Well, its no secret that the current clad Corolla is well over-due for its model year makeover. Toyota has now hung onto the current design, extending the conforming, utilitarian, and conservative (read: boring) outlook for 2 extra years. In some circles I have heard this to be a really interesting strategy:

1. Civic/Mazda3/Lancer are all enjoying a facelift late 2005 Impreza hits the scene in new-dapper present, mid-2006.

2. Celica is retired, RSX is hung, Civic SIR/TypeR is introduced in respective domestic markets, WRX/STI/MazdaSpeed3 readily available

3. Yaris making a nill impact with the dealership offered ‘aero package’ For those that absolutly unaware of Toyota’s new “flagship” sports compact, let me paint you a picture:

Yes, get a good look at that rear. This thing doesn’t have enough horses for you to see it again once you’ve passed it.

WTF is up with Toyota? are they too busy ENJOYING WORLD DOMINATION WITHOUT A SPORTS CAR? WTF???????
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One thing you can count on in Durham Region is lots of car shows. Just down the road, Oshawa is home to one of GM’s highest quality plants. Having that many autoworkers in the region pretty much assures that there will be car buffs of all kinds. It’s odd that few of these shows are actually advertised, so often i just stumble across them. This show was held at Auto Accessory Zone and hosted by the Toronto Civic Club. This was definately a Tuner show and not a Civic show, as there was everything from Civics, to Saturns, Mazdas to a supercharged Cadillac. The old school was even represented with an old Galaxie 500. To see more pics, you can visit here.