Unusual sighting?
Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 7:50 pm
Not an XM or even a Citroen but I could not resist taking a snap of this funny little thing earlier today and posting up. Regards, Matthew T.
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Re: Unusual sighting?
Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 9:48 pm
I have now identified the car as a Toyota Sera of which the 'gull wing' doors are certainly a distinctive feature. According to Wikipedia the model was not officially exported from Japan that confirms my feeling that it is something exotic! I saw the elderly couple owners climbing out which was quite a weird sight. Regards, Matthew T.
Re: Unusual sighting?
Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 10:06 pm
The car was also made between 1990-1995 and therefore is an almost exact contemporary of the XM! The owners club is based in Norfolk by a strange coincidence. Regards, Matthew T.
Re: Unusual sighting?
Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 5:20 am
I've heard of the Sera before. Who says Toyota only make boring cars?
It looks like the headlamps need a good wet sanding and polishing, UV has caused the coating to go cloudy.
The difference between the Sera you sw and an XM is that the Sera will have been on the road every day and not had anything done to it other than routine maintenance.
Who would want that?
It looks like the headlamps need a good wet sanding and polishing, UV has caused the coating to go cloudy.
The difference between the Sera you sw and an XM is that the Sera will have been on the road every day and not had anything done to it other than routine maintenance.
Who would want that?
Re: Unusual sighting?
Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 4:27 pm
One of the tech guys at Cov uni had one. Used to see it parked out the back of the design block workshops. It's a great thing.
Not sure about this, it might be a kei car??. My other fav is the Mazda Autozam AZ1. That is a Kei car.
Not sure about this, it might be a kei car??. My other fav is the Mazda Autozam AZ1. That is a Kei car.
Re: Unusual sighting?
Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 6:28 am
The Sera is not a kei car. It's equipped with a 1.5 ltr engine that delivers 110 horsepower. Wheelbase 2.3m, width 1.65m, length 3.86m, height 1.26m. But have a look here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Sera" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.
Re: Unusual sighting?
Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 6:48 am
It's a Starlet in a fancy frock with a Corolla engine.
Nice little 2 door, sport-coupe.
Nice little 2 door, sport-coupe.
Re: Unusual sighting?
Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 8:42 am
I think the Sera [owners] would be offended.It's a Starlet in a fancy frock with a Corolla engine.
Re: Unusual sighting?
Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 5:53 pm
That suggests it has something in common with the Mk1 MR2 - the engine for that was lifted from the Corolla twin cam that was so popular, and they sold more with the T bar roof than hard top or sunroof models iirc. But the mk2, released in 1990, was bigger and got the bigger engines that also went in the Celica, Carina, Rav4etc. Being front engined, front wheel drive, I'm not suggesting this was a spiritual successor though. Possibly intended as direct competition to Nissan's 100NX...