So does everybody call clear taillights "altezzas" because they were on the Altezza first?

No, there is a difference between clear and altezza.
Altezza's are altezza, and clear are clear.

I believe it happened like Kleenex and facial tissues...etc...with clear and altezza being the "euro" or whatever you want to call them. Who knows exactly how it happened. Probally some marketing people thought of calling the civic "altezzas" because people would know them better then. But hey I'm throwing out some thoughts..

ALTEZZA's style

CLEAR



The Toyota Altezza was the first car to sport that trend. People call it altezza's becuz the style was originally from the Toyota Altezzas( Lexus IS300).

Alright. Well thanks for the info.

--Neipas09+Mar 13, 2003 - 1:26 AM

QUOTE (Neipas09 @ Mar 13, 2003 - 1:26 AM)

No, there is a difference between clear and altezza. Altezza's are altezza, and clear are clear.

well i am glad you cleared that up for us...tool >>

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i am unfamiliar with the toyota altezza...can someone post some info/pics for me? thanks...mark

Toyota Altezza known as the Lexus IS300 in the U.S. The reason that some companies call them euro tail lights and not Altezzas is because they would have to pay Toyota royalties. Here is some info on them.

Toyota Altezza
Engine
Engine 2.0L, 24valve Inline 4 (3S-GE)
Horsepower 210 @ 7,600
Torque 200 @ 7,000
Displacement 1998
Bore X Stroke (mm) 86.0 X 86.0
Compression 11.5
Fuel System EFI

Lexus IS300
Engine
Engine 3.0L, 24valve Inline 6 (2JZ-GE)
Horsepower 215 @ 5800 RPM
Torque (lb/ft) 218 @ 3800 RPM
Displacement 2997
Bore X Stroke (in.) 3.39 X 3.39
Compression Ratio 10.5
Fuel System SEFI

Exterior
Curb Weight Auto: 3285 - Manual: 3255
Wheelbase (in.) 105.1
Track FR (in.) 58.9
Track RR (in.) 58.5
Length (in.) 176.6
Width (in.) 67.9
Height (in.) 55.5
Ground Clearance (in.) 5.3
Weight Dist. 54%/46%

Interior
Standard Seating 5
Headroom - front (in.) 39.1
Headroom - rear (in.) 37.7
Legroom - front (in.) 42.7
Legroom - rear (in.) 30.2
Shoulder Room - front (in.) 52.6
Shoulder Room - rear (in.) 53.5

Steering & Suspension
Turning Diameter (left) 33.4
Turning Diameter (right) 33.4
Steering Type Rack & Pinion
Front Suspension Independant
Rear Suspension Independant
Tires 215/45R17

Warranty Information
Basic 48 mo./50,000 mile
Powertrain 72 mo./70,000 mile
Rust Unlimited

NHTSA Crash Test Results
NHTSA rates crash-tested vehicles by assigning them one to five stars, with five stars indicating the most injury protection and one star indicating the least protection.
Driver Front 4 Stars
Passenger Front 4 Stars
Front Side 5 stars
Rear Side 5 stars

There is a manual lexus IS300 right down the road from me..little thing is quick as hell.. >>

Don't the Lexus IS300 and IS400 come with 2jz-gte.
I heard that from a nigga with a IS340 or whatever the higher IS3** is.

--Neipas09+Mar 14, 2003 - 4:53 AM

QUOTE (Neipas09 @ Mar 14, 2003 - 4:53 AM)

Don't the Lexus IS300 and IS400 come with 2jz-gte. I heard that from a nigga with a IS340 or whatever the higher IS3** is.

Currently there is only the IS300 in the US. There's no such thing as an IS400. Lexus uses the numbers behind the letters to identify displacement. TTE (which is Europe's TRD) did a engine swap and took a LS430 engine and put it in and IS and they called it a IS430 (not a production model). But there is no current V8 production model of the IS any where in the world. Trust me no current model of IS300 comes with the 2JZ-GTE engine or I would have gotten it. All IS300 in the US come with the 2JZ-GE engine. A few people have done the swap though but it's not as straight forward as people think it would be.

Speaking of that IS430, Have you guys seen a pic of it? It looks like its od'ed on 'roids. I'll Take it!

So are you sayin that there is no such thing as a IS400 or a IS430? Cause i could have sworn that my shrink owns a IS430 if i remember the model right. I know for sure is was a 430, but i don't remember the letters.
But i do know that it had like 19" rims on it and dual exhaust.

The IS300 does not have dual exhaust unless some one custom did it. You're probably thinking about a GS430 or a GS300, they both have dual exhaust. The only IS model in the US is the IS300. Sorry I'm not trying to be a jerk but I have an IS300 so I know there is no production 430 model of the IS.

IS300



GS430 and GS300

No it wasn't any of those. It was a 2 door and was smaller. Kinda like a S2000 style.

I think you may be thinkin if the "SC430" it is also badged by toyota as a SOARER

Its got either a small block V8 (and is badged accordingly "V8" on the side), i think it is a 4.0 litre not a 4,3 as the name would suggets, and they also come with a 2JZ-GE with twin exhausts. Infact I think the V8 is badged as a SC430 LIMITED but cant be sure. Thats propbably what your 'Shrink' has with a 2JZ-GE and twin pipes. Nice car and a dime a dozen over in Aus - freakin everywhere.....

Yea the SC430!
That thing was hella crazy lookin!

--yel094+Mar 16, 2003 - 6:48 PM

QUOTE (yel094 @ Mar 16, 2003 - 6:48 PM)

I think you may be thinkin if the "SC430" it is also badged by toyota as a SOARER Its got either a small block V8 (and is badged accordingly "V8" on the side), i think it is a 4.0 litre not a 4,3 as the name would suggets, and they also come with a 2JZ-GE with twin exhausts. Infact I think the V8 is badged as a SC430 LIMITED but cant be sure. Thats propbably what your 'Shrink' has with a 2JZ-GE and twin pipes. Nice car and a dime a dozen over in Aus - freakin everywhere.....

Actually, the new sc430 isn't a limited edition, its just the new sc model. The hard top is da sexiest of it.

Someone needs to post some picks of it!
I'm too lazy to do it! >>

SC430

Yeah, that car is nice as hell. Saw one going down the street the other day and about crapped my pants.