Toyota is back? FT-86 Concept
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10-06-2009, 03:14 PM
#84
[QUOTE=DaPhatty,Oct 6 2009, 02:41 PM]I'm certainly intrigued but there is still a lot of info that needs to be revealed.
10-06-2009, 03:34 PM
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Looks great but the real question is; will it make it to the US. If it's anything like every other car that comes out worth a bucket of piss we will never see it this side of the pond. 
10-06-2009, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by xmatt,Oct 6 2009, 01:31 PM
I agree with you in general (that cars are getting bulky and bulbous), I actually think that car looks pretty damn good side by side with an S2000 considering that it's a 2+2 hatch.
Look at the low-sloping hood -- that's very S2000-like, and I'm sure the Toyota doesn't have the luxury of putting the engine so far back like ours is. I think this is one of the advantages of the Subie boxer engine -- it's pretty flat so you can get a low hood and a low CG.
Then I think the rest of the bulk vs. the S2000 is just the fact that it's a 2+2 hatchback (roofline sweeps all the way to the back and has to stay a bit high for the back seat passengers). I'd like to see a to-scale comparison of the Toyota next to, say, a Genesis coupe. I bet it will make the Hyundai look like a whale.
If they get the price point right and it's around 2800 pounds, this will be the next autocross track star after the Miata and S2000. Compact, low-CG, RWD, and with an engine with huge potential.
Look at the low-sloping hood -- that's very S2000-like, and I'm sure the Toyota doesn't have the luxury of putting the engine so far back like ours is. I think this is one of the advantages of the Subie boxer engine -- it's pretty flat so you can get a low hood and a low CG.
Then I think the rest of the bulk vs. the S2000 is just the fact that it's a 2+2 hatchback (roofline sweeps all the way to the back and has to stay a bit high for the back seat passengers). I'd like to see a to-scale comparison of the Toyota next to, say, a Genesis coupe. I bet it will make the Hyundai look like a whale.
If they get the price point right and it's around 2800 pounds, this will be the next autocross track star after the Miata and S2000. Compact, low-CG, RWD, and with an engine with huge potential.
10-06-2009, 03:54 PM
#87
I hate to keep filling this thread up with images but this time I want to use the RX-8 as an example. I think the Mazda looks much nicer than this FT-86 concept for the same reasons. It's a 4 door (coupe?) and looks even nicer to me. The front protrudes a little more and the sides of the car don't hang so low. It just looks tighter and more slim.
10-06-2009, 03:56 PM
#88
Just release this car just like that with a respectable engine and a real Supra update and just like that I think Toyota has a good lineup. Bring customers in with this and some new Supra real sports car and have families leave with a Camry.
Their timing seems perfect if they announce now, and when these finally come out the world economy should be coming back to life.
People were still buying slow Civics because a Civic actually looked nice and had the Honda reliability. You don't need an STi or Evo beater with this car. Was the original 86 viewed as a sports car??
Their timing seems perfect if they announce now, and when these finally come out the world economy should be coming back to life.
People were still buying slow Civics because a Civic actually looked nice and had the Honda reliability. You don't need an STi or Evo beater with this car. Was the original 86 viewed as a sports car??
10-06-2009, 04:24 PM
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Heres a video of the FT-86 in the upcoming GT5 game.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag-iE5QHfqM [/media]
source: http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/06/video-t...mo-5/#continued
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag-iE5QHfqM [/media]
source: http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/06/video-t...mo-5/#continued
10-06-2009, 04:34 PM
#90
Dayum. Two years is a long time to wait for the real thing!