Toyota 2000GT: A look...

[PerfAdv]

...at how the 2000GT came to be. Part Elan in structure, part E-type in silhouette, part Yamaha in execution but unique nonetheless. An informative comparo with its main inspiration: the E-type.

I've been meaning to share this excellent article but had misplaced the Premier issue of Motor Trend 'Classic' in a stack of AutoWeeks.

Pick up a copy of this new mag. It's clearly a new magazine going in the right direction.

Enjoy! :)

[:Exige:]

I really love the 2000GT. It looks so great. Adimttedly it isn't as beautiful as the E-Type, but nor is almost every other car made in my opinion.

[NSXType-R]

It's a nice article. It's good to read about the origins of Japan's 1st supercars and how it competes with the Jag.

[coolieman1220]

It's a nice article. It's good to read about the origins of Japan's 1st supercars and how it competes with the Jag.

i wouldn't call it a supercar. the e type wasn't a supercar. supercar is a bit much for it.....

[austin healey]

i agree with you but the 2000 gt was alot more expensive than the e type yet the etype looked better

[:Exige:]

I think at the time, the E-type could be considered a supercar, despite it being so cheap. The GT40 road car was pretty damn cheap and most people consider that a supercar so I don't think the price element is a problem.

[carsnut]

what happens when you put the shape of an E-Type and add parts from the Lotus Elan? the result is a Toyota 2000GT, one of my favorite toyotas

[ZeTurbo]

It's argualbly one of the most beautifull cars ever to come out of the land of the rising sun.

This is so not like motor trend. to make a simpley written straitforward clean looking magazine...that features forign cars without comparing them to american ones...