Talk:Toyota Sera

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I'm sure I've heard this style of gullwing described as 'butterfly wing', but a quick google search finds no references like this... If anyone else has come across the term as well, is that evidence enough to put that term into the article proper? :) --Nemo 01:04, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)

yeah ive heard that term, but if you think about it,its inacurrate. as butterfly wings pivot at the bottom and completely meet at the top. not really that appropriate i reckon. if anyone asks about my sera i just call them gullwing, cause they have a similar motion (opening up and out like a delorean for example)

Please sign your posts on talk pages, user 81.156.213.78. Andrewa 13:12, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

I've always heard of it as "beetle-wing" referring to the way the carapace of a beetle folds up and forward to reveal the wings underneath. But a search on that phrase now only seems to find aftermarket rear-spoilers for the VW Beetle. This sound familiar to anyone else? Ozlucien 06:38, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

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Yes, the boot size is limited, but as a previous editor has stated, the seats fold down to make the boot space very spacious. The high loading lip is a problem though.

The shell is pretty rigid - the sills are very very strong indeed (I've tried cutting through them in the past), and the A and B pillars are very strong as this forms a rollover cage. I suspect the shell is much more rigid than the Starlet the car is based upon.

Pronounced body roll is due to the springing and damping the car comes with. This can be fixed with a set up uprated dampers and springs, but the trade off for handling is a loss of ride comfort.

All added by user 84.45.131.91. Some of it could be incorporated into the article I think, taking care of NPOV and the article format. Andrewa 13:19, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

The comment* towards the end of this article is incorrect..

the 1967 Alfa Romeo Stradale had exactly the same glass design doors as the sera.

Zoo yorker 22:24, 22 April 2006 (UTC) Ammended*- I started an article on the Stradale, and linked to it. Zoo yorker 10:05, 25 April 2006 (UTC)