riko666 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 1. Motor Trend Road Test:ClickyWe'll eventually add in articles reviewing the vehicle in this topic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Galliano Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Shots of German Convertible Roadtest Magazine Features - Aiming to purchase these to scan up.Auto Motor Sport - GermanyAuto Motor Sport - GermanyE - GermanyGunstig - GermanyMOT - GermanyMOT - GermanyAs said - once the car is bought, I will be purchasing one of each of these to add to my collection. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riko666 Posted February 4, 2010 Author Share Posted February 4, 2010 Not obssessed in the slightest Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Galliano Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 No not at all...Goes off to masturbate over Autocar 1996.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riko666 Posted February 4, 2010 Author Share Posted February 4, 2010 Just borrow mine, though those pages have been stuck together for a while... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Galliano Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Haha.Okay Riko, what memorabilia have you got in your posession now? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riko666 Posted February 4, 2010 Author Share Posted February 4, 2010 Never got any, apart from that Galliano print from Autocar which you have as well, and I had those brochures as well, but I wasn't quite obssessed with the Paseo to be buying in magazines and such..Though I still remember the first time I saw a Paseo and became interested - I was only 11, and saw it in a "What Car?" Buyers guide booklet. I think I may have an old Italian magazine with the Paseo in a roadtest as well...and as ashamed as I am to admit, I had the MaxFlower magazine with that Maltese Paseo with the "Blitz" bodykit. If I had started reading Autocar just 1 year earlier, I'd also have that magazine...but I've been reading them for 13yrs now. Mind you, I'd buy a model car in a heartbeat; 1:18 scale, Cynos w/ lipkit and Paseo without, black and white respectively, thank you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Galliano Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Yeah I just have a point of fascination now... I'm sad. I buy them for the read.. or the foreign ones for the pictures Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Galliano Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 The Portuguese are the worst drivers in Europe. Bar none. Never mind good judgement - but for luck and lashings of ABS, both this page and my expression would now be seriously blank. Furthermore, German plates, as worn by Toyota's new Paseo coupe at its Portugal launch, are a sure recipe for disaster. The Portuguese, it seems, really hate the Germans. A lot. The Paseo is the first of Toyota's new range - it's attempting to replace all its cars over the next two-and-a-half years. Aimed squarely at under-30-year-old handbag-toters, the Paseo competes with Vauxhall's Tigra and Honda's Civic coupe. We'll get a choice of two models in the UK; the £12,485 ST and the £13,940 Si. Differences come down to equipment: The posher Si gets ABS and a CD player, alloys and a spoiler as standard. Common to both versions is a new, lightweight, 1.5-litre, 16-valve engine good for 89bhp and quoted performance of 0-62mph in 10.9 seconds and a 114mph top whack. At first sight, the Paseo is disappointing. Though it is a tidy enough visual package, the front is far too Hondaful to be wonderful, and the back is, frankly, very drab indeed. Now I can't profess to be thrilled by the Tigra's looks, but Portugal is absolutely littered with them (some even the right way up), and ample opportunity for direct comparison leaves the Paseo lagging. Perhaps some gratuitous spoilerage may do some good here. We'll see. On board, things improve. Though snug, the Paseo does not imbue its driver with the nagging claustrophobia bought on by Tigra occupancy. The steering wheel is fixed, but height adjustment to the rear of the seat squab allows for plenty of headroom, and a satisfactory driving position. Confusingly, the seats boast unnecessary, throne-like shoulder support, merely adequate lateral bolstering and not enough in the lumbar department. Rear seat accommodation, which folds as one piece to let the boot in, is definitely of a plus two nature only. Though more comfortable than the Tigra's foam-skinned plastic church pew efforts, head and legroom are on a par with the Vauxhall. Uncomfortably jazzy 'runaway-forklift-at-the-paint-factory-shock-horror' upholstery does little to counter an unexceptional dashboard, which is only enlivened by the now ubiquitous, but still reasonably tasteful, white instrument dials. Switchgear, all standard Toyota issue, gives no cause for either complaint, or writing home. Put the Paseo to work, however, and you quickly warm to the car. A tidy five-speed gearshift and light, power-assisted steering might sound like the same old Japanese story, but the steering has far more weight and feel then the Civic's and the Paseo's wheel communicates far more to the driver than its Honda rival. Even on what passes for roads in Portugal, the Paseo displays admirable coupe ride characteristics; sending plenty of information through the underpants yet coping in suitably supple fashion with all but the very worst road surfaces. Free revving and smooth pulling though the engine may be, it doesn't exactly make the Paseo a fast car. However, entertaining handling erring towards the foolproof is likely to offer more than adequate compensation to the Paseo's target market. You can lash through longer bends with gentle drift, whilst hoofing it through the tighter stuff promotes predictable, controllable understeer. So, those that find a Tigra too cramped, and a Civic too uncommunicative, may well warm to the Paseo, particularly if they aren't, in the words of that fine man from Vauxhall, "gagging" for the Tigra's look.Top Gear 1996. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riko666 Posted February 6, 2010 Author Share Posted February 6, 2010 Merged for tidyness Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Enzo Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 minted, i have that autocar review in the loft gal, thanx for sharing that dude, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Galliano Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 minted, i have that autocar review in the loft gal, thanx for sharing that dude,LET ME BUY IT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mo3 Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 lol i want one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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