Toyota/Subaru/Scion Lightweight Sports Car: Toyota GT86, Subaru BRZ, Scion FRS!

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04-13-12, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by mmarshall

???

Toyota only did the body/interior. Subaru did the powertrain and chassis.

well, toyota did D4S, both transmissions, driveshaft, power steering and who knows what else... as well as design, interior, project managment.

but he is not reffering to that but to the fact that people are hating on the car as "too weak"

04-13-12, 03:44 PM

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Really? I love the kit. The front chin is kinda Jay Lenoish but its nice and aggressive.

In Europe, Autocar picked it over the 370Z and MX-5

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4819

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04-13-12, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX

Really? I love the kit. The front chin is kinda Jay Lenoish but its nice and aggressive.

In Europe, Autocar picked it over the 370Z and MX-5

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4819

i like the kit too, looks really nice.

04-13-12, 09:08 PM

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for Autocar to give say it beat out the 370 is a big deal. The Z is no joke. Its a well balanced sports car that is a mot of fun to drive. Kudos to Toyota and Subaru

04-13-12, 11:34 PM

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5 Axis FRS video

http://youtu.be/-EPlIHi-JcE

04-14-12, 04:29 AM

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for Autocar to give say it beat out the 370 is a big deal. The Z is no joke. Its a well balanced sports car that is a mot of fun to drive. Kudos to Toyota and Subaru

Except that 370z has brakes fade and oil cooling issue. I was going to get a 370Z Nismo, but that turned me off.

04-14-12, 06:42 AM

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http://youtu.be/-EPlIHi-JcE

that looks great to me... for $1.1k not bad... although $1.1k does not include drop, wheels or rear spoiler

04-15-12, 04:02 PM

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^^^ +1 nice kit

04-15-12, 05:10 PM

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Are there any rumors of this car possibly coming with a turbo/super charger in the near future?

04-15-12, 05:39 PM

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at the very least I would think they would see how the first year of sales do before offering a TRD/STI version

04-15-12, 07:31 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by I8ABMR

for Autocar to give say it beat out the 370 is a big deal. The Z is no joke. Its a well balanced sports car that is a mot of fun to drive. Kudos to Toyota and Subaru

I think this quote is more important than being better than the 370Z

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the best sports car to come out of Japan since the Honda NSX

04-15-12, 07:32 PM

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Are there any rumors of this car possibly coming with a turbo/super charger in the near future?

apparently there is TRD catalogue sheet with supercharger being shown around... but with no fixed date or price.

04-16-12, 07:54 AM

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Quote:

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Are there any rumors of this car possibly coming with a turbo/super charger in the near future?

Subaru exec said the STi version is most likely to be N/A...around 250hp, but still being decided if that will go into production.

and the s/c rumor is true for TRD...still under testing from what I've come across.