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Toyota Altezza Tries To Be a Ferrari in Japan

Toyota Altezza Gita with Ferrari wheels 1 photo
Photo: screenshot from Youtube
You might know that the first generation Lexus IS is basically a Toyota Altezza with another badge and a few extras. But the coolest thing about this is that the Toyota Altezza was also offered in Japan as a performance estate.
Yep, the Altezza Gita was offered in Japan with the six-cylinder 2JZ-GE engine. Not so spectacular in its stock aspirated form, but stick a turbo next to it along with some other performance part and you end up with something that can kill supercars.

This proud owner in Japan appears to have done this by transforming his Gita in some sort of Italian super-wagon abomination. It’s wearing a full wide bodykit, new head and taillamps, some Italian flags on the sides and the icing on the cake - a set of five-spoked rims with Ferrari logos on the center caps.

And if the exterior is not crazy enough, just open the door and see the custom red upholstery, neon lights, LEDs and that custom sound system in the trunk.

In case the engine under the hood has been maxed out, we can only explain the Ferrari logos as some trophies for actually beating some Italian supercar. Which is totally possible, considering that a properly customized 2JZ is able to output at least 700 hp.

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