Filed under: Japan, Scion, Toyota
It's the "TRD-ist" ist around
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The oddly-named JDM Toyota ist was formally introduced this week, and as was the case with the Toyota Blade Master, another new arrival in Japan's Toyota stores, a range of TRD accessories was announced very shortly thereafter. They do the job of dressing up the rather bland ist, which is Japan's version of the USDM Scion xD.
Naturally, there's a replacement grille, body kit, and new wheels. The look can be further augmented with branded scuff plates, TRD Sportivo suspension parts, and a TRD muffler. Hell, TRD even offers a red engine start button. The US-market Scions have always been pushed as being very customization-friendly, and really, it's no different for the JDM cars. The available accessories do a nice job of dressing things up.
[Source: Toyota via Carview]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
AMcA 4:23PM (8/05/2007)
Didn't anybody tell them how TRD gets pronounced?
And if somebody did, why did they ignore them?
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vectorbug 4:25PM (8/05/2007)
I'm engineering some TRD's right now.
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Mike 4:30PM (8/05/2007)
When your done producing your newly engineered TRDs, you can get some racing done in the mini water-filled circle track in your house.
Jim in Tampa 6:58PM (8/05/2007)
I never got the play on TRD until I read this post. I sprayed the Coke I was drinking all over my laptop and laughed for 30 minutes. Every ricer I see now with TRD on it will crack me up.
J.Crew 4:40PM (8/05/2007)
Their F-1 team certainly is one giant TRD... The name is fitting.
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Brad Kempeny 5:25PM (8/05/2007)
so is their entire NASCAR department:)
hashiryu 11:26PM (8/05/2007)
TRD doesn't run their F1 outfit.....
asswipe
J.Crew 12:50AM (8/06/2007)
Asswipe? Very intelligent of you.
Who cares who runs it... they are all part of the same company - Toyota. Their name is on the car and it is a great big TURD! Have they won a single race since they have been in existence? No! Big stinky TURD.
http://www.toyota-f1.com/public/index.html
Go read about their great success! 12 constructors' championship points... OUTSTANDING!
TRD should be involved with F1 team as it would make sense to have all of the racing and development teams under one "sport" umbrella. As it sits the F1 team seems to be a huge embarassment to the entire company as they can't win. It is too bad TRD is now limited to making appearance pakages for little cars....maybe TRD could make a nice wheel and body kit for the TF107...asswipe!
whofan 5:54PM (8/05/2007)
You don`t even have to call it a TRD. It already looks like one.
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Justin 6:50PM (8/05/2007)
"a TRD muffler"
lol they're TRYING to make a 4 cylinder engine louder?
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... 11:42PM (8/05/2007)
The purpose of a muffler goes beyond sound.
Justin 1:28PM (8/06/2007)
of course it does, but it'd better be able to have some really good gains in order to sacrifice a less-ricey sound
Bryan 8:53PM (8/05/2007)
Turd. LOL. That sums up every Toyota. Of course, Tacky Racing Decal always works too.
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hashiryu 11:27PM (8/05/2007)
Bryan, did Stewie let your flea bitten ass use the internet again?
Bryan 12:05AM (8/06/2007)
Wow hash, that all you got? Sad. Truth hurts, huh?
tonyb 12:15AM (8/06/2007)
All show and absolutely no go whatsoever.
TRD -- read aloud: "turd" -- is absolutely right.
Piss on Toyota.
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MiniMe 4:26AM (8/06/2007)
Toyota has a knack for cranking out some of the fuglyist cars of all time.
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Devin 6:22PM (8/06/2007)
Now, I just posted about how ugly the new Corolla is, and I sorta feel bad for doing the same for this car. Nope, never mind. I no longer feel bad about making fun of Toyota, especially with their stupidity of naming a car a TRD. I also never realized that TRD could be sounded like that until I read this post, so I guess that gives hope for Toyota that SOME people might make the oversight.
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