GTP Cool Wall: 1990-1995 Toyota Sera

[GranTurismo916]

1990-1995 Toyota Sera nominated by @CowboyAce57

Engines: 1.5L I4 (Toyota 5E-FHE)
Power: 108 hp
Torque: 97 lb-ft.
Weight: 930 kg
Transmission: 4-speed automatic, 5-speed manual
Drivetrain: Front engine, front wheel drive
Body Styles: 2-door coupe​

Spoiler: Additional Pics

 

[Liquid]

Butterfly doors are certainly interesting. Reminds me of a Mazda 323F coupe, and that's a good thing, but it's too much of a hairdresser's car.

Uncool

 

[TheCracker]

Interestingly different, but ultimately pointless. Uncool.

 

[CTznOfTime]

Butterfly doors are certainly interesting. Reminds me of a Mazda 323F coupe, and that's a good thing, but it's too much of a hairdresser's car.

Uncool

Whats wrong with hairdressers?

 

[Liquid]

Whats wrong with hairdressers?

Nothing. But it doesn't make for a cool car.

 

[el fayce]

It looks like a CRX made by Toyota, Butterfly doors are defiantly interesting. Meh.

 

[Legro]

One of the very few Toyota products I wouldn't actually mind owning. But it's still just a Starlet Coupe, with doors that may have been fitted by yourself, for most people.

Uncool.

 

[CTznOfTime]

Nothing. But it doesn't make for a cool car.

Just giving you a hard time

 

[Pupik]

You had better live somewhere that permits tinted windows because you'll broil inside that vehicle during daylight hours. Ah, the chief disadvantage of a convertible without the ability to open said roof.

There's still a part of me that wants to drive a sleek, glassy, 1980s-penned concept car, but I think gullwing doors are usually more trouble than they're worth.

Visible proof nobody knew where to put cupholders until the Clinton Administration. Otherwise, it's probably just a Paseo that might have sold better in the States but for possible passenger ejection issues.

 

[AudiMan2011]

Mclaren F1 doors work on a Mclaren F1, but not here.

Uncool.

 

[ToyGTone]

Butterfly doors on a small slow toyota...

Also...Gran Turismo 4.

Uncool.

 

[Adamgp]

I wouldn't know about the hairdresser bit, but I know this is SU.

 

[SomePlayaDude]

You need to ditch the FWD, some carbon fiber, and a lot more horsepower to be worthy of them doors, little car.

 

[Tyger]

I like it, scrapes a Cool from me for uniqueness and nice enough styling, even if a pokier model would make it more interesting. But yeah, would need that glass tinted and pray the AC works.

 

[SVT Cobra GT]

Interesting doors and it's rare. Not much else going for it. Meh.

 

[JR98]

Looks boring on its own and the doors just make it look worse. Uncool.

 

[homeforsummer]

Not yet cool. Bit too 90s-bar-of-soap for that at the moment.

But I do want one.

Mclaren F1 doors work on a Mclaren F1, but not here.

Uncool.

Gordon Murray actually got the idea for the McLaren F1's doors from the Sera (point 5).

 

[Heldenzeit]

Only redeeming detail are the doors. Meh.

 

[bremics]

I don't know why, but I really like it. Cool.

Did these things ever make it across the sea?

http://m.autotrader.ca/a/19_8959928/gallery

Hmm....

 

[Dagger311]

SU.

 

[R5]

I will never vote this anything other than sub-zero, I will never know why that is though.

 

[Roger the Horse]

Inexplicable gullwing doors. Otherwise it's a bland Toyota.

 

[Joey D]

I find pretty much any car with unique doors to be cool.

 

[Sp3edst3r]

I would only get this car for the doors...
The doors...

 

[synchromesh]

One of the very few Toyota products I wouldn't actually mind owning. But it's still just a Starlet Coupe, with doors that may have been fitted by yourself, for most people.

Uncool.

I agree with this though I still find it cool from me.

 

[Cano]

I'd rock one every day of my life. And would laugh every time someome would come by and ask me how I did the door conversion.

Uncool.

 

[eight6er]

I gave it a low cool because it's a bit different and McLaren thought it was cool enough to copy it.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

but it's too much of a hairdresser's car.

You've seen hairdressers drive Toyota Seras? O_O

 

[R5]

You've seen hairdresser's drive Toyota Seras? O_O

Ftfy

 

[Nachowskip]

As I can see there are a lot of negative critics of this car, even calling it a hairdresser car, but why?

This car is amazing. It's the car that inspired the doors of the McLaren F1. It has 4 individual seats and an impresive sound system called SLSS (Super Live Sound System) with a rear speaker that ROTATED depending of the mode you choose. The design of this thing came directly from the AXV-II concept, so that's why It has its weird design, doors and all that glass. I know that the engine isn't the most powerful thing in the world, but 108 HP is good for moving only 907 kg. People say that this thing had very good handling and also was fast for its low power. If you want to make It more sporty, you can swap the engine with the one from the Starlet GT Turbo or one of the many variations of the 4A-GE engine, like a blue top 16V or a silver top 20V, and if you also put an sports suspension setup you can have a little trackday weapon.

With this car you can have unique design plus the Toyota reliability, and all for a very good price.

Cool.