Saw one of these in South Australia
 

Saw a Toyota Sera while I was in Adelaide, Australia. Thought I would take a picture and post it.

http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/fil...ravy/30707.jpg

That car has weird windows ;)

I think Tancred posted a pic of one a while ago when he was in Hong Kong on vacation.

-Chike

svx's smaller sister

smaller....and a s*** load less cooler

my girlfreind wont buy one of those :(, tried to get her interested, and they are cheaper than the SVX

still never seen one in person though here :(

i will keep my svx away from any geo metros.. now that i know what the love child would look like ;)

Gosh, now wouldn't that look cute - an SVX and a Sera sitting next to each other :) But gosh dang it, I can only find ONE for sale here in Germany, and they want 8000 euros for it! ($9,554 US) :eek:

http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/files/Bipa/30722.jpg

This one below is a bit more reasonable :rolleyes: but not exactly my style :p
http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/files/Bipa/30723.jpg

:) :D

At one time I was seriously thinking about getting one of these as a second car because it looks a bit like the SVX.

But then we got a second car that looks a lot more like an SVX. :D

Looks like an mx-3.

The coolest thing about it is they way the doors open... What do we call that? lambo? butterfly? :confused: maybe Lamberfly?? :D :D

Originally Posted by SilverSpear

The coolest thing about it is they way the doors open... What do we call that? lambo? butterfly? :confused: maybe Lamberfly?? :D :D

Toyota Sera
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

The Toyota Sera was a small sports car built by Toyota solely for the Japanese market in the early 1990s, though enthusiasts in New Zealand, Australia and the UK have since imported the Sera.

Its most distinctive feature was its gull-wing doors which hinged forward and up from the bottom and top of the A pillar (similar to the McLaren F1). The Sera was available with a 1.5 L inline 4 engine. The Sera came with either 3 speed automatic or a 5 speed manual transmission.

The car is related to the Toyota Starlet, and shares similar floorpans, suspension, steering and brakes.

The engine is the 5E-FHE developing 110ps (108bhp), and this is the largest capacity derivation of the E series engines, and the most powerful of the normally aspirated versions. The Toyota Starlet GT Turbo or Glanza engine, codename 4E-FTE, develops 135ps (133bhp) as standard and has been successfully transplanted in a number of Seras both in Japan, Australia and the UK.

The doors are the most eye-catching feature of the car. They are hinged towards the top of the door and about half way up, and they tilt up and forwards - the McLaren F1 copied these doors. Other people have said they've never seen a seagull with wings like the Sera, so maybe the term gullwing is inaccurate!

They are more correctly called dihedral doors.

The weight of the door is reduced by a thick gas spring (gas strut), but there is a balance system to help take into account changes in temperature inside the door that is not visible without removing the door panels. The door can be opened fully in a fairly confined space, unlike most cars with conventional doors.

The Sera came with an optional 'Live' surround sound system that included a on the rear parcel tray that could rotate towards the passengers or the glass hatch. The premium sound package also included as small subwoofer as well as a center speaker in the dash.

The downfall of the car is the huge amount of glass that creates a green house effect inside the car causing interior temperatures to soar. All Seras came standard with air conditioning to offset this problem. Due to the overwhelming amount of glass the body is not very rigid. This lack of rigidity takes cause poor handling characteristics with pronounced body roll. Another disaponting feature is a tiny opening for the rear cargo area; measuring only 52cm by 82cm. This boot (trunk) space is only large enough to fit a small suit case, fortunately the rear seats fold down to increase storage area to an acceptable level.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Sera

Every time i look at this car... i dunno what this feeling is, but i cannot image it other than having a central engine, same as the Porche Boxter.. :rolleyes:

the term for lamborghini style doors is "scissorwing" the "gullwing is more derivitive to the delorian or the mercedes "gullwing" (go figure). the f1 had similar shaped doors where the glass curved into the roof ala t-top style. but the f-1 did not open differently than most any other car.. so that syle is unique all to its own but it mostly resembles a scissor wing/gullwing hybred. i think butterfly is an appropriate term as any

I would rock one of those... but only if I could fit a bigger engine under the hood. ;)

Seriously though, the gullwing doors, window-in-window, AND glass roof... Having all three of those in a car is like a dream come true. Until you see the engine. :rolleyes: