Toyota FT-86, Uh-oh... |
Toyota FT-86, Uh-oh... |
Oct 27, 2011 - 5:51 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 15, '02 From Tasmania(Australia) Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Just FYI Modellista is a Toyota Tuning company, they do stuff for pretty well all the mainstream models in Japan, and go so far as to do things like supercharger kits, ecu, suspension, sway bars, brakes etc etc.
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Oct 27, 2011 - 6:00 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 6, '04 From Charlotte, NC Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
Just FYI Modellista is a Toyota Tuning company, they do stuff for pretty well all the mainstream models in Japan, and go so far as to do things like supercharger kits, ecu, suspension, sway bars, brakes etc etc. Right. I've been really interested in their work since I saw the 2012 Modellista Vitz RS. Most of their work won't make it Stateside but that just means I'll have to find most of it on eBay upon release. -------------------- Has no more Celicas
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Oct 28, 2011 - 2:34 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 27, '09 From Canada Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
Boooooo... was gonna sell my GT-4 if it was gonna look like the scion concept on the outside. Too bad. Those tails are HIDeous. For some reason the interior reminds me of this:
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Oct 28, 2011 - 5:51 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 19, '11 From Paraguay, Winchestertonfieldville Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
oh nooes.... its so ugly
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Oct 28, 2011 - 9:44 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 6, '04 From Charlotte, NC Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
First previews are rolling in:
Autocar UK QUOTE (Autocar) I suspect those who do won’t regret it. The Toyota FT-86 will need a change in attitude: this car’s not about delivering ultimate acceleration or lap times, it’s just about having fun. The FT-86’s modest limits and power mean that it should prove enjoyable on the road: you’ll be able to get more out of it, more often, than you could a much faster and more theoretically capable sports car, whose reward is more often than not limited by visibility and sensibility. Car Magazine UK QUOTE (Car Magazine) "The Toyota FT-86 is great news for enthusiasts: it’s affordable, frugal and relatively practical. You also don’t have to be a driving deity to explore its limits. If anything, we’d adjust the high-speed, on-limit balance (firmer front end, more progressive transition into oversteer, tighter differential), but that doesn’t undo the underlying fact that this is a great car, and one that trounces its closest rival, the Mazda MX-5, in the fun stakes." Sounds promising... -------------------- Has no more Celicas
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Oct 28, 2011 - 10:10 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 2, '07 From Manitoba, Canada Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
answered a lot of my questions.
redline = 7500 stability control can be turned off weighs 2821 lbs has no boxer rumble comes with 215/45/17s 53/47 distribution interesting that this engine is making the exact same 197 bhp that toyota did with the beams 12 years ago. however, this engine should be easier to turbo than the beams, and i presume will get better mileage. |
Oct 28, 2011 - 10:56 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 5, '05 From pineapple under the sea Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
+ more torque
+ EJ257 swappable -------------------- 1991 MR2 - T-tops - Crimson Red - Gen3 3SGTE - Lots of money
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Oct 28, 2011 - 11:39 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 4, '03 From Twin Cities MN Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
I see the odd front side windows have made it to the final product . .
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Oct 28, 2011 - 11:55 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 18, '05 From Calgary Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
37 mpg... even more than i expected but that might just be from the lightweight and and the D4-S.
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Oct 29, 2011 - 12:07 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 1, '05 From Charlotte NC Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
UGH. no longer interested......
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Oct 29, 2011 - 6:07 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 15, '07 From Tennessee Currently Offline Reputation: 52 (100%) |
steetring wheel sucks....
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Oct 29, 2011 - 9:12 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 19, '11 From Paraguay, Winchestertonfieldville Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Interesting to see once they have this car on the market what other "Sports Car" crap they will spew out to come in 4 years
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Nov 1, 2011 - 11:27 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 6, '08 From Latvia Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
-------------------- 1994 MR2 SW20, 1990 Celica ST185, both 3SGTE
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Nov 1, 2011 - 12:11 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined May 22, '03 From NOVA Currently Offline Reputation: 16 (100%) |
FT86 front + Subaru BRZ rear = winning combination...
might have to go purchase the subaru version its looking like. |
Nov 1, 2011 - 4:36 PM |
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Moderator Joined Oct 13, '06 From UK Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
Looks much worse than i thought it would.
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Nov 1, 2011 - 4:44 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 6, '04 From Charlotte, NC Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
I plan on getting the Toyota/Scion and then buying the Subaru tail lights for it because the base Toyo ones are ugly.
Looking forward to the final specs/reveal at Tokyo Motor Show. -------------------- Has no more Celicas
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Nov 2, 2011 - 1:12 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 27, '06 From Soda Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (91%) |
eh, looks ok. taillights dont look interchangable id find some red/white or all red for the scion one. i hate the current clear surrounding ones
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Nov 2, 2011 - 4:40 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 16, '03 From Bay area Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
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Nov 2, 2011 - 7:25 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 6, '04 From Charlotte, NC Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
eh, looks ok. taillights dont look interchangable id find some red/white or all red for the scion one. i hate the current clear surrounding ones The photos above are of the Subaru concept; the actual BRZ has been seen on FT86Club and the lights are shaped exactly like the Scion/Toyota tails. They'll fit. -------------------- Has no more Celicas
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Nov 2, 2011 - 8:43 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 6, '08 From Latvia Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
eh, looks ok. taillights dont look interchangable id find some red/white or all red for the scion one. i hate the current clear surrounding ones The photos above are of the Subaru concept; the actual BRZ has been seen on FT86Club and the lights are shaped exactly like the Scion/Toyota tails. They'll fit. if you think of the camouflaged car captured in the states that some magazines name as Subaru BRZ, then no, it is Toyota FT86. Subaru has not been on the streets while some mags want to claim they have already driven it.. -------------------- 1994 MR2 SW20, 1990 Celica ST185, both 3SGTE
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