I know its been on and off for awhile but it looks like the switch is back on. http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/toyota-confirms-rwd-sports-car-coming-in-2011-with-subaru-boxer/
A no, the 2.5 wasn't a performance coupe, not in its day and not now....sorry, but its true. It could be MADE into one, but it wasn't one to begin with. Additionally, there wasn't a RWD version of the coupe, was there??