If the Evora is a little cheaper, we could compare against a lightly used base Carrera.

Which one would you pick?
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 12:16 AM
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ain't no way I'm ponying up that kind of money for a Toyota Camry V6. Give me the car with the engine designed and built for it, with decades of history and synergy.

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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 04:10 AM
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Evora...if only for the uniqueness of it.
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 04:43 AM
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I've had first-hand experience with Lotus products.
While it's fit and finish is pretty good(for a low production, hand made car), it's no where close to P-cars.
Plus, I'd rather buy a sports car with history(like Quick2k said) than buying a kit car(?) with an outsourced engine

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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 05:43 AM
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I cant get over that 3.5 liter V6 either. Carrera all way.
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 05:58 AM
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Wow, some of you people are as ignorant as they come. The Evora is not only 100x better looking, but performs better as well.

Who the hell cares that it has a Camry engine, if anything, thats a BONUS because you know its reliable, easy to work on, and cheap on parts.

The Evora blows away the 911 in every aspect, especially looks. Oh and BTW, it was voted best performance car of the year by Car magazine, and best drivers car by Autocar.


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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 06:26 AM
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Originally Posted by 4evertopless,Oct 22 2009, 05:58 AM
Wow, some of you people are as ignorant as they come. The Evora is not only 100x better looking, but performs better as well.

Who the hell cares that it has a Camry engine, if anything, thats a BONUS because you know its reliable, easy to work on, and cheap on parts.

The Evora blows away the 911 in every aspect, especially looks. Oh and BTW, it was voted best performance car of the year by Car magazine, and best drivers car by Autocar.
This.

I'd have to drive both and see which one speaks to me. On paper though, the Evora sounds pretty good.
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 06:32 AM
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What makes the camry v6 inferior?
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 06:40 AM
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I'd like to drive the Evora, but I'd most likely take the P-car.
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by TheDonEffect,Oct 22 2009, 09:32 AM
What makes the camry v6 inferior?
The stigma that it comes out of a mom-mobile.

Either way, I'd still go with a Porsche, because I just want a Porsche.
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