2004 Solara

[Kenn157]

http://www.motortrend.com/future/spied/ ... ndex3.html

2004 Toyota Camry Solara: New model introduced in spring 2003 with mechanical changes in line with the redesigned 2002 Camry sedan. We hear it is a proper notchback coupe, not a fastback like first-generation car.

[Peter]

where's the picture?!?!

im diggin the wrx...hehhe. sti!

[Jackass-Jeff]

i posted that a few weeks ago in the
"Does Solara share a blood line with sc" post

I was hoping for pictures, but no luck... and Spring 03 is just around the corner

[Kenn157]

Yeah, too bad no spy pix of the car.

[Jackass-Jeff]

Yeah, too bad no spy pix of the car.

Unless my phone's "007 kit" comes soon that will make me a world class spy...

[NASTY]

difference betwen notchback and fastback anyone?

and i never heard anything about toyota working on a 3.5L engine ('04 sienna)!

[soniasolara]

I've been trying to figure that one out, NASTY.

Fastback, as far as I can tell, means the rear glass is nice and swoopy but the trunk is isolated from the passenger compartment. The Mustang was considered a fastback (still is, I guess).

Notchback, I think, really means hatchback. Wasn't the Integra a notchback?

Please somebody correct me if I'm wrong. [I'm trying to stay up all night in order to sleep tomorrow in the day because I'm working overnights this week.]

[4banger]

good old dictionary.com

fast·back n.
An automobile designed with a curving downward slope from roof to rear.

notch·back n.
An automobile having a roof that drops off sharply to the top of the rear compartment.

Notchback, I think, really means hatchback. Wasn't the Integra a notchback?

I sure hope it's not a hatchback

[Jackass-Jeff]

someone should call and ask if the new SC is a notchback

if yes, then you know the solara will look like the sc

[atlantasolara]

hi guys. this thread got my attention because i'm badly wanting to trade my solara because of its fast depreciation rate and looking at the 04 solara as a possible replacement.

"notchback," as someone else has competently described, has the roofline falling quite sharply, and not gradually as with the current model, from the rooftop to the leading edge of the trunk.

actually, "fastback" may still not accurately describe our current car, because strictly speaking the roofline extends way back to the trailing edge of the trunk for a car to be a fastback, as with the integra coupe and the late camaro and firebird.

nonetheless, i believe the nissan sylvia and the corvette hard top are close to what a notch top looks.

you might have seen the japan market model it's supposed to derive from (sorry, don't have the link). it doesn't look as good as the current model at this point but cars being statements of the times, it may still grow on us.

[nkx1]

you might have seen the japan market model it's supposed to derive from (sorry, don't have the link). it doesn't look as good as the current model at this point but cars being statements of the times, it may still grow on us.

I have no idea which model you're talking about. I went to Toyota Japan's site, and the only coupe available is the Soarer (sc430 equivalent). Maybe you saw a photoshopped image or something, but according to Toyota Japan's site, there are no Japanese model Toyota coupes currently being sold other than the Soarer. Bummer, I was kinda hoping to find something.

[Fairlite]

http://www.motortrend.com/future/spied/112_2004fvf/index3.html

2004 Toyota Camry Solara: New model introduced in spring 2003 with mechanical changes in line with the redesigned 2002 Camry sedan. We hear it is a proper notchback coupe, not a fastback like first-generation car.

On www.thecarconnection.com I read a post that was very disturbing. It was stating that the Solara my not be redesigned and they are waiting to announce the death of the car soon. I hope this twit is wrong.

[atlantasolara]

i googled the site last night, typing 2003 accord as keyword (that's how i pulled up the alleged new solara's photo sometime march/april 2002) but, you guessed it, there're now a thousand more pages to choose from.

best i can recall is that the car-spy website had "hollywood" in its url; tried that too and found even more pages, even with solara as a co-keyword.

i'll get to it yet and will let you know. but did it look like the sc430 - actually it looked more like toyota's version of the nissan sylvia.

i'm hoping they continue making our car. from a purely business standpoint, the solara can keep customers in the toyota fold, i.e., solara owners upgrading to newer models, getting camrys/avalons as the family 4-door, or moving on to a lexus altogether.

the vibes are stronger that acura will terminate the cl coupe, because imo there's already the hotter-selling accord coupe in the honda family that's providing revenue.

but for toyota/lexus, unless lexus introduces something less pricey than the sc430, it'll be hard for them not to have a mid-level coupe like the solara.

[atlantasolara]

photos of upcoming cars. i found earlier the speculated 04 solara on this website but it's gone. you can go straight to for the menu. otherwise...

1) Acura TSX

http://thehollywoodextra.com/acura/acura.html

2) Maxima

http://thehollywoodextra.com/nissan/nissan.html

3) AcuraRL

http://thehollywoodextra.com/honda/honda.html

4) Mazda 9

http://thehollywoodextra.com/mazda/mazda.html

5) Passat Coupe & Jetta

http://thehollywoodextra.com/volkswagen/vw.html

6) Chevy Cavalier, Buick, etc

http://thehollywoodextra.com/SSR/ssr.html

7) Lexus GS & RX330

http://thehollywoodextra.com/lexus/lexus.html

all others

http://thehollywoodextra.com/cars/cars.html

[Jackass-Jeff]

thecarconnection.com has like 10 different posts about finding pictures of the 04 Solara hahaha! I put up solaraguy links in come of the forums... but that place seems like a hick forum... everyone bashes on toyota (other jap cars too, but more often on toyotas) and claims that Toyota jealous of GM (Fremont Plant)... so much hate on those posts about Solara... "no one cars! stop making f-ing posts about the stupid car no one likes" says some guy.. haha idiots.